Background - Bay Appraisal & Environmental, Inc. 

Bay  Appraisal  &  Environmental,  Inc. (BAE)  was founded by Shane Billings in February 2006 to provide environmental consulting and  residential  property  appraisal  services.  BAE's staff consists  of  Environmental  Scientists,  Florida  licensed Professional Geologists (PG) and State certified Residential  Property  Appraisers  that are FHA approved.  Through our affiliations, we are  also  able to provide Professional  Engineering  services  to our clients when required. Our Environmental  Professionals  have extensive industry experience ranging from 17 years to 33 years.

BAE  is  based   in  Tampa,  Florida  with  a  satellite  office  in  Palatka,  Florida.   We   provide environmental consulting services to the entire state of Florida and the  southeastern  U.S. Our residential appraisal services are  provided in  Hillsborough,  Pinellas, Pasco, Polk and Manatee counties. Our clients consist of commercial & residential property lenders, developers, lawyers, contractors,  manufacturers,  the  automotive  service industry, and individual property owners and investors. BAE also routinely provides Phase I Environmental Site Assessment  services as a subcontractor to our competitors, reflecting the trust and respect for our quality of work.

Prior  to  forming  BAE,  Mr.  Billings  worked over 10  years  with  a  mid-sized  Tampa  based environmental  consulting  firm.  From  1997  through  2006, he served as the manager of  the environmental  site  assessment  division  of  that company and was responsible for numerous projects, many with budgets approaching  and  exceeding  $1,000,000.  Mr. Billings has always maintained  an  unwavering committment to provide superior customer service, which inspired his desire to form BAE.  We  understand that the success of our clients leads to our success as the majority of our business is derived from  client  referrals.  Our  client  retainage  is a direct result of our honest, responsive, personalized service and efficient communication.

BAE carries comprehensive environmental  insurance  including  $1,000,000 coverage each for general  liability, automobile liability, professional liability, and incidental  pollution liability. BAE is  willing  to  obtain  higher  amounts  of  coverage  on  a  project  by project  basis.  BAE also maintains  a  $300,000 Errors & Omissions Liability Insurance Policy for our appraisal  division. Copies of our insurance certificates are available upon request.

Mission Statement

BAE is committed to leading our industry through providing high quality, personalized service and treating our clients and staff with honesty and respect while earning a fair profit.  

Our goal is to always exceed the expectations of our clients as we are dedicated to forming long term customer relationships and providing unbiased reports. We believe that our professionals are the most hard working, honest, capable individuals in the industry and we are proud to build upon our reputation of trust!

Meet our Environmental Staff

Shane Billings, Senior Environmental Scientist - President

Mr. Billings is an  Indiana  University  graduate  and  has worked in the environmental industry in  Tampa  since  1994.   He  is  a  member of the Florida Brownfields Association, the National Association of Environmental Professionals, and the  Tampa Bay  Association  of Environmental Professionals.   He  has   managed  over  1,000   environmental  projects  associated  with site assessments  and  remediation  of  industrial,  commercial and vacant properties during his 17 year career.   Mr.  Billings  has extensive experience conducting Phase I/II Environmental Site Assessments, NEPA  assessments,  and  Contamination  Assessments at petroleum  sites,  dry  cleaners  and  historical  landfills.  Experience includes supervision of monitor well installations, soil  and  groundwater  sample  collection  and  aquifer  analysis,  soil  and  water  quality data analysis,  methane  testing, and preparation of Contamination Assessment reports,  Monitoring Plans  and  Director’s  Authorization  Permit  Applications  related  to  landfills  in   Hillsborough County.   Mr.  Billings  has  conducted  Initial  Remedial  Action   and   Storage  Tank   Closure Assessments  in   Florida  and  Georgia.   Mr. Billings  regularly  attends  numerous  continuing education  seminars  at  the  annual  Florida Brownfield’s Conferences  &  Florida  Remediation Conferences.  He  is  also  a certified Asbestos Survey & Mechanical Inspector (Cert. #12891). He earned his B.S. in  Environmental  Science at Indiana University in December 1992.

Kenneth Jones, P.G. - Professional Geologist

Mr.  Jones,  a  graduate  of  the University of South Florida, has over 33 years of experience in hydrogeologic  and  environmental  consulting  and  is  knowledgeable  in all aspects of Florida geology  and  groundwater  analysis.   He  has  extensive  experience in groundwater flow and solute  transport  modeling  to  determine  contaminant  migration,  duration  and  efficiency of pumping  systems,  and  drawdown  impacts;  and  data  analysis and interpretation. Mr. Jones environmental  experience includes the performance of Contamination Assessments, Remedial Action Plans,  environmental  site  assessments,  and  site  remediation.  He  has  engaged  in  hydrogeologic  investigations, supervision of exploratory drilling, well site stratigraphic analysis and  well  design,  and  all  phases  of  water  supply  investigations.   Mr.  Jones  is a Certified Professional Geologist in  the  State  of  Florida (Certificate No. PG00247) and a member of the Florida  Association  of  Professional  Geologists  (FAPG).   He  is also certified by the American Institute  of  Professional  Geologists  (Certificate No. 7296).   Mr. Jones  is  a  member  of  the Florida  Section  of  the  American  Water  Resources  Association (AWRA)  and the Association of Ground Water Scientists and Engineers, a division of the National Water Well Association. He earned his B.A. in Geology at the University of South Florida in December 1975.

