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San Diego, California, United States

Observe and report compliance at various energy projects, Compliance reporting based on agency documents; USFWS, CDFW, BLM documents used as guidlelines for reporting. Reporting consists of weekly, monthly, and as needed documentation. Documentation includes photos, written reports and verbal communication with agencies and project owners.

Mojave Desert

Independent Contractor, Designated Biologist at parabolic trough and photovoltaic solar farms. Responsible for project owner adherence to agency environmental mitigation measures. Use agency documents to define mitigation measures. Agencies include USFWS, CDFW, and BLM. Work with project owners and agencies to complete energy projects while respecting the environment and following best management practices and agency provided mitigation measures. Create and submit daily, monthly and closeout reports to support adherence with mitigation measures. Educate project construction personnel, train biological monitors and assign activities to environental compliance team.

San Diego, California, United States

Work and coordinate with contractors and client to maintain compliance using the CDFW 2081 Incidental Take Permit, Kern County Measure Monitoring Program-Biology, CDFW Streambed Alteration Agreement and supporting compliance protocol documents. Organize surveys and monitoring for species including Mojave ground squirrel, desert tortoise, desert kit fox, avian and plant species. Increase and decrease staff based on monitoring and surveying requirements. Collaborate with Native American, archaeological and paleontological personnel and record monitoring of activities. Provide input at daily, weekly and as-needed meetings with contractor and client. Create, and review other biological monitor, daily biological monitoring reports, photographs, and GPS records. Write, submit and manage required biological reporting. Identify compliance items with greatest potential to occur risk. Work with client, environmental teams, and agencies to develop, implement, and follow mitigation approaches using client agreed upon permits, best management practices and experience to limit or eliminate construction impacts to sensitive species. React to compliance items, provide solutions, and submit required reporting. Provide Workers Environmental Awareness Training. Survey and coordinate surveys for sensitive species. Collaborate with Mohave ground squirrel (MGS) team to coordinate surveys and monitoring of species, review MGS reports and provide findings in required reporting. Monitor and report desert kit fox status. Instructed biologists in the use of tracking stations, wildlife cameras and species identification. Follow desert kit fox exclusion and den excavation protocols. Organize monitoring of desert tortoise and activities in desert tortoise habitat. Act as avian biologist and determine nesting buffers and time periods based on species and nest location. Attend morning tailboards. Supervise and manage a team of 12 biologists. Assign biological monitor duties.

San Diego, California, United States

Collaborate with biologists, species expert, archaeological, paleontological, and Native American monitors, contractors and client to maintain compliance using Conditions of Certification, USFWS Biological Opinion and approved plans as guidance. Discuss compliance issues and assist with solutions prior to problems occurring. Write weekly, monthly and as needed reports to Agencies. Work closely with CDFW during sensitive desert kit fox items. Work closely with USFWS and law enforcement during sensitive avian species items. Client and agency contact. Attend meetings. Coordinate biological monitoring and provide environmental compliance guidance during construction for parabolic trough solar energy plant and associated gen-tie line, gas line, and access road development. Trained by USFWS law enforcement for avian mortality salvage and freezer storage. Create and maintain avian and other species logs. Report compliance and wildlife incidents to client and Agencies (USFWS, BLM, CDFW, CEC). Answer Agency questions and assist with implementing agency suggestions. Assist with ensuring cultural (Paleo, Archeological, Native American) staffing and compliance. Prepare and write variances when required. Supervise and manage a team of 5 biologists. Track activities and assign biological monitor duties. Monitor of evaporation ponds during contamination clean up, report associated avian mortalities to client and Agencies, transport injured wildlife to approved care facilities. Supervise Biological Monitors during various construction activities: gas line installation, transmission line installation, fiber optic line installation, access road installation. Authorized Desert Tortoise Biologist. Coordinate and lead biological surveys. Identify and monitor Couch’s spadefoot toad. Monitor desert kit fox activity following training by CDFW. Instruct staff in the use of GPS, radio telemetry tracking, field tracking and species identification.

San Diego, California, United States

Lead Biologist, Spread 10 – Dagget, CA to Mojave, CA; Authorized Tortoise Biologist (Handler). Signatory on California Department of Fish and Game (CDFG) Memorandum of Understanding. Responsible for enforcement and interpretation of CDFG 2081 Permit and United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Biological Opinion. Organized and managed environmental mitigation changes during transition of 36” natural gas pipeline from northern to southern spreads; Utah to California. Reviewed all documents and assisted client with environmental trainings, education, and monitoring requirements. Supervised, managed and responsible directly for 46 biological monitors on final spread. Maintained logistics of daily end and start activity locations, assigned biologists daily work locations, and adapted daily needs and coordinated monitoring efforts based on species findings, client, and monitor input. Client and Agency contact for environmental compliance. Attend daily client and construction contractor management meetings. Answer management questions regarding biological opinion and environmental compliance. Work closely with third party environmental inspection team creating solutions and alerts to potential biological issues to assist with eliminating delays in construction and impacts to sensitive species. Follow approved revegetation plans, supervise and assign monitors for pipeline restoration including hill and waterway recontour. Verify and report seed mix. Work with and share information with Agency personnel including BLM, CDFG, USFWS and FERC. Create monthly and weekly biological monitoring reports for client and Agency review. Report construction progress, biological issues and anticipated activities to management and Agencies. Write proposed amendments to biological opinion and MOU. Submit requests to Agencies. Agency contact. Provide Workers Environmental Awareness Training.

Santa Barbara, California, United States

Audit business personal property. Calculate property appraisal value. Audits perfomed at business owners location. Explain tax calculations to business owners. Produce tax adjustment bills and refunds.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

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