Matthew Manning
Franklin
Summary
Environmental professional with 4 years of diverse experience. Skilled in regulations and laws pertaining to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act, geospatial analysis, and arboriculture.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Environmental Planner
HNTB Corporation
04.2024 - Current
- Interfaces with the department of transportation (DOT) client to provide environmental support from initial concept development through project completion.
- Oversees multiple DOT regions as a NEPA subject matter expert for the Alternative Delivery Program Management Contract (PMC) for the DOT.
- Supports the PMC with the development of programmatic materials and checklists for consultant use.
- Acts as a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) task lead for DOT projects and attends bi-weekly and monthly project review meetings to provide discipline specific updates.
- Prepares project materials including graphics, maps, geodatabases, and other deliverables.
- Analyzes and reviews engineering design plans for compliance with NEPA.
- Aids in the delivery of Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) studies, Environmental Assessments (EAs).
- Develops technical documents in support of the preparation of environmental assessments including visual impacts assessments, socioeconomic conditions analyses, recreational Section 4(f) and Section 6(f) analyses, floodplain analyses, farmlands analyses, land use analyses, purpose and need analyses and project coordination plans.
- Attends Public Involvement activities under NEPA and generates public comment summaries.
- Creates and maintains a detailed schedule of project correspondence, developments, and milestones at the task level.
- Tracks project budget at the task level.
- Coordinates with other project team members to complete assigned tasks and to perform quality checks to ensure client requirements are met.
- Reviews subconsultant work for technical soundness including, but not limited to, Waters of the United States delineation reports, threatened and endangered species surveys, biological assessments, and Phase I environmental site assessments.
Environmental Scientist
Halff Associates Inc.
09.2022 - 02.2024
- Led field investigation efforts for wetland and stream delineations for compliance with Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.
- Delineated water features using handheld remote GPS technology.
- Provided data gathered from field investigations to other disciplines regarding the water features present.
- Provided expertise in natural resources impact analysis and Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting with experience working on linear transportation, solar, electric transmission line, commercial land development, and bank stabilization projects.
- Analyzed engineering plans for potential impacts to wetlands and streams.
- Assisted in the execution of various ecological projects including permittee-responsible mitigation site monitoring, mitigation bank tree sapling monitoring, and aquatic species surveys and relocations (fish and mussels).
- Collected and organized field data for tree surveys as it pertains to municipal tree ordinance compliance and tree canopy assessments for municipal tree management plans.
- Generated client deliverables and public facing project deliverables on behalf of the client such as tables, maps, geodatabases, and technical reports.
- Compiled and analyzed information for environmental assessment documents for federally funded projects and transmission line projects seeking approval from the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
- Performed the TXRAM (Texas Rapid Assessment Method) to score stream and wetland quality and condition based upon surrounding habitat.
Consulting Utility Forester
Davey Resource Group
08.2021 - 08.2022
- Patrolled assigned utility lines for potential environmental impacts including trees and vegetation that posed a hazard to equipment and required trimming, removal, or herbicide applications.
- Assessed environmental surroundings impacting utility lines by accurately identifying tree and vegetation species and potential pest and health issues. Input vegetation and work type data into a GIS database to create vegetation management plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resource Management
Auburn University
Auburn, AL05.2021
Skills
- Proficiency in ArcGIS 108, ArcPro, and Arc Field Maps GPS data collection interface, as well as experience with remote GPS receiver technology, such as the Bad Elf Flex and EOS Arrow 100
- Strong technical writing skills
- Thorough review of technical documents
- Ability to research, gather, analyze and synthesize data from various online databases
- Application of ecological principals and plant identification
- Analysis of engineer plans for impacts to various environmental resources
Certification
ISA Certified Arborist - Certification Number TX-4923A
Timeline
Environmental Planner
HNTB Corporation
04.2024 - Current
Environmental Scientist
Halff Associates Inc.
09.2022 - 02.2024
Consulting Utility Forester
Davey Resource Group
08.2021 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resource Management
Auburn University