Meet the Impact Makers
Our growing team works together to serve our communities, people and the environment. We do what we love, and that’s the vibe we maintain in each office.


Abby Boyce
Accounting Assistant
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Abby began her professional life as an animal veterinarian but found medicine to be misaligned with her need for predictability. Abby has found her calling in accounting and is currently pursuing her associates degree from the University of Cincinnati. While she is new to the A/E/C industry, she plans to use her education and work experience to enhance the accuracy and integrity of financial records for EDG.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Hiking
Season:Autumn
Happy Place:Massages
Cartoon Character:Garfield
Color:Carolina Purple


Abby Crison
Transportation Designer
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Abby has always been interested in the intersection of art, nature, and community. After dabbling in sculpture, she got a degree from Kent in Architecture and continued her education at Akron in Civil Engineering, where she worked in finite element analysis of shape memory alloys and other novel materials along with other various research projects. Abby hopes to utilize her skills to enhance the unique projects EDG works on.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Art
Season:Spring
Happy Place:My reading nook
Cartoon Character:Leeka from Futurama
Color:Purple


Alex Darkow
Design Engineer
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Alex has experience in designing both private and municipal projects. His responsibilities include creating construction drawings, stormwater calculations and reports, cost estimates, and site plan reviews. Alex has also worked on numerous roadway resurfacing, reconstruction, storm, sanitary, and waterline projects for local municipalities.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Fishing
Season:Summer
Happy Place:The Woods
Cartoon Character:Doug Funnie
Color:Green


Amanda Johnson
Executive Administrator
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Amanda has experience supporting teams and executives with organizing their day-to-day workload, calendar, and email as well as executing tasks to assist with business operations. She enjoys helping people and finding solutions to improve efficiency. She is a proud alumna of Western Michigan University where she received her Bachelor of Business Administration.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Playing tennis and cooking
Season:Summer
Happy Place:The beach
Cartoon Character:Garfield
Color:Green


Andrew Croasmun
Construction Project Manager
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Andrew is a construction engineer with experience providing inspection, materials testing, and oversight on state, federal, and privately funded construction projects. He has experience in engineering services related to the testing, inspection, report preparation and review of materials, as well as certifications in signals and lighting specifications and protective coating application.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Home improvement projects
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Disney World
Cartoon Character:Barney Rubble
Color:Orange


Angela Tribuzi
Associate Project Manager
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Angela has experience that includes collecting data, managing projects, and preparing technical documents for a variety of local, state, and federal agencies. Her work responsibilities have included ecological permitting, wetland and stream assessments, ESA’s and ESR’s; mitigation monitoring, construction observation, and reporting.
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Favorites:
Hobby:traveling
Season:Summer
Happy Place:Nature
Cartoon Character:Donald Duck
Color:Blue


Brad Bendle, PE
Senior Group Leader
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Brad is a Senior Group Leader at Environmental Design Group. He attended the University of Akron where he received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. After a short period working in the public sector, he joined Environmental Design Group where he has worked for over 30 years. He and his wife, Susan, reside in Stark County. They have two children, Caitlin and Andrew.
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Brandy Harmon
Human Resources Manager
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Brandy has been in human resources for over 11 years and has largely specialized in M&A and development of growth-oriented organizations. Her passion is mentoring and developing professionals. She is planning to pursue her MBA starting in the fall of 2023 and believes in lifelong education through formal academics, life experiences, and the passionate pursuit of knowledge.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Yoga. I really love how it clears my mind.
Season:Fall because I love to do fall activities with my kids.
Happy Place:My happiest place is Key West, FL.
Cartoon Character:I have a strong aversion to cartoon characters right now after approximately 3,654,234 hours of Cocomelon with my kids!
Color:Red


Brian Loushin
Ecologist
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Brian brings a background in stream ecology and technical expertise in a variety of field work. He is skilled in ArcGIS mapping and has created a variety of maps for several projects. He has experience in writing technical documents and offers expertise in coordinating and executing site visits for environmental projects.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Board Games
Season:Fall
Happy Place:In the woods
Cartoon Character:Bart Simpson
Color:Orange


Brian Uhlenbrock
Senior Project Manager
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Brian is experienced in site development planning and construction documentation. He takes a creative approach to managing stormwater by incorporating Best Management Practices (BMPs) and green infrastructure as a seamless part of the site design process. Brian also has been directly involved in wetland and stream permitting, in addition to mitigation/restoration plans.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Spending time with good people while eating good food
Season:Summer
Happy Place:Lost in my garden
Cartoon Character:Yosemite Sam
Color:Green


