Environmental Specialist, Eddie DuRant, and Wetland Restoration Expert, Matt Stahman, M.S., PWS Join RES Team

RES, recognized as one of the fastest-growing private companies in
US, strengthens its resources.

HOUSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–RES, the nation’s largest environmental solutions provider, announced
two additions to its team. Eddie DuRant joins the project management
team as Senior Project Manager and Matt Stahman, joins the regulatory
team as Director of Regulatory.

Eddie brings over 25 years of extensive academic training and
professional experience as a nationally recognized subject matter expert
in natural resources with environmental/engineering firms in the private
sector as well as the Federal service, with the Department of Defense
(DoD) working with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Most recently, Eddie served as the Senior Environmental Planner for the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Southwestern Division (SWD), where
he served as the subject matter expert to the Division Commander, staff
elements, and subordinate districts on environmental resources planning,
environmental compliance and natural resource use.

Prior to his time serving with USACE SWD, Eddie served as the Planning
Resources Chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District.
Eddie also served as the DoD Chesapeake Bay Program Coordinator while
working with the U.S. Navy’s Naval Facilities Engineering Command. In
this role Eddie represented the DoD as a liaison with Federal agencies
participating in the Chesapeake Bay Program through the 2009 Executive
Order 13508 – Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration.

Additionally, Eddie served as a NEPA/Natural Resources Project Manager
with Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid-Atlantic working on
military construction, environmental and natural resources projects on
Navy and Marine Corps installations from Maine to North Carolina. Eddie
has also served as a leader and senior level environmental scientist for
various environmental consulting and engineering firms throughout the
Mid-Atlantic Region. Eddie’s primary focus will be expanding RES’
capabilities in the Federal government marketplace and developing and
expanding RES capabilities in the Hampton Roads, Virginia region. “As we
serve a growing number of government sector clients, Eddie’s in-depth
experience strengthens our ability to deliver exceptional solutions and
provide greater value to the public,” said Don Seaborn, Regional General
Manager.

Matt Stahman joins RES with over 20 years of professional experience in
the environmental consulting industry. For the last fifteen years, Matt
served as Principal of SWCA Environmental Consultants’ Houston office
where his most recent projects include conducting environmental
permitting for a 25-mile pipeline in Harris and Chambers Counties;
assisting in the development of a mitigation plan for an over 400-acred
property in eastern Harris County; and negotiating wetland and stream
mitigation on a 1500-acre facility expansion in the Columbia Bottomlands
region of the Texas Gulf Coast.

Matt has worked across the United States serving multiple industries
including oil & gas, electric transmission, generation, land
development, water resources, and transportation. His extensive natural
resource experience consists of designing, implementing, and monitoring
multiple mitigation banks; consolidating mitigation areas; and
coordinating and communicating with local, state, and federal regulatory
agencies. During his consulting career, Matt specialized in Clean Water
Act and Endangered Species Act permitting, compliance, and mitigation.

Matt is a registered Professional Wetland Scientist, past President of
the Society of Wetland Scientists South Central Chapter, and has
presented and participated in many conferences in the U.S. including
FERC’s Environmental Compliance and Environmental Report Preparation
Workshops.

Matt has been a teaming partner with RES for over a decade, working on
many projects where RES provided the mitigation or restoration
component. “Matt’s extensive experience in the industry is a natural fit
for our strong regulatory team as RES’ continues to create innovative
and high-quality environmental solutions for our clients,” stated David
Joyce, Chief Operating Officer.

About RES

Founded in 2007, RES is the largest dedicated provider of ecological
solutions in the United States. With over 400 devoted staff across the
nation, RES works directly with clients to provide high-quality,
client-centric solutions. In total, RES has reduced over 240 tons of
nutrients; restored over 180 miles of stream, 45,540 acres of wetlands,
and 6,100 acres of endangered species habitats; and planted over
11,000,000 restorative trees. RES helps clients manage risk from
operations in environmentally sensitive areas by providing proactive
project impact analyses, streamlining permitting processes, and limiting
liability and regulatory exposure.

Contacts

RES
Michael Hare, 225.772.2643
Director, Government Affairs
and Communications
[email protected]