Staff & Stats

Years of Experience in the Industry: 25
Years of Experience in Management: 20
Areas of Expertise: Stream Restoration, Erosion and Sediment Control, Business Management
Education: B.S. in History and Environmental Science from Northern Illinois University, M.A. in History and Geography from Northern Illinois University, MBA from Northern Illinois University
Certifications: CPESC, Prescribed Burn Boss, Herbicide Applicator, LEED-AP, Lake County SMC-DECI
Operates: Drip Torch to Excavator and everything in between
Best Project to Ask Me About: Northerly Island
Also Passionate About: All Things Star Wars, Deer Season, Indie Rock, Travel, Family, and Beer League Hockey

Years of Experience in the Industry: 16
Years of Experience in Management: 7
Areas of Expertise: Plant Identification, Purchasing, Chaos Management
Education: B.S. in Landscape Architecture from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. MBA courses Gies College of Business, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Certifications: Notary
Operates: Trucks, Trailers, Cell Phones
Best Project to Ask Me About: Northerly Island
Also Passionate About: Traveling, Great Design, Dachshunds & Diet Coke

Years of Experience in the Industry: 22
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 17
Areas of Expertise: Ecological Consulting
Education: B.S. in Environmental Studies with Honors from Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal, IL.
Certifications: Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS), LEED AP, ISA Certified Arborist, Certified Wetland Specialist (CWS), Qualified Wetland Review Specialist (QWRS), IDNR Certified Prescribed Burn Manager
Operates: Clipboard, Small Equipment, Computers (but not very well)
Best Project to Ask Me About: Geneva Creek Stabilization in Kane County
Also Passionate About: Camping, Hiking, & Eating Others’ Culinary Masterpieces

Years of Experience in the Industry: 16
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 16
Areas of Expertise: Native Landscape Construction, Soil Erosion Sediment Control, Safety
Education: B.S. in Biology from Grand Valley State University in Allendale, MI
Certifications: CPESC, DECI, Certified Prescribed Burn Manager, IL Pesticide Applicator
Operates: Anything with 4 or more wheels or tracks
Best Project to Ask Me About: Silo Bend, Morton Arboretum, Kane County Solar
Also Passionate About: Hunting, Fishing & Family

Industry Experience: 14+ years
Crew Management Experience: 12+ years
Areas of Expertise: Native landscape management, arboriculture, wetland consulting
Education: B.S. in Biology and Environmental Studies, Northern Illinois University
Certifications: IDNR Prescribed Burn Manager, ISA Certified Arborist, Wetland Specialist
Operates: Tractors, drip torches, keyboards
Best Project to Ask Me About: Skare Park
Also Passionate About: Cut flowers, baked goods, and being a cool mom

Years of Experience in the Industry: 12
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 10
Areas of Expertise: Field Employee Development, Solar Projects, Equipment, Mirth Maker
Education: School of Hard Knocks
Certifications: IDNR Prescribed Burn Manager, IL Herbicide Applicator
Operates: Trucks, Tractors, Hand Equipment
Best Project to Ask Me About: Skare Park
Also Passionate About: Hunting, Fishing & Great Food

Years of Experience in the Industry: 14
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 12
Areas of Expertise: Large Scale Restoration, Invasive Plant Management, Tree Felling
Education: B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign.
Certificates: Prescribed Burn Manager, Multiple Herbicide certifications, OSHA 30, USACE Quality Control Manager, CDL
Operates: Large Chainsaws, Small Chainsaws, and even Medium Chainsaws
Best Project to Ask Me About: Little Calumet
Also Passionate About: Baseball, Hiking, Breakfast

Years of Experience in the Industry: 12
Years of Experience in Estimating: 11
Areas of Expertise: All Estimating
Education: B.A. in Biology, Lawrence University in Appleton, WI, M.S. in Plant & Soil Sciences, University of Massachusetts
Certifications: IL Herbicide Applicator
Operates: Drones, Kubota UTV, Hand Equipment
Best Project to Ask Me About: Riverdale / Dolton Rain Garden & Rain Barrels
Also Passionate About: Debating, Dogs, Target Shooting, Coaching Soccer

Years of Experience in the Industry: 1
Years of Experience in Payroll: 5
Area of Expertise: Keeping Calm while Excel Crashes
Operates: Sticky Notes & Heavy Equipment (Large Printer)
Also Passionate About: Cool Mom Things, Animals in Sweaters, Spreadsheet Accuracy

Years of Experience in the Industry: 1
Years of Experience in Payroll: 8
Area of Expertise: Making Sure Everyone’s Favorite Email “Your Payroll Has Been Processed” Happens on Time!
Certifications: Intuit Quickbooks
Operates: Keyboard, Mouse, Large Amounts of Coffee to Make Sure Everyone Gets Paid on Time
Also Passionate About: My Kiddos, Daily Movement, Chocolate

Years of Experience in the Industry: 10
Years of Experience in Consulting: 9
Areas of Expertise: Wetland Delineation, Vegetation Monitoring, Habitat Assessment, GIS
Education: B.S. in Biological Sciences and Environmental Studies, Northern Illinois University
Certificates: Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS), Certified Wetland Specialist (CWS), ISA Certified Arborist & Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ)
Operates: Soil Auger, Quadrat, GPS
Best Project to Ask Me About: 88th RD Natural Resource Surveys & Covenant Living of Northbrook
Also Passionate About: Fishing, Kayaking, and Botanizing

