Matthew Perry

About Matthew Perry

I am a Senior Regulatory & Environmental Specialist with over 18 years of experience in the Oil & Gas Industry in Kern County, California. My career spans both consulting and in-house roles, giving me broad expertise in environmental compliance, regulatory permitting, incident response, and biological resource management.In my current role at Berry Corporation, I focus on ensuring compliance with habitat management plans, wildlife management programs, and environmental permits. I also oversee the company’s conservation lands, manage biological consultants, and conduct pre-construction site assessments to support safe and compliant project execution.In my previous roles, I gained extensive experience in:Environmental remediation – overseeing the cleanup and restoration of crude oil releasesRegulatory compliance – ensuring adherence to air and water quality regulations, hazardous waste management, and preparation of environmental reportsRegulatory agency relations – managing communication with agencies and leading fee negotiationsIncident investigations – conducting root cause and causal factor analyses and developing corrective/preventive action plansEarlier in my career, I worked as an Environmental Scientist, conducting biological field surveys, data collection, species identification, and preparing environmental documentation including biological assessments, and habitat impact analyses pursuant to CEQA, NEPA, CESA, and ESA.I am passionate about balancing environmental stewardship with the safe and efficient development of energy projects, ensuring regulatory compliance while supporting operational success.

Experience

1. Sr Regulatory & Environmental Specialist

   Berry Corporation

   Sep 2023 — Present · CA, US

   I am a Regulatory & Environmental Specialist at Berry Corporation my primary responsibilities are ensuring compliance with Berry\'s Incidental Take Permit and Biological Opinion. Duties also include, overseeing the Berry\'s Conservation Lands, managing Berry\'s biological consultants, and conducting pre-construction site walks. I collaborate across functional departments to support the oil and gas well-permitting process for private, state, and federal lands, including the submittal of Sundry Notices to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Lake and Streambed Alteration Agreement applications to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW). I assist with developing and implementing new permitting strategies and ideas to enhance operational flexibility and efficiencies to decrease expenses.

Education

• Taft College

  Associate of Science (A.S.), Biology, General

  2002 — 2004

• California State University, Bakersfield

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Wildlife Biology

  2004 — 2006

Skills

• Compliance Monitoring
• Environmental Science
• Public Speaking
• Gis
• Compliance Reporting
• Lake & Stream-Bed Alteration Agreements
• Environmental Compliance
• Energy
• Customer Service
• Microsoft Office
• Training
• Habitat Management
• Spill Response
• Inventory & Management of Wildlife
• Environmental Management Systems
• Environmental Reports
• Sustainability
• Microsoft Excel
• Petroleum
• Research
• Threatened & Endangered Species Training
• Environmental Awareness
• Supervisory Skills
• Ecology
• Small Mammal Trapping
• Budgets
• San Joaquin Kit Fox Surveys
• Federal & State Regulatory Compliance
• Community Outreach
• Spill Prevention
• Level Ii Blunt-Nosed Leopard Lizard Surveyor
• Management
• Team Building
• Incident Management
• Oil Spill Response
• Habitat Restoration
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Microsoft Word
• Project Management
• Environmental Consulting