Experience

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  Steve LeGore, LLC

  • Florida, USA

  • Independent International and Domestic Consultant

    • Aug 2003 - Present
    • Florida, USA

    Marine & Freshwater Aquatic Science, Water Quality, Institutional Strengthening, EIA/EIS/IEE, Stakeholder Participation, Coastal Zone Management, Watershed Management, Natural Resource Management Policy, Sector/Program Analysis and Review, Fisheries, Project ManagementKEY ACHIEVEMENTS:✶ Advised Environmental Component of USAID Tsunami Response Assistance to Sri Lanka✶ Created Start Up Business and Partnering Plan for a new Marine Science Center in American Samoa✶ Prepared IEE for ADB offshore navigation safety improvement program in Papua New Guinea✶ Completed characterization of bait fisheries in Puerto Rico✶ Conducted phased program to characterize, estimate impacts, and recommend management policies for ornamental fisheries of Puerto Rico✶ Invited Lecturer, World Bank Symposium on Environment and Development convened in Mangalia, Romania, attended by senior government delegates from Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, and The Ukraine. Lecture subjects: marine biodiversity, Principles of Watershed Management, and a Lake Sevan case study✶Invited Speaker at Tulane University’s School of Law Annual Environmental Conference to speak about Post-Tsunami Fisheries Recovery Programs in Sri Lanka✶ Clients include * USAID * World Bank * International Maritime Organization (UN); several * foreign and * U.S. government agencies; and several * law firms, and * industrial entities, including petroleum, mining, chemical and manufacturing.✶ Geographic experience throughout USA and * The Middle East: Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Egypt * Southeast and East Asia: Thailand, Sri Lanka, Vietnam * The Pacific: Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, Sarawak, Sabah, American Samoa, Papua New Guinea * East Europe: Armenia, Georgia, Romania * West Europe: Norway, Sweden, Germany, Scotland, and * Caribbean: Puerto Rico, Mexico, Trinidad & Tobago, Grenada, and Curacao.

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  Everglades University

  • Sarasota, Florida

  • Associate Faculty

    • Oct 2018 - Present
    • Sarasota, Florida

    Coastal Environmental Management; Environmental Change and Natural Resource Management; Domestic and Global Environmental Politics and Policy; Preparing NEPA EAs; The Science of Persuasion and Negotiation, etc.

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  Marine Ventures International/CSA

  • International

  • On-Call Senior Subject Matter Expert

    • Jul 2018 - Aug 2021
    • International

    The MVI Subject Matter Expert (SME) division of Marine Ventures International (MVI) provides senior, experienced expertise to solve marine environmental issues facing its oil and gas clients. MVI specializes in timely, high-quality, practical solutions to problems affecting clients conducting business globally. MVI's Senior Consultants have extensive technical expertise and in-depth regulatory knowledge experience to assist oil and gas clients in addressing environmental issues and managing ecological risks. MVI consultants provide technical and regulatory support in dealing with U.S. and international regulatory agencies. MVI’s SMEs provide the highest level of expertise in performing specialized reviews, analyses, and tasks. Dr. LeGore's areas of expertise include evaluation and planning of oil & gas production, transportation, processing, and storage facility operations, and oil spill response and impacts evaluation.

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  Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean

  • Executive Director

    • May 2002 - May 2010

    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:✶ Recognized that the Caribbean Region needed a strong international forum for conducting, reporting and promoting marine science research✶ Reinvigorated a loose organization of regional scientists weakened by loss of key senior participants✶ Organized membership tracking and established dues payment discipline✶ Secured grant assistance✶ Strengthened financial foundation of the organization✶ Rewrote By-Laws to clarify roles, responsibilities and organizational purpose✶ Chaired annual Executive Board Meetings✶ Recognized organizational contributions by conferring publicized service and achievement awards to dedicated individuals providing notable service to the AMLC – past and present✶ Collaborated on development of an informative Internet site [www.amlc-carib.org]✶ Organized international scientific congresses in several Caribbean nations✶ Recognized the need for and contracted simultaneous Spanish-English-Spanish interpretation at Scientific Meetings✶ Reinforced and supervised peer-reviewed publication of meeting proceedings✶ Tripled membership and attendance at International Scientific Meetings✶ Forged a strong international organization with solid financial underpinnings

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  Mote Marine Laboratory

  • Sarasota, FL

  • President, Mote Environmental Services, Inc.

