Nicolas has over four years of experience as an industrial quality control manager with a focus on capital projects, environmental health and safety, process engineering, data collection and analysis, and developing technical manuals. His prior projects include working with the Washington Department of Ecology on industrial water and air quality monitoring and reporting. He has a B.S. in chemical engineering from Oregon State University with a focus in solar energy technologies, alternative energy systems and atmospheric chemistry, and is a registered Engineering Intern/EIT.