Michael Nichols

Environmental Engineer and Consultant

Murfreesboro, TN 37130

ady2a6@r.postjobfree.com

+1-615-***-****

Consulting Engineer

Murfreesboro, TN

Willing to relocate to: Alabama - Georgia - Florida Authorized to work in the US for any employer

Work Experience

Environmental Consultant

Deloitte - Washington, DC

September 2022 to Present

Environmental Consultant

NEPA permitting, Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements for Dept. of Commerce Broadband infrastructure project .

Determining if the project site has specific requirements that come under the Clean Water Act, Historic Preservation Act, Endangered Species Act or Archeological Resources Protection Act. Determining if CATEX, FONSI applies to the site.

EPCRA, public right to know information.

Merit grant review of applications for eligibility and adherence to grant requirements. Data collection and analysis.

MS Office and Teams

Google Docs, Maps and Google Earth

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Salesforce

ArcGIS Pro, FieldMaps and Survey 123

Clearance level - Confidential

Environmental Engineer

Stell Environmental Enterprises, Inc - Exton, PA

October 2021 to January 2023

• Inspection of stormwater infrastructure for structural and compliance issues on over 700 BMP sites at U. S. government facilities Aberdeen Proving Ground and Adelphi Labs ( e.g. Micro bioretentions, Bio swales, Submerged gravel wetlands, Rain gardens, Impervious surface conversions, Grass channels, Wet and Dry ponds,Sand filters, Berms, Dry detention areas and industrial BMPs ) .

• Inspection of Airfields at Aberdeen Proving Ground and Aberdeen Edgewood.

• Wetlands delineation in Chesapeake Bay, Susquehanna River estuary area.

• Coastal Engineering and Shoreline Management for U. S. Army Corps of Engineers along Maryland shoreline.

• Environmental Audit

• ISO 14001

• Data Collection and analysis.

• Technical Reports

• ESRI ArcGIS Pro, Field Maps and Survey 123

• Trimble GPS

• MS Office and Teams

• MS Project

• Adobe Acrobat

• SAS, R, SPSS

• DoD Clearance level - Secret

Environmental Specialist

Cretelligent - Gold River, CA

January 2020 to September 2022

• Phase 1 and phase 2 ESAs on commercial property.

• All work conducted using ASTM E 1527- 13 and E 1527-21 standards.

• Site visits, site testing and monitoring, vapor intrusion testing, lead, asbestos and mold testing.

• Title and Document searches

• Data collection and analysis.

• MS Office and Teams

• Adobe Acrobat Pro

• Google Suite

• ESRI ArcGIS Pro

• Land Glide

• FastField

Environmental Specialist

GAI Consultants - Pittsburgh, PA

January 2017 to July 2021

Environmental Consulting on

Projects in Florida, Georgia, Virginia, West Virginia, Texas .

• Environmental consulting on petroleum and natural gas sites, utilities, airport and roadway projects.

• Environmental audits

• Inspection of project sites for compliance

• Wetlands, Stream assessments, Habitat studies

• Permitting NPDES, NEPA, 401, 404 and title V.

• Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements

• CATEX, FONSI, EPCRA

• SPCC

• Data collection and analysis.

• ArcGIS Pro and Collector

• Trimble GPS

• Microsoft Office and Teams

• Adobe Acrobat

• Google Suite

Watershed Representative

Rutherford County Engineering and Planning Department - Murfreesboro, TN February 2015 to September 2016

This was a USEPA grant funded project to collect data on the Stones River Watershed

• Collection of data on erosion sites, in stream daming, flood plain, riparian buffer, fluvial geomorphology, land use along the watershed area and cataloging native and non native invasive species of aquatic plants and animals, macro invertebrates, mollusks.

• Sampling and testing surface and ground water for dissolved oxygen, pH, turbidity, lead, phosphates, nitrates, coliform bacteria and micro plastics.

• Data collection and analysis

• SAS, R

• ArcGIS Pro

• ArcGIS Collector used to upload photos and data sites

• Microsoft Office

• Google Suite

• Adobe Acrobat

• Trimble GPS

Senior Right of Way Agent

Bechtel - Nashville, TN

March 2014 to March 2016

• Negotiating leases and purchases of land along right of way for the Google Fiber Project.

• Obtaining permits related to project construction.

• Conducting research on codes and zoning requirements.

• Handling Damage Control for liability related issues due to project construction.

• Microsoft Office and Teams, Adobe Acrobat, Google Suite, ArcGIS Pro and Google Maps. Environmental Consultant for Property Acquisitions Wilson Properties, LLC - Nashville, TN

January 2007 to December 2014

Consultant for Property Acquisition

Right of Way acquisition for linear construction projects.

• Conducting Phase 1 and 2 Environmental Site Assessments using ASTM E 1527 - 13 and E 1527-21 procedures.

