BPM005278_Solicitation_Attachment_G_-_Key_Personnel SWCA.pdf

Request for Proposal

Solicitation No. BPM005278

TMDL and Watershed Modeling and Application

Arizona Department of Environmental Quality - Procurement Office

1110 W. Washington St.

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Solicitation Attachment – Key Personnel | Revision No. 1 | Revised 11-22

Attachment G – Key Personnel

Answer all questions thoroughly in the spaces provided. Complete this form in full for each one of the key personnel proposed to be involved in performing the Services. Insert or attach a separate resume as applicable, but any attached resumes are supplemental to this form and do not substitute for this form. If there are more than three (3) Key Personnel, please utilize the same form for each additional Personnel by making copies of this page as needed.

1 Name: Erica Gaddis, Ph.D. Job title: Project Manager

Length of employment with the company:

8 years (recently returned 12/2022)

Length of time in current role: Less than 1 year

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 50% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 17 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level V

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services: Project Manager and Key Point of Contact

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Director, Utah Division of Water Quality (2017 – 2022) Assistant Director, Planning and Assessment Branch, Utah Division of Water Quality (2014 – 2022) Water Quality Chair, Western States Water Council (2021 – 2022) SWCA Project Manager and technical lead for total maximum daily loads (TMDLs) in Utah and Wyoming (2007 – 2014): Bear River, Cutler Reservoir, East Canyon Reservoir, East Canyon Creek, Blacks Fork River, Smiths Fork River, Rockport Reservoir, and Echo Reservoir

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

Ph.D., Natural Resources, e: Water Resources Graduate Certificate Program, Ecological Economics M.S., Environmental Science and Policy, e: Ecological Engineering B.S., Environmental Science B.S., Biology

Resume: Supplemental to Attachment G – Resumes.pdf

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2 Name: Kristie Kilgore, B.S. Job title: Senior Technical Advisor

Length of employment with the company:

Less than 1 year Length of time in current role: Less than 1 year

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 25% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 30 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level IV

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services: Senior Technical Advisor, providing technical support and document reviews

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Ms. Kilgore has 30 years of experience as a hydrogeologist ,with 7 years of her work serving in the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Water quality Division, exiting as a senior hydrogeologist/advisor. Her technical work has included surface water quality work, managing field teams collecting surface water and stormwater samples for comparison to relevant surface water standards, and leading National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System nexus assessments for permitting and interstate groundwater remediation projects. She has managed watershed delineation teams, and watershed protection projects in Arizona for mines, and as a consultant for Pima county. Studies under her direction have also involved assessment of TMDLs for Arizona Pollutant Discharge Elimination System outfalls to the Colorado River, comparing discharge samples to surface water quality and evaluating TMDLs.

List job-related certifications, training, and education: B.S., Geology

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3 Name: Mark Murphy, Ph.D., P.G. Job title: Senior Technical Advisor company:

Less than 1 year Length of time in current role: Less than 1 year

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 10% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 30+ years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level III

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services: Subject matter expert providing technical support and document reviews

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Mr. Murphy’s primary responsibility is in supporting client needs (including ADEQ) in watershed planning and TMDL analysis over the course of a 30+ year career.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

Ph.D., Geology M.S., Geology B.S., Earth Science

4 Name: Victoria Casteel, B.S. Job title: Assistant Project Manager / Arizona Regulatory Specialist

Length of employment with the company: 3 years Length of time in current role: 3 years

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 25% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 17 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level II

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services:

Assistant project manager, providing support for project management, tracking budgets, and coordinating project tasks.

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Ms. Casteel is an environmental planner, project manager, and Clean Water Act (CWA) specialist with 17 years of experience managing multi-disciplinary teams, providing guidance to clients; coordinating with a variety of federal, state, and local agencies; and sharing technical expertise to ensure environmental compliance for a wide range of projects.

List job-related certifications, training, and education: B.S., Environmental Water and Resource Economics

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5 Name: Ari Disser, B.S. Job title: Assistant Project Manager / Watershed Scientist company: 3 years Length of time in current role: 3 years

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 25% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 6 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level I

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services:

Assistant project manager, providing support for project management, tracking budgets, and coordinating project tasks.

