Administration

Certifications: Professional Engineer MSHA/OSHA Safety Trained Chris joined Bison in 1995 and is currently the Helena Branch Manager. Chris obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of New Hampshire. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Montana. His duties involve project management and oversight of ambient monitoring, source testing, and permitting/compliance activities. Chris’s past duties included ambient air and meteorological data collection, quality assurance, processing and reporting on a variety of ambient monitoring systems, including PM10, PM2.5, SO2, CO, NOx, O3, and meteorology installations as well as continuous emissions monitoring systems. He

Certifications: Bob re-joined Bison in 2020 as the Chief Financial Officer. Bob oversees all of the financial aspects of the company and is a part of the company management team. He prepares financial statements, analytical reports, budgets, and other reports related to the 401(k) plan and the Bison ESOP Trust. In addition, he acts as Human Resources Director and leads the administrative team. He also acts as an advisor to the Bison Board of Directors. Bob originally joined Bison in 1995 as the Chief Financial Officer and he performed the functions noted above through 2006. Bob

Kay joined Bison in 1997 as the Office Coordinator. She is responsible for all clerical support to the company and, in particular, assists with quality assurance functions to ensure that all work products are of the highest quality. She also assists other members of the administrative group with financial, personnel or marketing tasks as needed. Kay has completed numerous courses in office management, business and clerical areas, and personal development. In 2018 Kay decided to semi-retire and work part time, so she stepped down from the Office Coordinator position to become and Accounting Specialist. In her new

Nathan joined Bison in 2005 as an engineer in the Permitting group. He earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and a B.S. in Biology from The Ohio State University, and is a certified Project Management Professional with the Project Management Institute. Nathan works with clients in preparing pre-construction permit applications and modifications, annual emission inventories, compliance audits and certification reports, control technology analyses, operation and maintenance plans, Title V and PSD permit applications, air dispersion modeling, and compliance databases. Nathan also assists clients with all aspects of environmental regulation compliance including periodic air quality reporting, Acid Rain

Robyn joined Bison Engineering in early 2014 as an Administrative Assistant. She has a bachelor’s degree in Fish and Wildlife Management from Montana State University. Her duties include assisting with budgets, travel-related paperwork, bookkeeping, safety compliance, human resources and payroll. As her job progressed with the firm, Robyn has added duties in support of the Source Testing group. She assists the group in preparing for field tests including cleaning and assembling glassware in accordance with accepted EPA reference methods, calibrating equipment and maintaining calibration records. She processes source test filters and samples and maintains filter/sample tracking records