Brian Wellert
Associate Project Manager
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Brian has been involved in the land surveying and civil design industry since he was very young. His experience ranges from being a rod man on a surveying crew to planning and design of international retail petroleum facilities.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Sports
Season:Fall
Happy Place:With family
Cartoon Character:Goku
Color:Orange


Bryan Newell, AICP
Director of Transportation
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Bryan has managed or served in a lead technical capacity on 100+ DOT and local transportation planning and design projects. He specializes in transportation planning, safety and traffic engineering for large area plans and corridor operations studies. Bryan is a leader in applying TSMO strategies and technology to improve safety and save money.
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Season:Fall
Happy Place:
Cartoon Character:Bugs Bunny
Color:Green


Brydan Rahrig
Construction Inspector
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Brydan is a Construction Inspector and holds a bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering Technology from the University of Akron. This is his first full-time job since graduation, but previous experience includes a co-op position as a Field Observer for a Solon-based consulting firm. He is married and became a first-time father to a son in August 2022.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Woodworking
Season:Spring
Happy Place:My living room
Cartoon Character:Billy from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
Color:Blue


Caitlin Russell
Urban Designer
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Caitlin has expertise in the areas of regional connectivity planning, neighborhood and community planning, trail and greenway planning and design, complete streets and multi-modal transportation plans, planning studies and public involvement.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Baking
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Sunrise on a Tropical Beach
Cartoon Character:Mushu
Color:Green


Carmen DeVeau
Project Manager
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Carmen's creative experience includes packaging, page layout, web design, and the design of booklets, flyers, signage, advertisements, logos, brochures, invitations, and infographics. Carmen is a certified drone pilot and has additional skills in photography, videography, drone photography/videography, illustration, and animation.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Drawing
Season:Summer
Happy Place:The Beach
Cartoon Character:Spongebob
Color:Duck Egg Blue


Clint Flaherty
Construction Inspector
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Clint has overseen construction of roadway reconstruction and resurfacing projects, bridge improvements, site development, wastewater treatment plants, waterlines, sanitary sewers, storm sewers and residential subdivisions. His duties include construction inspection, coordination of work, maintaining daily logs, coordinating/ reviewing contractor pay requests, coordinating field changes, reviewing shop drawings, and preparing as-built drawings.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Collections
Season:Spring / Fall
Happy Place:Home
Cartoon Character:Leghorn Foghorn
Color:Red


Damon Fulk
Construction Project Manager
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Damon has experience in transportation, water, sewer, and storm design including paving, road widening, water distribution, WWTP, sanitary lift stations. He has extensive experience in construction management and inspection of municipal and ODOT projects. Damon enjoys being outdoors, hunting, fishing and coaching his two daughters in sports.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Hunting, Farming
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Outdoors
Cartoon Character:Foghorn Leghorn
Color:Green


Daniel Smith
Construction Inspector
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Daniel is a construction inspector who graduated from High School last year and started off working as an Intern. He is working on getting his certifications for ODOT. He has experienced inspection on roadway construction and culvert inspection.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Playing sports
Season:Summer
Happy Place:The lake
Cartoon Character:SpongeBob
Color:Blue


Dave McCallops, PE
Director of Water Resources
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Dave is a municipal engineer with public and private experience. He manages projects including wastewater collection, water distribution, water and wastewater treatment plant improvements, sanitary pumping stations, stormwater management, green infrastructure, roadway improvements, signalization and building projects. He has experience with the municipal process for all types of infrastructure projects.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Model Railroads & Puzzles
Season:Spring
Happy Place:Bar Harbor, Maine
Cartoon Character:Bugs Bunny
Color:Orange


Dave Snyder, AC, CQM
Construction Project Manager
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Dave is an efficient construction professional with experience in all aspects of the construction process. He has a history of troubleshooting and finishing complicated projects on time and under budget. Dave is a strategic planner who intimately understands projects and has a proven ability to minimize risk and reduce cost while building long-term partners.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Fishing
Season:Summer
Happy Place:Cannon Beach, Oregon
Cartoon Character:Spider Man
Color:Blue


