Growing up an avid reader of National Geographic with a love of learning and a zeal for new life experiences, Zach Parker wanted to be a naturalist like Jacques Cousteau.

Driven by an innate curiosity and interest in how things work and what makes people tick, Zach is really good at finding the best way to get things done. Although he has a high level of expertise in his core disciplines, Zach doesn’t consider himself a specialist. He admires the single-mindedness and devotion of others to career and craft, but he finds himself drawn to the next thing before too long, which is great because there is a ton of variety in the environmental consulting field.

Zach gets a lot of energy from the people he works with, both colleagues and clients alike. He enjoys training and mentoring staff and never asks someone to do something he wouldn’t do himself. These attributes have served Zach well as he has progressed through the ranks of F&R Environmental from his start as an Environmental Scientist. After working in every environmental service line at F&R, Zach was promoted to Regional Environmental Manager, where he excelled in his performance of personnel, client, and special projects management. He is now the Director of Environmental Services, overseeing all environmental staff throughout the F&R service area.

Zach loves to cook, is active in his church, and enjoys gardening, fishing, and kayaking when he has time. Most of all, he loves being a Dad. We appreciate and respect Zach for his bone-dry sense of humor and tell-it-like-it-is way with words. He tells you what he thinks because he cares, plain and simple.

Understanding your business (what you do and how you do it), risk tolerance, and goals makes Zach tick. His mantras are simple: Take pride in my work. Treat people with kindness and try not to take myself too seriously. Value my clients’ trust. Establish relationships. Provide value through service.