Transportation and Resource Planner

Nico Tucker
- Ten years of experience in natural resources, transportation and GIS.
- Primary focus for the last ten years has been transportation planning, natural resource planning, and river restoration and habitat improvement.
- Grew up in northern Michigan and has spent entire career working in the northeastern Lower Peninsula.
PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for facilitation and development of transportation studies, corridor studies, and watershed plans.
- Coordinate Michigan Department of Transportation Work Program to provide technical and planning assistance to local governmental units.
- GIS, GPS and Computer Mapping.
EDUCATION:
Michigan Technological University
Civil & Environmental Engineering
PROJECT EXPERIENCE AT NEMCOG:
Transportation Asset Management Program
Michigan Department of Transportation Work Program
Alcona County Asset Management Pilot Project
Alcona County Parcel Mapping
Montmorency County 911: GIS Mapping
Montmorency County Parcel Mapping
M-55 Access Management Plan
Grayling Area Transportation Plan
Northeast Michigan Non-motorized Transportation Plan & Investment Strategy
Thunder Bay River Watershed Initiative
Thunder Bay River Watershed Initiative: Implementation Project
Thunder Bay River Watershed Initiative Phase 2: North & South Branches
Cheboygan/Lower Black River Watershed Initiative
Cheboygan/Lower Black River Watershed Initiative: Transition Project
Alcona Black River - Coastal Watersheds Initiative
Hillman Community Schools Safe Routes to School Plan
I-75 Gaylord East-West Crossing Implementation Project
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
Transportation & GIS Specialist (Contracted): East Central Michigan Planning & Development Regional Commission
Transportation & GIS Specialist (Contracted): Northeast Michigan Council of Governments
Natural Resources Technician: Montmorency County Conservation District
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
Upper Black River Watershed Restoration Committee
Alcona Black River Watershed Advisory Committee
Thunder Bay River Restoration Committee
I-75 Task Force
Region 9 Rural Task Force
Otsego Transportation Advisory Group