Cory Shumate, Ms, Mpa Email & Phone Number

United States

Bellaire, TX, US

• Coordinated with clients and regulatory agencies for commercial & residential development and energy projects.
• Drafted project proposals and processed project invoices.
• Prepared Wetland Delineation Summary Reports, Requests for Jurisdictional Determinations, and Section 401 & 404 Water Quality Permits.
• Delineated wetlands, streams, and Endangered & Threatened Species habitat for commercial development, transportation, energy, and mitigation banking projects.
• Utilized ArcGIS & QGIS to create location, topographic, and field survey maps of sites.

Bellaire, TX, US

• Prepared and reviewed Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and Kentucky Division of Water (KDOW) Section 401 Water Quality Permits and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Section 404 Nationwide and.
• Performed wetland and stream delineations for a variety of projects including commercial & residential development, transportation, energy, and mitigation banking projects.
• Utilized ArcGIS to create water/wetland location, site location, threatened & endangered species, floodplain, and soil survey exhibits.
• Collected vegetation, stream cross-section, and groundwater data as part of annual monitoring for mitigation sites.

Indianapolis, IN, US

• Prepared and reviewed Water Determination Reports for Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT), IDEM, and USACE.
• Prepared and reviewed IDEM Section 401 Water Quality Permits, USACE Section 404 Dredge & Fill Permits, and Indiana Department of Natural Resources Construction-in-Floodway permits.
• Reviewed project invoices and drafted project proposals.
• Assisted senior staff members on stormwater and erosion control inspections of construction sites.

Indianapolis, IN, US

• Collected field data in order to delineate potential wetlands, assess stream habitat, and identify presence of bats.
• Utilized ArcGIS to create exhibits for Waters Determination reports and Red Flag Investigations.
• Prepared and QAQC'd Waters Determination Reports for INDOT, IDEM, USACE.
• Prepared IDEM Section 401 Water Quality Permits and USACE Section 404 Dredge & Fill Permits.
• Prepared Indiana Department of Natural Resources Construction-in-Floodway permits.

• Collected and shipped water samples as part of the Environmental Protection Agency's National Lakes Assessment in order to determine the overall water quality of Indiana's lakes.
• Collected and analyzed water samples to determine the overall water quality of Indiana's Lakes for the IDEM.
• Enumerated and identified plankton species from collected lake water samples in order to determine plankton abundance for IDEM.
• Developed and managed the Indiana Clean Lakes Program and Indiana University Limnology Laboratory's websites using Adobe Dreamweaver and Indiana University's WCMS template.

Bloomington, Indiana, US

• Developed and managed the Indiana University Research & Teaching Preserve, Integrated Program in the Environment, and Water@IU website using Indiana University’s WCMS web development program.
• Graded quizzes, tests, and assignments for the Water Quality Modeling and Environmental Engineering courses.
• Tutored students in course material.

Indianapolis, Indiana, US

• Assessed fish communities and fish tissue using electrofishing techniques on lakes and streams.
• Sampled aquatic macroinvertebrate populations using d-nets in lakes and streams.
• Collected plankton samples from Indiana lakes.
• Performed quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) checks on data.
• Processed and preserved aquatic macroinvertebrates and fish community samples collected from lakes and streams for laboratory use.
• Analyzed watershed data using ArcGIS.

Washington, DC, US

• Ensured that incoming personnel have the proper security clearance to be allowed access to facility.
• Assisted in the initiation and/ or processing of security clearances of the approximately 3,700 personnel at facility.
• Conducted security debriefings to out-going personnel and assisted in ensuring overseas travel requirements were met for personnel.
• Ensured that proper security requirements were met for over 200 security containers and lockers at facility.

Master’S Degrees, Public Affairs / Environmental Science

Bachelor'S Degree, Ocean And Earth Studies

Professional Certificate, Watershed Managment