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Kay Crouch, President
Education:
HAZWHOPER Training and Certification, 40 Hours, 2008
Duke University, 100 Hour NEPA Training, 2004-2005
Stephen F. Austin State University, M.S, Biology, 1978
Stephen F. Austin State University, B.S., Biology, 1975
Experience: 30 years
Kay Crouch co-founded Crouch Environmental Services, Inc. (CESI) in 1993. The company provides wetland delineation,
permitting and mitigation, environmental site assessment, public involvement, and other general environmental
consulting services to a variety of clients in private industry as well as local, state and federal agencies.
The company has completed over 700 environmental projects since its start-up. Ms. Crouch has 30 years of experience
performing wetland investigations, including delineations in accordance with the 1987 U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Wetlands Delineation Manual. She has procured dozens of Clean Water Act Section 404 permits and Clean Water Act 401
Water Quality Certifications (404/401 permits), prepared countless NEPA documents, and performed hundreds of Environmental
Site Assessments.
Ms. Crouch has performed wetland delineations and procured 404/401 permits for the Port of Houston Authority,
Harris County Flood Control District, the Harris County Public Infrastructure Department, Exxon Land Development,
Inc., Initial DSI Trucking, Sullivan Enterprises, and many other clients. She has performed wetland determinations
and wetland delineations for all of the clients listed above, as well as for the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation, the Houston Independent School District, the Texas Department of Transportation, Texas Parks and
Wildlife, ExxonMobil and numerous private developers. Her extensive permitting experience includes procurement of
USACE 404/401 and Nationwide wetland permits, RCRA permits, Section 10 permits, Coastal Zone Management Area
Determinations, Coast Guard Bridge Permits, and Texas General Land Office easements.
Environmental inventories and preparation of documents complying with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
are another area of specialization for Ms. Crouch. She has prepared dozens of NEPA documents since 1978.
Recently, she prepared all or part of NEPA documents for transportation projects (TxDOT and Harris County),
liquid natural gas facilities (Freeport LNG for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Vista Del Sol
project for ExxonMobil), and port facilities (the Bayport Container Terminal and Cargo Road for the USACE and
the Port of Houston Authority). Currently, she is involved in the preparation of an Environmental Assessment
for a dredged material placement area for the Port of Houston Authority.
Ms. Crouch has extensive experience in community relations and public outreach. Since 1999, she has provided
public involvement support to the Galveston District of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers for the Clear Creek
Flood Damage Reduction project, the Greens Bayou Flood Damage Reduction project, the Sims Bayou Recreation Plan,
and the Colorado River Locks Project. She has planned and facilitated several public meetings in compliance with
NEPA, including scoping and interim public meetings for flood damage reduction and transportation projects.
Ms. Crouch's recent projects include:
- Environmental Assessment for Beltway 8 Dredged Material Disposal Area at Jacintoport
- Environmental Impact Statement, Freeport Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Facility
- Stolthaven Mitigation Project, Armand Bayou Nature Center, Harris County, Texas
- Wetlands Delineation and Permitting, Atascocita Site, Harris County, Texas
- Wetlands, Phase II -- Roadway Improvement Project, Haden Road, Harris County, Texas
- Wetlands Delineation and Permitting - Improvement of Garth Road, Harris County, Texas
- Wetlands Delineation, Permitting and Mitigation - Barge Terminal on Cedar Bayou, Chambers County, Texas
- METRO Solutions Light Rail Project - Public Involvement
- Clear Creek General Reevaluation Report - Flood Damage Reduction - Public Involvement
- METRO Solutions Light Rail Project - Communications and Marketing, Public Involvement
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Greg Crouch, Vice President
Education:
Duke University, 100 Hour NEPA Training, 2004-2005
University of Texas at Austin, M.B.A., 1990
Stephen F. Austin State University, M.S., Biology/Ecology, 1977
Sam Houston State University, B.A., Biology, Minor in Cultural Anthropology, 1974
Experience: 31 years
Mr. Crouch has more than 31 years of experience conducting biological investigations, including hundreds of wetlands
delineations and endangered species surveys. He has significant permitting and regulatory liaison experience,
including USACE Section 404/401 permits for major development projects. He has also performed hundreds of
environmental site assessments (Phase I and II), asbestos assessments, prepared dozens of SWPPP and SPCC plans,
prepared a large number of NEPA documents (EAs and EISs), and performed a wide variety of general environmental
consulting services for both private and public-sector clients. His recent experience includes work on the
biological sections of an EIS for a major container terminal on Galveston Bay, work on the biological information
for two EAs for major highway or roadway expansions in Texas, and work on the biological sections of an EIS for a
major LNG terminal on the Texas coast. He also recently performed an extensive wetland investigation on a site
on the Texas coast that is destined to become a nature preserve near Freeport, Texas.
