PORTLAND, OR — Cardno, an international professional infrastructure and environmental services firm, announces that Karen Beattie has joined the firm as a Business Unit Manager in the company’s Portland, Oregon, office. Beattie has more than 40 years of experience in environmental management programs, permitting, and project management on significant projects across the Pacific Northwest.

Beattie has performed extensive engagement with key stakeholders, including federal, state, and local permitting officials and regulators in the Pacific Northwest. She has managed and overseen teams writing some of the most complex environmental impact statements in the Pacific Northwest, including Alaska.

Beattie holds a master's degree in political economy from the University of Texas - Dallas and is a member of several professional organizations, including active involvement with Women in Environment, an organization dedicated to furthering professional development and opportunities for women in environmental fields.

“Karen has a range of operational experience on environmental projects in a number of sectors including government at all levels, utilities, and ports and harbors,” said Cardno Vice President of Natural Resources Lude De Hayr. “She will help align everything our team can do in the Pacific Northwest with what our clients need on their significant projects and investments.”

Cardno is a professional infrastructure and environmental services company, with specialist expertise in the development and improvement of physical and social infrastructure for communities around the world. Cardno’s team includes professionals who plan, design, manage and deliver sustainable projects and community programs.

Cardno is represented in the majority of states and territories in Australia and has offices in the United States, Belgium, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Germany, Indonesia, Kenya, Myanmar, New Zealand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Timor-Leste, and the United Kingdom.