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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResume Nickelson James 10 24 11 Senior Project Manager JAMES R. NICKELSON, P.E. CREDENTIALS EDUCATION MS Civil Engineering (Hydraulics); 1992 Colorado State University BS Civil Engineering; 1987 Montana State University SPECIALIZATION REGISTRATION Professional Engineer: Wyoming No. 11590; 2008 Montana No. 9063PE; 1992 California No. C46774; 1991 PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY Mr. Nickelson has over 20 years of experience in planning, designing and managing civil infrastructure projects. He is involved in water-wastewater and land development engineering for Morrison- Maierle, Inc. Responsibilities include agency approvals, water and wastewater system design, road design and coordination with agencies. While employed with the City of Bozeman, Mr. Nickelson was responsible for managing street, water, and wastewater projects. Mr. Nickelson also reviewed flood plain permits, assisted in the creation of Special Improvement Districts and provided technical assistance to the wastewater treatment plant. While employed at WGM Group, Mr. Nickelson was responsible for designing, observing construction and contract administration for civil engineering projects. He was also responsible for preparing engineering reports for wastewater and water facilities. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES American Society of Civil Engineers Water Environment Federation PROFESSIONAL HISTORY 2000-Present, Morrison-Maierle, Inc. Senior Project Manager 1997-2000, City of Bozeman, Project Engineer 1991-1997, WGM Group Civil Engineer 1989-1991, Colorado State University Research Assistant 1988-1989, California Department of Transportation Civil Engineer RELEVANT EXPERIENCE WASTEWATER Wastewater Facility Plan, Hamilton, MT. Comprehensive wastewater facility plan update to review new service areas, collection and treatment systems. Responsible for service area and collection system analysis. Wastewater Facility Plan, Salmon, ID. Wastewater facility plan update to review all aspects of wastewater system including a review of expanding service area and alternative collection system technology. Wastewater Facility Plan, Missoula, MT. Wastewater facility plan update, infiltration and inflow analysis for City’s collection system. North Rouse Avenue Sewer and Water Project, Bozeman, MT. Sewer and water line replacement and upsizing project utilizing 24” and 30” sewer pipe. Wastewater Facility Plan, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for comprehensive wastewater facility plan update for treatment and collection system needs. Antler Ridge Subdivision, Big Sky, MT. Design and construction engineering services for a small diameter gravity effluent collection system for 65-lot project. Project utilizes a combination of individual septic tanks with gravity connections and septic tanks with effluent pump services connections. Yellowstone Mountain Club, Phase 1 and 2, Big Sky, MT. Phase 1 and 2 included design and construction engineering services for nine community collection systems utilizing small diameter pressure pipe. Each system serves from 3 to 11 homes. Systems consist of individual septic tanks with an effluent pump with a pressure service connection to the collection system. Phase 3 included design services for 40 lots utilizing a small diameter pressure sewer system. Package grinder pump systems are utilized on each lot to pump raw wastewater to a central septic tank and treatment system. Montana State Prison, Deer Lodge, MT. Design of site civil improvements for the self contained boot camp facility. Rural School Improvements, Missoula, MT. Design and permitting for water and sewer improvements for five rural schools in Missoula County. City of Missoula - $3,000,000 STEP Sewer, Missoula, MT. Field engineer for construction inspection and administration of the City’s Septic Tank Effluent Pump sewer projects. Northwest Broadway Wastewater Collection Master Plan, Missoula, MT. Responsible for the preparation of $2,000,000 wastewater collection facilities for this developed un-sewered area of the community. Involvement included analysis of alternatives, cost estimates and preparation of the final plan. Manley Meadows Subdivision, Bozeman, MT. Design of small diameter pressurized effluent collection system and sand mound treatment system for 42 lot subdivision. Bridger Base Area Development, Bozeman, MT. Project manager for new development including permitting and design of community water and wastewater systems. Montana State University Wastewater Facility Plan, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for wastewater facility plan for the university’s collection system. Rural Improvement District Project, Gallatin County, MT. Administration assistance for the operation of water and wastewater systems in Gallatin County. www.m-m.net • mmi@m-m.net PROVIDING RESOURCES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS JAMES R. NICKELSON, P.E. