Urban Samuel Withers, EIT
Engineer II at Resource Environmental Solutions LLC- Claim this Profile
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Bio
Credentials
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TN Erosion Prevention and Sediment Control Level 1
Tennessee Department of Environment and ConservationJul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Engineer In Training
NCEESMay, 2018- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Resource Environmental Solutions LLC
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United States
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Environmental Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Engineer II
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Mar 2022 - Present
-Serve as design lead for 12+ environmental mitigation projects from permitting to monitoring/maintenance phases. -Provide insight for existing conditions assessment, approach selection and design process for stream restoration projects-Use AutoCAD Civil 3D to complete alignment, profile and grading designs for stream and wetland restoration projects as well as develop construction-ready design plans.-Collaborate with ecologists, regulatory specialists and project managers on project timeline and budgets-Complete mitigation credit calculations.-Assist in report preparation for submittals to governing agencies. -Assist in the development of a standardized design process and documentation methodology-Perform engineering oversight on active construction sites to ensure projects are built to plan-Act as mentor for younger design staff Show less
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Engineer I
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Sep 2019 - Mar 2022
-Provided Engineering support for more than 30,000 linear feet of stream restoration throughout Tennessee.-Completed site assessments, existing conditions surveys, and stream quantification data collection prior to beginning design work-Gained experience in Tennessee Stream Quantification Tool (SQT) methodology-performed watershed and hydrologic analysis to support design discharge selection-completed channel cross section, alignment, profile and grading design-developed design plans-supported permit application and stormwater pollution prevention plan development-participated in as-built survey and report development Show less
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Virginia Tech
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Graduate Research Assistant
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Jun 2018 - Sep 2019
-Developed a method to rapidly assess stream restoration success both in the field and using monitoring reports -Assessed 25 completed stream restoration projects in the field, and 33 with monitoring reports using aforementioned methods -Collected watershed- and project-scale data on approximately 60 completed stream restoration projects using ArcGIS and design plans. -Performed statistical analysis to assess correlation between watershed- and project-sale variables and stream restoration project success. Show less
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Wetland Studies and Solutions, Inc. (WSSI), a Davey Tree Company
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United States
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Environmental Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Engineering Intern
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May 2017 - Jan 2018
-Gained experience with stream restoration methodology, including Bank Erosion Hazard Index (BEHI) erosion assessments, natural channel design approach, storm water outfall restoration design, and general construction oversight. -Rotated among diverse departments within the company, including; environmental compliance, ecosystems management, survey, and environmental science. -Assisted in conducting erosion and sediment control monitoring, wetland mitigation monitoring, tree species inventories, existing condition surveys, as-built surveys, and bathymetric surveys. Show less
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Virginia Tech
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
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Aug 2015 - May 2017
-Collaborated with Doctors Leigh-Anne Krometis and Tess Thompson of Biological Systems Engineering to compile a review of current design standards, policy requirements and performance of engineered wetlands constructed to treat domestic and community waste waters. -Organized a database containing three years of weather and water level data, and calculated evapotranspiration rates using Bowen’s Ratio for Huntley Meadows wetland in Arlington, VA. -Constructed multiple configurations of rock weirs in attempt to develop weir coefficients for flow control structures in mitigation wetlands. -Assisted in surveying and weir installation for a study to develop roughness coefficients of regenerative storm water conveyance structures. Show less
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ECS Limited
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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Field Technician
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May 2015 - Aug 2015
-Conducted field tests to ensure all implementation of construction materials was completed per specification -served as a liaison between principal project engineers and contractors to facilitate efficient and timely solutions to problems which arose on-site -completed daily reports to document observations and findings of particular work orders. -Conducted field tests to ensure all implementation of construction materials was completed per specification -served as a liaison between principal project engineers and contractors to facilitate efficient and timely solutions to problems which arose on-site -completed daily reports to document observations and findings of particular work orders.
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Education
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2018 - 2019
Virginia Tech
Masters of Science (M.S.), Biological Systems Engineering -
2013 - 2018
Virginia Tech
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Biological Systems Engineering
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