Perry Horner

phorner@hornerenvironmental.com

Perry began studying wetland science and listed species with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) in North Carolina in 1987. In 1991, he transferred to the ACOE Tampa Regulatory Field Office as an ecologist. His main responsibility in this position was the field inspection of federal jurisdictional delineations. In 1994, Mr. Horner resigned from the ACOE and established Horner Environmental Professionals, Inc. (HEP). HEP is a private consulting firm specializing in wetland delineation, permitting, mitigation design, planting, monitoring, and listed species surveys and management plans. 

Jeff Batten

jbatten@hornerenvironmental.com

Jeff began his environmental career working on the Bay Area Regional Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (BRACE) in the Tampa Bay area, studying air toxic compounds while a graduate student at the University of South Florida in 2001. He then worked with the Hillsborough Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) as an Environmental Specialist and contract employee before accepting a permanent position as an Environmental Scientist in 2003. His main responsibilities at EPC were permit review and compliance, jurisdictional determinations and Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) review. In 2006, Jeff joined HEP as the Senior Ecologist.

Through his 18-year tenure at HEP, Jeff has worked on numerous projects that include: project management, listed species surveying, wetland mitigation, permitting and design, wetland delineations, conflict/compliance resolution and restoration, expert witness and testimony and eminent domain process and strategy.

Tito Marquetti

tmarquetti@hornerenvironmental.com

Tito started with HEP is 2016, after working in the veterinary field for 6 years as a technician and practice manager. Tito was hired at HEP to handle the invoicing and accounting but quickly picked up other tasks and skills to help him excel to the office manager. Tito also conducts Phase I ESAs and assists in listed species work keeping to his roots with the animal world. Tito and his and his wife have an array of animals including four dogs and two cats.

Kyle Horner

khorner@hornerenvironmental.com

Kyle began his environmental career in 2014 here at HEP as an equipment operator, transporter and service technician while completing his associates degree. Since then, he has received his Authorized Gopher Tortoise Agent permit and quickly began completing gopher tortoise surveys and excavations. He has been heavily involved in mitigation banking, applying his equipment knowledge and operator experience as well as gaining state and federal land management certifications in the process. Earthwork, hydrology control, mulching/clearing and controlled burning make up some of his skillset pertaining to land management. .

Bryce perry

bperry@hornerenvironmental.com

Bryce, a fourth generation Floridian, started at Horner as our Aquatics Manager. Bryce is continuing his education studying for his associates degree now. He plans to get a BS in Nuclear Medicine.

Bryce received his commercial applicator license from the FDACS in 2020. Bryce enjoys the aquatics field and uses his passion to better the environment.

Emma Overmiller

eovermiller@hornerenvironmental.com 

Emma grew up in Oklahoma, and loves the outdoors and all forms of wildlife care and conservation. She attended college at Oklahoma State University (Go Pokes!), and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences. In her freetime, Emma enjoys going to the beach, working out with her husband, and taking walks with their dog, a german shepherd-corgi mixed breed named Ollie. She joined the team at HEP as an Ecologist in July 2023 conducting Phase I ESA’s, wildlife surveys, listed species reports, wetland mitigation planting, and much more.

CHRis Ford

cford@hornerenvironmental.com