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<br />ACADEMIC
<br />BACKGROUND
<br />M.s~ Geology, New Mexico Tech,
<br />1995
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<br />B.S., Geology, Virginia Tech,
<br />1992
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<br />PROFESSIONAL
<br />REGISTRATION
<br />Registered Professional
<br />Geologist, FL PG#240 I
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<br />PROFESSIONAL
<br />AFFILIATIONS
<br />Florida Association of
<br />Environmental Professionals
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<br />American Water Resources
<br />Association, FL
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<br />Mr. Abbott is the Director of the Environme~tal Sciences and Water Resources Planning
<br />Division at Keith and Schnars. In this capacit';, he oversees all environmental projects in
<br />the firm, including environmental permitting;, wetland mitigation and design, Everglades
<br />projects, and threatened and endangered species management projects. He has served as
<br />project manager or technical lead on over 30 multi-million dollar environmental restoration
<br />projects.
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<br />RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
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<br />SOUTH MIAMI-DADE WATERSHED STUDY AND PLAN (SMDWSP),
<br />MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FL: The South Miami-DadeWatershed Study and Plan was a
<br />$3 million scientifically-based planning effort that provides the framework for making land use
<br />decisions for 371 square miles over the next 50 years. Mr.Abbott served as Deputy Project
<br />Manager and was responsible for assessing the effect of projected increases in population
<br />growth on natural communities, including wetlands and remnant natural forests and assessing
<br />the impacts on Biscayne Bay. The project won the 2007 Award of Excellence from the Florida
<br />Chapter of the American Planning Association. Client: South Florida Regional Planning Council.
<br />(6/04 to 4/07)
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<br />ACME BASIN B DISCHARGE PROJECT, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FL: Keith and
<br />Schnars served as the lead design consultant for the Acme Basin B Discharge Project, one of
<br />the SFWMD Acceler8 projects and a component of CERP. The project involved converting
<br />362-acres of agricultural land to an impoundment and wetland, widening 3 miles of a canal,
<br />and constructing two pump stations. Mr. Abbott served as Project Manager of the $2.5
<br />million planning and design phase of the project, overseeing the geotechnical investigation,
<br />survey, seepage analysis, engineering design, wildlife and vegetation survey, contamination
<br />assessment, and environmental design. He also developed a land management plan for the
<br />project area to address potential problems that could develop while the land was inactive
<br />prior to construction. Client: SFWMD. (7/04 to 9/06)
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<br />INDIAN TRAILS GROVE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL IMPACT (DRI), PALM
<br />BEACH COUNTY, FL: Keith and Schnars is providing full-service consulting services for
<br />the planning, engineering design, and environmental studies of a 5,000-acre DRI in Palm Beach
<br />County. Given the size of the Site and its proximity to natural areas such as the J.W. Corbett
<br />Wildlife Management Area, environmental issues are a key consideration in the DR!. Mr.
<br />Abbott served as the environmental team lead, managing $100,000 of environmental services.
<br />Mr.Abbott collected and analyzed surface water samples, evaluated groundwater quality, and
<br />provided oversight of wetland and wildlife surveys. Mr. Abbott identified potential impacts
<br />to natural resources such as wetlands, uplands, wildlife, surface water, and groundwater, and
<br />identified approaches to avoid, minimize, and mitigate for those potential impacts. Client: GL
<br />Homes. (6/06 to 9/07)
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<br />PD&E AND EIS FOR CROSSTOWN PARKWAY EXTENSION, NEW BRIDGE
<br />CROSSING OVER THE NORTH FORK OF THE ST. LUCIE RIVER, ST. LUCIE
<br />COUNTY, FL: Keith and Schnars is leading a Project Development and Environment Study
<br />(PD&E) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate a new river crossing over
<br />the North Fork of the St. Lucie River that will link U.S. Highway I and Crosstown Parkway,
<br />a major east-west transportation corridor within Port St Lucie. Mr. Abbott prepared the
<br />Contamination Screening Evaluation Report and provided oversight of the field assessment
<br />of the river and upland communities (approximately 850-acres), including habitat mapping of
<br />the project area, surveys for threatened and endangered species, wetland delineations at an
<br />aerial photograph level, and an Essential Fish Habitat Assessment. Client: City of Port St Lucie.
<br />(2008 to 2009)
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<br />MONROE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN,MONROE COUNTY, FL: Keith and
<br />Schnars is updating the Comprehensive Plan for the Florida Keys. Mr.Abbott is responsible for
<br />analyses of soils, water quality, floodplains, seagrasses, coral reefs, wetlands, beaches, upland
<br />vegetation, protected species, air quality, water uses, hazardous wastes, areas of particular
<br />concern, and effects of future land use on natural resources. Client: Monroe County. (1/20 I 0
<br />to Present)
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<br />RFP#11-11-02
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