Dave Thornton
Survey Crew Chief
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David has been with Environmental Design Group since 1993. He resides in Plain Township and has two daughters, Samantha and Dana. In his free time, Dave enjoys fishing, shooting, and reading.
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Deanna Uhl, EIT
Design Engineer
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Deanna has experience in the municipal and water industry including sanitary sewer rehabilitation and replacement design, water main design, and site design. She also has experience in permitting and has certifications that include Confined Space Entry, OSHA 10 Hour Construction, and Personal Protective Equipment.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Gardening
Season:Summer
Happy Place:Arboretum or Metropark
Cartoon Character:Scooby-Doo
Color:Green


Dennis Stoffer, PE, PS
Director of Survey
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Dennis is a Professional Engineer and Surveyor in the State of Ohio. He has experience in surveying for public and private clients and has directed and performed all aspects of surveying. Dennis has been responsible for surveying and right-of-way plan preparation for federally funded projects and has completed the ODOT Right-of-Way Plan Development Training Course.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Golf
Season:Fall
Happy Place:
Cartoon Character:Tasmanian Devil
Color:Red


Dru Sexton, GISP
Director of Geospatial Services
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Dru is a certified GIS Professional (GISP) with nearly 15 years of experience providing GIS solutions in the public and private sectors. Additionally, he has served as President for the Ohio Chapter of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA), and as an officer in the Appalachian Ohio Geospatial Data Partnership (AOGDP).
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Favorites:
Hobby:Baseball
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Behind a drum set
Cartoon Character:Batman
Color:Green


Dwayne Groll, PE, LEED AP
President
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Dwayne is responsible for leading the Client Service Groups and Professional Service Groups that execute transportation and traffic projects; water, wastewater and stormwater management projects; environmental investigation and remediation projects; parks, trails and greenway projects; and institutional and land development projects.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Classic Muscle Cars
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Reading historical fiction novels
Cartoon Character:Popeye
Color:Purple


Ed Lisowski, PE
Business Development Executive
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Ed has experience in municipal engineering, construction, construction management and construction inspection, as well as the sales and marketing side of construction and engineering-related products. Ed continues development of relationships with municipalities, contractors, consultants, private owners, manufacturers, utilities and regulatory agencies. Ed has the ability to increase sales through the development of effective marketing strategies.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Attending Live Sporting Events
Season:Autumn
Happy Place:Famly picnics
Cartoon Character:Scooby Doo
Color:Teal


Eleanor Frey
Land Planner
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Eleanor has experience in residential and commercial design, park planning, and sustainable infrastructure. She has been involved in all aspects of the design and construction process, with special interest in 3D modeling and renderings to help clients see the vision of the project come to life.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Painting, reading & figure Skating
Season:Spring
Happy Place:Anywhere with sunshine and wildflowers
Cartoon Character:Dory - Finding Nemo
Color:Purple


Eric Derstine
Associate Project Manager
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Eric has a background in horticulture, earning his undergraduate degree in plant science at Penn State. Upon graduation, he has worked for the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, a commercial landscape company and operated his own residential landscape design/build company in North Carolina. Before starting at EDG, Eric earned his Master of Landscape Architecture at NC State. Eric is also an ISA certified Arborist.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Hiking
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Any place that involves hiking and mountains!
Cartoon Character:Patrick Star
Color:John Deere Green


Eric Miller
Survey Crew Chief
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Eric has been doing survey work for 12 years. He has experience in performing boundary work, topography, AHAs, and construction staking. Eric has a passion for what he does and has high standards for the work he performs.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Working on cars
Season:Summer
Happy Place:Gym
Cartoon Character:Foghorn Leghorn
Color:Blue


Eric Ostrowski, EIT
Design Engineer
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Eric is currently a senior Civil Engineering student at the University of Mount Union. He resides in Austintown, Ohio with his mom Ann, his dad John, and his younger sister Julie. In his free time he enjoys golfing, fishing, watching sports, and spending time with friends and family.
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Francisco Prado
Design Engineer
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Francisco has experience in engineering design, construction management, code review and structural calculations.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Working out
Season:Summer
Happy Place:The gym
Cartoon Character:Bugs Bunny
Color:Blue


