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Richmond, Virginia Area

• Prepared and submitted applications for Nationwide and Individual Permits, Virginia Water Protection Permits, Virginia Marine Resource Commission Permits, State Program General Permits, and other general permits for activities regulated by Sections 404 and 401 of the Clean Water Act; • Conducted wetland delineations for tidal and non-tidal wetlands using the 1987 Army Corps of Engineers’ Wetland Delineation Manual and Supplements, and National Food Security Act Manual; prepared and submitted reports for Jurisdictional Determinations• Aided in design, research, monitoring, and reporting of Stream Restoration and Wetland Creation for mitigation and mitigation banking• Performed stream classifications in accordance with the N.C. Division of Water Quality Stream Classification Method and Fairfax County Perennial Stream Field Identification Protocol for designation of Resource Protection Areas (RPA) under requirements of the Chesapeake Bay Act • Utilized the Stream Impact Compensation Assessment Manual (SICAM), Stream Attribute Assessment Methodology (SAAM), and Unified Stream Methodology (USM) for mitigating impacts to streams• Participated in surveys for Federally and State listed threatened and endangered species• Developed, implemented, and maintained a company-wide Geographic Information System• Produced maps and analyses for wetland delineations and mitigation, stream compensation and restoration, sewer and utilities studies, county Comprehensive Plans and land use, navigational channel dredging, watershed drainage and impervious surface hydrology studies, Environmental Site Assessments, and various other environmental and civil engineering projects using ArcInfo, including 3D Analyst, Spatial Analyst, ArcScene, ArcGlobe, and other extensions and utilities• Performed landfill gas and groundwater sampling for detection of possible migration at various active and closed landfills throughout Virginia, including use of low-flow purging systems

• Aided in conducting biological inventories of general biota and state and federally listed species • Sorted inventory samples; identified, pinned, and labeled specimens; and maintained specimen records in databases• Used GIS software to produce maps and databases of specimen records• Maintained, cleaned, and assembled inventory instruments and field and laboratory equipment

Master Of Science - Ms, Mcst

Bachelor Of Arts, Environmental Studies

Activities and Societies: Beta Beta Beta National Biology Honorary Fraternity, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship