Wetland Solutions, Inc. (WSI), located in Gainesville, Florida, is an environmental engineering company that specializes in the design, permitting, and implementation of natural and constructed treatment wetlands for water quality enhancement, wildlife habitat creation, and public use. As recognized experts in treatment wetland design and operations, WSI has extensive experience troubleshooting and optimizing the performance of existing treatment wetland systems. WSI believes good data drive good decisions and specializes in the use of well-designed and innovative monitoring plans in combination with advanced equipment to understand aquatic ecosystem structure and function. In addition to the specialized treatment wetlands work, WSI provides environmental consulting services including wetland delineation, wetland mitigation design and permitting, Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) and Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) compliance planning, and environmental permitting. WSI is certified by the State of Florida (Certificate of Authorization No. 28785) and State of South Carolina (Certificate of Authorization No. 4556) to perform civil engineering services.
Key Staff:
Chris Keller, ME, PE, PWS
President and Senior Engineer
Chris began his professional career in 1994 and is experienced in a wide range of environmental disciplines, including water resources engineering, water quality and biological monitoring, water quality treatment, and environmental permitting. He has specialized expertise in the design, construction, operation, and optimization of treatment wetlands.
Ron Clarke, MS
Vice President and Senior Scientist
Ron began his career in 1995 and is an environmental scientist with experience in a number of environmental disciplines including: water quality and biological monitoring, springs ecology, water quality treatment, environmental data analysis and interpretation, database design and management, and environmental permitting. He has wide-ranging experience in the development and implementation of comprehensive monitoring plans for ecological and environmental studies.
Scott Knight, PhD, PE
Vice President and Senior Environmental Engineer
Scott has been working on water resources and environmental engineering projects since 2006. Scott’s environmental experience includes treatment wetland design and modeling, biological assessments, wetland mitigation plan development and permitting, flow measurement, and water quality sampling. His water resources experience includes hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, floodplain analysis, and consumptive use modeling.
Amy Goodden, ME, PE
Senior Engineer
Amy began her professional career in 1996 and is a professional engineer specializing in natural systems projects, treatment wetlands, stream restoration, stormwater treatment, and wastewater treatment systems. Her experience also includes extensive knowledge of and familiarity with environmental permitting regulations.
Baris Yildirim-Alicea, ME, EI
Environmental Engineer Intern
Baris has been working on ecological engineering projects since 2020. Baris’ field experience includes wetland delineation, water quality sampling, soil sampling and classification, natural community assessment and restoration, and flow measurement. His technical experience includes geospatial analysis via ArcGIS Pro, wetland mitigation plan development and permitting, habitat restoration plan development, and ecological literature reviews.
Alyssa Guariniello, EI
Environmental Engineer Intern
Alyssa is an environmental engineer with a background in GIS analysis and stormwater modeling. She has experience with computer aided design, specifically using AutoDesk, and field training in flow monitoring and water quality sampling. Alyssa is also authorized to conduct surveys on potential gopher tortoise habitat, burrow scope, capture and transport, and submit permit applications for recipient sites.