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Andrew Craig,Conservation Engineering Lead: Andrew Craig has been with the ESE team since May, 2020. He <br /> received bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Iowa(UI)in 2003 and 2005 in Civil Engineering <br /> —Hydraulics. He spent 13 years working at IIHR —Hydroscience&Engineering at UI on a wide variety of water <br /> resources subjects ranging from subsurface imagery,hydrographic survey, river sedimentation,fish passage, <br /> ' vortex and baffle drop shafts for combined sewer overflows,and many more. In 2017, he left IIHR to pursue a <br /> doctoral degree in agricultural engineering/land and water resources at Iowa State University(ISU)where he worked with the <br /> STRIPS(Science-based Trials of Row Crops Integrated with Prairie Strips)tearn studying the impact of prairie strips on the fate and <br /> transport of bacteria and antibiotic resistant genes from manure fertilizer. He received his PhD from ISU in June, 2021.Andrew now <br /> splits his time as Director of the Buss Hydrology Lab in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at ISU and as the <br /> Conservation Engineering Lead at ESE.At ESE, Andrew is mainly involved in conservation drainage practice design,development of <br /> automated water level and flow controls for these systems,and working to increase producer adoption of conservation drainage. <br /> Andy Mackrill,Lead Conservation Planner: Andy is from Adair, Iowa. He has a bachelor's degree in <br /> environmental science from Buena Vista University and is also a graduate of the Overholt Drainage School. He <br /> joined ESE in January of 2013 and has since been involved in planning managed drainage and sub-surface <br /> irrigation projects throughout the Midwest. Andy is a certified Technical Service Provider for the NRCS. <br /> Ben Reinhart,Conservation Planner: Ben holds a BS in Natural Resources and a MS in Ag Systems Management <br /> �~ from Purdue University. Prior to joining the ESE team, Ben worked as Director of Operations and Ag Water <br /> r. l Management for Clark Farm Drainage Inc.in Indiana where he was responsible for drainage project planning, <br /> design, and delivery. He also has more than 10 years of experience in the public and academic sectors,which <br /> has ranged from leading conservation programs for local watershed projects in Indiana to serving as Project <br /> Manager for a$5 million,multi-state research project focused on increasing water storage in tile-drained landscapes to improve <br /> water quality and availability. He has authored multiple publications and on-line tools on innovative ag water management practices <br /> including drainage water recycling,controlled drainage and saturated buffers. <br /> ESE's Statement of Availabilitv <br /> If ESE's proposal is awarded by the City of Decatur,Illinois,ESE is prepared to give the project its full attention and timeliness <br /> consistent with the City's expectations. Based on its vast experience and proven results,ESE fully understands its responsibilities and <br /> will ensure the ESE technical team is focused,fully prepared,and supported to deliver the desired results,and meets all <br /> requirements as an awardee of the City of Decatur. ESE is experienced and adept at managing multiple project workload streams, <br /> fully meetings its obligations to all project funders and partners,and desires successful results because of the benefits that will <br /> accrue to participating farmers,their communities,and the environment. As a Technical Service Provider for water management <br /> conservation practices, ESE has a strong positive reputation to uphold and is committed to being on time and with a level of quality <br /> sarvirp that sets the standard for the industry. FSE could not maintain its industry leading position for quality and timely <br /> conservation drainage practice technical services without its availability/accessibility to project funders and its attention to all <br /> deliverables. <br /> If selected for this award, ESE will be interested in initiating its services to the City of Decatur, Illinois as soon as possible. The more <br /> site investigations and suitability determinations that can be carried out before spring planting,the more design workload can be <br /> carried out so that that preconstruction and construction activities can proceed as soon the weather allows and farmers/land <br /> improvement contractors are ready. The sooner these conservation practices are fully implemented,the sooner the benefits from <br /> them will accrue. <br /> ESE has three permanent technical staff that will work on this project,including the Conservation Lead Engineer Andy Craig. Our <br /> business also can bring on additional staff as needed to increase capacity before it becomes an issue and impacts project progress. <br /> At any given time,ESE technical staff may be providing services across 10 or more active projects. However,they are experienced at <br /> managing this workload for optimized services and to avoid unnecessary down time. Each hour of their work day is maximized to <br /> focus on the production of deliverables in a timely and quality manner. ESE will meet or exceed all the expectations for timeframes <br /> applicable to its functions that are delineated by the City of Decatur. <br /> Page 9 of 11 <br />