Bruce resume 07-07

Bruce Griffin Senior Soil Scientist
Summary	Bruce Griffin has over nine years of professional experience as a wetlands and soil scientist. He is responsible for researching and writing permit applications for large and small projects, with an emphasis on linear utilities permitting throughout New England. As the New England Environmental, Inc. (NEE) staff Soil Scientist, he is involved in the analysis of soil conditions on sites which are disturbed, difficult, or subject to enforcement actions. Mr. Griffin is also documenting the development of hydric soil characteristics in a large-scale restored wetland on a Superfund site in southeastern Massachusetts.
Areas of Expertise	Wetland Soils State, Federal and Local Environmental Permitting Wetlands Functions and Values Assessment Wetland Delineation Construction Oversight Wetland Mitigation and Restoration Design Soil Bioengineering Design and Installation Vernal Pool Identification Forensic Soil Assessment in Disturbed Areas
Education	Graduate course work in soils - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1998-2000. B.S., Wood Science & Technology - University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1982 A.B., English – Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME, 1973
Credentials	Certified Professional Soil Scientist #30215 Professional Wetland Scientist #1754 Certified Wetland Scientist, New Hampshire #217
Experience	New England Environmental, Inc.	2000-present
	Responsible for completing project permits (Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act and Army Corp of Engineers Section 404) and a variety of environmental assessments to support those permit applications. Project work has included wetland identification, documentation, and mapping; botanical surveys, specializing in trees and shrubs; bioengineering installations on streambank, inland wetland and coastal sites; wetland restoration planting; vernal pool identification and documentation; sediment and erosion control plans and monitoring; and review services for Conservation Commissions, specializing in soil analysis and delineation.
	Charles Dauchy and Environmental Field Services		1999-2000
	Responsible for soil assessments for wetland delineations and replications, vegetation plots, site research and descriptions, permit applications, and plan preparation.
	North Atlantic Timber & Shipping Company, Hardwick Post & Beam		1982-1999
	Vice President Purchasing, sales, and management in hardwood lumber and timber frame companies.
Professional Training/Education	Graduate courses and Continuing Education since 1998 to gain and maintain Certified Professional Soil Scientist certification Continuing Education to maintain New Hampshire Wetland Scientist certification since 2002
Affiliations/ Memberships	Soil Science Society of America Society of Wetland Scientists Association of Massachusetts Wetland Scientists Society of Soil Scientists of Southern New England New Hampshire Association of Natural Resource Scientists