Lisa Vitale, Fp-C Email & Phone Number

*Project Manager/Project Scientist for NEPA Gulf coastal projects; Clean Water Act Section 316(b) coastal and inland comprehensive demonstration studies; and an ongoing coastal biological and chemical Receiving Water Monitoring Program*Specialize in assessing and determining impacts to marine, estuarine and freshwater environments, identification of aquatic organisms, water quality monitoring, and endangered species issues*Prepares EISs, EAs, and Biological Assessments for compliance with Federal requirements of NEPA*Preparation of Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) Assessments and expanded consultations under the National Marine Fisheries Service*Manages the preparation of multidisciplinary small-scale and large-scale NEPA compliance documents (Federal and Third-Party)*Management of multidisciplinary resource specialists and subcontractors for development of baseline conditions and impact assessment*Prepares, coordinates, participates in, and conducts public scoping meetings, public hearings, interagency teams and workshops, and agency coordination and consultation*Interacts closely with numerous state and federal agencies on complex coastal issues*Perform oyster reef mapping, assessment, and impact analysis; seagrass surveys, mapping, and emergency restoration of seagrass beds; and coral and artificial reef monitoring*Conduct scientific field studies/surveys including preparation and coordination; biological sampling studies; data collection, compilation, entry, reduction, and analysis; and sample tracking*Document management, coordination, QA/QC reviews, and technical editing*Development of administrative record guidelines and maintenance of administrative record*Perform extensive literature searches, database preparation and data/database management*Knowledge of compliance audits, contaminant assessments, and Phase I Environmental Site Assessments, Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans

Listed skills include Environmental Impact Assessment, Nepa, Water Quality, Water, and 30 others.