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2020 Hampton Street

• Oversee and coordinate grant management staff who implement grants received and award grants for the following:
• Grants received include 1) Conservation Innovation Grant from the Natural Resource Conservation Service – National Award for Soil Health; 2) United States Environmental Protection Agency Section 319 Grants – 25 Mile.
• Grants awarded include 1) Annual Historic Preservation and Community Conservation Grants -$250,000-Manage staff for the Richland Soil & Water Conservation District and the Richland County Conservation Commission (RCCC).

Richland County, SC

-Responsible for overall management and operation of the Stormwater Program at Richland County-Began development of largest mitigation bank in the state.-Managed $3.1 million annual budget and 12 Capital Improvement Projects-Worked extensively to increase coordination with constuients and organizations leading to the award of three 319 Grants for.

2020 Hampton, Columbia, SC

-Managed the Floodplain Management Program for Richland County -Dropped community rating in the Community Rating System from a Class 9 to a Class 8 saving county residents nearly $200,000 in annual insurance rates-Reviewed and issued all Floodplain Development Permits and Letter of Map Changes (LOMR-F, LOMR, and LOMA) in the county-Worked with Federal.

Columbia, South Carolina Area

-Managed and developed environmental programs for Mulkey Engineers and Consultants in South Carolina (SC), including mitigation banking, compliance monitoring, stream, wetland and floodplain assessments; water resources permitting; plan development, review and design; and construction administration and oversight including environmental compliance..

2600 Bull St, Columbia, South Carolina

-Managed a team of six environmental managers who evaluate proposed/permitting projects with respect to environmental, political, financial, and/or policy aspects related to the issuance of 401 Water Quality Certifications for ACE 404 Permits and State Construction in Navigable Waters (SCNW) Permits and other environmental reviews. This included the.

2600 Bull St, Columbia, SC

-Evaluated proposed/permitting projects with respect to environmental, political, financial, and/or policy aspects related to the issuance of 401 Water Quality Certifications for ACE 404 Permits and SCNW Permits and other environmental reviews. This included a certification/permit workload, pre-application consultations, evaluation of applications, and.

2600 Bull St, Columbia, SC

-Evaluated proposed/permitting projects with respect to environmental, political, financial, and/or policy aspects related to the issuance of 401 Water Quality Certifications for ACE 404 Permits and SCNW Permits and other environmental reviews. This included a certification/permit workload, pre-application consultations, evaluation of applications, and.

177 Hobcaw Rd, Georgetown, SC

-Managed ponds and hatchery for all research projects-Identified and conducted research and extension activities related to economic, environmental and regulatory issues within the aquaculture and marine fisheries industries in the southeastern United States.-Collected and analyzed field data and facilitated the development and implementation of SCAMPI.

Dzangha-Sangha Dense Forest Reserve, Central African Republic

-Managed remote gorilla and botany research camp, organized supplies, finances and transportation for 5 research workers-Designed and conducted surveys that collected data on environmental and economic concerns within the reserve fishery and presented a paper on this research work at an international conference on conservation education in Arusha

Yaloke, Central African Republic

-Established demonstration projects for farmers in collaboration with CAR based Non-Governmental Development Organizations-Provided technical assistance for the construction of over 30 ponds, operation and management of 60 ponds and farms, and the operation of 3 small poultry farms-Managed a 10 week extension worker training for new extension workers.

Masters In Environmental Resource Management, Wetland And Stream Restoration And Mitigation, Water Quality, And Storm Water

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