Our Company
Gidus Ecological & Environmental Group is a full-service consulting firm founded
on the principal of providing innovative solutions to our clients for our dynamic
and ever-changing natural environment. It is our business philosophy to maintain
an open line of communication with our clients at all times while operating business
in a small-town, “Mayberry RFD-like” manner. Our experienced team of technical and
scientific professionals combines multi-disciplined expertise with an in-depth knowledge
of environmental and ecological consulting to achieve reliable, cost-effective results.
Our clients and regulators alike have coined us the “go-to” consulting firm when
it comes to resolving complex projects and issues, a reputation that we are proud
of and diligently strive to exceed.
Our President
Frank J. Gidus, II, LEP, serves as Principal Scientist and President of Gidus Ecological
& Environmental Group, LLC in Winter Park, Florida. Frank is a Licensed Environmental
Professional (LEP) with the International Society of Technical and Environmental
Professionals (INSTEP). He is a Florida native and has over 18 years experience in
environmental and ecological consulting, site planning, permitting and project management.
He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Central Florida Association
of Environmental Professionals and is continually active in community service projects.
His experience includes environmental/ecological assessments, Environmental Resource
Permits (ERPs), Phase I and II Environmental Assessments (ESAs), wetland jurisdictional
determinations, wetland impact permitting, mitigation planning and restoration, threatened
and endangered species surveys, impact assessments, technical reports and aerial
photo-interpretation. He has also been extensively involved in projects including
water use permitting, manual and remote data logger installation and maintenance,
aquifer performance testing, data collection, soil and water sample collection and
analysis, well installation, underwater sediment sampling, contamination assessments
and contamination remediation. He has conducted over 800 Phase I and Phase II ESAs
and Transaction Screen Process Reports and has been involved in numerous other hydrogeological
assessments. Frank graduated SummaCum Laude with a degree in Environmental Studies
and Growth Management from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.
