Engineering Successes to Build a Better Future

Dave is SWCA’s Vice President of Engineering with 35 years of experience. He oversees engineering operations, drives strategic initiatives, and focuses on riverine modeling, watershed restoration, and stormwater management. He holds a master’s in water resources.

Michelle has more than 20 years of experience in construction and operations compliance management, NEPA document preparation, and stormwater monitoring services. She specializes in permit compliance and coordination of inspection services for linear projects.

Chad is the Compliance Services Director for SWCA’s Rocky Mountain-Plains region. He has valuable experience in natural resources, both as a director and a senior project manager focusing primarily on federal land development projects and energy infrastructure.

Matt has over 30 years of experience as a civil engineer, he’s participated in the assessment, design, permitting, implementation and monitoring of numerous restoration and fish passage projects throughout the Western US.

Scott has been the engineer of record for over 100 river restoration projects where he has performed the design and been on site for construction. His expertise includes alternatives development, watershed restoration planning, project prioritization, design, and construction oversight.

Lindsay Teunis brings more than 20 years of experience in ecology and restoration. She primarily manages complex multi-benefit natural resources projects, particularly those requiring mitigation strategies to maximize dollars on the ground and streamline permitting. Lindsay excels in creating collaborative environments that bring together diverse expertise for restoration facilitates team building, partnerships, consensus, and a multidisciplinary approach. She specializes in wetland habitat assessment and restoration design, implementation, and monitoring, including development of long-term monitoring and management. Lindsay has strong working relationships with resource agency staff, a personal philosophy on holistic multi-benefit ecological restoration, and high standards for quality and client satisfaction. She prides herself on her ability to engage consultants, agencies, municipalities, and non-profits to create teams that are best suited for the task at hand.

As the Chicago office Restoration Ecology Director, Ryan Allison is responsible for designing, managing, and implementing large and technically complex habitat restoration projects. His clients include an assortment of dredging and marine construction contractors, corporations, non-profit organizations, and various government entities. Recently, Ryan has managed restoration projects associated with large dredging operations on the Grasse, Hudson, and Buffalo rivers in New York. He is currently overseeing large-scale habitat restoration projects in Michigan and Maine.