Solid Waste Engineering Services - Key Personnel

DANIEL SCHAAFSMA, PE ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT, CIVIL ENGINEERING

Daniel is a civil engineer with experience in land survey importation, site design, CAD, plan preparation, quantity calculation and specification writing for a variety of site-related projects. As a senior engineer at WSP, he also serves as the team leader for the Lansing/Holland Michigan Group. He has worked in a variety of sectors including solid waste, power, government, education, healthcare, transportation and private development. Dan has performed all aspects of landfill, industrial, residential and commercial site design. He has actively performed in a project management capacity on numerous projects, from conceptual design through construction and closeout. Dan has presented proposed projects before municipal planning review boards to obtain zoning approvals. PROJECT EXPERIENCE Muskegon County Board of Public Works, Muskegon County Landfill Engineering and Permitting, Muskegon County, Michigan: Project manager for engineering design, plan preparation, specification writing and permitting of a 52 acre expansion, two phases of final cover totaling over 38 acres, and two new cells of a solid waste landfill in western Michigan. The project required the production of permit drawings and calculations to reflect the new design including cell, waste and final cover grading, haul roads, drainage, leachate collection, gas system and lift stations. Dan assists the owner in coordinating the bidding of projects to contractors and constantly supports the owner with engineering assistance with routine O&M tasks. Republic Services, Manistee County Landfill Engineering and Permitting, Manistee County, Michigan: Senior engineer for engineering design, plan preparation, specification writing, construction documents, and permitting of a landfill expansion in northern Michigan. Projects include updating permit drawings to reflect the new design and preparation of construction plans and specifications for excavation, haul roads, drainage, leachate collection, gas system and lift stations for six new landfill cells. Delta County Solid Waste Management Authority, Delta County Landfill Engineering, Escanaba, Michigan: Project manager for the preparation of construction drawings and specifications for multiple phases of a 15-acre closure and a new 7-acre cell of a solid waste landfill in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.dewatering requirements necessary for construction. Consumers Energy, JH Campbell Landfill Engineering and Permitting, Ottawa County, Michigan: Senior engineer for the preparation of the final cover construction drawings and specifications for three separate 6-acre closures and two separate 7-acre cells of a CCR storage facility in western Michigan. Dan assisted the owner during the contractor bidding phases and served as CQA project engineer during construction phases.

EDUCATION „ BS, Civil Engineering, Calvin University LICENSES/REGISTRATIONS „ Professional Engineer: MI No. 6201049227 7 Years with WSP 27 Years of Experience