• Over 700 phase 1 and phase 2 ESAs performed.

• Historical Document and Property Records searches

• Researching codes and zoning requirements, easements and right of ways on properties for utilities

( solar, gas pipeline )

• Data collection and analysis

• Site Suitability Analysis using ESRI ArcGIS

• Determining value of real property

• Property Assessments

• Consultation with project management and stakeholders .

• ESRI ArcGIS Desktop and Collector

• Microsoft Office

• Adobe Acrobat

• Google Suite

Environmental Compliance Engineer

Donnell Construction - Knoxville, TN

January 2001 to January 2008

• Projects include TVA sites, Municipal Airports and highway projects, pipeline and fiber optic projects.

• Environmental Permitting NEPA, NPDES

401,404, 408, TVA 26A, Title V and DOT 4f.

Construction permitting-CGP, IGP and MSGP

• Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements, CATEX, FONSI, EPCRA and SARA

- Community Right to Know regulations

• Stormwater inspection for Best Management Practice/ Due Diligence.

• Wetlands delineation and stream assessments, habitat studies, environmental monitoring

• Habitat Studies

• Water and soil testing.

• Data collection and analysis

• Work with the Clean Water Act and Waters of the United States Rule, Endangered Species Act, Historic Preservation Act, Rivers and Harbors Act.

• ArcGIS Desktop, Collector

• ArcMap

• MS Office (Access, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word), MS Project Environmental Scientist I - Air Quality

State of Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation - Murfreesboro, TN March 1995 to April 1998

Monitoring ambient air quality and collecting data

• Testing for carbon monoxide, oxides of nitrogen, sulfur dioxide, lead, tropospheric ozone, particulate matter.

Statistical Analyst

Covance - Nashville, TN

May 1990 to December 1995

• Data analysis of clinical trials

• Quantitative Analysis

• Regression Analysis

• SAS, SPSS and S-Plus

Education

Master's in Biostatistics

Emory University - Atlanta, GA

May 1998 to December 2000

B. S. in Environmental Science

Middle Tennessee State University - Murfreesboro, TN 1997

B. S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Auburn University - Auburn, AL

August 1982 to December 1986

Skills

• Environmental Permitting NEPA, NPDES,401,404 (10+ years)

• Environmental Compliance and Due Diligence (10+ years)

• Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements-CATEX, FONSI, EPCRA (10+ years)

• Wetlands and Stream Assessments (10+ years)

• Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments (10+ years)

• Stormwater - Compliance, Inspection, Management (10+ years)

• ArcGIS Pro, Collector, FieldMaps and Survey 123 (10+ years)

• Microsoft Office and Teams (10+ years)

• Google Suit-Docs,Gmail,Earth and Maps (10+ years)

• Data Collection and Analysis (10+ years)

• Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Historic Preservation Act (10+ years)

• Endangered Species Act, Archeological Resources Protection Act (10+ years)

• Rivers and Harbors Act, Waters of the United States Rule (10+ years)

• Technical writing

• ArcGIS

• Data analysis skills

• Research

• Data collection

• Analysis skills

• GIS

• OSHA

• Environmental law

• EPA

• Inspections - compliance,construction and insurance

• SAS

• SQL

• AutoCAD

• Six Sigma

• Microsoft Project

• R

Awards

Chi Epsilon

1984

Engineering Honor Society

Golden Key

1992

Academic Honor Society

Certifications and Licenses

Six Sigma Black Belt

Data Analytics

Certified Professional in Erosion and Sedimentation Control February 2023

StormWaterOne

Driver's License

January 2016 to January 2024

State of Tennessee Department of Transportation

Certified Environmental Professional

Wetlands Scientist

May 2017

Engineer In Training (EIT)

Present

Fundamentals of Engineering

Groups

Member

Present

American Statistical Association

Tennessee Environmental Council

Member and Volunteer for Environmental Projects.

Harpeth River Conservancy

Member, Volunteer

American Society of Civil Engineers

Member

Stones River Watershed Association

Member, Volunteer, Former Committee Chairman

Tennessee Riverkeeper

February 2022

• Volunteer for watershed projects .

Additional Information

• ESRI Field Maps and Survey 123, ArcGIS Pro and Desktop, Collector and CityWorks

• Compliance and Permitting NEPA, NPDES, Historic Preservation,401, ACOE 404, TVA 26A, CGPs, MSGPs

• Analytics ( SAS, SPSS, R, Excel ), IT ( SQL, Python, JAVA )

• MS Office ( Access, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint, Word )

• MS Project

• NHWA Bridge Inspection courses

• Wetlands delineation and stream assessments

• Air, Soil and Water Testing

• Phase 1 and 2 Environmental Site Assessments

• Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments

• CAD Civil 3D, HydroCAD

• Communication, Leadership, Training

• Estimates- Construction, Property Damage

• Xactimate

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