Experience

Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Fisheries Habitat Biologist Project Lead

  • May 2022 - Present

  Fisheries Habitat Biologist for restoration of the Umatilla River Basin. For more information go to: https://umatillariver.org/ Fisheries Habitat Biologist for restoration of the Umatilla River Basin. For more information go to: https://umatillariver.org/



Zero Point LLC

• Hamilton, Montana, USA

• Founder of Zero Point Restoration

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Zero Point Restoration provides guidance and consulting to landowners and restoration specialists to collaboratively enhance and restore the natural resource values. Work includes restoration planning with the Idaho Office of Species Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, private land owners and a variety of partners. Zero Point Restoration provides guidance and consulting to landowners and restoration specialists to collaboratively enhance and restore the natural resource values. Work includes restoration planning with the Idaho Office of Species Conservation, The Nature Conservancy, private land owners and a variety of partners.



US Bureau of Reclamation

• Boise, Idaho Area

• Habitat Coordinator

  • Oct 2012 - Sep 2018

  USBR Coordinator for stream and fish habitat rehabilitation associated with the Columbia River Hydropower System. This is accomplished as a large team with multiple federal and state agencies along with local, NGO and Tribal partners. Extensive experience from the stream restoration project level to the ESA Program management level. Strong abilities to bridge concepts and issues to a wide variety of people. USBR Coordinator for stream and fish habitat rehabilitation associated with the Columbia River Hydropower System. This is accomplished as a large team with multiple federal and state agencies along with local, NGO and Tribal partners. Extensive experience from the stream restoration project level to the ESA Program management level. Strong abilities to bridge concepts and issues to a wide variety of people.



USDI - BLM

• Fishery Biologist

  • Nov 1991 - Sep 2012

  Staff Fishery Biologist for the BLM Salmon Field Office, Idaho involved in a large array of natural resource and land management issues including ESA-listed fish and wildlife, stream habitat management, livestock grazing, condition assessments, habitat improvement planning and projects, ESA and NEPA document preparation, and community-based habitat restoration planning and implementation. Chairman of the community-based habitat restoration program USBWP technical committee from 1999-2012 coordinating over 30 government agency, tribal, conservation organizations for salmon recovery. My skillset includes being a "bridge" of communication and understanding of natural resource issues and land use in a practical and understandable way to a variety of partners and landowners.



State of Idaho

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director/Coordinator

  • Mar 1997 - Sep 1999

  Coordinator for Upper Salmon Basin Watershed Program (USBWP) focused on bringing ranchers and salmon recovery partners together to enhance natural resources. Executive Director/Coordinator for the community-based salmon habitat restoration program in the Lemhi, Pahsimeroi and East Fork Salmon Rivers with a variety of federal, state and local partners. This included all aspects of partnership habitat restoration programs with BPA, IDFG, NRCS, IDWR, IDL, BOR, USFWS, NMFS, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, DEQ, TNC, Lemhi Land Trust, Soil Conservation Districts, Irrigation Districts, TU and USFS. Work includes rancher/landowner relationship building, partnership planning, ESA consultation, partnership coordination, funding/budgeting, project implementation, monitoring, and report writing. USBWP Technical Committee (Tech Team) founder and chairman (1999-2012) leading a multi-agency coordination team for project planning and implementation for habitat restoration of anadromous and resident fish. Provided technical expertise in fishery/riparian management to the Advisory Committee and others.



USFS Tahoe NF

• Fishery Biologist

  • Mar 1989 - Nov 1991

  Lead Fishery Technician working with a team to establish a PHABSIM and IFIM study on the California Truckee River system in a partnership between Cal Fish & Game, US Forest Service and Utah State University. Lead Fishery Technician working with a team to establish a PHABSIM and IFIM study on the California Truckee River system in a partnership between Cal Fish & Game, US Forest Service and Utah State University.