Michelle Ryan

About Michelle Ryan

Strategic environmental leader with over 25 years of experience driving federal programs, leading high-impact teams, and delivering results across regulatory, compliance, and sustainability initiatives. Proven track record in program management, client development, and federal contracting.

Experience

1. Environmental Program Manager and Environmental Science National Practice Leader

   Tetra Tech

   Aug 2023 — Present

   As Environmental Science National Practice Leader, I combine 25+ years of federal contracting and program leadership with a focus on developing new markets and growing portfolios organically. I provide leadership to cross‑functional, matrixed teams to deliver high‑impact environmental and water‑resource programs (strategy, proposal capture, contract management, and performance oversight) while cultivating strategic partnerships with clients. Experienced contract leadership in BPAs, ID/IQs, GSA schedules, I prioritize scalable business development to expand practice capability and revenue. Certified PMP with a track record of aligning technical excellence and business strategy to achieve mission and market growth.Lead multidisciplinary environmental projects focused on drinking water and coastal resilience, directing data‑science teams to inventory and synthesize datasets, conduct data‑gap analyses, and develop vulnerability assessments for public water systems at risk from harmful algal blooms and other pollutant sources. Managed coastal resiliency efforts using blue‑carbon approaches, producing community‑value risk assessments and literature reviews, and leading community training, outreach, and oral‑history initiatives to support resilience decision‑making.

Education

• Virginia Tech

  Master's Degree, Natural Resources Management and Policy

  2011

• The George Washington University

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), International Business

• Franklin & Marshall College

  Bachelor’s Degree, Government and Economics

• George Mason University

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Science and Policy

  2011 — 2015

Skills

• Analysis
• Pmp
• Leadership
• Policy
• Government Contracting
• Aquatic Ecology
• Environmental Science
• Public Speaking
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Visio
• Scuba Diving
• Infrastructure
• Military
• Risk Management
• Strategy
• Systems Engineering
• Government
• Requirements Analysis
• Research
• Business Analysis
• Natural Resource Management
• Microsoft Excel
• Business Process Improvement
• Team Leadership
• Sdlc
• Six Sigma
• Security
• Nature
• Security Clearance
• Quality Assurance
• Logistics
• Testing
• Sharepoint
• Dod
• Microsoft Office
• Software Development
• Integration
• Management
• Team Building
• Access