Frank Bronzo
Principal
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Frank has civil engineering experience in project inspection, design, project management, budgetary tracking and monitoring. He specializes in transportation infrastructure improvements; engineering studies; inspection; construction supervision; contract document preparation and review; storm sewer systems; and water and wastewater systems.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Trap Shooting, Fishing, Golf, Gardening, Hiking
Season:Spring
Happy Place:On a Lake
Cartoon Character:Tasmanian Devil
Color:Navy Blue


George Sendrey, PE
Senior Project Manager
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George’s experience in water and wastewater resources includes distribution system design, sanitary sewer systems, water treatment plant and wastewater plant planning and design, sanitary pump stations and controls design and implementation. His project management experience includes work with municipal clients throughout Ohio.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Fishing
Season:Summer
Happy Place:Wading in the river for smallmouth bass
Cartoon Character:Woody Woodpecker
Color:Blue


Hal Richard
Senior Construction Professional
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Hal spent eight years overseeing the City of Columbus Division of Sewerage and Drainage Private Development Permits Section and 15 years as a field technician/inspector. He has directed crews and major projects of various levels for the private and public sector and has supervised multiple construction projects simultaneously.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Golf
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Mountains
Cartoon Character:Wylie Burp
Color:Purple


Holly Henriksen, PLA, ASLA, LEED AP BD+C
Senior Landscape Architect
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Holly is a Professional Landscape Architect and LEED Accredited Professional with a LEED BD+C (LEED Building Design and Construction) designation who has provided documentation for 29 LEED registered projects, to date. Holly offers landscape architectural planning and design experience in a variety of project types.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Reading
Season:Spring
Happy Place:The beach
Cartoon Character:Bubbles from the Powerpuff Girls
Color:Blue


Hunter Durbin
Associate Project Manager
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Hunter has experience in stormwater management, and linear transportation planning and design. He recently researched smart-data applications for storm and wastewater management as part of his honor’s project. Hunter is well-versed in the use of software programs such as AutoCAD, EPANET, EPA SWMM, GIS, HEC-RAS, HydroCAD and PCSWMM.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Music
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Out on a hike
Cartoon Character:Patrick Star
Color:Green


Jacob Peterson
Survey Field Technician
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Jake has a wide range of knowledge in the field of surveying, including the operation of robotic total stations, GPS, and AutoCAD. As a survey crew member, Jake has performed construction layout surveys for buildings, heavy highway, curb, storm, bridges, tunnels and utilities.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Golfing
Season:Summer
Happy Place:The Lake/Beach
Cartoon Character:Scooby Doo
Color:Green


James Harrison
Construction Project Engineer
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James has experience in project management for water resources projects and inspection for geotechnical projects. James is responsible for documentation of utility work, pavement installation, and drainage elements on projects, as well as providing stakeholder coordination with businesses and residents.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Golf
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Outdoors
Cartoon Character:Wolverine
Color:Hunter Green


Janine Smith
Accounting Assistant
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Janine is an experienced Accounting Assistant with a demonstrated history of working in the industrial construction industry. Janine is skilled in invoicing, payroll, budgeting, inventory setup and maintenance, management, quote preparation and Microsoft programs. She is a strong finance professional with a Bachelor of Arts focused on Accounting from Walsh University.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Vacationing
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Home
Cartoon Character:Ariel from the Little Mermaid
Color:Blue


Jeff Carr
Municipal Services Manager
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Jeff has over 32 years of engineering experience and is a U.S. Army combat veteran. Jeff has been involved with projects ranging from small to large and from inception to construction closeout; including client development, conceptual planning, funding procurement, engineering reports, design and plan preparation, project bidding and construction administration and inspection.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Art and backpacking
Season:Winter
Happy Place:Snow covered woods
Cartoon Character:Spiderman
Color:Grey


Jenny Lovano
Pursuit Manager
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Jenny has more than 20 years of experience in graphic design, page layout, print production, and marketing. She has been in the A/E/C industry for five years and, as proposal coordinator, responds to RFPs and RFQs with accuracy and punctuality, incorporating team strategies into the content and graphics of each submittal.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Hiking
Season:Spring
Happy Place:My backyard
Cartoon Character:Snoopy
Color:Purple


Jeremy Ousley, PE
Project Manager
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Jeremy has experience in site design engineering and municipal utility projects. Jeremy provides experience in public and private site design including stormwater management design, site drainage and grading, site layout, water and sewer main conveyance system design, erosion and sediment control and property survey and easement coordination.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Traveling & visiting parks with family
Season:Summer
Happy Place:On the road
Cartoon Character:Hank Hill
Color:Green


