NORTECH Expands Anchorage Offerings
An engineer in Juneau is moving to NORTECH’s Anchorage office. By relocating, Haley Michael enables the environmental engineering firm to expand its services.
Michael directly manages and assists NORTECH’s engineers with spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plans; hazardous materials project design; land farm design; and more. As a consultant, she works with clients and regulators to develop and manage tank inspection schedules, environmental compliance manuals, and a range of oil spill prevention and response programs.
Michael has conducted work throughout Alaska and is experienced with all phases of projects, including design, field supervision, reporting, and coordination with various regulatory agencies.
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Michael graduated from the Northern Arizona University honors program with a degree in environmental engineering and holds an American Petroleum Institute Tank Inspector 653 certification. Michael is experienced with hazardous material assessment and demolition design, tank inspections, contaminated site assessment and remediation design, and spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plan writing. Prior to joining NORTECH in 2017, Michael published undergraduate research at Northern Arizona University on projects involving GIS mapping mycorrhiza (soil fungi).
NORTECH is a sustainable environment, energy, health, and safety professional services firm that collaborates with clients to provide expedient and sustainable solutions to maximize project efficiency, cost savings, and client profitability.
Executives and Leaders Promoted at Bristol Bay Native Corporation
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Comcast, Verizon Vet Becomes New CEO for MTA
Demian Voiles, credited with establishing Verizon’s Alaska presence, comes to MTA from Comcast, succeeding the retiring Michael Burke as the co-op’s CEO.
Nortech Staffer Earns Lead-Based Paint Certification
Environmental Staff Professional Janine Way received certification as a Lead-Based Paint Inspector, expanding Nortech’s capabilities.
As we have annually since 1985, we are again celebrating the Top 49ers, local Alaska companies ranked by gross revenue. These home-grown companies participate in all of the state’s major industries, generate more than $28 billion in gross revenue, and employ more than 24,000 Alaskans. The special section holds not only the official 2025 Top 49ers ranks but also highlights of their activities, their plans for the future, and other exciting content. Enjoy!