Joseph P. LeClaire, Ph.D.

As Vice President and COO, Joe LeClaire plans and directs all aspects of WEI's operational policies, objectives and initiatives. He is responsible for the attainment of short- and long-term financial and operational goals.

Dr. LeClaire has 24 years of professional experience in water resources and hazardous waste engineering. His experience includes project management and administration, office management, and business development. Dr. LeClaire has substantial experience in water resources studies and projects, especially in groundwater chemistry. His technical expertise is in the area of equilibrium chemistry and mobility of trace metals and organics in the unsaturated zone and in groundwater. He has managed several projects that utilized relational database management systems (RDBMS) and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) as effective management and analytical tools in support of scientific, engineering, and management decisions.

His past experience has included responsible positions at major environmental consulting firms including Montgomery Watson, where he rose to supervising scientist from 1987 to 1996; and Camp Dresser and McKee, Inc., where he was a project scientist from 1985 to 1987. Dr. LeClaire was also the director of business development at a software development firm specializing in water resources from 1996 to 1998.

Dr. LeClaire received a B.A. in Chemistry with a Specialization in Earth Sciences from the University of California at San Diego in 1980, and a Ph.D. in Soil Science from the University of California at Riverside in 1985. He is a member of the National Ground Water Association, American Water Resources Association, Groundwater Resources Association of California, Soil Science Society of America, and Sigma Xi — the scientific research society.

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