Jeremy Schaffner, PE
Project Manager
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Jeremy is a project engineer who possesses over 8 years of experience in leading the design of various transportation and municipal projects. His project experience includes geometric, drainage, culvert, maintenance of traffic, and signing and marking design. He also has experience in land development and hydrologic modeling.
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Hobby:Sports
Season:Fall
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Color:Red/Gray


Jessie Hornyak
Project Administrator
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Jessie has experience in both project planning and scheduling in the residential construction industry. She is heavily focused on time management, efficient data entry, and customer satisfaction. She is looking forward to facilitating processes for her POD to make their jobs easier.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Reading suspense/thriller novels
Season:Summer
Happy Place:Clearwater Beach, FL
Cartoon Character:Ariel from the Little Mermaid
Color:Blue


Jill Pfeiffer-Ward, PE, CPESC, LEED AP
Director of Site Development
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Jill engages in all stages of the project life cycle from initiation through project close out with a strong client focus. Jill has a wide-range of experience working within healthcare, corporate campuses, industrial, zoo facilities and education markets. Jill offers the design team sustainable solutions that connect people to their environment and providing lasting and positive outcome for the owners and end users.
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Hobby:Gardening
Season:Winter
Happy Place:Coffee Tree Ridge
Cartoon Character:Katara
Color:Green


John Chizmar, PE
Construction Inspector
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John is a former ODOT career employee where he was a Construction Project Engineer, before advancing to Maintenance, gaining experience in programming, designing and administering two-lane resurfacing and other maintenance-type projects. Since retiring, he has worked on various utility and paving projects and processes documentation for locally let and administered projects.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Bicycling
Season:Spring
Happy Place:Niagara Falls
Cartoon Character:Forgorn Leghorn
Color:Green


John Jarman
Construction Associate Project Manager
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John brings over 20 years’ experience in Communications and Management. He lives in Columbus and enjoys spending time with the love of his life Abby and his four adult children: Jaslyn, Jaelyn, Jonathan, and James. John had a brief tenure as a radio personality and as a news anchor in North Carolina, where he hails from originally, and is a big UNC “Tarheels” basketball fan.
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Hobby:Playing Guitar
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Happy Place:Cancun
Cartoon Character:Captain America
Color:Carolina Blue


John Swihart
Construction Inspector
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John has experience in transportation improvement projects including bridge and roadway replacement and rehabilitation. He has also inspected sanitary sewer rehabilitation and replacements, and waterline replacements. He is well-versed in ODOT specifications and inspection procedures and has worked on construction projects for more than 25 years.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Bowling & Golf
Season:Anything but winter
Happy Place:The beach
Cartoon Character:Bugs Bunny
Color:Royal Blue


Katherine Holmok, PLA, ASLA
Director of Green and Blue Infrastructure
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Katherine serves as Director of Green and Blue Infrastructure, is a registered landscape architect, and is responsible for managing a multi-discipline team of engineers, planners, scientists, and landscape architects. Katherine specializes in infrastructure practices focused on clean water in our lakes and streams.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Spending time with my son
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Wherever my son is
Cartoon Character:Anything Marvel
Color:Green


Katie Wellert
Environmental Scientist
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Katie is an experienced environmental professional. Her professional experience includes preparation of Phase I ESA reports, fuel permitting activities, and coordination with state and local agencies. She conducts wetland and surface water delineations, prepares planting plans, and is knowledgeable in plant identification.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Gardening
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Appalachian Mountains
Cartoon Character:Archer
Color:Green


Kellie Pike, PE, ENV SP
Project Manager
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Kellie is a registered PE with experience in projects involving streams/river mechanics, retention/detention ponds and spillways, wetlands, open channel flow, and BMPs. Kellie’s skills allow her to apply professional principals, practices, and techniques to research and design water resources projects that aid in restoring our natural environment.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Kayaking & Skiing
Season:Fall
Happy Place:In nature
Cartoon Character:Tigger
Color:Blue


Kyle Erickson
Designer
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Kyle graduated from Stark State College with a Civil Engineering Degree in December of 2019. He has over two years of experience with Civil 3D. Kyle has worked on existing and proposed site plans, and improvement plans for residential and commercial buildings. He also has experience in reviewing plats, surveys, and ALTAS.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Making video games
Season:Spring
Happy Place:Beach
Cartoon Character:Eeyore
Color:Blue


