SEATTLE, WA — Tad Schwager joins Parametrix as a Senior Scientist based in Seattle, Washington. He has over 15 years of experience working in the marine, estuarine, and freshwater ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest and across North America.

Schwager joins Parametrix from Tetra Tech where he served as a Senior Fisheries Scientist. His expertise includes salmonid ecology, natural resource management, stream restoration, instream flow studies, and environmental permitting. He has worked with clients such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency, United States Forest Service, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Port of Everett, City of Edmonds, King County, the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and other public agencies throughout the Pacific Northwest.

At Parametrix he joins the firm’s Puget Sound environmental planning and compliance team and will support the firm’s salmon recovery initiative, providing services that contribute to rebuilding salmon populations throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Parametrix is a 100 percent employee-owned firm providing solutions in engineering, planning, and environmental sciences. The company is comprised of 600 employee-owners serving clients from locations across the Western United States. Parametrix has been named one of the 100 Best Companies to Work for in Washington and Oregon.