LinkedIn: Philip Small

Current

Secretary at National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists. Inc.
Principal Soil Scientist at Land Profile, Inc.

Past

Board Supervisor at North Yakima Conservation District
Principal Soil Scientist at Agrimanagement, Inc
Land Classifier at CDM

Soil Scientist at Agrimanagement, Inc.
Soil Scientist at Yakama Indian Nation
Supervisory Soil Scientist at Western Ecological Services Company
Soil Scientist at Atteberry & Associates
Soil Scientist (Sole Proprietorship)
Biological Tech - Soils Specialty at US Forest Service

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Education

University of California, Davis

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Industry

Environmental Services

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Philip Small’s Summary

Certified Professional Soil Classifier and Registered Professional Soil Scientist with 30 years experience in soil science, including 26 years experience east of the Cascades. President of Land Profile, Inc., serving Washington, Oregon and north Idaho.

Philip Small’s Specialties:

Wetland delineation, irrigation and crop management support services for wastewater application, prime farmland determinations.

Philip Small’s Experience

Secretary

National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists. Inc.

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

March 1997 — Present (11 years 3 months)

Elected postion. NSCSS supports the professional practice of soil science as a business. The Society works for the success of its members by providing training and educational forums, and by promoting the free exchange of ideas, information, and standards of practice.
Principal Soil Scientist

Land Profile, Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Environmental Services industry)

March 1992 — Present (16 years 3 months)

Land Profile, Inc.’s core business is evaluating and managing potential soil and environmental impacts on groundwater, surface water, wetlands and riparian habitats.

Current activities include supporting projects utilizing process water and biosolids, designing management practices to protect water quality, refining soil survey information and performing jurisdictional wetland delineations.
Board Supervisor

North Yakima Conservation District

(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Environmental Services industry)

March 2000 — March 2004 (4 years 1 month)

Elected position. The District provides technical, financial and educational resources to meet the conservation needs of the folks using the natural resources within the District.
Principal Soil Scientist

Agrimanagement, Inc

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Farming industry)

January 1986 — March 1992 (6 years 3 months)

Mr. Small served as director of the soil science and environmental services division, addressing specifically soils related concerns. Groundwater quality work, designing land treatment of industrial process water, consulting on biosolids utilization, conducting environmental site assessments and providing jurisdictional wetland evaluations were services provided.

As director of irrigation management services from 1986 to 1990, Mr. Small was supported by a field crew of 12 and was responsible for scheduling irrigation on about 100 fields, orchard and vineyard blocks, and hop yards each year. He prescribed schedules conforming to irrigation district delivery capabilities.

During this period, he was also responsible for evaluating field nutrient status using soil and plant tissue analysis.
Land Classifier

CDM

(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

June 1985 — January 1986 (8 months)

Conducting a detailed land classification for the US Bureau of Reclamation, Philip Small, was part of a team of independent land classification contractors responsible for classifying land for CENDAK, a 280,000 acre proposed irrigation project in South Dakota. The USBR land class system focuses on sustainable farm profitability and drainage. The prime contractor was Camp-Dresser McKee in Denver, CO and the sub-contractor was Stoneman-Landers Associates in NM.
Soil Scientist

Agrimanagement, Inc.

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Farming industry)

March 1983 — June 1985 (2 years 4 months)

As a second job, Phil supervised soil sampling, made fertilizer recommendations and scheduled irrigation on tree fruit and field crops. He provided expert testimony, successfully demonstrating the inadequacy of a newly installed solid set irrigation system to apply water uniformly in an orchard.
Soil Scientist

Yakama Indian Nation

(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Environmental Services industry)

April 1981 — June 1985 (4 years 3 months)

Philip Small conducted a National Cooperative Soil Survey Order 2 soil survey and classified land to a USBR semi-detailed level for gravity and sprinkler irrigation. Mr. Small researched salinization and drainage concerns evident in the local irrigated agriculture and developed revised land class specifications as needed.
Supervisory Soil Scientist

Western Ecological Services Company

(Partnership; 11-50 employees; Environmental Services industry)

September 1979 — April 1981 (1 year 8 months)

Responsible for project design and implementation, Phil supervised up to 5 soil scientists in classifying nearly a million acres of soils for range and timber management and mine development. Clients included the Fishlake National Forest (UT), Inyo National Forest (CA), Plumas National Forest (CA), and Utah International. Retired NRCS soil scientist, George Borst, served as senior soil scientist.
Soil Scientist

Atteberry & Associates

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Civil Engineering industry)

September 1978 — September 1979 (1 year 1 month)

Performed contract soil mapping for the Plumas National Forest (CA) under the supervision of retired NRCS soil scientist, Grant Kennedy. Additional work involved evaluating soils for residential development, including septic system site assessment.
Soil Scientist

Sole Proprietorship

(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Environmental Services industry)

June 1978 — September 1979 (1 year 4 months)

Between soil survey projects, Phil operated a soil science consulting business in support of septic permit applications.
Biological Tech - Soils Specialty

US Forest Service

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Environmental Services industry)

March 1977 — June 1978 (1 year 4 months)

Soil profile description in support of development of CALVEG, a hierarchical classification system of actual vegetation designed to assess vegetation-related resources throughout California.

Philip Small’s Education

University of California, Davis

BS, Soil and Water Science, 1972 — 1977

Activities and Societies:

soil judging, soil science 105, soil, water

Additional Information

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Philip Small’s Interests:

New technology, terra preta nova, agriculture, real estate

Philip Small’s Groups:

National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists, Oregon Soil Science Society, Professional Soil Scientists Association of California, Washington Society of Professional Soil Scientists, Soil Science Society of America, Terrapreta Bioenergylists.org, Small Business Online Community