Andy Casarez Email & Phone Number

United States

• Designing in-stream structures in Lower Austin Creek to create fish habitat and increase migration capabilities of salmonids from the Russian River, hiring contractors to install structures, acquiring permits, and managing budget. • Conducting sediment source assessments and developing erosion control plan on over 80 miles of rural residential and land preserve access road. • Working with engineers to remove two fish barriers on tributaries to the Russian River, producing CEQA… Show more • Designing in-stream structures in Lower Austin Creek to create fish habitat and increase migration capabilities of salmonids from the Russian River, hiring contractors to install structures, acquiring permits, and managing budget. • Conducting sediment source assessments and developing erosion control plan on over 80 miles of rural residential and land preserve access road. • Working with engineers to remove two fish barriers on tributaries to the Russian River, producing CEQA documents, acquiring permits. • Geomorphic analysis of streams using total station to survey thalweg and cross-sections within Sonoma Land Trust Jenner Headlands Preserve. Show less

• Led more than 40 survey, design, and construction projects on private, city, county, and federally owned and managed properties.• Developed and controlled project scope and budgets, administered contracts, and acted as primary client liaison for project budgets ranging from $5,000 to $650,000. • Assembled and directed teams composed of geologists, archeologists, biologists, and other subcontractors; oversaw heavy equipment operators in the field; and maintained quality assurance and… Show more • Led more than 40 survey, design, and construction projects on private, city, county, and federally owned and managed properties.• Developed and controlled project scope and budgets, administered contracts, and acted as primary client liaison for project budgets ranging from $5,000 to $650,000. • Assembled and directed teams composed of geologists, archeologists, biologists, and other subcontractors; oversaw heavy equipment operators in the field; and maintained quality assurance and control of work products.• Wrote and reviewed technical reports that include survey evaluation, restoration recommendations, and cost analysis. • Educated landowners, agency officials, regulators and project opponents/proponents via small-group and townhall informational meetings and interpretive field trips to explain and validate project details.• Navigated a broad range of agencies and organizations such as federal agencies (FEMA, EPA), state agencies (Department of Fish and Game, Coastal Conservancy, Water Quality Control Board), county agencies (Sonoma, Marin, Santa Cruz), private organizations (Trout Unlimited, The Conservation Fund), as well as industrial timber companies and private landowners.• Conducted watershed-scale sediment source assessments, restoration design, and implementation oversight focusing on anthropogenic sources of erosion and sediment delivery to streams, such as roads, dams, agriculture infrastructure, and resource extraction activities.• Developed restoration plans including materials/equipment requirements and cost estimates for rivers, floodplains, habitats, and wetlands.• Prepared studies of landslide histories, road development histories, and land use histories using historical aerial photographs and digital imagery.• Produced GIS and GPS derived maps and analysis for field use and inclusion in technical reports and presentations. Show less