Senior Biologist/Environmental Specialist

• Apr 2019 - Present

Environmental Planner/Regulatory Advisor

• Jun 2014 - Feb 2018

•Preparation of proposals, development and management of detailed work plans, development/review of technical reports.•Advising on industrial regulatory approval processes of projects across Western Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, and Northwest Territories).•Providing input and oversight regarding all matters pertaining to projects impacts pertaining to wildlife in Alberta.•Coordination and supervision of multi-disciplinary field programs.•Health and Safety Site Officer responsible for overseeing environmental and construction sub-contractors and internal teams, ensuring all client health and safety requirements and expectations are met. •Additional experience in regard to field and regulatory aspects of remediation/reclamation, wetland assessment, aquatics and watercourse mitigation.

Component Lead/Wildlife Biologist

• Aug 2010 - Jan 2014

•Office duties involved being a component lead and coordinating all aspects pertaining to wildlife for a project including, task management and delegation, budgeting, data entry/analysis and proposal and report writing. •Provided input to general regulatory concerns pertaining to watercourses, soil reclamation, and spill response.•Experience working at various seniority levels of large multi-disciplinary teams.•Reporting responsibilities include but are not limited to Socio-Economic Assessments, Environmental Field Reports, Environmental Protection Plans, Cumulative Effects Assessments, baseline reports, Environmental Impact Assessments, and wildlife mitigation implementation and monitoring reports.•Field duties included coordinating and leading field crews numbering 2-12 individuals.•Extensive field experience working in remote areas of central and northern Alberta.•Wildlife surveys included carnivore remote camera surveys, ungulate surveys, nocturnal wildlife surveys, songbird/nest sweep surveys, winter track surveys.•Extensive experience in surveying for federally and provincially listed species including but not limited to woodland caribou, fisher, western toad, Canadian toad, common nighthawk, Olive-sided flycatcher, Canada Warbler, and Barred owl.•Other field experience conducting aquatics, wetlands, and soil surveys.•Proficient in the operation of snowmobiles, ATVs, argos, 4X4 trucks.•Stakeholder Consultation (First Nations, other consultants, regulators)•Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office ( i.e., Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, and Sharepoint). software.

Field Technician

• Apr 2009 - Aug 2009

• Duties included mapping bird behaviour, and searching for and monitoring nests.• Experienced in methods of trapping small migratory bird species.• Performed vegetation surveys that consisted of determining stem counts, cover percentages, canopy heights etc.• Experienced in data management and analysis.• Experienced in working in extreme weather conditions, including temperatures of over 50 degrees Celsius.• Obtained formal certification in surveying of endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatchers, and Least Bell’s Vireo.

Field Technician

• May 2007 - Aug 2007

• Performed several wetland habitat, and waterfowl population surveys, that included information such as nesting quality for waterfowl, percent coverage by water, and the percent coverage by specific plant species, both native and invasive.• Responsible for the monitoring of wildlife and the maintenance of many habitat projects, which include mending barbwire fences, clearing brush, and any other duties that were required, depending on the state of the projects areas.