One NASCAR driver, whose vehicle featured a custom FIPS insert, walked away from a serious crash unscathed. Performance Analysis, a motorsports engineering and design firm that manufactures seat safety systems, uses FIPS in professional cars for, among other properties, its low level of toxic emission in the event of a fire. Michael Yost, Ph.D., Jamie Meyer, vice chair of Finance, Prabhakar Baliga, M.D. Chair of the Department, and Satish Nadig, M.D., Ph.D., associate vice chair of Research, developed an outline for the research projects to serve as starting points for ROI evaluation and project selection.
Our mission is to be the water firm of choice for both our clients and our team.
Here to Do the Best Work of our Lives –
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West Yost is hiring! Join our team to feel fulfilled, appreciated, and appropriately challenged. Since 1990 we have been building partnerships and collaborative teams within our groups and areas of expertise. We help you bring your value to the forefront and contribute to creating successes together.
Mission – To be the water firm of choice for both our clients and team
Vision – To be the leader in water in the west
Purpose – To advance water resources for future generations
A Day in the Life at West Yost – Making an Impact Together
We have all come to West Yost because we know we will be supported in doing the best work of our lives! Together we have fun collaborating, doing what’s right, and delivering high-value solutions. We are encouraged to take ownership in a way that earns trust with one another and our clients.
We are West Yost
Together we take pride in advancing water resources for future generations
- We support our communities
- We are water focused
- We take pride in what we do
- We strive to become our best
- We do what’s right
- We believe in quality
- We listen
- We solve challenging problems
- We see the bigger picture
- We collaborate
- We have fun
Leadership Spotlight
Firm Leadership
Area and Sector Leadership
What Matters to Us
At West Yost we actively provide opportunities for growth. We support the health and wellbeing of each team member. Team-led initiatives provide connection and a means to have input into our culture. Through these examples, team members have gained tools, ideas, and access to wellness initiatives.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
The DEI is a diverse group of team members in varying professions and stages of their careers. Their focus is both internally and externally on how we, as West Yost, support our communities and profession in a manner that promotes and strengthens diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Young Professionals
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Our active Young Professionals group provides networking and professional development opportunities for those of us starting our careers. There are both at work and after work activities, depending on the YP’s preference.
Wellness
The members of this group bring perspectives and gather insights to reinvest into our team. The team gathers to assess, plan, promote, and implement West Yost’s robust wellness program and activities. We look forward to Active April, where we challenge each other to walk daily, and to upcoming fundraisers with organizations like Feeding America, where together we provided over 40,000 meals in a single month.
Our Founders
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West Yost was founded by Bruce West and Jim Yost. This video is a tribute to celebrate their dream of creating a company founded on a “culture of goodness.” Friends before their careers launched, they met at the University of California, Davis while completing their engineering undergraduate studies. Their founding objective was deeply rooted in providing high-quality work, superior client service, and technical expertise. Annually, we gather for our All Staff and Duck Dinner social event in celebration of West Yost.