Mr. Thacker has more than 27 years of professional experience. Mr. Thacker is a graduate of the University of Alabama (B.S. and M.S. Geology) where his advanced degree work was on the economic geology of a nickel deposit on the Ungava Peninsula in northern Quebec. His experience encompasses a wide range of environmental fields including property assessments, permitting, threatened and endangered species assessments and consultation, geological and mineral resources reports, land use reports, soils reports, feasibility studies, FERC Resource Reports, and NEPA studies. Mr. Thacker has managed FERC submittals for both prior notice projects and the traditional FERC filing process. Mr. Thacker has field experience in 25+ states, has obtained Section 404 Permits in 19 different USACE Districts. His projects have required consultation with the BLM, USFWS, NRCS, FSA, and various state environmental and game and fish agencies.