Experience

Grand Canyon Trust

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Utah Public Lands Manager

  • Jan 2017 - Present



Coles-Ritchie LLC

• Director

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2016



Utah Open Lands Conservation Association (UOL)

• Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Ecologist

  • Oct 2013 - Jan 2015

  Extensive vegetation inventories of large properties under conservation easement, including upland and wetland sites along the Jordan River and in the Wasatch and Uinta mountains of Utah; used expert skill in plant identification in data collection. Extensive vegetation inventories of large properties under conservation easement, including upland and wetland sites along the Jordan River and in the Wasatch and Uinta mountains of Utah; used expert skill in plant identification in data collection.



METI, Inc

• Greater Salt Lake City Area

• Ecologist

  • Jun 2008 - Jul 2014

  Co-author of national protocol to monitoring groundwater dependent ecosystems (springs and wetlands) for the US Forest Service. Leader of springs and riparian monitoring program of the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (SMNRA) in Nevada for the US Forest Service. Lead author for the US Forest Service revision of the vegetation classification chapter for the Existing Vegetation Classification, Inventory and Mapping Technical Guide. Provide technical support to the Watershed Condition Framework Monitoring project, for Tier 2 WCF Monitoring.



(self employed)

• Fairbanks, Alaska

• Ecologist

  • 2007 - 2008

  Expert lecturer and consultant on riparian ecology for various government and non-profit entities. Programmed application to collect data in the field, using handheld computers for inventory of riparian buffers for the US Forest Service. Wrote scientific and policy summaries on the effectiveness of riparian areas (or riparian buffers) in protecting streams, fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, and human structures in Alaska. Expert lecturer and consultant on riparian ecology for various government and non-profit entities. Programmed application to collect data in the field, using handheld computers for inventory of riparian buffers for the US Forest Service. Wrote scientific and policy summaries on the effectiveness of riparian areas (or riparian buffers) in protecting streams, fish and wildlife habitat, water quality, and human structures in Alaska.



U.S. Forest Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ecologist

  • 2000 - 2007

  Riparian monitoring project leader for PIBO Monitoring Project in Interior Columbia River basin (Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Nevada and Utah). Developed riparian vegetation sampling methods. Hired, trained and supervised 10 botanists each year, Managed large and complex relational database (Access). Used statistical approaches to analyze vegetation data. Collaborated with ecologists, fish biologists, fluvial geomorphologists and hydrologists in monitoring riparian areas and streams.



Utah State University

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instructor

  • 2002 - 2006

  Taught graduate and undergraduate students the principles of vegetation ecology, hydrologic cycle, plant identification, and impacts of land management activities Taught graduate and undergraduate students the principles of vegetation ecology, hydrologic cycle, plant identification, and impacts of land management activities



Border Ecology Project

• Bisbee, Arizona

• Environmental Policy Analyst

  • 1995 - 1998

  Led cross-border (US-Mexico) collaboration with government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to address environmental problems. Made presentations and provided advice to the bi-national Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC). Coordinated the acquisition of funding, and construction of a wetland to re-use waste-water in Naco, Sonora, Mexico. Participated in bi-national water quality testing in Cochise County, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora. Led cross-border (US-Mexico) collaboration with government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to address environmental problems. Made presentations and provided advice to the bi-national Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC). Coordinated the acquisition of funding, and construction of a wetland to re-use waste-water in Naco, Sonora, Mexico. Participated in bi-national water quality testing in Cochise County, Arizona and Agua Prieta, Sonora.



SUBIR

• Quito, Ecuador

• Researcher

  • 1994 - 1995

  Investigated the sustainability of harvesting tropical forest fibers for production of baskets and related products. This involved travel to remote villages near the rain-forest to interview collect data about the growth, harvest and use of fiber materials from the rain-forest. Led a video production trip to create a documentary film about the sustainable use of natural fibers from rain-forest plants for CARE International. Investigated the sustainability of harvesting tropical forest fibers for production of baskets and related products. This involved travel to remote villages near the rain-forest to interview collect data about the growth, harvest and use of fiber materials from the rain-forest. Led a video production trip to create a documentary film about the sustainable use of natural fibers from rain-forest plants for CARE International.