Best in My Work Life
What is best in my work life? I love to come to work every day because of the people. What’s important? Spending time with talented, motivated, compassionate kids. They keep me on my toes. I teach and I learn every day.
Favorite Book
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Dream Vacation
Italy
Drink of Choice
Manhattan
Best in My Work Life
Mentoring staff and seeing them use their strengths to develop creative project strategies. Learning new things to further our project goals. Seeing staff grow with the company and bring in their outside interests and passions.
Favorite Book
Give and Take by Adam Grant
Dream Vacation
Italy
Drink of Choice
Gin and tonic
Best in My Work Life
Orion provides environmental consulting services, but our products are documents. Helping our technical team members distill their months-long complex work into understandable and usable documents for our clients is truly meaningful. We teach and preach the ABCs – accuracy, brevity, clarity – for everything we write, from e-mails to multi-volume reports.
Favorite Book
The Baron in the Trees by Italo Calvino
Dream Vacation
Scandinavia
Drink of Choice
Lime rickey
Best in My Work Life
Do what you love and you will never have to work a day in your life!
Favorite Book
Women's Murder Club collection by James Patterson
Dream Vacation
San Juan, Puerto Rico (or anywhere where the beach is my backyard)
Drink of Choice
Water during the week & vodka soda with a splash of cranberry on the weekends
Best in My Work Life
My favorite thing about working at Orion is that they have high expectations and push us to succeed without creating a competitive environment. Plus, we’re a dog-friendly office…at Orion, it’s dog help dog, not dog eat dog.
Favorite Book
Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut
Dream Vacation
Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
Drink of Choice
Watermelon juice
Best in My Work Life
I enjoy doing work that is both meaningful and challenging. I'm happy to always be learning at Orion.
Favorite Book
Just Kids by Patti Smith
Dream Vacation
South America
Drink of Choice
Gatorade
Best in My Work Life
Somewhat naïve-sounding notions of making the world a better place though our improvements are measurable! A workload such that challenge just under overwhelming and being appreciated occurs more times than not. Coworkers whom I respect and admire with whom I am happy to spend a third of my day.
Favorite Book
The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler
Dream Vacation
Machu Picchu, Peru
Drink of Choice
Tea all day, cask ale/bourbon most of the night
Best in My Work Life
The best thing about consulting is that the opportunities for personal and professional growth are endless. Every client or assignment presents new challenges which require teamwork, innovation, and creativity. Solving problems for clients provides me with a great sense of purpose and fulfillment.
Favorite Book
Animal Farm by George Orwell
Dream Vacation
Bora Bora
Drink of Choice
Bloody Mary
Best in My Work Life
Love what you do, do what you love and the rest will fall into place (my daily motto).
Favorite Book
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Dream Vacation
New Zealand
Drink of Choice
Whiskey neat
Best in My Work Life
The best in my work life is working with a team of people who are always striving to produce the best product possible, while constantly learning and having fun!
Favorite Book
Watership Down by Richard Adams
Dream Vacation
Ireland
Drink of Choice
Old Fashioned
Best in My Work Life
I have a unique ability to assess problems for clients or at a job site and come up with solutions that leave all parties satisfied and confident with the direction of the project.
Favorite Book
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Dream Vacation
Train trip through Europe
Drink of Choice
Whisky straight or smoothies
Best in My Work Life
My core philosophy on improving your soil logging technique is to play with as much soil as possible.
Favorite Book
Catch 22 by Joseph Heller and Growth of the Soil by Knut Hamsun
Dream Vacation
Galapagos Islands
Drink of Choice
Anything fermented
Best in My Work Life
Do everything with love and energy, with health and positivity.
