Krystle McClain, P.E.

Krystle McClain, P.E. is a licensed Professional Engineer in the State of Maryland with over 16 years of industry and federal government environmental program and project management experience. She graduated from the University of Maryland College Park with a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s degree in Engineering with a focus in Environmental. She spent her early career in the private sector, entering the U.S. Civil Service in 2008, serving as a site environmental coordinator for the U.S. Army Fort Detrick Forest Glen Annex. She was responsible for maintaining compliance for all environmental media compliance in accordance with federal, state, and local laws, policies, and regulations.

In addition to her federal position, Krystle served as an adjunct professor of Environmental Science at American Public University from 2010-2015. In 2011, she transferred to the Air Force as a program manager for the Environmental Quality Branch at the Pentagon, then transitioned to the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews as an environmental planner, providing National Environmental Policy Act guidance for the center’s National Defense Authorization Act mission beddowns and aircraft movements. Krystle joined Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Far East, accepting a supervisor role as the Environmental Conservation and Planning Branch chief in 2015 at U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka Naval Base in Japan. She was promoted to the Installation Program Director in 2017. Krystle returned to the United States in 2019 as a Senior NEPA Planner for Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Pacific at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam in Hawaii. Receiving a promotion in 2020, Krystle is currently the Environmental Division Director for the Naval Sea Systems Command Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program Joint Base Pearl Harbor Program Management Office. As a testament to her career progression, Krystle received the 2019 Black Engineer of the Year Award (BEYA) in Professional Achievement.