Experience

CORVUS Environmental Consulting

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Biologist

  • May 2020 - Present

  • Perform wetland delineations and habitat assessments • Provide Clean Water Act Section 404 compliance and permitting • Colorado Stream Quantification Tool (CSQT) planning and assessments • Endangered Species Act, raptor, MBTA, prairie dog, burrowing owl, and other wildlife surveys and habitat assessments • Geographic Information Systems including ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, Field Apps, Survey123 • Data automation • Migratory Bird Treaty Act compliance • Noxious weed survey Show less



Spirit Environmental

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Consultant

  • Jul 2017 - May 2020

  •Perform threatened and endangered species habitat suitability assessments •Conduct USACE wetland and waterbody delineations and provide wetland permitting assistance for NWPs and IPs •Design and execute burrowing owl surveys through coordination with CPW •Perform pre-construction migratory nest surveys for oil and gas pipeline development •Perform wetland and waterbody functional and conditional assessments to support permitting efforts •Conduct Phase I ESA field reconnaissance and reporting for investor assurance •Create project related location maps in ArcMap Show less



Colorado State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate II

  • Apr 2015 - Jul 2017



Southern Nevada Environmental Inc.

• Las Vegas, NV

• USFWS Authorized Desert Tortoise Biologist

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2014

  •Performed pre-construction clearance surveys for desert tortoise. Marked tortoise burrows near, and excavated burrows within construction right-of-ways. •Performed pre-project inventory surveys for Desert Tortoise and Mojave Fringed Toed Lizards. •Prepared daily field reports detailing activities occurring on work sites, as well as locations and circumstances surrounding encounters with protected species. •Monitored heavy equipment on construction projects working in desert tortoise habitat, and ensured compliance with the biological opinion for the projects. Cleared equipment before work began, and ensured no desert tortoises were harmed during construction work. •Prepared performance evaluations of junior level staff biologists. •Relocated desert tortoises found on or near construction right-of-ways. Collected health data on relocated tortoises, including age, sex, carapace length and signs of trauma and upper respiratory tract disease. •Created artificial burrows for relocated tortoises. •Attended AZGFD workshop on conservation of the Chiricahua Leopard Frog Show less



US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Biological Science Aid Field Crew Lead

  • May 2014 - Aug 2014

  •Collect vegetation structure and composition data using line-intercepts, visual obstruction readings, plant density counts, and sample collection. •Organize crew and necessary field supplies for changing research experiments. •Communicate with supervisors regarding to the weekly schedule and tasks to be completed. •Maintain accurate data records and perform data input. •Collect vegetation structure and composition data using line-intercepts, visual obstruction readings, plant density counts, and sample collection. •Organize crew and necessary field supplies for changing research experiments. •Communicate with supervisors regarding to the weekly schedule and tasks to be completed. •Maintain accurate data records and perform data input.



Third Millennium Alliance

• Camarones, Ecuador

• Sustainability and Permaculture Intern

  • Jan 2013 - Mar 2013

  •Completed Permaculture Certification course while living and working at the Jama-Coaque Ecological Reserve. •Managed agricultural food plot for production and pest control. •Conducted side research project looking at herptofaunal diversity in rainforest leaf litter. •Lived and worked within a small community. •Completed Permaculture Certification course while living and working at the Jama-Coaque Ecological Reserve. •Managed agricultural food plot for production and pest control. •Conducted side research project looking at herptofaunal diversity in rainforest leaf litter. •Lived and worked within a small community.



Student Conservation Association

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Desert Restoration Corp Intern

  • Sep 2010 - May 2011

  •Work with a team of peers restoring degraded desert habitats in protected areas around Ridgecrest, CA. •Organize a work hitch, included choosing work projects, creating and organizing food and supplies for our field time, creating an emergency response plan, researching and presenting an environmental education piece, collecting and reporting data, and updating the crew blog. •Received WFR, SR-210 Chainsaw, and ATV safety certifications. •Work with a team of peers restoring degraded desert habitats in protected areas around Ridgecrest, CA. •Organize a work hitch, included choosing work projects, creating and organizing food and supplies for our field time, creating an emergency response plan, researching and presenting an environmental education piece, collecting and reporting data, and updating the crew blog. •Received WFR, SR-210 Chainsaw, and ATV safety certifications.



University of Missouri- Columbia

• Eastpoint, FL

• Amphibian Research Field Technician

  • Apr 2010 - Jul 2010

  •Assist in the data collection for a PhD student studying the evolution of acoustic novelty, signal production, and recognition in three hylid species. •Working conditions include long nights in hot, humid, and insect dense bodies of water. •Identify and collect amplexing hylid pairs for behavioral experiments. •Ability to accurately identify most southeastern anuran species by sound and venomous snakes by sight. •Navigate on and off road using GPS unit and maps. •Assist in the data collection for a PhD student studying the evolution of acoustic novelty, signal production, and recognition in three hylid species. •Working conditions include long nights in hot, humid, and insect dense bodies of water. •Identify and collect amplexing hylid pairs for behavioral experiments. •Ability to accurately identify most southeastern anuran species by sound and venomous snakes by sight. •Navigate on and off road using GPS unit and maps.