Project Manager Training
Resume:
SEAN PEFFER ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL RESOURCE PROJECT MANAGER
*** **** *** ******, **********, OH 43040/919-***-****/**********@*****.***
EDUCATION I have more than 14 years of industry experience specializing in wetland and stream
Bachelors of Science delineations, water resource permitting and mitigation, water quality monitoring,
Resource Economics,
NEPA processes, and environmental assessments. My professional expertise includes
University of Kentucky
natural resources and environmental studies supporting projects in renewable
energy; oil and gas production, transport, and processing; residential and
Post-graduate course work in
commercial development; transportation and infrastructure; NEPA documentation;
soil science and hydrology,
North Carolina State stream assessment and wetland delineation; and water quality permitting.
University
I have extensive experience with Section 404/401 CWA permitting, watershed
Masters of Science,
assessment, jurisdictional wetland delineations, stream habitat assessments and
Environmental, Health &
monitoring, riparian zone assessment, ASTM Phase I and II ESAs, natural channel
Safety Management (Spring
design and construction, soil/groundwater sampling, and threatened and
2014), University of Findlay
endangered species surveys. I have a thorough knowledge of federal and state
environmental laws and regulations throughout the eastern U.S.
TRAINING/CONTINUING
EDUCATION
RECENT RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Stream Restoration -
Natural Channel Design Natural Resources Studies and Permitting Utica Shale/Eastern Ohio Manages and
Techniques
leads field crews conducting natural resource studies on well pad sites and pipeline
Stream Restoration –
corridors throughout eastern Ohio for Utica Shale E&P companies. Manages CWA
Construction Management
and ODNR permitting of wells and impacts to surface waters and habitat related to
Techniques
pipeline installation.
Stormwater Management
During Construction
Natural Resources Studies and Permitting Renewable Energy Projects
Advanced Atypical
Midwestern/Eastern United States Manages and leads field crews conducting
Wetland Delineation
natural resource studies on wind, solar, and bio-renewable facilities. Manages
Stream Identification &
Mapping federal and state permitting related to surface water impacts, zoning, and
Stream Macrobenthic endangered species take.
Sampling Protocols
Techniques in Ecological CWA Section 404/401 and Section 10 Rivers and Harbors Act Permit Applications
Restoration and Mitigation Plans Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida and the
Endangered Species Eastern United States
Consultation (USFWS)
ASTM Phase I ESA Jurisdictional Wetland Delineations, Stream Assessments, and Riparian Buffer
Guidance Training Evaluations Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida and the Eastern
Ohio Rapid Assessment United States
Method (ORAM) Wetland
NEPA/SEPA Environmental Assessments, Infrastructure Project North Carolina
Assessment Training
QHEI and HHEI Assessment Project sites included sewer lines, water lines, waste water treatment plants, and
Stream training water distribution plants. These projects underwent environmental review under the
Ohio DOT-OES pre- EA/FONSI process, avoiding the longer and more costly EIS process.
qualification training for
environmental services Wetland Delineations and Natural Resource Management Surveys Illinois, Kansas,
PA Scientific Collectors and Nebraska
Permit
Technical lead during field work and reporting for multiple U.S. Army Reserve
WV Scientific Collectors
Commands
Permit
CESSWI Certification (in
review)
Sean Peffer
KEY PROJECT EXPERIENCE
SAFETY
Wind Generation Facilities - Environmental Assessments & Permitting Indiana
Marathon Pipeline Safety
Coordinated and managed environmental due diligence and critical issues analysis
Training
OSHA 40-Hour associated with two large scale wind energy development sites. Assessments
HAZWOPER Training included wetland, stream and floodplain services; threatened and endangered
OSHA 10-Hour
species surveys; habitat analysis and mapping; cultural resource inventories and in-
Construction Safety
depth avian and bat migration surveys. Multiple agency meetings were conducted
Training
to discuss Indiana Bat issues facing the sites. These discussions included negotiation
OSHA 8-Hour Hazardous
of possible buffer and the need and requirements for Habitat Conservation Plans and
Waste Site Supervisor
Training Incidental Take permitting. Due to the heighten concern regarding the Indiana Bat
and the regional positioning of the projects, Habitat Conservation Plan and Incidental
Take Permits for each site are being prepared through coordination with the USFWS-
EXPERTISE
Bloomington Office.
Due Diligence/Feasibility
Individual Section 404/401 Permit – Large Commercial Retail Development Site
Studies
Ohio
Expert Witness Testimony
Project manager during preparation of this permit. Project development required
Fisheries & Stream
impacts to 1,700 linear feet of intermittent stream and 1.5 acres of wetland.
