About Us
Carter & Leonardo Environmental Services was founded in 2021 by highly renowned environmental soil scientist Lew Carter and Environmental Scientist James Leonardo (Bachelor of Science, Environment & Society, Florida State University, 2018). Carter and Leonardo Environmental Services provides environmental consulting services throughout the state of Florida to the public as well as state and federal agencies. Carter and Leonardo Environmental Services provides cornerstone environmental services such as soil boring testing, protected and endangered animal species surveys, as well as state and federal permitting.
Lew Carter
Environmental Soil Scientist
Education
- Associate of Science, Rhode Island Junior College
- 1973, Bachelor of Science, Natural Resource Development, University of Rhode Island,
- 1975, Soil Science Institute University of Florida, 1984
Professional Experience
- Staff Soil Scientist
- USDA Soil Conservation Service, 1981-1989 Florida, in the following counties: Martin, Lee, Charlotte, Hendry, and Indian River
- Project Leader, USDA Soil Conservation Service, 1981-1989, Soil Surveys of Highlands, Glades and Okeechobee Counties
- Resource Soil Scientist, USDA Soil Conservation Service,1989-1994, Highlands County, Florida
- Staff Soil Scientist, Polston Engineering, Inc., 1994-Present
Registration/ Affiliations
- Certified Professional Soils Scientist
- American Registry of Certified Professionals in Agronomy, Crops and Soils, 1992 No. 3474;
- Florida Association of Professional Soil Classifiers, 1978-1993–President,
- Florida Association of Environmental Soil Scientists, 1993-1994
James Leonardo
Environmental Scientist
Education
- Associate of Arts, South Florida State College, 2015
- Bachelor of Science, Environment & Society, Florida State University, 2018
Professional Experience
- Environmental Scientist, Carter and Leonardo Environmental Services, 2021 – Present.
Registration/ Affiliations
- Authorized Gopher Tortoise Agent