Mike Dungan is a Cardno Principal, Senior Ecologist, and Project Manager with over 35 years of experience in environmental planning, analysis, regulatory compliance, and project management, especially as related to energy and infrastructure development and military activities in marine, coastal, mountain, and desert environments. Mike has a broad knowledge of natural history and a depth of experience with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, Clean Water Act, Marine Mammal Protection Act, California Environmental Quality Act, and other statutory and regulatory drivers. He supports and collaborates with other Natural Resources staff and Project Managers throughout the organization. His graduate work involved marine ecological research in the Gulf of California. Subsequently, he moved to Santa Barbara and began work as an environmental consultant. His varied experience since then includes major oil and gas development projects in Santa Barbara County; significant wetland restoration projects in the San Francisco Bay-Delta Region and in Central and Southern California; management of environmental documentation, permitting, and installation monitoring support for AT&T trans-Pacific cable projects; and scores of projects as a senior analyst and/or Project Manager providing environmental documentation and permitting support for Air Force, Air National Guard, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps activities. Mike received a Bachelor of Arts in Zoology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Masters and Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Arizona. He was certified as a Senior Ecologist from 2008-2018 by the Ecological Society of America.His other interests include running, surfing, farming, camping, and ukulele. He is married to Geri Ige, and they have one son - John.