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Ms. Disser has expertise in water quality sampling, data visualization and analysis techniques, wastewater discharge permitting, hydrology, technical writing, and project management. She has played a key role on the SWCA team for numerous water resources projects as a project manager, performing research, authoring technical reports, and analyzing and interpreting water quality data at a statewide level.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

B.S., Environmental Science A.S., Chemistry

6 Name: Mary Huisenga, M.A. Job title: Water Quality Lead company: 5 years Length of time in current role: 2 years

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 50% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 15 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level IV

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services:

Team oversight and lead review for TMDL analysis, maximum loading, pollutant loading, and document review for implementation plans, developed guidelines

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Ms. Huisenga has years of experience collecting water samples and performing data analysis on surface and groundwater. She has worked to assess source water quality and receiving waterbodies, as well as conducting watershed assessments.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

M.A., Geography B.S., Environmental Science, m: Biology

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7 Name: Sophie Swanson, Ph.D. Job title: Senior Water Resource Engineer and Water Quality Modeler

Length of employment with the company:

Less than 1 year Length of time in current role: Less than 1 year

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 50% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 2 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level IV

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services: Water quality modeling and loading analyses

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Ms. Swanson has experience with watershed assessment and modeling with a copper mine in Arizona. She has experience building a maximum contaminant level (MCL) and TMDL guideline framework for the Republic of Armenia.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

M.S., Mining Engineering Management B.S., Mechanical and Chemical Engineering

8 Name: Kevin Boesch, CPESC Job title: Stormwater Compliance Lead company:

Less than 1 year Length of time in current role: 20 years

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 10% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 20 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level III

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services:

Team oversight and lead review for TMDL analysis, maximum loading, pollutant loading, and document review for implementation plans, developed guidelines

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Mr. Boesch has extensive experience with permitting, including activation and termination of regulatory permits for both public and private contractors/consultants, site visits, record review, and permittee assistance towards environmental compliance. He has experienced knowledge with State Environmental Regulatory Code for Water Quality and Statewide Sanitary Effluent Limitations Policy, as well as implementation of water quality permits exceeding U.S. Environmental Protection Agency benchmark permitting requirements for the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Water Permitting Program.

List job-related certifications, training, and education: B.S., Biology, e: Applied Zoology

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9 Name: Ben Snyder, P.E. Job title: Senior Restoration Engineer

Length of employment with the company: 2 years Length of time in current role: 6 years

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 25% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 10 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level VI

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services: Hydrology modeling and restoration design

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Mr. Snyder has extensive experience in the application of advanced analytical techniques to the design of holistic flood risk management and habitat restoration projects in both riverine and coastal environments.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

M.S., Civil Engineering – Hydraulics B.S., Watershed Science

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10 Name: Jim Dawson, M.S., P.G. Job title: Senior Hydrogeologist

Length of employment with the company: 10 years Length of time in current role: 10 years

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 10% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 30 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level III

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services:

Subject matter expert to provide expertise for hydrogeologic framework, groundwater, stream/groundwater interaction, and engineering design.

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Mr. Dawson has more than 50 years of experience as a senior environmental specialist/project manager. He provides regulatory compliance consulting services, including environmental site assessments and due diligence activities; stormwater permitting and inspections; preparation of Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure Plans, Facility Response Plans, Pipeline Spill Response Plans, Emergency Operations Plans, and Integrated Contingency Plans; spill investigation, assessment, and cleanup services; and investigation and cleanup/remediation of reserve pits and legacy contamination sites.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

M.S., Geology B.S., Geology

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11 Name: Chris Garrett, P.HGW Job title: Senior Hydrogeologist

Length of employment with the company: 22 years Length of time in current role: 13 years

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 10% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 22 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level V

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services:

Subject matter expert for hydrogeologic framework, groundwater, stream/groundwater interaction, and groundwater quality.

