Elizabeth C. Cochran, P.E. (nee Speare)

speare-head-shoulders-160630Environmental, Health & Safety Consultant

Professional

Registered Professional Engineer, ID, MT, WA
OSHA 40-Hour HAZWOPER Trained
BS Environmental Engineering, Montana Tech, Butte, MT

Recognition

Order of the Engineer (2016)

Memberships

Air & Waste Management Association (AWMA)

  • PNWIS Young Professional Co-Chair (2019 to-date)
  • Inland Northwest Chapter Treasurer (2017 to-date)

Spokane Young Professionals

Work History

2016 – date  EH&S Consultant, Spring Environmental, Inc., Spokane, WA
2015            Environmental Engineering Intern, Marathon Oil, San Antonio, TX
2014            Environmental Intern, Whiting Petroleum, Dickinson, ND

Work Experience (Selected Examples)

Technical Document Preparation

Completed multiple SPCC plans for oil production facilities under a licensed PE from initial inspection through final report.

Created guides to obtain records for verifying compliance with registered maintenance startup and shutdown (MSS) emissions in air permits and calculated site specific MSS emissions. Designed a tool to calculate sulfur emissions based on monthly production rates and hydrogen sulfide concentrations.

Field Work

Completed multiple environmental inspections at facilities and VOC inspections of storage tanks utilizing an IR camera.

Collected soil and water samples from spill impact areas and evaluated results for purposes of verifying remediation was complete.