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William Santelik
847.400.7561 856 Rosemary Terrace, Deerfield, IL 60015 billsantelik@gmail.com
Senior Environmental and Natural Resources Program Lead
I am seeking an opportunity to develop a group of scientists and engineers to make a difference through the use of their technical
skills and ingenuity.
Expertise
- Strategic Planning
- Profit/Loss Responsibility
- Project Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Process Optimization
- Environmental Permitting
- Wetland Delineation/Mitigation
- Stream Characterization
- Ecological Restoration
- Erosion Control
- Natural Channel Design
- Account Management/Retention
- Customer Service
- Proposal Preparation
- Contract Negotiations
- Staff Supervision
Career Track
Environment Manager, INTEGRATED LAKES MANAGEMENT, INC., Waukegan, IL................. 2013 to 11/2015
BP – Naperville, IL Corporate Campus Developed a sustainable monitoring and treatment plan for to eliminate pH
exceedances at the outfall of a 6-acre stormwater retention pond that is used for winter cooling water operations. The plan
resulted in lowering the treatment costs of the pond by $50,000 annually.
Fermilab – Batavia Research Campus Devised a sediment sampling and analysis plan to measure levels of toxic metals,
organics, and radioactive tritium in industrial cooling water (ICW) ponds around the campus. The sampling was conducted
to allow for dredging of the ponds to increase the capacity of the ICW system.
Abbott Laboratories – Abbot Park, IL Implemented a native plant buffer demonstration project at the Abbott Laboratories
corporate campus. The native plantings reduce overall landscape maintenance costs, improve water quality, and eliminate
noxious invasive species that had overtaken the area.
Grandwood Park Park District – Grandwood Park, IL Formulated a plan and built consensus with adjacent homeowners for
the removal of a 75-yr old non-regulated dam in the heart of their unincorporated community. The removal of the dam,
while removing an aesthetic icon to the neighborhood, would reduce the downstream flood risk associated with dam failure
or overtopping, reduce the legal liability of the owners (Grandwood Park Park District), and improve the water quality and
aquatic life along this stretch of Mill Creek in the Des Plaines River basin.
North Side Sanitary Landfill – Indianapolis, IN Developed a sustainable management plan for the Constructed Treatment
Wetland (CTW) at this RCRA landfill north of Indianapolis, IN. Site administrators were unsatisfied with the management
of the CTW under the previous contract. Through a rigorous selection process, our team was chosen to provide a high-level
reset on the maintenance and operation of the site to reduce O&M costs.
US Forest Service - Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, Wilmington, IL Completed all registrations and metrics necessary
to allow ILM to submit proposals on Federal projects; submitted unsuccessfully on one 5yr US Forest Service Contract.
Project Scientist, CARDNO JFNEW, Monee, IL....................................................................................... 2012 to 2013
Enbridge – Southern Access Extension Project, IL Coordinated scheduling, logistics, and data collection for a team of up to
12 scientists, to complete all NEPA and CWA related surveys on thousands of private parcels state-wide along a $900M,
168-mile long, 24-inch-diameter pipeline that is transporting crude oil from Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership’s
Flanagan Terminal near Pontiac, Illinois to an existing crude oil terminal near Patoka, Illinois. By delivering a quality
product and meeting the tight deadlines necessary for the construction, the contract value grew from an initial $40,000
survey to over $1M in related surveys and construction monitoring.
Senior Scientist, EA ENGINEERING, Deerfield, IL.................................................................................. 2009 to 2012
Gresham Municipal Utilities – Gresham, WI Surveyed wetland criteria and site conditions in the area of hydrologic
influence surrounding the impoundment of Upper and Lower Red Lakes; met or exceeded Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission criteria for hydropower licensing renewal. During this effort existing wetland communities were characterized
while also determining if the wetland areas served as potential habitat for threatened and endangered species.
Electric Research Power Institute – Ohio River Collected fish population data above and below power plant discharge
points along the Ohio River in an ongoing study to measure the effects of power plant discharges on fish populations.
Conducted QAQC analysis of collected data for this 20+ year ongoing study.

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William Santelik
847.400.7561 856 Rosemary Terrace, Deerfield, IL 60015 billsantelik@gmail.com
Career Track, Continued
Environmental Engineering and Construction Management Services for Various Projects - Prince George’s County, MD
Conducted a design review for an innovative stream restoration to enhance stream base flow, filter storm discharges, and
create and enhance floodplain wetland resources, while preventing erosive storm flows from undermining sewer
infrastructure. The design caused only temporary and ephemeral impacts during construction to wetland resources in a
challenging construction access environment. Utilizing a sand filtration fill, construction access was granted to the site
through the existing stream channel, limiting floodplain disturbance and removing risk to the surrounding trees and
infrastructure on site.
Environmental Project Scientist, MALCOLM PIRNIE, INC., Columbus, OH........................................ 2001 to 2009
Greene County Sanitary Engineering Department – Greene County, OH Designed and implemented the longest continuous
stream restoration project (>3 miles) in the State of Ohio, a $1.7M+ project funded through a Water Resource Restoration
Sponsorship Program grant through the Ohio EPA. This project involved extensive coordination between landowners and
Ohio EPA to establish restoration criteria that met the drainage needs of the local landowners while restoring and protecting
the degraded water resource. The project included the creation of floodplain benches and stable streambank slopes to reduce
erosion in areas that were previously contributing tons of sediment to the stream channel on an annual basis. A site visit five
years post-construction showed the site in excellent condition, with no streambank erosion occurring along the entire stretch
of stream channel.
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality - West Branch, MI Design Leader for an approximately 1,500 linear feet
daylighting of a coldwater trout stream at a former refinery remediation in northern Michigan. The stream, which had
historically received numerous spills during the operation of the refinery, was culverted to eliminate discharges into the
stream. The restoration was designed to enhance the biological resources of the stream while redeveloping the property
through a State cleanup program. A unique facet of this project was design and integration of a bentonite slurry wall to
prevent residual contaminated groundwater from entering the restored stream channel.
Marathon Pipeline Company – Golden Gate, IL Conducted a wetland delineation and habitat assessment following a 5,000
barrel crude oil pipeline rupture in southeast Illinois. Wetlands that had been damaged due to the emergency response and
cleanup activities were identified and surveyed to determine the damages that would be assessed by the Illinois EPA. Since
emergency cleanup operations had already begun, the wetland delineations were conducted post-impact. Field crews used
USFWS NWI maps and USDA Hydric Soils maps to identify areas that were likely to have been wetland in this remote,
previously un-delineated area of Illinois. Field crews documented hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and physical
hydrology indicators in potential wetland areas and extrapolated the wetland boundaries using a conservative estimate of the
pre-disturbance contours.
Credentials
Bachelor of Science, Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Purdue University (including study abroad at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences)
Professional Wetland Scientist 2010-2015 Lake County Certified Wetland Specialist #C-118
McHenry County Certified Wetland Specialist Kane County Qualified Wetland Review Specialist #W-074
Rosgen Stream Restoration Training I-IV Wetland Delineation, Emphasis on Soils and Hydrology
Construction Safety Awareness OSHA 8-hour Hazardous Waste Operations Supervisor Training
OSHA Hazardous Material Responder (HAZWOPER) 40-hour
Affiliation:
Treasurer – Society of American Military Engineers; Chicago Post (4x Young Member of the Year)
Illinois Association of Environmental Professionals
Western Dredging Association
Presentations
Sediment Cleanout on a Small Retirement Community Detention Basin. March 2015 Western Dredging Association 2015
Midwest Chapter Meeting. Milwaukee, WI.