Emily Lin
Biologist
Initially drawn to the company because of its down-to-earth, welcoming and positive culture, Emily Lin greatly values that her managers are approachable and that the company allows for flexible work schedules and locations.
“The fact that my work contributes to protection of special-status wildlife species is icing on the cake,” she adds.
She started with Transcon Environmental (now our environmental division) in 2019, she left for a short period of time for another career opportunity, but ended up returning to the team because the work and culture suited her better.
Getting a start as an undergraduate, Emily had the opportunity to conduct research SCUBA diving on coral reefs in the Bahamas and Belize with her undergraduate advisor and other students. This research was the basis for her thesis, which discussed correlations between fish, algal, and live coral abundance. Through this work, she became fascinated with the great diversity of fish species and aquatic ecosystems, which led to her pursuing a doctoral degree in ecology through San Diego State University and the University of California at Davis.
“My doctoral research focused on factors influencing fish population demography, including physiological condition of the fish, habitat alteration, and chemical contamination, and involved underwater research on Catalina Island as well as fish pesticide exposure studies at the Aquatic Toxicology Lab at the University of California at Davis.”
During graduate school, Emily found that her research examining more applied research questions was the most rewarding. “I was interested in conducting work that would result in direct, immediate benefits to fish, wildlife and natural ecosystems, and hoped that a career in environmental consulting would allow me to achieve that goal.”
When asked what her favorite part of her job is, she says that she “enjoys learning about a variety of wildlife species while completing biological reports” and she loves that she’s “able to protect nesting birds and other wildlife species through the mitigation measures I add to my reports and reviews.”