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John Lesman

Director/Project Manager, Bio-Tech Consulting, Inc.

B.S. in Biological Sciences, Auburn University

M.S. in Biological Sciences, University of Central Florida

Specialties:  Federal, State, Water Mgt District, & Local Govt. Permitting, Threatened & Endangered Species Identification & Permitting, Wetland Delineation, Mitigation Plans, Post-Permit Compliance, GIS Technologies, AutoCAD. Email

John has over 17 years of professional experience in project management, environmental consulting and permitting. John originally entered the development community as an environmental consultant in the early 1990’s. In the mid-90’s, John joined the South Florida Water Management District where he gained extensive experience in the review and permitting of projects through multiple criteria, including Environmental Resource (ERP), Management and Storage of Surface Waters (MSSW), and Wetland Resource Management (Dredge & Fill) permitting. John joined Bio-Tech Consulting in 2004 where his experience and abilities include extensive permitting knowledge, including  “grandfathered” projects, and development related environmental troubleshooting & issue resolution. John has an exceptional grasp of the new Unified Mitigation Assessment Methodology (UMAM), which is used to determine mitigation requirements. In fact, he participated in some of the original UMAM workshops and served as an instructor at SFWMD sponsored UMAM training events. John has also served as President of both the Central Florida Chapter and the State Chapter of the Florida Association of Environmental Professionals.

 

Certifications:

FDEP Qualified Stormwater Management Inspector

 

Memberships:

Home Builders Association of Metro Orlando

Florida Environmental Assessors Association

Florida Association of Environmental Professionals

Downtown Orlando Partnership

Florida Lake Management Society

Society of Wetland Scientists

Native Plant Society

 

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