Mr. Andrew R. Pigniolo, RPA is the President of Laguna Mountain Environmental, Inc. He is the key person for all Laguna Mountain cultural resource projects and maintains primary responsibility.  He serves as Principal Investigator/Project Manager and Archaeological Field Director for projects. He is directly supported by five full-time associate archaeologists, six on-call associate archaeologists, a graphic artist, and an accountant.
 

Mr. Andrew R. Pigniolo, M.A., RPA
(Principal Investigator and Project Manager)
andy@lagunaenv.com

Mr. Pigniolo received his M.A. in Anthropology, with an emphasis in Archaeology, from San Diego State University in 1992.  He is RPA certified (1992-present) and is on the County of San Diego and County of Riverside lists of qualified archaeological consultants.  He is also qualified for work in the City of San Diego.  As Principal Archaeologist/Ethnohistorian at Laguna Mountain, Mr. Pigniolo manages and conducts cultural resource investigations involving compliance with NHPA, NEPA, and other federal regulations, and with CEQA and other state and local laws.  Mr. Pigniolo has more than 25 years of experience as an archaeologist, and has conducted more than 600 projects throughout southern California and western Arizona.  He has authored numerous technical reports and prepared cultural resources sections of many EAs, EISs, and EIRs for Federal, state, and local review.

Mr. Pigniolo has been involved with a variety of local government contracts and Federal work.  Mr. Pigniolo has received 40 hour HAZWOPPER training and holds an active card for hazardous material work.  Mr. Pigniolo has experience conducting cultural resource investigations for a wide variety of development and resource management projects including tribal economic development projects, water resource facilities, transportation projects, commercial and residential developments, military installations, geothermal power projects, and landfills. He has conducted the full range of technical studies including archaeological overviews, surveys, test excavations, historical research, ethnographic research, evaluations of significance for National Register eligibility, data recovery programs, and monitoring projects.  Mr. Pigniolo works closely with the Native American community in southern California and maintains good working relationships with a variety of community members.

Mr. Jose "Pepe" Aguilar
(Associate Archaeologist, Crew Chief, and Qualified Archaeological Monitor)
pepe@lagunaenv.com

Mr. Aguilar is an Associate Archaeologist at Laguna Mountain.  He oversees various activities in the field, as well as providing office and laboratory support for cultural resource projects. Mr. Aguilar received his B.A. in Anthropology, with an emphasis in Archaeology, from the University of California San Diego in 2001.  He is currently working on his M.A. in Archaeology at San Diego State University focusing on bioarchaeology and archaeoastronomy.  He is on the City of San Diego’s list of qualified archaeologists.  Mr. Aguilar has more than 5 years of experience as an archaeologist, and has participated in more than 12 projects in the southern California region.  His archaeological investigations have been conducted for a wide variety of development and resource management projects including transportation projects, military installations, commercial and residential developments, and utilities monitoring. Mr. Aguilar has served in a variety of archaeological tasks including field supervisor, osteological analyst, archaeological surveys, test excavations, data recovery programs, and various monitoring projects.
 

Ms. Natalie Brodie
(Associate Archaeologist, Lab Supervisor, Graphic Designer, and Qualified Archaeological Monitor)
natalie@lagunaenv.com

Ms. Brodie is an Associate Archaeologist at Laguna Mountain. She provides field, office, and laboratory support for cultural resource projects, as well as providing graphics for all related projects. Ms. Brodie received her B.A. in Anthropology, with an emphasis in Archaeology, from the University of California San Diego in 2002.  She is on the City of San Diego’s list of qualified archaeologists and has more than 5 years of experience as an archaeologist.  She has participated in more than 40 projects throughout California, as well as working in Jordan.  Her archaeological investigations have been conducted for a wide variety of development and resource management projects including transportation projects, military installations, commercial and residential developments, utilities monitoring, and historic building rehabilitation monitoring.  Ms. Brodie has served in a variety of archaeological tasks including co-author of archaeological technical report and environmental impact assessments, laboratory supervisor, marine invertebrate analyst, archaeological surveys, historic buildings recordation, test excavations, historical research, data recovery programs, and various monitoring projects.