Kyle Lukes, PLA, ASLA
Project Manager
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Kyle has expertise working on projects in the parks, trails and greenways, institutional, commercial and governmental markets. Kyle’s experience includes parks, trails and greenway planning and design, site inventory and analysis, schematic site design, commercial landscape design, wetland and stream delineation, monitoring, and mitigation/restoration design.
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Hobby:Railfan
Season:I like the mall
Happy Place:the outdoors
Cartoon Character:Roger Rabbit
Color:Orange


Laura Hengle
Marketing Manager
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Laura has a long career in marketing as the "brand ambassador" for her previous company. In the past, she has taken the marketing plan from idea to creation to implementation and back again. She currently sits on the board of CREW Cleveland, is a classically trained singer and proud wife and mother.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Singing
Season:Spring
Happy Place:Stan Hywet Halls & Gardens
Cartoon Character:Mickey Mouse
Color:Red


Lauren Argyros
Marketing Proposal Coordinator
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Lauren is an experienced marketing professional with 3 years in the A/E/C industry. As the proposal coordinator, she helps to drive business development initiatives through the management of all aspects regarding RFPs, RFQs, and RFIs. This includes managing the process, organizing deliverables, and creating content in collaboration with the firm's subject matter experts.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Spending time with good people while eating good food
Season:Fall
Happy Place:In nature, near water
Cartoon Character:Blossom - the pink Powerpuff girl
Color:Dusty Lavender


Lauren Koch
Marketing Coordinator
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With a bachelor’s in communication studies, Lauren is a versatile marketing coordinator with a particular expertise in digital marketing. She is fluent in all aspects of the social media world, focusing on crafting innovative and engaging digital campaigns that capture the essence of our brand and strengthen company brand identity.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Running & reading
Season:Summer
Happy Place:Up north Michigan
Cartoon Character:Totoro (from My Neighbor Totoro)
Color:Forest green


Lisa Post
Employee Experience Manager
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Lisa has 20 years of business related experience and has been in the A/E/C industry for 12 years. She started with EDG in 2009 and as the Office Manager she works with various departments such as Human Resources, Marketing, Operations and Accounting and also assists the technical teams with QA/QC on letter proposals to the client.
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Hobby:Anything outdoors
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Happy Place:Beach
Cartoon Character:Donkey (Shrek)
Color:Green


Lu Ann Unrue
Chief Strategy Officer
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As Chief Strategy Officer and Managing Principal, Lu Ann is responsible for growth strategy, client development strategy, and leading and guiding company operations to ensure company goals are achieved. In 2012, Lu Ann along with 4 other partners purchased the northeast Ohio office and re-formed Environmental Design Group.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Cooking & Baking
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Las Vegas
Cartoon Character:Wilma Flinstone
Color:Purple


Michael Davidson
Designer
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Michael’s experience includes roadway design and layout, storm sewer design and maintenance, waterline distribution projects, site development, plans maintenance, preparation of validation documents and reports, project site inspection and site surveying and staking. In addition to AutoCAD Civil 3D, he is competent in MicroStation, GeoPAK, and OpenRoads Designer.
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Hobby:Traveling with family
Season:Anything but winter
Happy Place:Amusement parks
Cartoon Character:Stimpson J. Cat
Color:Green


Michael Spade, EIT
Design Engineer
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Michael has experience in construction inspection on a variety of projects. His design work has included WTP, WWTP, force mains, water mains, pump stations, booster pump stations, water tanks, and water and waste water preliminary engineering reports. Michael is active in many assets of his life, playing guitar, adult baseball leagues, and an everyday outdoorsmen.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Playing guitar
Season:Winter
Happy Place:Outside in a snow storm
Cartoon Character:Bugs Bunny
Color:Blue


Nick Barr, EIT
Associate Project Manager
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Nick is responsible for designing utilities such as storm sewers, sanitary sewers, pump stations, force mains and water lines, as well as stormwater pollution prevention design. He also prepares project manuals, cost estimates and construction documents, and has additional experience in construction administration duties, including processing bid documents, contract documents, change orders and shop drawing review.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Biking
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Oak Island, NC
Cartoon Character:Spongebob Squarepants
Color:Navy Blue


