LIST OF PREPARERS

Section

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7. List of Preparers
Springfield Rail Improvements Project 7-1 Tier 2 Draft Document 

7.0 List of Preparers 

Springfield Rail Improvements Project – Tier 2  

Name   Qualifications Primary Responsibilities

Federal Railroad Administration

Andréa Martin MAEd, Curriculum and Instructional Development;

BS, Environmental Management; 7 years experience Reviewer

B. Eric Almquist MS, Forest Ecology; BS, Agricultural Sciences; BA,

Government and Politics; 16 years experience Reviewer

Andrea H. Finn BS, Biology; 21 years experience Reviewer

Illinois Department of Transportation

Walt Zyznieuski M.A., Environmental Studies; B.S., Geography; 30

years of experience Reviewer

Brad Koldehoff M.A., Anthropology/ Archaeology; B.A.,

Anthropology; 30 years experience Reviewer

Parsons Brinkerhoff

John Page MUP, Urban Planning; BS Urban Planning; 36 years

experience Reviewer

Timothy Selover

MBA Concentration in Finance; Certificate in

Metropolitan and Planning Development; BS

Civil/Environmental Engineering; 17 years

experience

Reviewer

Stephanie Brown

MRP, City and Regional Planning; MS

Civil/Environmental Engineering; BS Geosciences; 10

years experience

Reviewer

GHD

Kenneth S. Mierzwa BA Management; 25 years experience Reviewer

Hanson

Jimmie Austin

Engineering technician with 30 years of experience

including CADD design, drafting and surveying

services on numerous civil, transportation and site

development projects, surveying duties on power

plants, coal mines, highways, parking lots, hazardous

waste sites and county bridges   

Engineering Technician,  

Tier 2 Public Involvement

Kirk Brown, PE

BS, 43 years experience in transportation

management, design, construction , planning and

environmental studies; registered professional

engineer

Tier 1 Project Manager,  

Tier 2 Senior Policy Advisor

Jeff Bushur

MS, 18 years experience conducting water quality

analyses, habitat assessments, wetlands delineations,

Section 404 permitting , wetland mitigation design,

technical specialist and primary author for

preparation of environmental assessments and other

NEPA documents for highway feasibility and

location studies

Environmental Scientist/

Water Quality Specialist,  

Tier 2 Environmental

Document Primary Author
Springfield Rail Improvements Project 7-2 Tier 2 Draft Document 

Douglas L. Dorsey

BS, 32 years experience conducting environmental

assessments; managing permitting issues and

environmental compliance projects; and preparing

Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans and SPCC

Plans.

Special Waste Tier 2

Matt Fletcher, PE, SE

MS, 20 years experience planning, design, bidding

and construction of railroad bridges; registered

professional engineer and structural engineer    

Tier 2 Preliminary Railroad

Bridge Drawings

Craig George

AS, 28 years experience as an engineering technician

performing design, drafting and inspection services

for many bridge and road projects

Engineering Technician,  

Tier 2 Design Plans

Kelsey Gerber Engineering Graduate Student

Engineering Intern,

Tier 2 Design Plans/

Property Impacts

Beth A. Kohl

11 years experience as administrative secretary,

document and file management, project report

preparation and public involvement documentation

Administrative Assistant,  

Tier 2 Document Organization

Ryan Lawless

BS, 11 years experience including working on

underground storage tank projects, RCRA corrective

action project, performing environmental site

assessments and providing ground water sampling

services  

Special Waste, Tier 2

Susan McCormick, PE

BS, 17 years experience including conducting location

design, drainage, geotechnical, intersection and

interchange studies, preparing construction designs,

preparing special provisions, calculating contract

quantities and establishing horizontal alignment and

vertical profiles;  registered professional engineer

Design Engineer, Tier 2

Jim Moll, PE, SE

MS, 37 years experience including working on a wide

variety of civil engineering projects from designing

bridges and highway components to railroad

facilities and wastewater treatment facilities;  

extensive experience working as a liaison between

developers, design teams and the public when a

project encounters controversy; registered

professional engineer and structural engineer  

Tier 2, Project Manager/

Engineer

Gregory R. Moushon

BS, 10 years experience in environmental data

collection, field studies, NEPA documentation, and

wetland delineations and permitting  

Environmental Scientist/

Tier 2 document preparation

Gregory C. Nichelson , PE

BS, 16 years experience in both roadway and railway

project design; designing and preparing construction

plans for roadway improvements and interchanges;

registered professional engineer

Railroad Design Engineer,

Tier 2

Danny Pop

Senior engineering technician with 22 years of

experience including topographic, land and

GPS/DGPS surveying, construction staking and

construction observation, survey crew chief; and

provides design and drafting on a variety of roadway

and rail projects

Tier 2 Senior Engineering

Technician
Springfield Rail Improvements Project 7-3 Tier 2 Draft Document 

Elizabeth Safranski

BA, five  years experience of traffic modeling  

providing 3D VISSIM models showing effects of

proposed traffic engineering solutions;  models are

used to help clients and public stakeholders visualize

alternative solutions at project progress meetings,

public informational meetings, and governmental

meetings   

Traffic Modeler, Tier 2

Kevin Seals

BS, 26 years experience in preparing and managing

projects that require NEPA documentation including

Environmental Impact Statements and Assessments;

additional experience includes conducting stream

bank restorations, habitat evaluations, wildlife

assessments and threatened and endangered species

surveys and highly qualified in the delineation,

functional assessment, permitting, construction and

restoration of wetlands

Senior Environmental

Scientist, Tier 2 Environmental

Lead

Julie Shipp, EIT

BS, four years experience performing calculations,

measurements used and field observation for

roadway, sewer and streetscape projects, registered

engineer intern

Tier 2 Engineer

Jennifer A. Sunley

BS, MS, six years experience as a biologist in the

railway market assisting in environmental planning

of developments, specializes in compliance with

Federal and state clean water act, wetland delineation

and mitigation plans.

Socio‐economic Resources,

Tier 2

Vector

Rebecca Bennett M.S. Public Policy; B.A. Political Science Public Engagement, Tier 2

Atia Thurman M.A. Social Work; B.A. Social Work, 2007 to Present Public Engagement, Tier 2

Laurna Godwin M.S. Journalism; A.B. English Literature and

American Studies Public Engagement, Tier 2

Fever River Research

Floyd Mansberger M.A. History; B.A. Anthropology, 1983 to Present Cultural Principal Investigator,

Tier 2

Christopher Stratton B.A. History, 1993 to Present Cultural Primary Author,

Tier 2

C.T.C.

John T. Sharkey, PE

37 years experience in the railroad signal industry,

including Class I railroad signal management and 10

years at a signal manufacturer along with being the

Chairman of the AREMA Highway Grade Crossing

Warning Systems committee

Tier 2, Railroad Signals

Harris Miller Miller & Hanson

Lance Meister B.S. Civil Engineering, 1995 to Present Noise and Vibration Lead,

Tier 2

Tim Johnson B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2006 to Present Assistant Noise and Vibration

Lead, Tier 2

Ruth Anne Mazur B.A. Audio Arts and Acoustics, 2010 to Present Noise and Vibration Analysis,

Tier 2  

Scott S. Edwards B.S. Engineering, 2010 to Present Noise and Vibration Analysis,

Tier 2