Jeffery J. Ninnemann
President & Owner
Environmental/Engineering Geologist
Hydrologist/Ecologist

Jeff Ninnemann is the president of Earthworks Environmental, Inc. and serves as a Project Manager providing technical supervision for all projects as an Environmental Engineering Geologist in training and ecologist.  His responsibilities include environmental site assessments, field support for remedial investigation/feasibility studies (RI/FS), contaminated site cleanup, ground water and surface water monitoring, geological site hazard evaluation, wetland delineation and restoration, watershed assessments, watershed modeling, stream surveys, stream habitat assessment, biological site assessments, wildlife inventories, and resource evaluation. Jeff is proficient in ArcGis 8 & 9, Power-Point, Publisher, Landscaper Professional, Microsoft Office applications, GPS, Modflow (groundwater flow model), and STAMMT-L (groundwater/surface flow model) and report preparation.  Jeff is currently in the application process of becoming a certified Wetland Professional through the Society of Wetland Scientists.

Jeff has conducted several geological, hydrological, and ecological research projects including a 2½-year masters program at Oregon State University. His thesis focused on the residence time of stream water traveling through the hyporheic zone in mountain basins. 

• 2001      OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120(e) Hazardous Waste Operations and Response certification, 40 hours. (8 hour refreshers current)
• 2001      Wetland Delineation certification, 40 hours, Wetland Training Institute.
• 2001      First Aid/CPR (Adult/Child/Infant) certified, Whatcom Health Department.
• 2006      Watershed Master/Beach Watcher certification, 100 hours, WSU extension.
• 2006      Wetland Plant Identification, WWU, 40 hour
• 2007      Advanced Hydric Soil Indicator, The Wetland Training Institute, 24 hours
• 2007      Grass, Sedges, Rushes Plant Identification, Ecology, 16 hours
• 2007      Landfill Monitoring, Department of Ecology, 8 hours
• 2007      Nationwide Permit, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, 6 hours
• 2007      Regional Supplement to the 1987 Wetlands Delineation Manual, SWS Workshops, 7-hour

• 2005     M.S., Geology, specializing in Hydrogeology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
• 2005     Minor in Water Resources, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
• 2000     B.Sc., Environmental/Engineering Geology, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
• 2000     B.A., Ecology, Western Washington University Bellingham, WA

• 1999-2000Awarded the Skagit Rock and Gem Club Scholarship
• 1999-2000Awarded the Yakima Rock and Mineral Club Scholarship
• 1999 Bureau of Faculty Research Undergraduate Grant
• 2000 Bureau of Faculty Research Undergraduate Grant

• Bellingham Office: (360)738-6600
• Oak Harbor Office: (360)679-3635
• Email: jninnemann@earthworksenv.com