Assessments
HCP/ITP Section 7 & Mitigation included the use of two off-site properties: one site required stream
restoration on 2,000 linear feet of agriculturally impacted stream channel and 6
Section 10
Local, State & Federal acres of wet prairie and the second site included 800 linear feet of perennial channel
restoration and riparian buffer enhancement. Ohio stream and wetland assessments
Permitting
NEPA Compliance/EA/EIS were conducted on the impact site and the two off-site mitigations areas in order to
Preparation establish baseline data and determine long-term mitigation goals.
Public Outreach
Individual Section 404/401 Permit and Tennessee Valley Authority Permitting –
Threatened & Endangered
Large Polysilicone Manufacturing Facility
Species Surveys
Served as Project manager to mitigate 3,000 linear feet of perennial stream impacts,
Wetland Determination &
and 4 acres of wetland impacts for this site in Southeast Tennessee. 14 acres of on -
Delineation
site wetland mitigation was designed and over 6,000 linear feet of stream channel
Wetland Mitigation &
was proposed for enhancement and restoration. Intensive macrobenthic sampling
Design
was conducted on impacted and mitigation streams to determine a baseline for future
Wetland Monitoring
mitigation success. Intense agency coordination with local, state, and federal
Vegetation & Wildlife
agencies was required to locate numerous off-site stream mitigation reaches. In-
Habitat Assessments
stream monitoring stations were installed to measure water quality conditions per
TDEQ NPDES permit.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Individual Section 404/401 Permit – Coal Mine Eastern Ohio
2010 to Present – Atwell, LLC
Served as Project manager during the preparation of this permit. Impacts proposed
within the preferred alternative included over four acres of Category 1 and 2
2008 to 2010 – Independent
wetlands and approximately 37,000 linear feet of jurisdictional stream. Extensive
Contractor
negotiation with regulatory agencies regarding mining alternatives and mitigation
was conducted.
2005 to 2008 – EMH&T, Inc.
Environmental Impact Statement – Large Taconite Ore Mine Minnesota
2003 to 2005 – S&EC, LLC
Served as Project Manager during the preparation of this EIS for review and approval
by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
2000 to 2003 – S&ME, Inc.
Investigation & Assessment – Closed & Abandoned Landfills North Carolina
1998 to 2000 –
The investigation and assessment, of these 34 North Carolina counties, have led to
Environmental Quality
the development of programs within the North Carolina Division of Waste
Management, Inc.
Management to assist property owners and communities with sampling and potential
Sean Peffer
cleanup of high priority sites.
After-The-Fact Section 404/401 Permit Central Ohio
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Project manager during the preparation of this permit for impacts to over 5 acres of
Joel Brown
EMH&T, Inc. Category 3 wetlands on a potential commercial development site. Local mitigation
614-***-**** was established along with innovative on-site stormwater BMP’s to assist in the
selection of the preferred design alternative.
Bourke Thomas
Atwell-Canada, LLC Individual Section 404/401 Permit – Commercial Retail Site Ohio
647-***-**** Project manager during preparation of this permit in Central Ohio. Extensive
negotiation with regulatory agencies regarding mitigation alternatives led to local
Paula Hepp
wetland enhancement. In addition several on-site “green” post-construction BMP’s
Civil & Environmental
were utilized for a portion of the mitigation. Monitoring was required of BMP’s.
Consultants, Inc.
Mining/Water Quality Permitting – Sand Mine Outer Banks North Carolina
Project manager during preparation of this permit in the Outer Banks of North
Mathew Bryant
Carolina. Extensive mitigation options were explored including on-site wetland
Civil & Environmental
restoration and creation, preservation, property acquisition to conduct wetland
Consultants, Inc.
800-***-**** restoration in watershed, and mitigation banking in several USGS-HUCs.
Wetland for Remediation Piedmont Region North Carolina
Assisted in the design, construction, and monitoring of this 1.5-acre site contaminated
with nitrate and ammonia. Responsibilities included hydrologic budgeting, wetland
construction, sediment and erosion control BMP implementation, plant selection and
placement, and monitoring.
Debris and Contaminated Sediment Removal Coastal North Carolina
On-site environmental manager responsible for daily confirmation that sediment and
erosion control devices were in place. Duties also included turbidity sampling in river
around barges and debris field, and site meetings and coordination with CAMA and
USCOE.
Sean Peffer
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