>>Owners/Partners

Butch Register - Principal Consultant/ Partner   

Butch Register is a Professional Wetlands Scientist with 20 years of experience related to Section 404 Regulatory permitting and wetland mitigation issues.  He received his B.S. in Biology from University of West Florida. During his 11-year tenure with the U.S. Government, he served as a field biologist in Savannah and Atlanta, ultimately serving as Chief of the North Area Section of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and as Georgia Project Manager for the Wetland Section at Region 4 of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Butch gained experience with interagency coordination during his tenure at EPA and as Chief of the North Area Section. Butch is our Principal Consultant and lead biologist for developing permits and design strategies.  He specializes in working with complex projects.

His experience encompasses a wide range of abilities including:

• Jurisdictional waters determination
• Wetland delineations
• Endangered species surveys
• Wetland mitigation plans/strategies
• All facets of mitigation banking
• A myriad of permit documents
  EX: public notices, 404 (b) (1) alternatives analysis, and associated USACE Case Documents

Register's National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document involvement has included:

• Environmental Assessments (EA)
• Findings of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
• Categorical Exclusions (CE)
• Environmental Impact Statements (EIS)
  
   

  Mark S. Nelson - Principal Consultant/Partner

Mark S. Nelson is a Professional Wetlands Scientist. He graduated in 1989 from Southern Illinois University with a B.S. in Zoology. He worked under Butch Register while at the North Area Section, regulatory Branch of the USACE and joined R&A in November 2000. He has more than 15 years of regulatory experience throughout the Southeastern United States.  He has completed all phases of the stream restoration courses offered by Wildland Hydrology.  Mark has designed and implemented wetland and stream mitigation projects in Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi and Georgia. In October of 2005, Mark  formally became a partner in Register & Associates, which is now officially Register-Nelson, Inc.

His environmental experience includes:

• Section 404 permitting
• wetland and stream mitigation design
• mitigation banking
• terrestrial protected species surveys
• resolving enforcement actions

NEPA documentation for DOT projects:

• Interstate 4 Widening in Hillsborough County, FL
• Interstate 110 Connector in Biloxi, MS
• Airport Connector in Jackson, MS
• Dothan Bypass in Dothan, AL
• Russell Road Widening in Gwinnett County, GA
   

>>Project Managers

Steve Wiedl - Special Project Manager

Steve is a Professional Wetland Scientist with 35 years experience in environmental field studies.  He possesses a BS in Biology from the University of Notre Dame and an MS in Biology from the Georgia Institute of Technology.  Steve’s ecological experience includes threatened and endangered species surveys; vegetation community sampling and mapping; numerous wetland delineation projects; search, development, design, permitting, contracting, construction oversight and monitoring of wetland and stream mitigation projects; and, biological and chemical monitoring of river and marine systems.  He has accumulated a variety of environmental training including advanced wetland delineation; wetland mitigation methodologies; natural channel stream assessment and restoration design; and, environmental project management and review.  Steve spent 18 years with the Georgia Department of Transportation working as an Ecology Team Supervisor, specializing in wetland and stream mitigation projects.  In pursuing these wetland and stream mitigation measures, he coordinated innovative projects involving GDOT with The Nature Conservancy, The Conservation Fund, The Arabia Mountain Alliance, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.  Before joining our team, Steve worked as a Senior Environmental Scientist at Buck Engineering, focusing on search and development of stream mitigation banking projects.  Here at Register-Nelson he is currently a Senior Project Manager providing project management and quality control for our environmental assessment, restoration and mitigation activities.

Steve’s extensive additional training includes:

• Wetland Delineation with emphasis on Wetland Hydrology, 1994
• Freshwater Wetlands Construction, Restoration and Enhancement, 1995
• Natural Channel Stream Design, 2000
• Restoring Forested wetlands, 2000
• Applied Fluvial Geomorphology- Rosgen Level 1, 2001
• River Morphology and Applications- Rosgen Level 2, 2002
• Stream Investigation, Stabilization and Restoration, 2004
• Level II Certified Plan Reviewer, 2006
• Geomorphic Stream Assessment, 2006

Marcus Rubenstein - Senior Project Manager

Marcus received his Bachelor of Science in Forest Resources in 2000 from the University of Georgia, where he specialized in and gained certification as a Wildlife Biologist.  Mr. Rubenstein gained three additional years of local and global experience as a field research biologist, concentrating on international and endangered wildlife. Redirecting to water-related issues, he worked for three years as the Regional Representative with the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission where he was responsible for overseeing local environmental programs as they related to land development.  Currently a Senior Project Manager with Register-Nelson, Mr. Rubenstein is responsible for managing the Federal and State Waters permitting program, developing and managing water quality and watershed services to local governments, resolving environmental orders and enforcement actions, and overseeing various operational duties for the company. 

