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1250, 1252, and 1254 Edgewood Road, Redwood City Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration Proposal March 25, 2009 Page 29 TRA BRIAN WILLIAMS ANAL YST I /BIOLOGIST I Mr. Williams is a biologist and planner specialized in habitat assessment. He earned a Master's degree in environmental studies from San Jose State University in 2004, and joined TRA as an analyst/biologist in 2007. He is competent in overall environmental impact assessment, having written various parts of Initial Studies on a variety of projects. In the field, Mr. Williams has experience in plant and wildlife identification, nesting bird and burrowing owl focused surveys, construction monitoring, reconnaissance-level site surveys, wetland delineations and noise monitoring. He has worked in both conservation and land development settings and is familiar with on-the-ground conditions and/or concerns that may arise. He also has experience in CEQA analysis, and has written portions of initial studies as well as biological, air quality and geology sections of EIRs. At TRA Mr. Williams is responsible for preparing biological surveys and writing sections of CEQA documents. He has experience with the analysis of project impacts on biological resources under CEQA. Recently he has completed constraints analysis and impact studies for an estate home on the California coast, and two redevelopment projects in San Jose. These involved determining geology and soils constraints, including prime farmland, and addressing all of the CEQA Initial Study Checklist questions in detail. Selected Projects . Harbor Master's House: EI Granada: Biological Assessment. . 2550 Mission College Boulevard. Wrote the initial study checklist and air quality section for this EIR. . City of Cupertino, Stevens Creek Restoration Project. Providing nesting bird survey and biological assessment for the restoration of Stevens Creek. . Contributing author on numerous CEQA documents, and has prepared Initial Studies and differing sections of EIR documents for a variety of projects. . Performed numerous biological assessments in a variety of habitats and has compiled lists of potentially-occurring special-status species. . Experienced in plant and bird identification, nesting bird surveys and burrowing owl focused surveys, construction monitoring, reconnaissance-level site surveys, wetland delineations and vegetation monitoring. Educational Background San Jose State University, San Jose M.S. in Environmental Studies George Mason University, Fairfax, VA B.S., Decision Science/Management of Information Systems Professional Training Wetland Delineation, Wetland Training Institute, September, 2006 Arid West Supplement, Wetland Training Institute, April, 2007 CEQA, University of California at Davis, April, 2008 TRA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, INC.