Environmental Scientist
Years of Experience: 10
Education/Training
- M.S., Forest Resources, 2013
- B.S., Fisheries and Wildlife, minor Biological Sciences, 2007
Registrations
- Maryland List of Qualified Birders, 2021
- MDE Erosion & Sediment Control Responsible Personnel Certification, 2021
- MDNR Recognized Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor, 2020
- DNREC Recognized Qualified Bog Turtle Surveyor, 2020
- MBSS Crayfish Taxonomy Test Qualifying Score, 2019
- MBSS Herpetofauna Taxonomy Test Qualifying Score, 2019
Highlights of Experience
Kevin is an Environmental Scientist with extensive experience performing a wide range of natural resources surveys and analyses in both government and private sectors. Kevin’s responsibilities include surveys a wide range of plants and animals, including rare, threatened, and endangered species; fish community and aquatic habitat assessments; data analysis; and report preparation. Highlights of Kevin’s experience include:
Field Studies
- conducts inventory and impact analysis of terrestrial habitat and wildlife, including forest interior dwelling bird species surveys and the distribution and abundance of amphibians and reptiles
- assists with wetland delineations, forest stand delineations, and tree surveys
- conducts rare, threatened, and endangered species surveys for a wide range of plant and animal species including surveys for the federally threatened bog turtle
- assists aquatic community sampling utilizing Maryland Biological Stream Survey (MBSS), Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (VADEQ) and EPA Rapid Bioassessment protocols
- uses GPS and GIS technologies to support technical field work and reporting, including preparation of resource mapping
Document Preparation
- prepares technical reports for RTE surveys, wetland delineations, forest stand delineations, and tree surveys
- assists in preparing the natural resource portion of NEPA documents including background research, technical field studies, impact assessments, avoidance and minimization evaluations, and document preparation
- utilizes GIS programs to support environmental assessments, inventories, and impact analyses
- assists with permit documentation and position reports for MDE Wetland and Waterway Division Review Services