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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Certified Professional Wetland Scientist, Senior Ecologist, Project Manager Duties: Project management. Wetland boundary delineation. Stream and wetland jurisdiction determination. Survey, assessment, evaluation, and mapping of aquatic resources, endangered species and their habitats, vegetative communities, amphibians, and small mammals. Select, evaluate, and/or monitor potential or established mitigation and preservation sites. Collect and analyze field data and prepare technical reports. Conduct floristic quality analyses. Provide technical support for permitting under local, state, and federal jurisdiction.

Grand Rapids, Mi

Certified Professional Wetland Scientist, Senior Environmental Scientist. KME was acquired by Barr Engineering in October 2020.Duties: Wetland boundary delineation. Stream and wetland jurisdiction determination. Survey, assessment, evaluation, and mapping of aquatic resources, endangered species and their habitats, vegetative communities, amphibians, and small mammals. Select, evaluate, and/or monitor potential or established mitigation and preservation sites. Collect and analyze field data and prepare technical reports. Conduct floristic quality analyses. Provide technical support for permitting under local, state, and federal jurisdiction.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Division of Water Resources (DWR)Natural Resources Section (NRS)TN Department of Transportation (TDOT)/TDEC Liaison State-wide responsibility—Permit Coordinator/Wetland and Stream Ecologist. Duties: Review, evaluate, and inspect land owner, private industry, non-profit, USACE, USFWS, NRCS (Emergency Watershed Protection and Private Lands soil conservation), and Federal Highways Administration/TDOT construction, mitigation, and restoration activities, plans, and applications as they pertain to section 401 water quality and TN Water Quality Control Act permitting. Review NEPA documents including biological opinions and environmental assessments/impact statements. Review all manner of field data involving water quality, wetland and stream mitigation/delineation, land development, infrastructure construction, and natural resource management as they pertain to listed species, environmental, and aquatic resource alterations and impacts in rural and urban environments. Author state Aquatic Resources Alteration Permits and 401 water quality certifications. Conduct stream and wetland jurisdictional determinations. Perform data base management in tracking and inventorying aquatic resource impacts to the waters of Tennessee. Review and form environmental policy as it pertains to the protection of Tennessee’s water quality. Coordinate with USFWS, TN Division of Natural Heritage, and TN Wildlife Resources Agency on a regular basis with regard to federal and state listed plant and animal species management. Solicit, compile, and formulate TDEC Advisory Comments in accordance to the TDOT/TDEC’s TESA (TN Environmental Streamlining Agreement) MOA. Create and give presentations to peer groups and professional organizations. Provide environmental education to the general public.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Duties: Stream determinations, wetland boundary delineations, land surveying for urban development

Eastern U.S.

Duties: Continuous travel throughout the eastern U.S. as part of an invasive plant management team utilizing a variety of techniques including chemical, mechanical, and biological methods to control invasive exotic plant species on private, municipal, state, and federal lands including National Parks and military installations pertaining to Executive Order 13112. Conduct native/non-native vegetation assessments, project management, and public education.

Duties: Prepare and analyze environmental soil and water samples containing volatile organic compounds through the use of GC and GC mass spectrometers according to EPA protocol. Environmental sample chain-of-custody database input, tracking, and maintenance. Analytical data quantification, review, and reporting of environmental sample testing results.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

Duties: Stream and wetland jurisdiction determinations, wetland boundary delineations, land surveying for urban planning and public works.

B.S., Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Professional Certificate, Stream Restoration