Years of Experience in the Industry: 9
Years of Experience in Consulting: 8
Areas of Expertise: Plant Identification, Wetland Delineation & Permits, Prescribed Burn Plans & Permits
Education: B.S. in Biology & minor in Environmental Studies from Calvin University, Grand Rapids, MI
Certificates: Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS), Certified Wetland Specialist (CWS), ISA Certified Arborist & Tree Risk Assessment Qualified (TRAQ)
Operates: Dichotomous Keys, Munsell Soil Color Charts, Hand Lens
Best Project to Ask Me About: River Road
Also Passionate About: National Parks, Sci-fi & Fantasy Books, Vegetarian Cooking, Making Lists

Years of Experience in the Industry: 11 years on and off
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 4
Area of Expertise: Plant Identification, Monitoring Protocols, Effective Restoration Practices
Education: A.S. University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point
Certifications: Herbicide operator, Class 2 firefighter, Chemical Immobilization of Animals
Operates: The Pen, The Blade, The Getaway Vehicle
Best Project to Ask Me About: Munhall Glen
Also Passionate About: Wild Edibles, Sword Fighting, Dungeons & Dragons

Years of Experience in the Industry: 24
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 11
Areas of Expertise: Plant Installation, Skid Steer Operation
Education: Hands on Experience
Certificates: CDL, First Aid & CPR
Operates: All Machines under 14,000 lbs
Best Project to Ask Me About: Northerly Island
Also Passionate About: Soccer, Fancy Things, The Finer Things

Years of Experience in the Industry: 10
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 8
Areas of Expertise: Invasive Plant Management, Equipment Operation and Repair
Education: ENCAP School of Hard Knocks
Certificates: Herbicide Applicator in MANY States, CDL, First Aid & CPR
Operates: Skidsteers, Kubotas & Tractors
Best Project to Ask Me About: Any Out of State Jobs
Also Passionate About: Black Friday Shopping, Family

Years of Experience in the Industry: 5
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 4
Area of expertise: Invasive species management
Education: University at Buffalo-Environmental Studies
Certifications: Illinois Commercial Pesticide Operator, CPR/First Aid, Wildland Firefighter
Operates: Skid Load Tractor, Mini Skid, Kubota, Chainsaw
Best Project to Ask Me About: Grunwald Farm Forest Preserve
Also Passionate About: Fly fishing & hiking

Years of Experience in the Industry: 5
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 3
Area of Expertise: Chainsaw, Ecological Management, Tree Identification
Education: B.A. in Biology and minor in Public Health from the Augustana College in Rock Island, IL
Certifications: Wildland Firefighter, Class A Manual CDL, Illinois Commercial Pesticide Applicator
Operates: Chainsaw, Skid Loader, Tractors, Herbicide Backpack
Best Project to Ask Me About: Apple River Canyon, Stockton
Also Passionate About: Music, Baseball, My Cat Kiko

Years of Experience in the Industry: 2
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 1
Area of Expertise: Ecological Management, Tree & Plant Identification, Tree Felling
Education: A.S. in Biological Science McHenry County College
Certifications: Wildland Firefighter, IL and IA Commercial Pesticide Applicator
Operates: Chainsaw, Tractor, Dingo, Kubota
Best Project to Ask Me About: Fabyan Forest Preserve
Also Passionate About: Breakfast, Dogs, Wild Edibles, Mushrooms

Years of Experience in the Industry: 3
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 3
Area of Expertise: Chainsaw, Ecosystem Management, Plant Identification
Education: Pursuing a degree in Environmental Science
Certifications: Wildland Firefighter, Illinois Commercial Pesticide Applicator
Operates: Chainsaw, Mini Skid, Kubota, Tractor
Best Project to Ask Me About: Kankakee Sands Preserve
Also Passionate About: Watercolor Art, Reading, Hiking

Years of Experience in the Industry: 5
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 7
Area of Expertise: Teaching New Staff
Education: B.S. in Environmental Studies from Northern Illinois University
Certifications: Illinois Herbicide Applicator, Wildland Firefighter, ATSSA Flagger
Operates: Small Engines, Tractors, Skid Steers
Best Project to Ask Me About: Kankakee Sands
Also Passionate About: Metal Music, Runescape, Scouts BSA, Owasippe

Years of Experience in the Industry: 3
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 2
Area of Expertise: Chainsaw, Tree Identification, Restoration
Education: B.S. in Environmental Science from Loyola University, Chicago, IL
Certifications: Illinois Pesticide Applicator, Wildland Firefighter, CPR/First Aid
Operates: Chainsaw, Kubota
Best Project to Ask Me About: North Pond
Also Passionate About: Fishing, Hiking, Reading

Years of Experience in the Industry: 4
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 2
Area of Expertise: ArcGIS, Native & Invasive Plant Identification, Ecological Restoration
Education: B.S. in Wildlife Ecology & Management and B.A. in Spanish with Minor in Biology from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Certifications: Illinois Pesticide Applicator, Wildland Firefighter
Operates: Chainsaw, Tractor
Best Project to Ask Me About: Chipilly Woods
Also Passionate About: iNaturalist Identifications, Foraging, Hiking, My Cat Moon

Years of Experience in the Industry: 5
Years of Experience in Crew Management: 3
Area of Expertise: Trailering, Situational Adaptation, Being a Renaissance Man
Education: A.S. from Waubonsee Community College and courses from Northern Illinois University
Certifications: Wildland Firefighter & Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan Pesticide Applicator
Operates: Concrete Saw, Shovel, Water Pump
Best Project to Ask Me About: Little Calumet
Also Passionate About: Cooking, Sports, Reading Historical Fiction