Peter T Masson is the Northern California Environmental Lead for Parsons Brinckerhoff.
Peter graduated from the University of Michigan – Ann Arbor with a degree in biology and an emphasis on limnology.
He then spent over a decade in the public sector managing large scale CERCLA remediation projects, including the removal
of 150,000 cubic yards of PCB contaminated sludge from a lagoon system adjacent to Lake Erie and digging up 7000 barrels
of waste from a wetland in southeast Michigan.
After attending Duke University’s NEPA Certificate program, Peter moved into the private sector and worked on EIS’s for
natural gas infill drilling in Wyoming, sitting in the BLM offices and working closely with the Federal staff.
After that he moved to Alaska where he worked on transportation related NEPA, including air quality “hot spot” analysis
for road projects in the Clean Air Act maintenance area of Anchorage.
Much of his work there involved writing environmental assessments for small airports – the mainstay of transportation in
Alaska – including one whose runway had been built by filling across a harbor for lack of a flat location in the rough
terrain.
Peter went next to Seattle, where he oversaw the built environment team on the SR 520 floating bridge project.
Due to its deep channels and lakes, Puget Sound is unique in its application of floating bridges where typical span
bridges cannot be constructed.
Peter also worked on a bridge project in Florida and several rail projects throughout the US.
Since coming to California, Peter has been doing NEPA work for the National Park System, a relationship he looks forward
to continuing as part of Parsons Brinckerhoff.
In his personal time, Peter enjoys sailing his 60-foot ketch Cetacea on San Francisco Bay.
He also enjoys diving, riding the American River Trial after work in the summer and in his spare time is writing his
third novel.
Peter has served on three boards for the NAEP, including the Michigan, Alaska, and Northwest chapters.
During his time in the Pacific Northwest, he always heard about how active the AEP was in California and how good their
programs were.
Now a part of AEP, he looks forward to serving on the board and getting to know the environmental community here better.