Mr. Crouch's recent projects include:
- Wetlands Delineation, Permitting and Mitigation Planning - 20,000+ acres of Texas Coastal Development for a number of clients
- Listed Species Surveys and Mitigation Planning - Nationwide but currently on-going for thousands of acres in Texas for various clients
- Pearland Parkway Wetlands Mitigation - City of Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas
- Wetlands Delineation and Permitting, Barry Rose Roadway Improvement Project - City of Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas
- Project Environmental Impact Statement, Freeport Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) Facility
- Stolthaven Mitigation Project, Armand Bayou Nature Center, Harris County, Texas
- Wetlands Mitigation Site Selection, Wetland Permitting, Cultural Resources Survey, Design and Construction, 60-Acre Brownwood Marsh Restoration Project, Baytown, Texas
- Wetlands Delineation and Permitting, Port of Houston Authority, Wharf 33, Harris County, Texas
- Master Plan for the Baytown Nature Center City of Baytown
- Wetlands Mitigation, Construction of a 3.2-acre salt marsh, Port of Houston Authority - Harris County, Texas
- Master Plans for numerous parks for the City of Texas City
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David Young, Environmental Consultant
Education:Texas A&M University at Galveston, B.S., Marine Biology, 1993
Experience:15 years
Mr. Young has recently joined CESI and is located in our Plano, Texas office. He brings with him a breadth of experience conducting biological assessments, including jurisdictional and wetland delineations, submerged resource surveys, Essential Fish Habitat assessments, habitat evaluations and endangered species surveys. He has substantial permitting experience, including USACE Section 404/401 permits, USACE Section 10 RHA permits, US Coast Guard permits (Section 9 RHA), and sovereignty submerged land authorizations (TGLO, FDEP/FDNR) for varying types of land development, flood control, land development, transportation and linear projects. He has been involved with the preparation of NEPA documents for several clients, but has primarily focused on transportation projects (FDOT, TxDOT and ADOT) in recent years. Mr. Young has experience with ecosystems along the Gulf coast, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, and Arizona.
Mr. Young’s recent projects include:
- Prime Outlets of Grand Prairie, USACE Permitting and Mitigation – Grand Prairie, Texas
- Cotton Lane Bridge, USACE Permitting Mitigation and Flood Control - Buckeye and Goodyear, Arizona
- Environmental Assessment, Southwest Pipeline – Dallas County, Texas
- Environmental Assessment, US 380 – Frisco and Prosper, Texas
- Environmental Assessment, FM 720 – Little Elm, Texas
- Re-Evaluation of Categorical Exclusion, Montfort Drive – Dallas, Texas
- Categorical Exclusion, US 75 Frontage Roads – Richardson and Plano, Texas
- Categorical Exclusion, Spur 348 – Las Colinas/Irving, Texas
- Categorical Exclusion, IH 30 Interchange at John King Boulevard – Rockwall, Texas
- Environmental constraints analysis, Wilson Creek Force Main - McKinney, Texas
- Categorical Exclusions (15+) - ADOT Statewide On-Call Contract
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Mark Havel, Associate Scientist
Education: Yale University, B.S., Ecology/Evolutionary Biology, 2007
Mr. Havel is currently performing wetlands determinations, wetlands delineations, environmental assessments, threatened and endangered species surveys, Ordinary High Water Mark determinations (OHWM), pre-construction notifications, and USACE 404/401 permits.
