Experience

LimnoTech

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Science Officer

  • Nov 2021 - Present

• Senior Scientist

  • Jan 2015 - Nov 2021

  Responsible for project management, applied research, and business development roles in the areas of large ecosystem management and restoration, especially in the Great Lakes, and characterization and remediation of contaminated sediment sites, including technical aspects of litigation and cost allocation support.



Wayne State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Visiting/Adjunct Professor

  • Jan 2013 - Present

  Also AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies - Great Lakes. Teaching courses including Oceanography, Glacial Geology, Land Resources, and Field Geology in outdoor and classroom settings. Also AuSable Institute of Environmental Studies - Great Lakes. Teaching courses including Oceanography, Glacial Geology, Land Resources, and Field Geology in outdoor and classroom settings.



NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Deputy Director, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

  • Feb 2011 - Jan 2015

  Responsibilities included management of the infrastructure elements of the laboratory (IT, budget, administrative services, facilities, safety and environmental compliance), strategic planning, facilitating strong internal and external laboratory relationships, and maintaining an active research program.

• Acting Director, Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory

  • Aug 2013 - Nov 2014

  Responsibilities included management of the science branches of the laboratory, leading NOAA's Great Lakes Regional Collaboration Team, strategic planning, facilitating strong external laboratory relationships, and maintaining an active research program.



U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Coastal and Marine Geology Program

• Research Geologist

  • Dec 1997 - Jan 2011

  Managed the Environmental Geochemistry Research Group; conducted research in estuaries related to paleoenvironmental reconstruction from sediment cores, and the role of coastal groundwater systems in eutrophication. Managed the Environmental Geochemistry Research Group; conducted research in estuaries related to paleoenvironmental reconstruction from sediment cores, and the role of coastal groundwater systems in eutrophication.



Stonehill College

• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Instructor, Adjunct Faculty, Visiting Asst./Assoc. Professor

  • Sep 1993 - May 2009

  Also Bridgewater State College, Boston University, and UC-Berkeley. Courses: Environmental Geology, Environmental Science, Land Resources, Geology of California, Physical Geology, Field Geology, Marine Geology, Biological and Chemical Oceanography, Physical Oceanography. Also Bridgewater State College, Boston University, and UC-Berkeley. Courses: Environmental Geology, Environmental Science, Land Resources, Geology of California, Physical Geology, Field Geology, Marine Geology, Biological and Chemical Oceanography, Physical Oceanography.



Roy F. Weston, Inc.

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Project Geologist

  • Aug 1988 - Dec 1994

  Also Balsam Environmental, Inc. (NH) and ERM-West, Inc. (CA). Performed environmental consulting services for industrial, commercial, and government clients (municipal, state, federal), as well as law firms. Work included geological and chemical site characterization, remedial design, permitting, document review, and litigation support. Also Balsam Environmental, Inc. (NH) and ERM-West, Inc. (CA). Performed environmental consulting services for industrial, commercial, and government clients (municipal, state, federal), as well as law firms. Work included geological and chemical site characterization, remedial design, permitting, document review, and litigation support.