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Over 28 years of experience and conducted over 50 hydrogeologic investigations in Arizona and the Western U.S. Has served as adjunct faculty for water resources and as a named expert witness in Arizona water rights adjudications.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

B.S., Hydrology Professional Hydrologist – Ground Water (P.HGW.)

12 Name: Nirit Finkelshtin, M.S. Job title: Hydrologist company:

Less than 1 year Length of time in current role: 1 year

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 25% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 7 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level II

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services: Watershed hydrology analysis, watershed modeling, and TMDL calculations.

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Conducted watershed drainage analysis and modeling for a stormwater detention pond project for the Southern Sandoval County Arroyo Flood Control Authority, as well as a drainage analysis and watershed study for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Floodplain removal project for Bernalillo County.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

M.S., Water Resources B.S., Agricultural Engineering

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13 Name: Cody Stropki, Ph.D. Job title: Senior Watershed Ecologist

Length of employment with the company: 13 years Length of time in current role: 13 years

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 50 % If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 17 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level V

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services:

Responsible for project, management, project oversight and review of watershed restoration projects, QA/QC of field collected data, development of resource monitoring and management plans.

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Mr. Stropki has over 20 years of experience in managing large watershed monitoring projects across several different ecosystem types across the Southwest. This has resulted in numerous peer reviewed publications on the findings of monitoring. Given the recent climate dynamics, many of the watershed projects have focused on post-fire recovery.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

Ph.D., Watershed Hydrology and Hydrology, m: Soil Water & Environmental Science M.S., Water Resources B.S., Environmental Science

14 Name: Meg Perry, M.E.M. Job title: Public Involvement Lead company: 2 years Length of time in current role: 2 years

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 30% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 12years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level III

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services:

Advise on public engagement strategy and implementation, plan and facilitate public meetings.

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Ms. Perry has led and contributed to public involvement and stakeholder engagement in watersheds throughout the U.S. including the Colorado River Basin; the Missouri River Basin; Green and Colorado Rivers in Utah; Carmel River in California; and Hudson River in New York.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

M.E.M., Ecosystem Science and Conservation Certificate, Community Based Environmental Management B.A., Biology

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15 Name: Naomi Valentine, M.S. Job title: Ecological Restoration Lead

Length of employment with the company: 9 years Length of time in current role: 6 years

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 15% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 9 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level IV

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services:

Oversee ecological restoration implementation and lead and/or perform planning of ecological restoration work

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Ms. Valentine leads a staff of talented ecological restoration specialists with expertise in lake and pond assessment and management, wetland mitigation, streambank restoration, invasive plant management, resource area management planning, and other related environmental services. Naomi manages projects in each of these service areas, including many ecological assessment, remediation, and mitigation projects.

List job-related certifications, training, and education:

M.S., Sustainability Science B.S., Environmental Science, e: Ecosystem B.S., Integrative Neuroscience

16 Name: Austin Miller, B.S. Job title: Water Quality Analyst company:

Less than 1 year Length of time in current role: Less than 1 year

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 25% If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 2 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level I

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services:

Water quality analysis, data collection, technical writing, data analysis, and hydrologic analysis.

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Mr. Miller has 2 years of general water quality resources experience. He has experience with water quality analysis, data analysis with water related data sets, and technical report writing. Mr. Miller has experience working with groundwater hydrologic analysis and groundwater contamination investigations.

List job-related certifications, training, and education: B.S., Environmental Science, o: Applied Ecology

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17 Name: Katelyn Behounek, B.S. Job title: Water Quality Analyst company:

Less than 1 year Length of time in current role: Less than 1 year

Proposed percentage of overall time to be dedicated to the Services: 50 % If applicable, length of time in related experience with large local, state or federal government agencies: 3 years

Proposed position (Staff Level) with regard to the Services: Professional Level I

Proposed primary responsibilities with regard to the Services: Data collection, analysis, and reporting

Describe experience in performing Services similar to those that are to be assigned:

Ms. Behounek has several years of experience with surface and ground water sampling, analysis, and report writing for various water quality monitoring reports for both lakes/ponds and streams/watersheds.

List job-related certifications, training, and education: B.S., Biology, m: Environmental Science