Consulting Company
Green Road Consulting is a civil engineering firm born out of the desire to create a premier consulting firm specializing in rural land development across Northern California.
Creating accessible, informative, honest relationships with our clients is what puts Green Road Consulting ahead of the competition. New regulations are coming and changing cultivation practices fast. Having someone you can rely on to meet deadlines is key. Green Road Consulting is prepared to handle all property or business needs.
The Path Forward
Green Road Consulting has the ability to lead you down the path of compliance with experience in: Humboldt County Land Use permits, North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board enrollment, California Department of Fish and Wildlife lake and stream bed alterations, and county grading permits.
We pride ourselves on having cutting edge photogrammetry software allowing us to create 3D models and updated aerial mapping for any property.
General Managers
Robin Collins
Principal Engineer
Robin is a Partner and the Principal Engineer of Green Road Consulting. He has lived in Humboldt County for 26 years with his family. Robin graduated from California State University, Humboldt with a degree in Environmental Resource Engineering. He is a Licensed Professional Civil Engineer in California and has more than two decades of experience as a Civil Engineer. Robin’s vast experience, passion for communication, and his honesty help to reinforce his engineering and business skills when collaborating with clients and governments officials. He maintains a strong emphasis on achieving the goals and vision of each and every client.
Kaylie Saxon
General Manager
Partner of Green Road Consulting, Kaylie has lived in Humboldt County for 6 years with her family. She graduated from Western Oregon University with a B.S. in Psychology and an emphasis in Legal Studies. She has 7 years of experience in Project Management and Business Operations in the legal and engineering fields. Kaylie applies expert knowledge, industry experience, and relentless energy to solving our client’s compliance issues. Her passion for building relationships fortifies our company’s foundation of strong communication and unity within our community.
She has spent the last 3 years growing Green Road orienting the firm around the goals of our clientele and the local community and has worked tirelessly to ensure the success of our clients.
Project Managers
Steve Breitenstein
Abatements & Restoration
Steve received a B.S. in Environmental Science from Cornell University, and now manages the Abatements and Restoration division at Green Road. He specializes in property management, including the preparation of site restoration plans, interagency compliance, and hazardous waste cleanup. This involves the use of mapping software, UAV imagery, and hands-on site investigations to collect and manage client data for water resource permitting and design. With an emphasis on realistic, factual reporting, he seeks to help facilitate mutually beneficial agreements between property owners and government enforcement agencies, with the goal of protecting and utilizing the natural resources of Humboldt County.
Matti Nylander
Environmental Resource Engineer
Matti is our Project Manager and Environmental Resource Engineer and partner who has lived in Humboldt County for 7 years. He graduated with a B.S. degree in Environmental Resources Engineering from California State University, Humboldt. Matti has worked as an engineer for over 2 years and is in the process of obtaining his Professional Civil Engineering License.
At Green Road, Matti focuses on permitting for Water Rights and California Department of Fish and Wildlife, creating Water Resource Protection and Erosion Control Plans, and On-Site Waste Water Treatment Design with his team. His main goals for the company are to help grow a robust service that guides clients through the gauntlet of permitting hurdles, while protecting the environment and diversifying the type of work Green Road completes.
Tanner Cunningham
Environmental Scientist
Tanner is one of our Environmental Scientists who has lived in Humboldt County for 2 years. He graduated from Bates College in Maine with a B.S. degree in Geology. Tanner has worked as an Environmental Scientist with experience in lake and pond restoration, invasive species management, fisheries observation, and wildlife surveying for over 4 years.
At Green Road, Tanner focuses on helping clients ensure compliance with California Department of Fish and Wildlife and state waterboard regulations through on-site surveys and in-office mapping and permitting. He enjoys educating clients about environmentally conscious land management. His goals for GRC include encouraging a new standard of low-impact agriculture and fostering an environmental ethic in a maturing industry.
Staff
Kelly Hollreiser
Water Resource Specialist
Kelly is a recent graduate from Humboldt State where she earned a B.A. in Anthropology with an emphasis in Archaeology. She has lived in Humboldt County for 4 years and has 3 years of experience working with local consulting companies on environmental compliance projects. She has a passion for cultural resource management and environmental conservation. At Green Road, she fulfills the role of Water Resource Specialist and assists our civil engineers with report preparation and Waiver of Waste Discharge enrollments with the State and Regional Waterboard. Her goals are to help the community understand the compliance process and to conserve the beautiful natural environment of Humboldt County.
Barrett Penton
Project Engineer
Barrett is a promising young civil engineer who began working at Green Road in August 2017 and received his B.S degree in Environmental Resources Engineering from Humboldt State. At Green Road, he concentrates on state and county water right compliance, performs hydrologic analyses of properties, and composes concise site reports and plans. He enjoys conceptualizing the features of our clients’ properties into streamlined water resource management plans through in-house analysis, field measurements, and intelligent design. Barrett is taking the first portion of the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam this spring, with hopes of becoming a professionally licensed civil engineer.
Dante Hamm
Environmental Planner
Dante is a recent graduate from Humboldt State who received a B.A. in Historical Legal Systems. He has lived in Humboldt County for 6 years, and has experience in fundamental government regulations and operations. At Green Road, he is one of our Environmental Planners who advises clients on local and state regulations in order to bring their businesses into compliance. Dante enjoys being at the forefront of California’s Commercial Cultivation industry and is working hard to support clients through the local hurdles of local and state regulations.
Desi Vega
Civil Drafter
Desi is Green Road’s Civil Drafter who began working at Green Road in June 2017 and has 3 years of experience as a Civil Drafter. He is a graduate of College of the Redwoods where he studied Architectural Drafting and Geomatics. Desi has spent most of his life in Humboldt County, and in his spare time, he enjoys exploring the beautiful landscape of our community with his family. At Green Road, Desi creates computer-aided designs, that suit the needs of our clients using Civil 3D while incorporating ArcMap and PIX4D. He enjoys the new challenges that Green Road provides, and his goal is to stay on the cutting edge of computer-aided design technology to meet the evolving needs of Humboldt County.