Mr. Havel's recent projects include:
- Wetland and Waterbody Survey, 475-mile Keystone KXL Pipeline Project
- Salt Marsh Mitigation; Baytown Nature Center, City of Baytown, Texas
- Whooping Crane Monitoring Study
- Categorical Exclusion, IH 45 at IH 610 Interchange, Texas Department of Transportation
- Wetland Delineation for the improvement of three drainage ditches, City of Victoria, Texas
- Wetland Delineation of 130-acre tract for City of Victoria, Texas
- Wetland Delineation of 103-acre tract in Collegeport, Texas
- Wetland Delineation for several HCFCD projects in Harris County, Texas
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Billy Roberts, Associate Scientist
Education: Texas A&M University, B.S., Marine Biology, 2006
Mr. Roberts is currently performing wetlands delineations, environmental assessments, threatened and endangered species surveys, Ordinary High Water Mark determinations (OHWM), pre-construction notifications, and USACE 404/401 permits.
Mr. Roberts' recent projects include:
- Wetland delineation and environmental assessment for the improvement of State Highway 35, Texas Department of Transportation
- Wetland delineation and environmental assessment for the improvement of State Highway 332, Texas Department of Transportation
- City of Jersey Village Channel Conveyance Improvement Project, Nationwide Permit Application #43 (Storm Water Management Facilities), Harris County Flood Control District
- Wetland and Waterbody Survey, 475-mile Keystone KXL Pipeline Project
- Wetland delineation of Fallbrook Drive Segment B expansion project
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Andy Reiser, Project Manager / GIS Technician
Education: University of Houston, B.A., Political Science and Economics, 2008
Experience:5 years
Mr. Reiser joined CESI in 2003 and
has since performed GPS data collection, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping and/or computer-based research for almost
all of CESI's projects. He assists in GIS data collection and development for wetlands
delineations, biological assessments, Phase I ESAs and NEPA documents. Mr. Reiser has assisted on over 250 different projects for a variety of clients.
Mr. Reiser's experience includes:
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GIS Mapping for hundreds of projects
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Wetlands Delineations and Jurisdictional Determination
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Wetlands Mitigation and Construction
- Threatened & Endangered Species Surveys
- Public Meetings / Public Involvement
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Leslie Hollaway, Director of Communications
Education: Southwestern University, B.A., Communications, 2006
Experience:5 years
Since joining CESI in 2007, Ms. Hollaway has been a proud member of the METRO Solutions Community Outreach team, supporting marketing
and communications services for the upcoming light rail transit expansion project. Ms. Hollaway also provides communications support to CESI services including public involvement activities and in-house design efforts.
Ms. Hollaway has experience in proposal writing for both public and private sector clients and in developing a full range of marketing strategies from innovative, grassroots efforts to integrated, nationwide campaigns.
Accomplishments while working with the METRO Solutions team include:
- Corporate and project branding
- Collateral development, design and distribution
- Public relations
- Event planning and execution
- Market research
- Development of marketing strategies
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Max Trautner, Graphic Artist
Education: University of Houston, B.A., Photography / Digital Media, In Progress
A proud member of the METRO Solutions Community Outreach team, Max Trautner primarily supports marketing and communications services for the upcoming light rail transit expansion project. Mr. Trautner also provides communications support for CESI services including public involvement activities and in-house design efforts.
Mr. Trautner has extensive experience in:
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Nelda Salinas, Administrative Assistant
Education: South Texas Vocational Technical Institute, Associate Paralegal Degree, 2001
Ms. Nelda Salinas has more than 7 years of management and legal experience. Ms. Salinas is also proud member of the METRO Solutions Community Outreach team. She provides program organization and public involvement support to METRO for the upcoming light-rail expansion project.
Ms. Salinas’ expert proficiencies include:
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Ludivina Canales, Office Manager
Education: University of Houston, B.S., Biology, In Progress
Ms. Ludivina Canales joined the CESI team as office manager in the summer of 2007. In addition to her billing and management responsibilities, Ms. Canales provides public involvement support.
Ms. Canales’ recent projects include:
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IH-45 & 610 Interchange Public Meeting Planning, Texas Department of Transportation
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NPDES Public Meeting Facilitation, City of League City
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Southeast Corridor Office Opening, Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO)
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