Management Profiles

Chris A. Fleming, MS

Chris A. Fleming, MS

Senior Project Scientist

Chris Fleming, M.S., is a consulting scientist with over 6 years of consulting experience. His fields of practice include GIS analysis of hazardous constituent distribution in soil and groundwater, including mapping karst, fractured-rock, and top-of-rock features affecting constituent migration.

Mr. Fleming's technical interests also include the study of wetlands and restoration/creation of these resources, regulatory permitting and enforcement constraints, and GIS mapping and analysis. He has conducted morphological stream surveys and wetland investigations for a range of prospective and existing clients, including corporate, not-for-profit and governmental clients.

Mr. Fleming's experience also includes water quality permitting, wetland delineations and restoration, stream determinations, endangered species surveys, Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments, erosion and sediment control inspections, site monitoring and report preparation for remediation sites, and geographic information systems (GIS) analyses.

Mr. Fleming's work has supported various water quality permit applications and includes negotiating state and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) water quality permit parameters for various projects. His work on water quality permitting has also included conducting alternatives analysis and socioeconomic analysis in accordance with state and federal antidegradation policy, development of mitigation plans, and overseeing mitigation implementation and monitoring.

Mr. Fleming has extensive experience in botanical research resulting in the publication of several journal articles and technical reports that document floristic surveys, T&E vascular plant species surveys, and surveys for invasive species.

Chris A. Fleming, MS

Chris A. Fleming, MS

Education:

  • BA, Berea College, Biology, 1999
  • MS, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Botany, 2003

Certifications/ Affiliations:

  • Nashville crayfish permits for surveys, sweeps, and relocations
  • Association of Southeastern Biologists
  • Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
  • Society of Wetland Scientists

Additional Training:

  • OSHA 29 CFR 1910.120 Health and Safety Training (40 hours)
  • Wetland Delineation and Management Training. 2007.
  • TDEC Erosion and Sediment Control Inspector Certification, Level I and II, 2006.
  • Benthic Macroinvertebrate Taxonomy; Center of Excellence for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tenn.
  • PADI Open Water Certification, 2000