Ecologist/Registered Professional Geologist, Project Development & Environmental Review
Federal Highway Administration - Resource Center
Annapolis, MD, United States
Mike is an Ecologist/Registered Professional Geologist at FHWA's Resource Center. He is responsible for guiding the framework for FHWA’s training and technical assistance programs for wetlands, wetland and stream mitigation, Coast Guard Bridge Permitting, and for promoting the NEPA/404 synchronization process. Mike is also closely associated with several FHWA initiatives including Eco-Logical, Everyday Counts, Tidal Restrictions, and Programmatic Mitigation Plans. Mike has worked as an Ecologist/Geologist for more than 30 years and has been with FHWA since 2008 working in the New York Division, Headquarters, and the Resource Center. Prior to working with FHWA, Mike worked with the USACE Regulatory Division-Savannah District as a Senior Project Manager. He holds a Master of Science degree in Environment Earth Science from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University of Maryland. Mike is also a Registered Professional Geologist in 7 southeastern states. More importantly, Mike enjoys a cold beer, tequila, a fish on a fly, a proud USCG veteran, and most anything that takes him into the active outdoors. Even more importantly, Mike takes great interest and pride in his children, Tyler (photographer and an Annapolis sailboat rigger) and Savannah (Johns Hopkins registered nurse), rocks, and his witty Italian bride, Lisa Marie Fratino.
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