Benjamin Heussner Email & Phone Number

Eagle, Wi

PROFESSIONAL MISSION STATEMENTTo integrate fisheries knowledge and leadership abilities in order to coordinate fisheries management plans that protect and enhance our fisheries.To provide quality angling opportunity for all anglers. To work with stakeholders, partners and anglers to understand each others’ views and carry out the publics’ will, considering the future and generations to follow.EXPERIENCEWDNR Fisheries Biologist – Waukesha - SER 11/2007 – present• Lead departmental and external partner teams.• Design and Implement fisheries management plans.• Conduct, analyze and draft annual fisheries survey reports.• Work with lake associations, sporting groups, municipalities.• Draft, review and implement fisheries rule changes.• Actively participate in statewide catfish, walleye and northern pike teams.• Process tournament applications, stocking permits, and habitat improvement permitting.• Review chapter 30 permits.• Conduct Trout Habitat Improvement projects.• Design, submit and implement work planning under statewide budget guidance.EDUCATIONMadison Area Technical College - Supervisory Management (currently enrolled)Leadership Development, Team building and Problem Solving, Legal Issues for Supervisors, Foundations of Quality, Project Management, Safety in the Workplace, Human Resource Management, Diversity and Change Management.UW-Stevens Point - College of Natural Resources Bachelor of Science - Water Resources - Fisheries Management Emphasis

PROFESSIONAL MISSION STATEMENTTo integrate fisheries knowledge and leadership abilities in order to coordinate fisheries management plans that protect and enhance our fisheries.To provide quality angling opportunity for all anglers. To work with stakeholders, partners and anglers to understand each others’ views and carry out the publics’ will, considering the future and generations to follow.EXPERIENCEWDNR Fisheries Biologist – Waukesha - SER 11/2007 – present• Lead departmental and external partner teams.• Design and Implement fisheries management plans.• Conduct, analyze and draft annual fisheries survey reports.• Work with lake associations, sporting groups, municipalities.• Draft, review and implement fisheries rule changes.• Actively participate in statewide catfish, walleye and northern pike teams.• Process tournament applications, stocking permits, and habitat improvement permitting.• Review chapter 30 permits.• Conduct Trout Habitat Improvement projects.• Design, submit and implement work planning under statewide budget guidance.WDNR Fisheries Operations Field Foreman – SER 01/2004 – 11/2007• Operate and maintain Root River Steelhead Facility.• Design and implement state fair and sport show displays.• Conduct lake reclamation projects and chemical treatments.• Collect and spawn cold and warm water wild brood stock.• Attend annual propagation production meetings and coordinate fish distribution. • Maintain cooperative fish rearing efforts with sportsman groups.WDNR Cool Water Foreman – LMSFH – 04/2001 – 01/2004• Rear cool and cold water species intensively and extensively.• Write reports and implement production planning.• Spawn, Incubate and hatch cool and cold water species.• Maintain and repair hatchery facility.• Analysis and treatment of fish disease.WDNR Fisheries Propagation Technician – KMSFH – 11/1999 – 04/2001.