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Rincon Consultants, Inc.
<br />Environmental Scientists · Planners · Engineers
<br />EDUCATION
<br />MESc, Yale University, The
<br />School of Forestry and
<br />Environmental Studies
<br />BA, Environmental Studies,
<br />Wellesley College
<br />Professional Certificate in
<br />Spanish/English Translation,
<br />University of California, San
<br />Diego Extension
<br />CERTIFICATIONS/
<br />REGISTRATIONS
<br />Member, Association of
<br />Environmental Professionals
<br />Member, American Translators
<br />Association
<br />Training: Applying the NEPA
<br />Process and NEPA Cumulative
<br />Effects Analysis and
<br />Documentation, The Shipley
<br />Group (2015)
<br />American Planning Association
<br />National Conference, Phoenix,
<br />AZ (2016)
<br />YEARS OF
<br />EXPERIENCE
<br />10+
<br />Brenna Vredeveld, MESc
<br />Senior Biologist
<br />Ms. Vredeveld has over 10 years of experience in ecosystem monitoring and
<br />reporting, natural resources planning, and federal and local regulatory processes,
<br />particularly at the urban-wildland interface. Her diverse work experience includes a
<br />broad cross-section of clients and partners in California and Latin America covering
<br />long-range natural resource management plans, research, scientific and technical
<br />reports, social and environmental assessments, CEQA, NEPA, Endangered Species Act,
<br />Clean Water Act, stakeholder consensus facilitation, interdisciplinary collaboration
<br />coordination, fieldwork management, and Geographic Information Systems analyses.
<br />Her responsibilities include preparation of complex technical reports and integrated
<br />planning documents, resource constraints analyses, habitat assessments, agency
<br />permitting packages, oversight of fieldwork and subconsultants, management of
<br />environmental compliance monitoring, and coordination with regulatory agencies.
<br />She advises clients on developing the most appropriate biological resources
<br />assessment, compliance, and mitigation strategies for their projects and performs
<br />technical quality assurance/quality control of deliverables. For the last nine years she
<br />has managed projects for local, state, and federal agencies across southern
<br />California’s unique habitats. She is fluent in Spanish.
<br />SELECT PROJECT EXPERIENCE
<br />Program Manager, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
<br />(subconsultant to Helix), Prestressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe Rehabilitation
<br />Program, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino Counties
<br />Ms. Vredeveld was the Program Manager for the suite of task orders issued for this
<br />project. She was responsible for coordinating development of environmental
<br />documentation (e.g., technical studies, CEQA analyses, and permitting applications)
<br />for biological, cultural, and paleontological resources, and hazardous materials, as
<br />well as overseeing general construction monitoring (for the above topics in addition
<br />to air quality, surface and stormwater control, noise, and transportation/traffic) for
<br />rehabilitation projects along more than 100 miles of five prestressed concrete
<br />cylinder pipelines extending through over 30 jurisdictions in Los Angeles, Orange, and
<br />San Bernardino Counties in both dense urban and remote rural regions. A total of 10
<br />task orders have been awarded to date.
<br />CEQA Author, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, Addendum to the
<br />Mitigated Negative Declaration for Palos Verdes Reservoir Relining Project, City of
<br />Rolling Hills Estates
<br />Ms. Vredeveld coordinated development of CEQA Addendum under a tight timeline
<br />to address additional project activities required to complete upgrades to Palos Verdes
<br />Reservoir water storage and conveyance facilities. She authored the biological
<br />resources section. Quick turnaround of the CEQA Addendum allowed the client to
<br />continue construction activities without interruption.
<br />Project Manager/Lead Author, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Biomonitoring
<br />Services for Upgrades to Communication Systems & Electrical Distribution, Navy
<br />Facilities Engineering Command Southwest, California
<br />Ms. Vredeveld was the Project Manager and Lead Author responsible for coordinating
<br />biomonitoring services for four complex, multi-million dollar linear utilities projects
<br />traversing both developed and wildland areas of Camp Pendleton. She managed daily
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