Aaron Hoff Email & Phone Number

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Managed over $1M worth of federal grant funding for watershed protection/restoration projects as directed by Clean Water Act Section 319
• Secured over $500,000 worth of federal grant funding for projects through competitive grant processes
• Facilitated meetings between watershed stakeholders to promote partnerships between resource agencies, local governments, businesses, industry, and private citizens
• Built and maintained GIS database to characterize target watersheds using geospatial data gathered from multiple sources
• Analyzed surface water quality monitoring data to interpret flow regimes and trends in nutrient, sediment, and bacteria loading
• Developed public outreach items such as pamphlets, videos, and hands-on educational installations to educate stakeholders about watershed stewardship

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Performed Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting analysis of project sites for a land development firm
• Conducted preliminary jurisdictional determinations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) consideration
• Prepared Nationwide Permit and pre-construction notification documents for submittal to the USACE
• Conducted tree identification inventories to satisfy tree mitigation requirements on potential construction sites
• Experience drafting Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWP3s) for potential construction sites
• Conducted wetland delineation and USACE Texas Rapid Assessment Stream (TXRAM) assessments for potential construction sites

Dallas/Fort Worth Area

• Assisted Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) team with project design and management of wetland restoration projects
• Conducted GIS analysis for determination of project footprints and acreages
• Coordinated with landowners, local government, and other federal agencies to develop and refine project features
• Presented project proposals at CWPPRA Regional Planning Team Meetings for voting consideration by Parish and agency representatives in annual Priority Project Lists (PPLs)
• Participated in project site inspections, recording depth, visibility, and salinity measurements at site
• Created fact sheets, maps, and other project-related materials

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Assisted with data analysis, development, and coordination of several watershed management projects
• Drafted and revised project proposals, work plans, components of Watershed Protection/Management Plans (WPPs/WMPs), and Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs)
• Compiled and disseminated data from principal investigators in periodic progress reports
• Coordinated internal project update meetings and public stakeholder meetings
• Developed project-related materials such as fact sheets and project website information
• Compiled and organized water quality/bacterial source tracking data from water quality monitoring studies and submitted data to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Assisted with equipment setup and soil groundwater sampling for rainfall simulation studies
• Recorded field measurements such as tree height/diameter, vegetative cover, soil type, and elevation at site
• Managed data compilation for project database used internally and by universities and outside organizations

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

• Collected samples for research purposes for MixAlco’s alternative fuel study
• Processed and dished mixed alcohol and biomass samples for fuel suitability analysis
• Assisted with daily maintenance and fabrication at plant

Doctor Of Environmental Sciences, Earth & Environmental Sciences

Studying the growth of E. coli in stream bed sediments, their persistence in the water column after disturbance events, and how this.

Master Of Science (M.S.), Water Management And Hydrologic Science

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Habitat for Humanity, Student Government

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Agricultural Systems Management

Activities and Societies: Alpha Phi Omega, Student Government

High School

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society 4-H