Chris Eberly Email & Phone Number

Annapolis, Md

• Grew the Maryland Bird Conservation Partnership (MBCP) from an informal partnership into a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. MBCP unites public and private partners in a collaborative, sustained effort to conserve Maryland's birds and their habitats and to connect people with nature through birds.• Launched Bird City Maryland, whose goal is to make communities healthier for birds and for people. Bird City Maryland has been officially recognized by Maryland’s Governor and Secretary of the Environment.• Created the Maryland Birds & Business Alliance to direct tourists and community members to businesses that support bird conservation and community sustainability efforts.• Initiated the Maryland Bird Conservation Symposium as an annual event to engage professionals and youth.• Established the Maryland Avian Research and Conservation (MARC) Fund for Youth as a small grant program for youth-led projects focused on conservation, research, and community engagement.• Administered the Black & LatinX Birders Scholarship fund.• Co-founder of Frontiers in Ornithology: A Symposium for Youth. The symposium focuses on cutting-edge technologies being used in avian research and study, careers in ornithology and how to pursue that focus in either higher education, vocationally or avocationally. The goal is to educate and inspire youth to take their passion for birds to a higher level. • Created a Maryland-wide Farmland Raptor program to coordinate nest box installation and monitoring for American Kestrels and Barn Owls, both Species of Greatest Conservation Need in Maryland. • Created a Maryland-wide Chimney Swift Conservation Program to coordinate public outreach on keeping chimneys available for swifts and installing and monitoring swift nesting towers.• Helped initiate the 3rd Atlas of Breeding Birds of Maryland and D.C. Chair a committee on special monitoring projects to gather data for conservation practitioners.

Northern Virginia

• Develop innovative migratory bird and natural resource policy and conservation solutions. • Coordinate and conduct avian surveys for the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Southeast, Appalachians & Cumberland Plateau, and Tundra domains; enter data, perform quality control and quality assurance validations.• Develop and teach conservation and natural resource policy and management courses to address specific client needs.

Lake Jackson, Texas

• Developed strategic partnerships with multiple stakeholders to achieve conservation outcomes. • Communicated conservation goals to Board and staff and led teams to achieve goals.• Analyzed previous budget performance, developed annual budget ($600K for 2015), presented to the Board with required justifications, and monitored the implementation throughout the budget year.• Helped manage all aspects of GCBO operations. • Developed and implemented short-and long-range avian conservation and research objectives with program staff. • Reviewed and revised fundraising strategy to raise program and operating funds. • Provided leadership and supervision to staff working to accomplish education and conservation objectives. • Developed 3-year strategic action plan. • Promoted GCBO programs with current and future partners and important constituents to carry out its strategic plan. • Edited the semi-annual newsletter. • Reviewed education and outreach programs for effectiveness and target audience appeal.• Promoted GCBO programs with current and future partners and important constituents to carry out its strategic plan. • Cultivated cooperative working relationships with volunteers, members, corporations, educational institutions, government and private agencies and other partners. • Communicated and consulted with Board of Directors regarding organizational matters.• Developed, edited and managed production of the semi-annual newsletter. • Managed land acquisition endowments, including reviewing proposals and awarding grants.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Department of Defense (DoD) Natural Resources Program position contracted through National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (7 years) & American Bird Conservancy (10 years).• Coordinated bird conservation actions for >400 DoD installations. • Consulted with resource managers to incorporate habitat and species management strategies into installation Integrated Natural Resource Management Plans. • Built and sustained U.S. and international partnerships with federal and state agencies, non-governmental groups, industry, and academia. • Actively participated in Partners in Flight, the North American Bird Conservation Initiative, and shorebird, waterbird and waterfowl partnerships. • Participated in >50 national meetings and conferences to increase program visibility. • Identified conservation research needs for birds breeding on and migrating through DoD lands. • Developed annual $250K budget and monitored budget expenditures.• Supervised 25 DoD Partners in Flight Representatives, 2 Program Assistants, and Intern. • Reviewed and rated $4M (average) in Legacy Resource Management Program proposals annually.• Supervised $1.6M (average) in Legacy Resource Management Program projects annually.• Integrated >50 military installations into Important Bird Areas program. • Developed/maintained DoD Partners in Flight web site. • Wrote articles, reports and outreach materials related to all aspects of the program• Gave presentations at meetings and professional conferences.• Collaborated with US Fish & Wildlife Service on development of conservation performance measures.• Advised DoD leadership on management impacts of federal natural resource policies, including Migratory Bird Treaty Act, Endangered Species Act, NEPA.• Developed guidance for implementing federal policies.• Led federal Council for the Conservation of Migratory Birds committee to develop performance measures thru inter-agency team participation.

Athens, Ga

• Designed and developed relational databases to correlate 30-year Painted Bunting population trends to land use change. • Analyzed and summarized population data from USGS Breeding Bird Survey database and hardcopy data sheets.• Acquired digital orthophotos and hardcopy aerial photographs. • Digitized aerial photographs.• Conducted GIS modeling and spatial analysis using ArcInfo on both Windows and Unix platforms.• Prepared technical reports. • Supervised and trained intern.

Athens, Ga

• Developed GIS models of breeding bird communities in bottomland hardwoods, and of Louisiana Waterthrush territory characteristics, from field research. • Conducted spatial data analysis of economic land use patterns for Coweeta Long Term Ecological Research project. • Teacher-assisted Spatial Information for Resource Management class, and helped develop and revise practical lab exercises involving mapping, remote sensing, GPS, and GIS. • Teacher-assisted Forest Engineering and Wilderness Management classes. • Provided GIS, GPS, and remote sensing advisement and assistance for undergraduate senior projects.

Atlanta, Ga

• Provided remote and onsite support for Hewlett-Packard network software and multi-vendor hardware products. • Responsible for troubleshooting network connectivity problems between HP computers/PCs and other HP and non-HP computers, involving local- and wide-area networks. • Created and taught customer and internal technical training courses.• Developed customer Technical Notes for common network and systems problems.

Valley Forge, Pa

• Managed systems and network support operations for 3 Fortune 100 customers. • Provided network and system consulting, planning, design, and installation. • Created, revised and taught customer and internal technical training courses.• Provided pre- and post-sales technical support for network and systems software and hardware.

Harrisburg, Pa

• Developed automated inventory retrieval system. • Defined user needs; designed, coded, tested, and implemented the application, including forms-entry and database components. • Trained and supported application users, and coded program fixes and enhancements. • Provided statistical analysis and programming to support AMP Systems Division product design and development.• Used COBOL, Basic, ALGOL, FORTRAN programming languages.

Ms, Natural Resources/Ornithology

Activities and Societies: Oconee Audubon Society (President 1996-1997), UGA Student Chapter The Wildlife Society, Georgia Breeding Bird.

Bs, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Minors-Math, Business; Cross Country, Track (All-American in 10000m)

Excelling As A Manager Or Supervisor