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1. NIK CARLSON Socioeconomist Nik has managed an extensive variety of projects concerning natural resource, privatization, and transportation issues throughout the United States. As a resource economist, he has particular experience in performing socioeconomic and financial analyses. His experience includes cost benefit, financial, economic and social impact analyses. Nik has performed damage and water rights assessments (for both historical and future damages) and operational and regulatory evaluations. He has also provided financial evaluations of recreational development projects and demand forecasts for National Park projects. Relevant Experience Education M.P.P., Public Policy, Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board - SF Dairy Co- Kennedy School of Government, Harvard Digestion Environmental Services, Fresno, CA. Economic Analyst. University The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board wants to explore MA, Philosophy, Politics and dairy waste co- digestion as a renewal resource for Bio Methane and a Green Economics, Oxford University House Gas (GHG) reduction strategy. ESA is analyzing both the economic 15 Years Experience feasibility and environmental effects of commercial digester development within the Central Valley. Nik is the lead analyst determining the production costs and the current and potential revenues sources associated with several configurations of digester and air quality improvement technologies. The central goal of the analysis is to evaluate and recommend cost effective approaches for developing cow manure as a renewal resource and reducing total GHC effects. Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro Waterfront Economic Feasibility Analysis, Los Angeles, CA. Economic Task Team Leader. Under ESA's On - Call Environmental Services contract for the Port, ESA directed and performed a feasibility analysis for potential redevelopment of the waterfront commercial areas (including retail and restaurant businesses) and relocation of the cruise passenger terminal. ESA projected the costs and revenue benefits for several alternative development scenarios to evaluate the project's economic feasibility. A key consideration for the analysis was the agency's role in directing and funding any future development efforts. Santa Clara Valley Water District Three Creeks EIR/EIS, Santa Clara - • County, CA. Economic Analyst. Nik is evaluating the potential direct and indirect economic impact of project - related construction and water price /costs for the Three Creeks project in the Santa Clara Valley. ESA is preparing the EIR/EIS and all associated permitting documents for the Three Creeks project. The project is an intricate compromise between water use and environmental protection. ESA is translating the terms of the agreement into a series of practical, real -world steps for habitat enhancement and sustainable management of water withdrawal and reservoir releases, and then performing the analysis and permitting structure to enable those steps to be implemented.