James P. Gove

CSS, CWS, CPSC, CPESC
President and Senior Soil and Wetland Scientist
Jim Gove has been working in the field of soil and wetland science since 1978, including eight years as a Soil Scientist with the US Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service.  His particular areas of expertise include wetland delineation procedures, wetland impact permitting, wetland mitigation and restoration, site specific soil surveys, hydric soil assessments, and soil profile analysis.

Mr. Gove’s professional activities have included terms as Chairman and Vice Chairman on the NH Board of Natural Scientists; President of the NH Association of Wetland Scientists; testimony before the NH Legislature; the Ad-Hoc Committee for Soil-Based Lot Sizing and the NHDES Ad-Hoc Committee (including development of newly adopted mitigation standards and the Permit by Notification Rule); contributor to Field Indicators for Identifying Hydric Soils in New England; and co-author of the High Intensity Soil Mapping Standards.

CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Soil Scientist (CSS), State of New Hampshire
Certified Wetland Scientist (CWS), State of New Hampshire
Certified Professional Soil Classifier (CPSC), ARCPACS
Certified Professional in Erosion and Sediment Control (CPESC), Soil and Water Conservation Society

Eric Fontaine

CSS, CWS, CPESC
Senior Wetland and Soil Scientist, Invasive Plant Management Specialist,
GIS Analyst
Eric Fontaine has worked in the fields of soil science, wetland science, hydrology, and ecology since 1982.  At GES, he is responsible for conducting soil surveys, delineating wetlands, GIS analyses, assessing environmental impacts, and writing regulatory reports.

Mr. Fontaine has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Studies from the University of New Hampshire and a Master’s Degree in Forestry from Northern Arizona University. He is also nationally certified as a Soil Conservationist.

Luke D. Hurley

CWS
Field Work Manager/Senior Wetland Scientist and Ecologist
Luke Hurley has worked in the field of wetland science and ecology since 1999.

At GES, he is responsible for coordinating field wetland and soil analyses, delineating wetlands, wetland function and project impact assessments, wildlife habitat evaluation, and permitting documents.

He specializes in, among other activities, permitting wetland impacts under the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, and represents clients at hearings with local conservation commissions.   Mr. Hurley has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Environmental Biology from the University of Massachusetts and is a Master’s Candidate in Wildlife Ecology at the University of New Hampshire.

Lindsay O'Reilly

WSA, SSA

Soil and Wetland Scientist
Lindsay O'Reilly has been gaining academic and research experience in wetland and soil science since 2001. At GES, she is responsible for delineating wetlands, wetland mitigation monitoring, permitting applications, functional assessments, and soil mapping. Ms. O’Reilly has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Biology from Bard College. She earned a Master’s Degree in Natural Resources: Soil Science from the University of New Hampshire in 2007. She is a Soil Scientist Apprentice and Wetland Scientist Apprentice in the State of New Hampshire, and is currently working towards certification in these fields.

Brendan J. Quigley

CWS, PWS

Wetland Scientist
Brendan Quigley has been working as a wetland scientist for 8 years and is a certified wetland scientist in New Hampshire. Prior to coming to Gove Environmental Services Brendan worked in Massachusetts at a large civil engineering firm where he gained experience with a wide variety of projects and wetland issues. In addition to bringing this Massachusetts wetlands permitting experience to GES, Brendan specializes in wetland delineation under the 1987 Army Corps of Engineers guidelines, preparation of New Hampshire DES Dredge and Fill applications, and wetland mitigation monitoring. Brendan also has considerable experience using Global Positioning Systems (GPS) in the natural resources permitting environment and is responsible for coordinating the use of the new Trimble GEO XT equipment recently purchased by GES.