Maximizing the Mentoring Experience

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When people discuss mentoring, we think of an experienced and trusted adviser in a company or institution who trains and counsels new employees or students. Whether mentoring takes place at, or outside of work or school, it is invaluable, and will provide many benefits to both the mentor and mentee. Individual careers, businesses, our clients and the entire geoscience industry will all profit by sharing our expertise and experiences. I was fortunate to have several excellent mentors throughout my career, and I continue to learn and grow with them. As a mentor, I always learn more about myself and our industry with every mentoring experience.  I get immense personal satisfaction from being a mentor myself and sharing my knowledge; one of many reasons I was excited for the opportunity to join the APGO Pilot Mentoring Program.  Continue reading “Maximizing the Mentoring Experience”

Conducting a Better Phase I ESA

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Over the last 30 years of consulting I have reviewed a lot of Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) reports for a variety of purposes, including: due diligence, peer review, and for AESAC members seeking accreditation as a Certified Environmental Site Assessor (CESA).   The majority of these reports have been satisfactory; a few have been superb, and a small number were of extremely poor quality.  The worst offenders usually related to an improperly scoped project and/or poorly conducted research.  As such, I thought a few suggestions for practitioners to conduct better Phase I ESAs would be helpful. Continue reading “Conducting a Better Phase I ESA”