Pam Horning
Director of Accounting
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Pam has been with the Environmental Design Group for over 20 years. She attended Stark State College where she earned her associates degree in Accounting.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Travel
Season:Summer
Happy Place:By the pool
Cartoon Character:Scooby Doo
Color:Purple


Patrick Gsellman
Senior Project Professional
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Patrick has worked in the water and wastewater industry for over 43 years, spending the past 34 years with the City of Akron. A graduate of the University of Akron, Pat is a licensed professional engineer and Class III Wastewater Operator in Ohio. Pat is a proud member of the Select Society of Sanitary Sludge Shovelers and the Golden Manhole Society.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Golf
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Backyard Patio
Cartoon Character:Elmer Fudd
Color:Light Blue


Reneé Whittenberger, PE
Project Manager
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Reneé has experience in transportation planning and design including trails, transportation corridors, culvert replacements, and major interstate projects. She has extensive experience with ODOT and LPA roadway, bridge, and multi modal projects. Reneé is a proud on-road cyclist and is both a League Certified Instructor and an ODOT sponsored “How We Roll” leader.
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Hobby:Playing Rugby
Season:Summer
Happy Place:My house on Portage Lakes
Cartoon Character:Buttercup, the green Powerpuff Girl
Color:Pink


Rita Boswell
Operations Manager
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Rita has over thirty years of experience in marketing, management, project administration, process improvement, and sales development. Rita also has approximately fifteen years of experience in the AEC industry and, as operations manager, coaches the administrative team and calibrates technical and operational systems/ processes to support growth and innovation.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Crochet
Season:Summer
Happy Place:The Beach
Cartoon Character:Bugs Bunny
Color:Pink


Robert Sabol, PE
Project Manager
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Robert has design experience in the trails and greenways, institutional, commercial and government markets. His experience includes trail design, commercial site design, stormwater modeling, roadway improvement design and construction inspection.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Theme Parks
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Orlando
Cartoon Character:Hercules
Color:Orange


Russell Crotty
Survey Crew Chief
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Russell is a detail-oriented professional with experience and proven knowledge as a field surveyor. He is skilled in boundary, ALTA, and topographic surveys, as well as data collection utilizing robotic total station. Russell’s experience includes construction layout and coordinating and supervising crew members.
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Ryan Biasella
Senior Designer
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Ryan has 10 years of experience drafting in homebuilding. His main focus was on adjustments, additions, complete redesigns, structures and problem solving as well as mentoring new hires. He values the mentality of continuous learning which he strives to do in many areas such as his career, parenting and investing.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Working on my house, car or lawn
Season:Winter when there is snow
Happy Place:On my lawn mower
Cartoon Character:Miles Morales from Spiderman into the Spider Verse
Color:Any bright colors (I'm colorblind to pastels)


Scott Bickley, PE
Senior Project Manager
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Scott has experience in land development projects including residential subdivisions, commercial sites, and healthcare facilities. He has experience throughout the entire process of a project from concept to post construction.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Sports & Camping
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Allegany State Park
Cartoon Character:Goofy
Color:Blue & Green


Scott Cook, PE
Senior Project Engineer
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Scott specializes in roadway design for ODOT and other public agencies and has extensive civil engineering design experience that includes drainage design and hydraulics, stream and river hydraulic and hydrologic analysis, right-of-way engineering, traffic engineering and traffic studies, highway and street lighting, utility engineering and land surveying.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Fishing or agriculture
Season:Summer
Happy Place:My dad's farm or the beach
Cartoon Character:Johnny Quest
Color:Black


Shelly Freshwater
Project Administrator
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Shelly is a Project Administrator for Environmental Design Group where she prepares, reviews, and processes various documents for the firm. Although Shelly is new to the A/E/C industry, she brings 20 years of experience working for a large corporate retail company. Shelly also volunteers for several non-profit organizations within the community.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Couponing
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Anywhere with my family
Cartoon Character:Rainbow Brite
Color:Magenta


Stefanie Smith, AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Technical Director
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Stefanie is a licensed architect and sustainability professional with success leading architectural, higher education and private sector teams to achieve performance goals. She demonstrates strengths in leadership, project management, communication, design and problem resolution. Her work portfolio includes strategy formation, stakeholder engagement, sustainability assessments, project development and implementation.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Trail running & hiking
Season:Late summer & early Fall
Happy Place:Priest Lake, Idaho
Cartoon Character:The Snowman
Color:Maroon


