Dane Schneider Brings Stormwater and Resiliency Expertise to Central Texas
Capital stormwater industry veteran Dane Schneider has transferred to Freese and Nichols’ Central Texas region to strengthen and expand the stormwater practice. Dane will be based in San Antonio after serving clients in the Western Gulf Coast region from the firm’s Houston office for five years, where he led major municipal and county programs.
Dane will apply his more than 30 years of experience in engineering, planning and architecture to enhance stormwater design, flood risk reduction and drainage infrastructure projects, as well as help secure competitive funding for clients in Central Texas. His focus will include supporting cross-discipline collaboration within the firm — combining expertise from disciplines like water resources design, program management, water and wastewater transmission and treatment, and transportation — to help clients balance environmental stewardship with practical infrastructure requirements for the region, which has seen significant population growth and increased need for flood resilience measures in recent years.
“I see every project as an opportunity to strengthen communities,” Dane said. “With more than 10 years of client-side experience at the City of Houston, I understand what our public-sector clients need to fulfill the critical mission. My passion is rooted in the belief that stormwater and flood control infrastructure isn’t just about pipes and channels – it’s about keeping neighborhoods safe, supporting local economies and giving residents confidence that their community is protected and prepared for the future.”
Dane’s project management experience includes significant municipal and county drainage programs for Harris County Flood Control District, Jefferson County Drainage District No. 6, the City of Sugar Land and Chambers County. With the City of Houston, he served as Program Manager and Stormwater Engineering Lead responsible for delivering its $80–100 million annual stormwater capital improvement plan.
Dane is a member of the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure and the American Public Works Association. He is an Envision Sustainability Professional certified by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure and received a Bachelor of Environmental Design in the Department of Architecture from Texas A&M University and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Houston.