His experience encompasses a wide range of abilities including:

• Stormwater Quality Design and Management

• Biological and Habitat Assessments

• Water Quality Sampling

• Section 404 - Clean Water Act Permitting

• Stream Buffer Variance Permitting

• Mitigation Planning and Strategies

• Stream and Bank Restoration

• Stream Geomorphology Surveys

• Jurisdictional Waters Determinations

• Wetland Delineations

• Endangered Species Survyes

• GPS data collection and GIS mapping

• Erosion, Sediment and Pollution Control Plans

Tommy Krebs - Senior Project Manager            

Tommy received a Bachelor of Science in Wildlife and Range Resources from Brigham Young University and earned a Masters of Science in Ecology and Evolution at Northern Illinois University. While an undergraduate he worked as a Range Technician for the U.S. Forest Service and Brigham Young University researching wildland improvements and evaluating range conditions. During his time at BYU and NIU, Mr. Krebs traveled to various cities to present studies on invertebrates and various restoration practices. Mr. Krebs’ experience includes collecting field data for restoration projects, implementing riparian bioengineering practices and researching the population dynamics of phantom midge. He joined the Register-Nelson team in August 2006 and performed jurisdictional waters determinations, GPS mapping services and permit applications. He now mainly works on stream restoration/bioengineering projects where he collects mitigation monitoring and baseline data, prepares monitoring reports and helps oversee the construction and planting on mitigation/restoration sites.

Alex Ottley - Project Manager

Alex earned a B.S. degree in Biology in 1992 from Presbyterian College in Clinton, South Carolina. He has more than eight years of experience as a fisheries scientist. During this time, he has gained experience assisting with a three-year Georgia Department of Natural Resources completion report and produced a number of Biological Assessments for DOT projects. He also assisted with NEPA documentation for the U.S. Navy. Furthermore, Alex has led a number of fisheries projects for consulting firms and assisted with fisheries research for several governmental agencies. He has two years experience as a staff scientist with an environmental consulting firm in Washington State and now Ottley assists Register-Nelson Inc. with performing wetland delineations and threatened and endangered species surveys.

Experience:

• Wetland delineations
• Permitting
• Wetland Surveys using GPS technology
• Stream Surveys
• Threatened and Endangered Species Surveys
• Macro-invertebrate surveys
• GIS mapping

Tim Jackson – Project Manager

Tim is a Wetland Professional In Training and has 5 years of experience in biological/ecological field science and environmental permitting.  He possesses a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Biology from Clemson University.  Tim’s experience includes:

 

• Nationwide Permit and Individual Permit applications for impacts to "waters of the United States"
• Stream Buffer Variance applications for disturbance to "buffered State waters"
• Delineation of "waters of the United States" and ecological field surveys
• Biological and morphological stream surveys
• Preparation of compensatory mitigation plans
• Endangered species surveys and backpack electrofishing
• Monitoring of mitigation sites and annual report preparation
• GIS mapping and GPS technology

 >>Environmental Scientists

Matt Gates - Environmental Scientist

Matt is a graduate of Michigan State University where he acquired a B.S. in Zoology with a concentration in Ecology & Natural Resource Management.  Prior to joining Register-Nelson Matt held positions as; Staff Biologist with Tetra Tech Inc., Assistant Zoologist with the Montana Natural Heritage Program, Field Biologist with the Michigan Natural Heritage Program, Crew Leader for a university riparian ecology study, and Land    Survey Technician for White Engineering Company and Horizon Land Services.  Matt’s biological experience includes designing and conducting numerous zoological and botanical surveys, state rapid wetland assessments, wetland delineations, and the composition of NEPA and ESA documents, including BAs, EAs and EISs.   His experience with aquatic systems include: water quality sampling, stream morphology and habitat classification surveys, fish and benthic macroinvertebrate surveys, and aquatic amphibian and reptile inventories and studies.

As an Environmental Scientist with Register-Nelson, Matt now assists with stream mitigation design, restoration, and monitoring; prepares State Stream Buffer Assessments and Variance Applications; performs threatened and endangered species surveys, conducts water quality, fish, and macroinvertebrate sampling; performs GPS mapping; and provides GIS support.

Experience:

• Threatened,  Endangered, and Special Concern Species Surveys
• Stream morphology surveys and stream habitat assessments
• Freshwater fish surveys
• Water quality sampling
• Benthic macroinvertebrate sampling and terrestrial invertebrate surveys
• Wetland delineations and wetland classification surveys
• Vegetative data collection and identification
• GPS data collection and GIS mapping support
• Amphibian and reptile studies and identification
• Avian, bat and mammal surveys
• Prepared EISs, BAs, EAs in accordance with NEPA and ESA
• Conducted riparian ecology research
• Conducted old growth forest inventory
• Assisted with Phase I environmental investigations
• Performed GIS Vegetation Mapping for a BLM Resource Management Plan

Jeb Holder - Environmental Technician

Jeb graduated in 2006 from Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville, GA with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science.  While earning his degree, he worked for a soil science company and collected soil samples, measured water table depths, and gained experience using GPS technologies. As an Environmental Scientist with Register-Nelson, Jeb now assists with:

• Nationwide Permit and Individual Permit applications for impacts to "waters of the U.S."

• Stream Buffer Variance applications for the encroachment of "buffered State waters"

• Wetland delineations and stream classification surveys

• GPS data collection and GIS mapping support

• Threatened & Endangered Species surveys

• Freshwater fish surveys

• Macroinvertebrate sampling

• Stream morphology surveys and stream habitat assessments

• Water quality sampling

• Monitoring of mitigation sites

• Vegetative data collection and identification

 >>Business Professionals
 

Heidi Davis - Administrative Assistant