Steve Newman
Construction Inspector
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Steve spent 10 years in supply chain management. His field experience includes bridge and heavy highway construction, utilities, erosion and sediment control, intersections, lighting and traffic control. Steve managed the construction of networks of interactive kiosks in downtown Baltimore and Cleveland.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Building model wood ships
Season:Summer
Happy Place:Emerald Isle, NC
Cartoon Character:Bugs Bunny
Color:Scarlet


Steven Kolarik, PLA, ASLA
Associate Project Manager
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Steven is a Landscape Architect who has been with Environmental Design Group since 2013 and is an alumni of The Ohio State University. He is passionate for creating sustainable experiences that impact the local community and his professional experience includes recreational, institutional, and comprehensive land use plans.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Mountain Biking
Season:Autumn
Happy Place:The gym at 5AM
Cartoon Character:Archer
Color:Nogaro Blue


Susan Derwacter, PE
Senior Project Manager
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Susan is a transportation engineer with over 20 years of experience. She manages projects including roadway improvements, traffic analysis and planning, safety studies, signalization, water distribution, and active transportation for local municipalities and ODOT. Susan is a member of the “Focus on Fatalities” committee and an advocate for roadway safety.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Travel
Season:Spring
Happy Place:Anywhere with family
Cartoon Character:Jimmy Neutron
Color:Blue


Tammi Nagucki, CPSM, CXMP
Principal
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Tammi leads a team of marketing professionals who specialize in graphic design, videography/photography, copywriting/editing, digital marketing platforms, community outreach/event planning, and strategic campaign management. Tammi and her team have recently won two 2019 and three 2020 Zweig National Marketing Awards.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Travel
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Soccer sideline
Cartoon Character:Bugs Bunny
Color:Crimson


Terry Fercana
Business Development Executive
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Terry has almost 40 years of marketing, communications and business development experience and has been in the A/E/C industry for more than 20 years. She joined EDG in 2014 where she implements internal and external business development strategies – including client relations, project pursuits and mentoring staff. She recently served on Planning Commission and is currently a member of the Records Commission for the City of Munroe Falls.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Going to the Casino
Season:Fall
Happy Place:On the beach
Cartoon Character:Donald Duck
Color:Black


Tim Gunter
Design Engineer
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Tim has experience designing single lot house projects and working on survey jobs such as lot splits and consolidations. He also has experience reviewing plats.
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Hobby:Video Games
Season:Winter
Happy Place:Cedar Point
Cartoon Character:Mash from Fate/Grand Order
Color:Purple


Tim Jewell
Senior Designer
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Tim has experience in the design of private and municipal projects. Tim’s responsibilities include the preparation of construction documents for a wide variety of civil related projects, including site design, parking and grading plans, storm and sanitary projects, subdivisions development plans, roadway and bike path plans, and site earthwork calculations.
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Cartoon Character:Stitch
Color:Green


Tom James
Park Development Specialist
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Tom is a seasoned park professional with over forty years of progressive park management experience in budget management, personnel management, strategic planning, project development and management, public speaking, grant writing, and inter-agency cooperation.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Wood Working
Season:Spring
Happy Place:The beach at the ocean
Cartoon Character:Bugs Bunny
Color:Red


Tyler Koncsol
Wetland Scientist
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Tyler has expertise conducting wetland-related project work including wetland delineations, wetland plant identification, ordinary high water mark delineations, and wetland and stream functional assessments. Tyler also has knowledge collecting GPS data and preparing exhibits using ArcGIS.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Hiking
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Family cabin
Cartoon Character:Wile E. Coyote
Color:Forest Green


Whitney Megyes
Office Administrator
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Whitney is our Office Administrator and handles front desk duties as well as letter proposals and supporting technical teams with administrative duties.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Shopping
Season:Fall
Happy Place:Tennessee or Colorado
Cartoon Character:Rainbow Brite
Color:Red


William Troyer, PE
Design Engineer
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William’s experience includes design work in AutoCAD creating construction documents; creating alignments, surfaces, earthwork quantities, and sewer pipe networks; designing grading for wastewater management; construction site inspection; using construction documents to develop a cost estimate; and working in teams to find solutions to project challenges.
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Favorites:
Hobby:Gardening
Season:Spring
Happy Place:Backyard Hammock
Cartoon Character:Jerry Smith
Color:Red