Brian LaFlamme

Brian LaFlamme is an environmental consultant with Nationwide Environmental Services, Inc. in Golden, Colorado. LaFlamme obtained his Master’s in Chemical Oceanography at the University of Washington in 1985. He was involved in studying water-rock interactions and videoing ‘black smokers’ off the Juan de Fuca Ridge before joining a national environmental consulting firm in 1988. LaFlamme has evaluated geochemical data to assess the natural background concentration of metals for active mine sites; interpreted radioisotope data to delineate multiple aquifers at complex sites; managed the design of software programs to streamline the review on an environmental database, enhance the quality and usability of the environmental database, and provide real-time tools for interpretation; conducted numerous fate and transport modeling efforts; and managed multi-million dollar Superfund projects through the RI/FS and RD/RA process. LaFlamme currently manages the long-term remediation operation and maintenance at Superfund sites and provides technical and regulatory strategy to avoid and limit environmental liability.