Richard Trimble began his career in 1981 with internships for the U.S. Navy, United Nuclear
Corporation and Hewlett-Packard. With scholarships from the Washington Society of
Professional Engineers and the National Association of Naval Technical Supervisors, he
graduated cum laude from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering. Mr. Trimble was subsequently commissioned as a naval officer and
began his military career serving on the submarine USS Baton Rouge (SSN-689). He
transitioned to the naval reserves in 1990 and has recently retired as a Lieutenant
Commander.
Earning his Professional Engineering licenses in Washington and Alaska, he became the
Engineering Manager for the municipal electric, telecommunications and water utilities in
Ketchikan, Alaska in 1990. During his nine years there, Mr. Trimble managed a variety of
projects including financing, permitting and design of a $70 million transmission line,
construction of a $12 million power generation project, FERC licensing of local hydroelectric
projects and numerous power sales negotiations. He also overturned an EPA order to
construct a water filtration plant saving $15 million, participated in joint negotiations for
acquisition of hydroelectric projects from the State of Alaska by various utilities and assisted
the transition of the local exchange carrier to a competitive telecommunications utility.
In 1999 Mr. Trimble became the Assistant Manager of the Okanogan Public Utility District in
north central Washington. He was involved in the management of all aspects of this electric
and telecommunications utility including; negotiations and procurement decisions for power
supply; collective bargaining negotiations; mediation of a controversial transmission project;
creation of a new fiber optic telecommunications utility and elected to board of directors of
the Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) providing regional public access to the
Bonneville Power Administration’s fiber optic network. During the 2001 western area power
shortage Mr. Trimble coordinated a number of emergency responses including the urgent
construction of a 25 megawatt power generation facility.
Mr. Trimble subsequently joined Energy Northwest in 2002 where he facilitated efforts
between electric utilities across the Northwest to jointly develop new energy projects including
wind, biomass and coal gasification, and represented various utilities in the joint acquisition
of electrical substation facilities from the Bonneville Power Administration. In this position he
was responsible for keeping Energy Northwest’s twenty member utilities and board members
appraised of the status of its generating facilities including the Northwest’s only commercial
nuclear plant.
Mr. Trimble began his formal mediation training in 2001. In 2004 he was certified as a
mediator with the Benton-Franklin Dispute Resolution Center. In 2006 he was certified by the
Washington Mediation Association as a mediator specializing in Commercial/Business;
Construction; Domestic Relations; Environmental; Peer Mediation; Labor Relations;
Organizational Relations; and Public Policy. Subsequently he was certified by the King
County Dispute Resolution Center as a mentor and coach for new trainees and currently
provides mediation services to the King County District Court. In 2008 he earned the coveted
designation of Certified Professional Facilitator from the International Association of
Facilitators.
Mr. Trimble now devotes his efforts full-time to providing conflict resolution services to
business professionals.
Corporation and Hewlett-Packard. With scholarships from the Washington Society of
Professional Engineers and the National Association of Naval Technical Supervisors, he
graduated cum laude from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in
Electrical Engineering. Mr. Trimble was subsequently commissioned as a naval officer and
began his military career serving on the submarine USS Baton Rouge (SSN-689). He
transitioned to the naval reserves in 1990 and has recently retired as a Lieutenant
Commander.
Earning his Professional Engineering licenses in Washington and Alaska, he became the
Engineering Manager for the municipal electric, telecommunications and water utilities in
Ketchikan, Alaska in 1990. During his nine years there, Mr. Trimble managed a variety of
projects including financing, permitting and design of a $70 million transmission line,
construction of a $12 million power generation project, FERC licensing of local hydroelectric
projects and numerous power sales negotiations. He also overturned an EPA order to
construct a water filtration plant saving $15 million, participated in joint negotiations for
acquisition of hydroelectric projects from the State of Alaska by various utilities and assisted
the transition of the local exchange carrier to a competitive telecommunications utility.
In 1999 Mr. Trimble became the Assistant Manager of the Okanogan Public Utility District in
north central Washington. He was involved in the management of all aspects of this electric
and telecommunications utility including; negotiations and procurement decisions for power
supply; collective bargaining negotiations; mediation of a controversial transmission project;
creation of a new fiber optic telecommunications utility and elected to board of directors of
the Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) providing regional public access to the
Bonneville Power Administration’s fiber optic network. During the 2001 western area power
shortage Mr. Trimble coordinated a number of emergency responses including the urgent
construction of a 25 megawatt power generation facility.
Mr. Trimble subsequently joined Energy Northwest in 2002 where he facilitated efforts
between electric utilities across the Northwest to jointly develop new energy projects including
wind, biomass and coal gasification, and represented various utilities in the joint acquisition
of electrical substation facilities from the Bonneville Power Administration. In this position he
was responsible for keeping Energy Northwest’s twenty member utilities and board members
appraised of the status of its generating facilities including the Northwest’s only commercial
nuclear plant.
Mr. Trimble began his formal mediation training in 2001. In 2004 he was certified as a
mediator with the Benton-Franklin Dispute Resolution Center. In 2006 he was certified by the
Washington Mediation Association as a mediator specializing in Commercial/Business;
Construction; Domestic Relations; Environmental; Peer Mediation; Labor Relations;
Organizational Relations; and Public Policy. Subsequently he was certified by the King
County Dispute Resolution Center as a mentor and coach for new trainees and currently
provides mediation services to the King County District Court. In 2008 he earned the coveted
designation of Certified Professional Facilitator from the International Association of
Facilitators.
Mr. Trimble now devotes his efforts full-time to providing conflict resolution services to
business professionals.
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