    • Apr 1993 - Aug 2003
    • Sarasota, FL

    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:✶ Managed a wholly-owned for-profit commercial consulting subsidiary of the not-for-profit Mote Marine Laboratory✶ Developed client relationships and project opportunities✶ Tracked project manager performance and created preventative and corrective actions as issues developed✶ Selected by The World Bank to serve as its first environmental expert assigned to visit Armenia following collapse of the Soviet Union✶ Administered a World Bank program providing environmental services in Armenia and the Republic of Georgia following collapse of the Soviet Union✶ Managed Sector Review and Lake Sevan Action Plan assistance to the Government of Armenia✶ Advised Governments of Armenia and Republic of Georgia in development of their National Environmental Action Plans (NEAP)✶ Provided advisory and training services to the Government of Vietnam regarding oil spill response and damages before the lifting of U.S. trade barriers✶ Evaluated suitability of importing Orimulsion into Tampa Bay as power plant fuel✶ Led development of Ten-Year Strategic Management Plan for Puerto Rico’s Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife✶ Successfully mediated contentious and potentially violent disputes between Dept. of Fisheries and commercial fishers in Puerto Rico

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  Battelle Memorial Institute

  • Director, Health and Environment Group

    • Jan 1990 - Apr 1993

    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:✶ Managed Battelle’s 140-person Ocean Sciences Laboratory in Duxbury, Massachusetts✶ Served on the five-person Board of Battelle's Corporate Life Sciences Division in Columbus, Ohio ✶ Tracked Project Manager performance and implemented corrective actions✶ Developed client relationships and project opportunities ✶ Served as Project Director for $9M Task Order USEPA Program✶ Collaborated on initiative to coordinate activities among Battelle’s diverse marine science facilities✶ Provided advisory services to the U.N. International Maritime Organization in Saudi Arabia following the Desert Storm War

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  Environmental Science and Engineering, Inc.

  • Gainesville, Florida Area

  • Associate Vice President

    • Oct 1980 - Jan 1990
    • Gainesville, Florida Area

    Served as Manager of International, Industrial, and Petroleum Industry ProgramsKEY ACHIEVEMENTS:✶ Initiated International Business Activities, taking total company business from 0% to 18% internationally by obtaining work opportunities in 15 nations✶Developed and nurtured network of agency and technical affiliates in 19 nations, firmly establishing an internationally-based reputation and work flow ✶Led profitable operations as Director of Petroleum Industry Programs and Director of International Programs✶Managed Corporate Marketing and Proposal Production for more than 5 years

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  NALCO Environmental Sciences

  • Northbrook, IL

  • Director of Marine and Aquatic Sciences

    • Apr 1976 - Oct 1980
    • Northbrook, IL

    NALCO Environmental Services was sold and changed its name to Hazleton Laboratories USA during this tenure.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:✶ Tracked Project Manager performance and implemented corrective actions
✶ Developed client relationships and project opportunities✶ Managed environmental evaluation response to the Ekofisk Bravo Blowout in the North Sea, at the time the largest oil spill in history, and served as Spiller Liaison to governments surrounding the North Sea✶Supervised development of a new Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory✶Served 5 Years on American Petroleum Institute’s Fate & Effects of Oil Spills Committee✶Served 3 Years on Environmental Committee of the American Mining Council✶Collaborated with several entities concerning National Water Quality Criteria✶Assured divisional profitability for entire tenure

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  Parametrix, Inc.

  • Seattle, WA

  • Technical Director

    • Apr 1974 - Apr 1976
    • Seattle, WA

    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:✶ Tracked Project Manager performance and implemented corrective actions
✶ Developed client relationships and project opportunities✶ Development activities integral to establishing the future sustainability of this start-up company, which is now one of the most established and respected firms in the Pacific Northwest region.

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  University of Washington and Texas A&M at Corpus Christi

  • Washington State and Texas

  • University Studies

    • Aug 1965 - May 1974
    • Washington State and Texas

    KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:✶ Earned B.S, M.S., and Ph.D. degrees✶ B.S. in Biology and Mathematics with Summa cum Laude Honors and First in Graduating Class✶ Worked as Aquarium Curator for Dr. Henry Hildebrand✶ M.S. in Fisheries, Shellfish Sanitation, and Invertebrate Pathology✶ Ph.D. in Fisheries and Pollution Ecology✶ Selected for several faculty task force assignments at University of Washington✶ Selected as first Ph.D. Fellow for research support by new joint program of the National Wildlife Federation and American Petroleum Institute✶ Elected College of Fisheries Senator to serve in the Graduate and Professional Student Senate✶ Received the Thurlow C. Nelson Award from the National Shellfisheries Association for outstanding research by a young scientist

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  U.S. Air Force

  • Darmstadt, Germany

  • Russian Linguist

    • Jul 1960 - Jun 1964
    • Darmstadt, Germany

    Russian Language Study at Indiana University, Bloomington[22 Semester Hours Credit]Monitored and Analyzed Soviet Military CommunicationsKEY ACHIEVEMENTS:✶ Received Top Secret Codeword Security Clearance✶ Fluent in spoken and written Russian✶ Trained in Hostile Ground Evasion and Survival✶ Trained in Radio Operation and Rapid Cyrillic Transcription✶ Selected for Rapid Remote Response Team✶ Selected to monitor Russian Naval Communications during the Cuban Missile Crisis✶ Received two Meritorious Achievement Awards [both classified]✶ Studied German Language during this period

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  Vineland High School

  • Vineland, NJ

  • HIgh School

    • Sep 1956 - Jun 1960
    • Vineland, NJ