Experience

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

• Government Administration
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Regional Manager Virginia Water Protection Permit Program

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Manage the Virginia Water Protection permit program and compliance activities at the Tidewater Regional Office. Supervise permitting and compliance staff. Review and approve permits for issuance in accordance with applicable laws, regulations, and policies. Collaborate with counterparts throughout the agency to support program implementation consistency. Provide technical assistance and effectively communicate agency programs and procedures to the regulated community and citizens of the Commonwealth. Show less

• Environmental Specialist

  • Mar 2013 - Sep 2018

  Manage projects to ensure compliance with the Virginia Water Protection (VWP) Permit Program through the Joint Permit Application process. Regulate impacts to surface waters and wetlands to protect state waters and reduce water pollution. Partner closely with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EPA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Marine Resources Commission, and Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Administer Virginia’s Section 401 certification program for federal Section 404 permits issued under the authority of the Clean Water Act. Show less



Kerr Environmental Services Corp.

• Sr. Environmental Scientist

  • Aug 2004 - Nov 2012

  Wetland Delineation Coastal Plain & Piedmont; Wetland Permitting; Wetland Mitigation; Due Diligence for Land Development (wetlands, hazmat, T&E species, cultural resources, etc); Local, State & Federal Environmental Regulations; Site Plan Development; Liaison between Planners, Developers, Engineers, and Local State & Federal Environmental Regulators Wetland Delineation Coastal Plain & Piedmont; Wetland Permitting; Wetland Mitigation; Due Diligence for Land Development (wetlands, hazmat, T&E species, cultural resources, etc); Local, State & Federal Environmental Regulations; Site Plan Development; Liaison between Planners, Developers, Engineers, and Local State & Federal Environmental Regulators



MAP Environmental Inc.

• Sr. Environmental Scientist

  • May 1999 - Aug 2004

  Same as KES, smaller scale. Same as KES, smaller scale.



Gunsmoke Scuba Charters

• Divemaster

  • May 1994 - Dec 1998

  Divemaster, Gulfstream Shipwreck Tour Guide, Rescue Diver Divemaster, Gulfstream Shipwreck Tour Guide, Rescue Diver