Favorite Book
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Dream Vacation
Backpacking through Southeast Asia
Drink of Choice
Ginger beer
Best in My Work Life
One of the best things about working at Orion is the feeling of working with a group of good friends with a common goal to work hard and have fun while doing it. Orion provides the opportunity to work on challenging projects of all sizes: smaller projects that allow us to work intimately with the client and larger projects that involve coordinating with multiple consultants and regulators. The variety of work, the support from my peers, and the opportunity to get my hands into a little bit of everything have really helped me to grow as an engineer and a person over the years.
Favorite Book
The War of the End of the World by Mario Vargas Llosa
Dream Vacation
Australia
Drink of Choice
Iced tea
Best in My Work Life
Work hard, play hard, and love everything!
Favorite Book
Boy Scouts Handbook
Dream Vacation
Nicaragua
Drink of Choice
Gimlet
Best in My Work Life
Love what you do, always be learning, and never be bored!
Favorite Book
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin
Dream Vacation
Iceland
Drink of Choice
Water by day, red wine by night!
Best in My Work Life
The best thing about Orion is the people. We at Orion look out for one another and work together to not only produce quality work for our clients but to help one another grow professionally in a thriving industry. Even great friendships are forged out of this.
Favorite Book
Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
Dream Vacation
Bora Bora and Tahiti
Drink of Choice
Lemon drop
Best in My Work Life
The work is meaningful, the people are delightful, and every day offers new opportunities to learn and grow. Plus we get to help the environment, which is kind of like saving the world.
Favorite Book
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
Dream Vacation
Greece
Drink of Choice
Champagne
Best in My Work Life
Orion continually supports the advancement of its employees in both their personal lives and professional careers.
Best in My Work Life
What’s important to me about work is working on projects that clean up the environment.
Favorite Book
The Martian by Andy Weir
Dream Vacation
Hawaii
Drink of Choice
Any drink with you, of course
Best in My Work Life
I’m motivated by the dynamic structure of the consulting industry and enjoy everything from tinkering on remediation equipment in the field to solving complex, multidisciplinary technical issues in the office. I strive to transfer knowledge across Orion’s project portfolio and am especially interested in NAPL remediation.
Favorite Book
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
Dream Vacation
Kitzbuhel, Tyrol, Austria
Drink of Choice
The Alchemist Heady Topper IPA
Best in My Work Life
The best parts of my work life at Orion are constantly learning from experienced engineers and being able to bring my diverse science background to the company. It’s important to me to work in an environment where I am continually challenged and where my opinion is highly valued.
Favorite Book
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Dream Vacation
Over-water bungalow in Bora Bora
Drink of Choice
Beer, favorites include any and all sours from Russian River
Best in My Work Life
The best part of my work life is the diversity of the work and the fast paced nature of the job. I get to travel all over southern California to places I wouldn’t go normally.
Favorite Book
A Song of Ice and Fire series (beginning with A Game of Thrones) by George R. R. Martin
Dream Vacation
Exploring and diving in every island in Indonesia
Drink of Choice
Tea or something hoppy
Best in My Work Life
My time at Orion thus far has provided me with something I have dreamt of for years – a fun and energizing work atmosphere as well as a career path that aligns with my passion for the environment.
Favorite Book
A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin
Dream Vacation
A yoga retreat in a natural playground, like New Zealand
Drink of Choice
Fresh lemon & ginger tea
Best in My Work Life
In the office, I am best at always maintaining a fun and enjoyable atmosphere and always doing my work with a smile.
Favorite Book
Jitterbug Perfume by Tom Robbins
Dream Vacation
Where to start... I want to go everywhere!
Drink of Choice
Coffee by day, red wine by night
Best in My Work Life
"Choose the Hill you want to die on." In business environments, there will always be conflicts. Most business conflicts are negotiable, very few conflicts are worth fighting over to the bitter end. I keep an open mind to differing opinions, suggestions, and methods.
Favorite Book
Oh, The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss
Dream Vacation
Dubai: Eat. Sleep. Drink. Repeat.
Drink of Choice
Day: green tea; Night: Fireball whisky
