“The licensing process is long and can bring new challenges every day, but it is incredibly rewarding to celebrate the achievement of the team when a new license is issued.”

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Andy Qua has 28 years of regulatory experience and is a Kleinschmidt Certified Project Manager and specializes in analyzing and evaluating the balance of natural resource protection and enhancements with hydropower project economics and social values to assist in negotiating terms and conditions of new project licenses. He coordinates and manages resource effects analyses in support of FERC license applications, project scheduling and budgeting, economic modeling, and agency consultation/ negotiation. Andy has a solid working knowledge and understanding of NEPA and FERC licensing regulations including requirements governing Traditional, Alternative, and Integrated Licensing Processes and the development of Exhibit E and Applicant Prepared Environmental Assessments. 

Andy is a member of the National Hydropower Association. He has a B.S. in Bio-Resource Engineering Technology from the University of Maine, and he serves as the Chair for the Kleinschmidt Board of Directors.