Education
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Background
Ms. Schneider has over six (6) years of direct experience in a variety of multi-disciplinary environmental planning projects including site assessments, remedial investigations, vegetation analysis, wetland delineation, hazard mitigation and Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for municipalities and private organizations. Ms. Schneider has worked closely with various local planning departments as well as the New York State Department of State Division of Coastal Resources, Fire Island National Seashore and the United States Army Corps of Engineers in preparing and procuring permits for various projects on Long Island.
Professional Experience
Town of East Hampton, and the Villages of Bayville and Ocean Beach, NY
Responsible for Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for municipalities and private organizations.
Ocean Beach, Bayville and Lloyd Harbor, NY
Prepared environmental assessments, tidal wetland and "401" Water Quality Certification permits and coastal erosion control programs assessing adherence to State Coastal Management Consistency Review.
East Hampton, NY
Conducted an eelgrass survey in an environmentally sensitive area as well as other vegetation analysis, aviation observation, wetland delineations and general site investigations including preparation of sample resolutions for board review and "sample-negative" declarations as part of the State Environmental Quality Review Act "SEQRA" process.
Village of Bayville, Lloyd Harbor, Farmingdale and Great Neck, NY
Successfully prepared Municipal Compliance Certification (MCC), Notice of Intent (NOI) forms and Storm Water Management Program Annual Reports (SWMPARs) as part of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES), Phase II, Storm Water Regulations.
Village of Bayville, Village of Lloyd Harbor, NY
Prepared and acquired available grant funding procuring $350,000 through the Long Island Sound Restoration Act (LISRA) under the category of aquatic habitat restoration for wetlands restoration and site improvements; and $100,000 for drainage and erosion control projects.
Long Island, NY
FEMA floodplain and analysis of special flood hazards for project sites, preparation of numerous Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPPs) for coverage under the State Pollution Discharge Elimination System (SPDES) General Permit for Construction Activity Coastal Zone Management Compliance and utilized local waterfront revitalization programs to scope out project plans and permits for various municipalities, school districts, and fire districts.
Suffolk County Department of Public Works, Yaphank, NY
Industrial Waste Pre-Treatment Enforcement Coordinator responsible for: inputting Chain of Custody information into Microsoft Access Database; analyzing results of sample data: writing letters of noncompliance to various facilities discharging to sewers under Suffolk County DPW jurisdiction; and researching the causes behind factors leading to noncompliance (e.g. Acetone violation problems in pharmaceutical companies' wastewater discharges).
Long Island, NY
Regularly completed environmental studies including land use, open space, visual resources, noise, air quality, economic and demographics, blight, vegetation and wildlife analysis. Permit preparation for projects including: reconstruction of marina facilities, dredging and bulkheading projects, pier reconstruction, drainage improvements and erosion control projects in environmentally sensitive areas.
Long Island, NY
Wrote successful proposals for: SWPPPs under GP-0-08-001, stormwater management annual reports, storm water management plans as required for MS4s under GP-0-08-002 SEQRA work, tidal and freshwater permit applications, wetlands delineations and hazard mitigation planning. Served as an inspector for various soil borings conducted pursuant to structural and septic system design.
City of Hackensack, NJ
Completed numerous site plan reviews.
Computer Skills
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Access; Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and PowerPoint presentations.