BOSSIER CITY, La. – Mr. David Ray Williamson, P.G. joined Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc. (MM&A) as Senior Geologist, adding to the company’s Bossier City, LA office staff. Mr. Williamson holds P.G. licenses in Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Georgia, and Alabama. He has 35 years of experience including mineral resource exploration, reserve evaluation, environmental permitting, mine permitting, mined land reclamation, regulatory compliance and project management. Mr. Williamson served as a project leader for planning and development of the first surface coal (lignite) mine in Louisiana - from exploration to permitting to production. His environmental experience includes NEPA compliance, Phase I and II ESAs, wetland determinations, and delineations and permitting activities with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Most recently, Mr. Williamson was self-employed as the Principal of Williamson & Associates, LLC, a geological and environmental consulting company based in Shreveport, Louisiana. Prior to Williamson & Associates, he worked for environmental consulting firms in Louisiana and Mississippi, including ALTEC Environmental Consultants in Shreveport, LA. His early career experience includes 10 years with the Mississippi Geological Survey, as well as several years working for utility companies, including Central Louisiana Electric Company (CLECO). Mr. Williamson received his Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi.
As a Senior Geologist for MM&A, his responsibilities include planning and managing environmental investigations, coal, aggregate, and wetlands projects and coordinating environmental and geological evaluations throughout the southern United States.
MM&A Company Background
As a "Top 500 Design Firm," MM&A offers engineering, geological, environmental consulting and carbon management services to the energy and mineral resource industries and to the legal, land development, power generation, and commercial and manufacturing industries. MM&A also provides services to extractive industries and financial institutions throughout the world. MM&A's professional staff and assignments have expanded exponentially with project work in Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, the Czech Republic, Germany, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Turkey, and Venezuela.
Founded in 1975, MM&A is a highly respected engineering firm with over 200 professionals and 10 office locations. MM&A is headquartered in Bluefield, Virginia with branch offices in Richmond, Virginia; Charleston and Beckley, West Virginia; Camp Hill, Pennsylvania; Lexington, Kentucky; Mission, Kansas; Kingsport, Tennessee; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Shreveport, Louisiana.