Andrew Long, P.G. - Professional Geologist

Mr.  Long,  a  graduate  of  Boston  University,  has  over 22 years of environmental consulting experience  conducting  soil  &  groundwater  contaminant investigations throughout the United States.  Since  November  1993,  he  has  lived  in  Tampa,  Florida  and  worked   extensively throughout the State in addition to numerous southeastern and western states.  Previously, Mr. Long  resided  in  southern New Jersey and operated in a service area that extended from New Hampshire to North Carolina. 

Mr.  Long  has  managed  numerous  Site  Assessments conducted in Florida for both the public and  private  sectors.  Responsibilities  have  included  project  scheduling,  quality  assurance, technical oversight, regulatory compliance, deliverables,  budgeting & client management.  Mr. Long  also  has  extensive  experience  developing risk management plans, conducting Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site Assessments, and  providing  technical  expertise  relating  to litigation  support  and  environmental  forensic  site investigations to establish liability in cases where multiple petroleum discharges are suspected.

Mr. Long has served as Project Manager responsible for the successful completion of numerous remedial investigations for sites where soil and groundwater have been adversely impacted by solvents, metals, and pesticides.   Investigation activities included the installation of monitoring wells and soil borings, collection of  sediment, surface water and groundwater samples, as well as  aquifer  testing.   Mr.  Long  is  a  Certified  Professional Geologist in  the  State  of  Florida (Certificate No. 1682) and Pennsylvania (Certificate No. 3054).   Mr.  Long  earned  his  B.A. in Geology at Boston University in 1987. 

James MacDonald - Senior Environmental Assessor

Mr.  MacDonald  is  a  graduate  of  Miami  Dade  Community College and is  a  Senior  Project Environmental Assessor who has over 20 years of  experience  in  the  environmental field. He has performed numerous Phase I and Phase II  Environmental  Site Assessments of industrial, commercial  and  vacant  properties throughout the United States.  He  previously  managed  a Phase  I/II  ESA & NEPA project of over 300 communications tower sites throughout the United States.   Clients  included  GTE Mobilnet,  Cellular  One,  American  Tower  Corp  and   Verizon Communications.  He  successfully  verified  potential environmental liabilities on or nearby the proposed  locations and assisted in the design of remediation or establishment of methodology enabling  safe  construction  of facilities  when necessary.  Mr. MacDonald conducted numerous Phase I ESA's throughout the southeast United States, at properties acquired by the Resolution Trust  following  the  demise  of  the  Savings  and  Loan  industry in the early 1990's. Facilities included automobile dealerships, manufacturing facilities and multi-family residential property.

Mr. MacDonald  has  extensive  experience conducting Contamination Assessment  activities at petroleum  contaminated  sites,  dry  cleaners  and  historical  landfills.   These  activities have included  supervision  of  monitor well installations, soil and groundwater sample collection and aquifer analysis,  soil  and  water  quality  data  evaluation,  and  preparation of Contamination Assessment  reports,  Monitoring  Plans  and  implementation  of Initial Remedial Activities and Storage Tank Closure Assessments.  Mr. MacDonald earned his A.A. in Business Administration at Miami Dade Community College in 1968.  Prior  to  entering  the environmental industry, he was a construction manager for a large Florida development company.

Patrick Hunter - Project Geologist

Mr. Hunter is a graduate of the University of South Florida and has over 17 years of experience in the environmental field.  He  has  performed  numerous Phase I and Phase II Environmental Site  Assessments  (ESA’s)  of  industrial, commercial and vacant properties throughout Florida and  has  experience  with  monitor  well  installations, soil and groundwater sample collection, aquifer analysis, soil and water quality data evaluation, and preparation of reports.  Mr. Hunter has  prepared  Annual Remediation  Status Reports and Natural Attenuation Monitoring Reports for  submittal  under  the  Florida  Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) Preapproval Petroleum  Cleanup  Program  at  a variety of sites throughout Florida and has experience with site  assessments conducted for Brownfield sites.  Mr. Hunter also has experience working with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)  Facility  Investigation  (RFI)  Work Plans, and Storm water Pollution Prevention Plans.   Mr.  Hunter  earned his B.A. in Geology at the University of South Florida in 1994.

Contact Info:

 Mailing Address: 

   19046 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.

   #246

   Tampa, FL  33647-2434

 Environmental Services:

   Shane Billings ~ President

   Phone: (813) 997-8177

   Fax: (813) 973-2792

   EMail: Info@BAEnv.com 

 Appraisal Services:

   Phone: (813) 997-3341

   Fax: (813) 973-2792

   EMail: info@baenv.com