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE cont. PROVIDING RESOURCES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS Water Reclamation Facility Expansion, Bozeman, MT. Task Manager for site design and permitting for a $50,000,000 expansion of the City of Bozeman’s Water Reclamation Facility. The facility upgrades include a new head works, a new primary effluent pump station, a new and revised bioreactor facility, additional secondary clarifier capacity, an additional digester and ultraviolet disinfection system and a new outfall location. Serves as Project Manager for the construction engineering serves for the project. Small Onsite Wastewater Systems, Gallatin County, MT. Design of numerous small onsite wastewater systems for single family residents utilizing a variety of treatment technologies. TRANSPORTATION Oak Street, (North 7th to North Rouse Avenue) Bozeman, MT. Managed this road reconstruction and extension project for the City of Bozeman from preliminary design through construction. Tasks included right-of- way acquisition, plan review, and construction administration. Durston Road, (North 7th to North 19th Avenue) Bozeman, MT. Managed this roadway reconstruction project through the pre-design phase. Montana Department of Transportation, North Reserve Street, Missoula, MT. Responsible for all hydraulic engineering aspects of this project. Tasks included storm sewer design, stream relocation design and culvert design. Signal Projects, Bozeman, MT. Responsible for the construction administration of three signal projects installed in the City of Bozeman. Montana Department of Transportation, Lonepine, MT. Provided design services for the hydraulic structures on this ten-mile reconstruction project. Highland Bike Path, Bozeman, MT. Managed CTEP funded project for the City of Bozeman from final design through construction. Subdivision Road Projects, Bozeman, MT. Design of numerous roads and streets for development projects in the Bozeman and Big Sky areas. Projects ranged from roads in mountain terrain to local and arterial streets in urban environment. WATER Water Treatment Plant, Bozeman, MT. The City of Bozeman is beginning work on a replacement water treatment plant. The project will utilize membrane filtration technology and is budgeted to cost over $30,000,000. Roles include site design, permitting, residuals handling, stream intake modifications and construction engineering project management. Lyman Creek Reservoir Improvements, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for the City of Bozeman’s Lyman Creek Reservoir Improvements project. The project consists of improvements to the spring water source, expansion of the water plant capacity, numerous capacity related upgrades and improvements at the City of Bozeman’s Sourdough Reservoir facility. Yellowstone Mountain Club, Big Sky, MT. Master plan for water system to serve 13,000 acre development. Design of supply line and two pump stations to extend the Big Sky Water and Sewer District water system to the project. Design of ground water supply system, booster station including chlorination and ultraviolet disinfection system, reservoir and distribution system for base area development. Circle H Ranch, Missoula, MT. Design of water distribution system including pump station, reservoir and pressure reducing stations for 60 lot subdivision. Antler Ridge Subdivision, Big Sky, MT. Design of groundwater supplied water system for 65 lot subdivision. Water Facility Plan, Hamilton, MT. Comprehensive water facility plan update to review new service areas, supply and distribution systems. Northwest Water Line SID 665, Bozeman, MT. Responsible for managing this project for the City of Bozeman to expand the service area in the northwest area of the community. Hyalite Transmission Main, City of Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for the Hyalite intake and raw water transmission pipe line for the City of Bozeman. The project consisted of a new intake structure and approximately 25,000 lineal feet of 30 and 24 inch ductile iron pipeline. The project cost was approximately $5,000,000. Coordinated the design, permitting and construction phases of the project. Agencies involved in permitting included the United States Forest Service, the United States Army Corp of Engineers, the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Gallatin County, the Middle Creek Ditch Users Association and the City of Bozeman North Rouse Avenue Water Project, Bozeman, MT. Water line replacement project. Mountain Village Water System, Big Sky, MT. Developed a water distribution system model for the Big Sky Water and Sewer District’s Mountain Village Water System. Meadow Village Water System, Big Sky, MT. Developed a water distribution system model for the Big Sky Water and Sewer District’s Meadow Village Water System. Big Sky Water and Sewer District – Well Project, Big Sky, MT. Responsible for design and permitting of a well to add capacity to the Big Sky Water and Sewer District’s Mountain Village Water System. JAMES R. NICKELSON, P.E. