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expertise in paleontological resource
<br />management, multidisciplinary
<br />project management, and California
<br />geology and paleontology. As AE'
<br />Paleontology Program Manager, she
<br />is responsible for the oversight of all
<br />paleontological work and oversees
<br />and directs AE's paleontological field
<br />and laboratory technicians. As a
<br />Senior Paleontologist, she routinely
<br />directs paleontological field surveys
<br />and assessments, mitigation
<br />monitoring of construction activities,
<br />fossil salvage and collection,
<br />laboratory preparation and analysis of
<br />micro- and macrofossils, museum
<br />curation, and authors technical
<br />reports. Since 2003, Ms. DeBusk has
<br />successfully conducted more than 200
<br />paleontological investigations
<br />throughout California, Nevada, and
<br />the western U.S. Ms. DeBusk is an
<br />Orange County Certified
<br />Paleontologist.
<br />RBF CONSULTING
<br />Eddie Torres, INCE
<br />Noise/Acoustics, Air Quality/GHG
<br />Emissions/Climate Change, and
<br />Visual Impact Analysis (40%)
<br />Mr. Torres oversees and prepares
<br />Environmental and Planning studies
<br />for public and private sectors clients,
<br />under CEQA and NEPA. Mr. Torres
<br />draws on his broad background and
<br />understanding of environmental
<br />constraints to provide technical and
<br />CEQA compliance review and
<br />environmental documentation, in
<br />addition to research, analysis, and
<br />writing. Mr. Torres has managed a
<br />wide range of environmental planning
<br />projects, including environmental
<br />documents for major infrastructure
<br />and land development projects, air
<br />quality and noise studies, highly
<br />controversial hillside development
<br />projects, state-of-the-art visual
<br />analyses, facility siting and due
<br />diligence studies, and coastal
<br />development projects.
<br />Mr. Torres also serves as the Director
<br />of Technical Studies, with a specialty
<br />in Acoustics, Air Quality, Climate
<br />Change, and Visual Impact
<br />Assessments. Mr. Torres leads RBF's
<br />efforts to be at the forefront of Global
<br />Climate Change studies. Mr. Torres
<br />has prepared numerous analyses that
<br />are consistent with climate change
<br />legislation such as Assembly Bill 32,
<br />Senate Bill 97, Executive Order S-3-
<br />05, and Senate Bill 375. In addition to
<br />analyzing climate change impacts,
<br />Mr. Torres has led the development of
<br />numerous greenhouse gas inventory
<br />models which calculate greenhouse
<br />gas emissions from such sources as
<br />vehicular traffic, stationary sources,
<br />electricity consumption, water
<br />consumption, wastewater treatment,
<br />and construction processes.
<br />Cathy Johnson, RLA
<br />Visual Impact Analysis (40%)
<br />Ms. Johnson is a member of RBF 's
<br />landscape architecture design group.
<br />Her experience includes the
<br />management and design of over 40
<br />public works and transportation
<br />projects on California's Highway
<br />System. Prior to joining RBF, Ms.
<br />Johnson was employed by Caltrans in
<br />District 7, Los Angeles, and Ventura
<br />Counties. She is credited with
<br />projects having a cumulative
<br />construction value of over $200
<br />million. In addition, Ms. Johnson
<br />employs her skills and vision in the
<br />investigation and assessment of visual
<br />impacts of proposed transportation
<br />projects, design and implementation
<br />of sustainable erosion control
<br />measures, and development of
<br />restorative vegetation plans for native
<br />habitat areas, wetlands, trails, and
<br />recreational facilities.
<br />Tim Haile, P.E.
<br />Preliminary Engineering (40%)
<br />Mr. Haile has 14 years of experience
<br />on public works and transportation
<br />projects, of which over six years were
<br />with Caltrans. He is an expert in
<br />Caltrans design policies, procedures,
<br />and standards for transportation
<br />projects. Mr. Haile has developed
<br />geometrics and managed civil
<br />engineering support, such as drainage,
<br />structures, and water quality for over
<br />40 miles of freeway improvements
<br />and interchange improvements for the
<br />PSR and PANED phases. Mr. Haile is
<br />recognized for his leadership and
<br />POWER ENGINEERS, INC.
<br />ability to coordinate and develop
<br />solutions collaboratively with
<br />multiple stakeholders to complex
<br />project challenges. Over the past year,
<br />Mr. Haile has been actively involved
<br />nationally with the Transportation
<br />Research Board and a member of the
<br />HOV, HOT, and Managed Lanes
<br />Committee. He has a broad
<br />understanding on a national level of
<br />managed lanes.
<br />During his career at RBF, Mr. Haile
<br />has been managing and assisting with
<br />large multi -discipline projects, such as
<br />the State Route 91 Corridor
<br />Improvement Project, Mid County
<br />Parkway, High Desert Corridor, and
<br />the Orange County/ Riverside County
<br />Major Investment Study. His
<br />experience consisted of developing
<br />geometrics, preliminary cost estimates
<br />and preparing technical reports, such
<br />as Project Study Reports, Project
<br />Reports, and Modified Access Reports.
<br />He understands the complete planning
<br />and environmental process. His
<br />proactive approach to integrating the
<br />environmental aspects into engineering
<br />have resulted in streamlining projects
<br />through the process.
<br />KOA CORPORATION
<br />Min Zhou, P.E.
<br />Traffic Impact Assessments (50%)
<br />Ms. Zhou is a Principal
<br />Transportation Engineer for KOA.
<br />Ms. Zhou has 20 years of
<br />transportation engineering and
<br />planning experiences in both private
<br />consultant companies and public
<br />agencies. She has conducted travel
<br />demand forecast modeling, traffic
<br />operation and studies, road design and
<br />engineering, database management
<br />and statistic analysis—this includes
<br />conducting project -related traffic
<br />impact assessments for review and
<br />approval by the City of Santa Ana..
<br />She is familiar with travel forecast
<br />software, GIS applications, and other
<br />transportation software programs
<br />including: TransCAD, TP+, Cube,
<br />Tranplan, VISUM, SYNCHRO,
<br />TRAFFIX, MSSQL database, and
<br />ACCESS database.
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