Shane served as the Natural Environment Manager for the Washington State Department of Transportation’s State Route 520 Bridge Replacement Program for two years. As the program expanded, he shifted his role to Mitigation Technical Lead to develop and implement mitigation strategy for each of the program's three major projects. Shane leads the planning and delivery of conceptual mitigation plans supporting NEPA documentation, ESA consultation, and environmental permitting. In this role, Shane diligently facilitates coordination between WSDOT and regulatory agencies to ensure the program responsibly applies public funds to achieve the most sound and appropriate ecological benefits through effective mitigation.

Shane served as the Technical Lead for design of the new stream channel for the Government Creek Mitigation and Relocation Project for Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. This effort was unique among stream restoration projects in that much of the new channel alignment traverses bedrock. Government Creek supports thriving salmon runs, and the new channel alignment is designed to preserve those runs and improve habitat conditions in the new channel to mitigate for the effects of construction activities. This major relocation was necessitated when the airport’s FAA-required runway expansion impinged on the creek’s existing route.