Municipal Team Leader

• Aug 2023 - Present

Senior Project Manager | Municipal Engineering

• Dec 2017 - Aug 2023

Director of Public Works | City Engineer

• Sep 2014 - Dec 2017

• Plans and implements capital improvement program including road resurfacing, road maintenance, street design, stormwater management facilities, sanitary sewer interceptors, water distribution and production facilities, and buildings and public facilities. • Coordinates and supervises the activities of the Engineering, Operations, and Building Inspection divisions. Prepares annual budgets, evaluates employees, and keeps appropriate records. • Oversees the refuse and recycling function of the City (Operations Division). • Coordinates and oversee the overall operation of ice and snow control (Operations Division). • Oversees designs of engineering plans for certain City-funded improvement projects such as sidewalks, street reconstruction, bike paths, sanitary sewer interceptors, and water distribution and production facilities (Engineering Division). • Serves as City liaison with Engineering Consulting firms contracted with the City for specific improvement projects and reviews all work performed by these firms. • Provides enforcement of the City’s stormwater and erosion control ordinances (Operations Division). • Negotiates agreements for public improvements contracted through private developers, private contractors or the County, and certifies their conformity with existing City codes and land use policy. • Reviews and makes recommendations for pending subdivision approvals, rezoning requests, and architectural reviews before the City Plan Commission. • Inspects construction progress to insure conformance with existing City codes and land use policy. • Works with developers and engineers to resolve problems. • Serves as engineering resource to other City departments, the Mayor’s office, and as Executive Secretary for the Board of Public Works. • Participates in discussions on proposed developments on infrastructure. • Oversees land acquisition and easement obtainment for public works projects. Show less

Water Resources Manager | Chief Stormwater Engineer

• Jan 2011 - Sep 2014

• Chief Engineer responsible for the Water Resources Division of the Planning and Development Department for McHenry County Illinois. • Work includes: Permit review, ordinance interpretation and amendment, leading the technical advisory committee, conducting variance hearings, violation enforcement, serving as the County’s expert witness for court cases, grant writing, technical presentations, and staff supervision. • Chief Engineer responsible for the Water Resources Division of the Planning and Development Department for McHenry County Illinois. • Work includes: Permit review, ordinance interpretation and amendment, leading the technical advisory committee, conducting variance hearings, violation enforcement, serving as the County’s expert witness for court cases, grant writing, technical presentations, and staff supervision.

Water Resources Discipline Leader

• Feb 2006 - Jan 2011

•Project Manager responsible for water resources design and analysis for projects involving storm water, floodplain, lakeshore protection, stream bank protection, flood control facilities, and wetland issues. •Work includes: Municipal review, project management, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, permitting, report generation, creating plans, specifications, bid packages, and construction inspection. •Project Manager responsible for water resources design and analysis for projects involving storm water, floodplain, lakeshore protection, stream bank protection, flood control facilities, and wetland issues. •Work includes: Municipal review, project management, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, permitting, report generation, creating plans, specifications, bid packages, and construction inspection.

Senior Water Resources Engineer

• Aug 2003 - Feb 2006

•Project Manager responsible for water resources design and analysis for projects involving storm water, floodplain, lakeshore protection stream bank protection, flood control facilities, and wetland issues. •Work includes: Municipal review, project management, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, permitting, report generation, creating plans, specifications, bid packages, and construction inspection. •Project Manager responsible for water resources design and analysis for projects involving storm water, floodplain, lakeshore protection stream bank protection, flood control facilities, and wetland issues. •Work includes: Municipal review, project management, hydraulic and hydrologic modeling, permitting, report generation, creating plans, specifications, bid packages, and construction inspection.

Conservation Engineer

• Dec 2000 - Aug 2003

• Lead conservation engineer for the NPEA (Non Point Source Pollution Engineering Assistance) program for the Arrowhead Region of Minnesota covering four counties and five soil and water conservation districts •Project Manager for projects including: low impact development, water quality studies, lake shore stabilization, stream bank stabilization, and slope stabilization •Responsible for managing projects from conception through construction. Work included: technical assessments and cost estimates, grant writing, surveying, creating plans, specifications, and bid packages, and construction inspection • Technical advisor for storm water permitting and ordinance creation, storm water management plans, wetland conservation act, and environmental impact reviews • Responsible for supervision of engineering technicians and construction crews Show less

Project Engineer

• Jan 1999 - Dec 2000

Responsible for projects including: landfill design and permitting, environmental investigations and permitting, water resources analysis and design, geotechnical investigations, structural analysis and design, dam design and analysis, stability analysis, and computer modeling Also responsible for creation of reports, proposals, general project oversight, and supervision of engineering technicians and construction crews Responsible for projects including: landfill design and permitting, environmental investigations and permitting, water resources analysis and design, geotechnical investigations, structural analysis and design, dam design and analysis, stability analysis, and computer modeling Also responsible for creation of reports, proposals, general project oversight, and supervision of engineering technicians and construction crews

Bridge Engineer

• Jan 1998 - Jan 1999

Responsible for structural and scour analysis of concrete slab, steel, and prestressed concrete bridges throughout Wisconsin Processed overweight truck permits for the entire state of Wisconsin Responsible for structural and scour analysis of concrete slab, steel, and prestressed concrete bridges throughout Wisconsin Processed overweight truck permits for the entire state of Wisconsin