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE cont. PROVIDING RESOURCES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CLIENTS TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS Cemetery Irrigation Evaluation, Bozeman, MT. Review groundwater and surface water options for supplying water for irrigation of the City’s cemetery. Water Renovations Survey Project, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for design survey work for the City’s scheduled water renovations project. Rural Improvement District Project, Gallatin County, MT. Administration assistance for the operation of water and wastewater systems in Gallatin County. Bridger Mountain Village Planned Unit Development, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for development of the base area at Bridger Bowl Ski Area including water resource investigation and preliminary design of central water system. STORMWATER Montana Department of Transportation, North Reserve Street, Missoula, MT. Responsible for all hydraulic engineering aspects of this project. Tasks included storm sewer design, stream relocation design and culvert design. Lonepine Highway Reconstruction Project, Lonepine, MT. Hydrologic analysis and hydraulic design for a 10 mile state highway project. Pineridge Drive, Missoula, MT. Storm sewer collection system for roadway reconstruction project. Maloney Ranch Subdivision, Missoula, MT. Storm drainage master plan and flood plain analysis for 2,000 acre development. Circle H Ranch, Missoula, MT. Storm drainage master plan for 60 lot subdivision. Antler Ridge Subdivision, Big Sky, MT. Hydrologic analysis and hydraulic design for 240 acre development. Preparation of erosion control plan and storm water discharge permit. Montana Ranch, Gallatin Gateway, MT. Hydrologic analysis and hydraulic design for 2,500 acre development. Preparation of erosion control plan and storm water discharge permit. Bozeman Storm Water Master Plan, Bozeman, MT. Team leader for comprehensive City Storm Water Master Plan update. Montana State University – Storm Water Master Plan, Bozeman, MT. Team leader for storm water master plan for the Montana State University Campus. SITE PLANNING Montana State University Bioscience Building, Bozeman, MT. Site and parking lot design for the 40,000 s.f. office and laboratory building located in Bozeman’s Advanced Technology Park. Ligocyte Building, Bozeman, MT. Site and parking lot design and permitting for the 25,000 s.f. office and laboratory building located in Bozeman’s Advanced Technology Park. Costco Warehouse, Kalispell, MT. Design and permitting for onsite water and wastewater systems, parking, pedestrian, and traffic circulation for the new retail warehouse facility. Shopko Shopping Center, Kalispell, MT. Site civil design parking lots, pedestrian, and traffic circulation for the new retail shopping center. 1995 Plan Review, Bozeman, MT. As a staff member of the City of Bozeman’s Engineering Department and as a contract reviewer responsible for the review of development proposals and floodplain permits. Parking Garage, Bozeman, MT. Responsible for site design, permitting and assistance with funding agency requirements for 450 parking stall garage. VLC Site Redevelopment, Bozeman, MT. Responsible for site design and permitting associated with the redevelopment of a commercial building. CFT Building, Bozeman, MT. Responsible for site design and permitting associated with a 70,000 square foot office building. Subdivision and Zoning Oak Meadows Subdivision, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for 20 acre residential subdivision. Wilda Lane Annexation and Zoning, Bozeman, MT. Annexation and zone map amendment for property on Wilda Lane. CFT Subdivision, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for the subdivision process and infrastructure associated with a commercial subdivision. Bridger Mountain Village Planned Unit Development, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for development of the base area at Bridger Bowl Ski Area. Montana Ranch Subdivision, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for large recreational development near Bozeman, Montana. Antler Ridge Subdivision, Big Sky, MT. Project Manager for 65 lot second home subdivision near the Big Sky Ski Area. Mount Ellis Meadows, Bozeman, MT. Permitting and coordination assistance for a residential subdivision near Bozeman, Montana. Manley Meadows Subdivision, Bozeman, MT. Project Manager for 42 lot residential subdivision.