Using scientific principles, making sound resource decisions, and providing context-sensitive solutions for more than 30 years.

TOM TWEDT

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Company Principal/GIS Planning and Application Section Leader/Senior Water Resources Engineer/Aquatic Ecologist

Dr. Twedt has been with BIO-WEST for more than 32 years. He leads BIO-WEST's GIS Planning and Application Section and serves as the company's senior water resources engineer with 34 years of experience in the coordination of numerous environmental resource analyses and investigations involving the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), resource planning, hazardous materials, water development, water quality, hydrology, fisheries, habitat, and other natural resource fields. Dr. Twedt is also a principal and officer of BIO-WEST, positions that require familiarity with financial situations and problem-solving skills. He brings leadership and managerial capabilities to any project and, because of his involvement in a wide variety of NEPA-related and other complex multidisciplinary studies, he also brings a high level of scientific competence and understanding of discipline-specific and interdisciplinary issues affecting resources. Dr. Twedt holds a Ph.D. in water resources engineering and aquatic ecology from Utah State University, an M.S. in fishery ecology from Utah State University, and a B.S. in fishery and wildlife biology from Iowa State University.

Skills & Qualifications
  • American Institute of Hydrology-registered professional hydrologist (Reg. No. 123)

  • Wide range of expertise that includes engineering, ecology, hydrology, water quality, and resource/environmental planning

  • Skilled in client coordination

  • Possesses great leadership and managerial skills

  • Experienced with a variety of NEPA-related and other complex multidisciplinary studies

  • First-hand experience and familiarity with financial situations and problem-solving

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