Kimberly Mendez

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ABOUT KIMBERLY MENDEZ

DIGITAL TWIN ENTHUSIAST!QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS: • 8+ years total Geographic Information (GIS) and Remote Sensing experience: 2+ years Watershed Management Program data quality control technician; 3+ years outdoor Utility Asset Collection GIS Technician for DoD; 1+ years of Environmental GIS Analyst and Environmental Field Collection leadership.• Advanced knowledge of ArcGIS Products: ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Field Map, Survey123. • Advanced applicable-based knowledge of Geoprocessing analytic tools and geodatabases.• Analyzes a wide range of environmental and cultural, scientific, technical, and engineering issues as it pertains to transportation projects.• Determine the applicable regulatory agency (federal, state, local) and level of permits required for Florida Department of Transportation projects (exemption, general, individual).• Determine the applicable level of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review and prepare related documents.• Develop adaptive strategies to solve unique issues such as adding domains to attribute/tabular data.• Ensure compliance of the Clean Water Act (CWA) and Endangered Species Act ESA).• Ensure compliance with Florida Administrative Codes 62-330: Environmental Resource Permitting; 62-331: State 404 Program; 62••••00: Delineation of Wetlands.• Knowledge of Federal Environmental Laws and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA process for federally funded projects). • Knowledge of FDOT’s Planning Project Development and Environmental 5-step process.• Manages Environmental GIS field efforts for Jurisdictional Determinations (JD).• Manages Environmental field efforts for threatened and endangered species under state agency specie guidance.• Preparation of maps for permit submission and protected species survey authorization.• Provide specialized support of technical environmental analysis.• Review and implement Executive Orders 11988: Floodplains and 11990: Wetlands, environmental and historic preservation laws, other executive orders, regulations, standards, policies, guidelines for FEMA funded activities, and the 8-step review process.• Report findings to senior scientists and project manager to determine if environmental impacts can be avoided, minimized, or mitigated.• Serves as a technical specialist on wetlands and endangered species, providing advice and assistance to other civil engineering departments such as but not limited to traffic and drainage engineers for development, execution, and monitoring of environmental and cultural requirements.