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Michael J. Reyes, M.S., PWS .mEc Senior Ecologist/Principal Maui Environmental Consulting, LLC4ALILN„zRO,,G, 808-866-6919 mreyes@mauienvironmentalconsulting.com CONSULTING Experience Maui Environmental As the senior ecologist and principal owner of Maui Environmental Consulting, LLC Consulting,LLC (MEC),Michael Reyes'educational and professional experiences have provided him with Paia,Hawai`i an extensive background in several aspects of ecology and water quality. He has Principal/Senior Ecologist experience in environmental assessments, listed species surveys, Low Impact Design 2014-Present (LID), water quality evaluations, surface water monitoring, and numerous wetland Flatwoods Consulting Group, delineations/evaluations. Mike has been certified by the National Society for Wetland Inc.,Tampa,Florida Scientists as a Professional Wetland Scientist(PWS#2303). He is proficient in the use of Ecologist 2009-2014 Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) technologies. Other areas of proficiency include watershed management plans and Expertise implementation, Microsoft Office applications, and water quality instruments including Wetland Delineation multi-parameter sampling units and turbidimeters. A short list of representative projects Natural Resource Management Michael has completed in his role as Senior Ecologist at MEC is provided below. Water Quality Assessment Project Senior Ecologist—Wetland Delineation Services,Various Counties,Hawaii Ecological Data Analysis Michael has delineated numerous wetlands throughout the State of Hawai`i. These Aquatic Systems Evaluation wetland delineations were conducted in accordance with the U.S. Army Corps of Wildlife Ecology Engineers(USACE) 1987 Wetlands Delineation Manual and the 2012 Supplement for the Hawai`i and Pacific Islands Region. Within Maui County, these delineations were also Geographic Information conducted to adhere to Ordinance 5421.Wetlands observed in the field were marked with Systems(GIs) wetland flags used to depict wetland limits and were recorded using a global positioning Education system. This data was then used to create an ArcGIS map depicting the jurisdictional M.S.,Environmental Science limits of wetlands within the project boundary. Wetland Delineation reports were then and Policy,University of submitted to the USACE to receive formal Jurisdictional Determinations. South Florida,2012 B.S.,Biology,University of Project Manager—Pulehu and Olinda Fire Recovery Efforts,Maui County,Hawaii South Florida,2002 Working with the Central Maui Soil and Water Conservation District(CMSWCD)and the U.S. Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), Michael is currently providing Certifications project coordination, contractor management, monitoring of work being implemented, Professional technical support and final reporting for both the Pulehu and Olinda Fire recovery efforts Wetland Scientist(PWS#2303) as outlined in the November 2023 Emergency Watershed Protection Plans (EWPP) provided by the Natural Resource Conservation Service. This 15 million dollar project Memberships&Affiliations addresses impacts from the August 2023 wildfires that burned thousands of acres on Leeward Haleakala. Malama Haleakala Foundation— Execut2023-give Director Senior Ecologist—Watershed Management Planning,Maui County,Hawaii 2023-present Michael has written the Southwest Maui Watershed Plan(approved in 2019),the Pohakea Na Kai`Ewalu Hawaiian Watershed Management Plan (approved in January 2023), and the Ma`alaea Bay Canoe Paddling Club— Watersheds Management Plan(approved in December 2023).With the goal of identifying Board of Directors sources of pollution and providing management recommendations to improve water Vice President quality, stakeholders within the community can now seek federal 319 grant funding to 2018-2022 combat pollution.Totaling 100,680 acres,all aquatic resources flowing from the southeast Hawai`i Association of peaks of Mauna Kahalawai and the southwest peaks of Haleakala to the shorelines Environmental Professionals stretching from Makena Beach to beyond McGregor's Point are now included in a (NAEP)Member since 2014 watershed management plan.These plans have been approved by the Hawai`i Department Maui Axis Deer Task Force of Health Clean Water Branch and by the United States Environmental Protection Watershed Representative Agency.This work included geospatially modeling pollutant load reduction estimates for each implementation project listed in the watershed plans,developing a robust monitoring and assessment plan to capture the effects of the watershed plan implementation projects, creating various ArcGIS maps, and developing a project timeline with milestones for determining project progression.