Christopher Bolte Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa

Everett, Washington, United States

- Prosecuted felony and misdemeanor crimes in Snohomish County, Washington.

Portland, Oregon Area

Semi-Finalist - 2021 WVU National Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition

- Conducted substantive research used for bankruptcy law review articles, including forthcoming article Mass Tort Anticommons and the Bankruptcy Superposition.- Organized municipality bankruptcy data for research using Bloomberg Law Portal.- Prepared a case study of the Theranos scandal for a business law course.

- Managed Magistrate court duty for Central Violations Bureau misdemeanor calendar.- Researched a variety of topics, including wire fraud, sentencing enhancements, civil procedure, and tax evasion for use in motions practice and trial pleadings.- Investigated discovery documents and drafted RFAs/interrogatories for civil forfeiture actions.- Created questions and participated in moots to assist in preparation for Ninth Circuit oral arguments.

- Assisted in preparation of cases for referral to United States Department of Justice- Conducted research and prepared memoranda to answer legal questions related to RCRA, CWA, NHPA, and CERCLA

Davis, California

- Collaborated with state and federal agencies to study both salmon and sturgeon movements on the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, utilizing over 250 acoustic receivers.- Attended conferences to discuss California fish ecology with other researchers.- Collected telemetry data from tag-detecting monitors, using R computer language to analyze data.- Assisted in surgical tagging, otolith collection, genetic sampling, and release of salmonids.

South Bimini, Bahamas

- Facilitated execution of multiple scientific projects studying sharks and rays.- Led expeditions to capture and tag sharks, collecting morphological data and tissue samples. - Provided professional lectures in order to disseminate scientific research to the public. - Designed experiment utilizing parallel laser photogrammetry to measure great hammerhead sharks.

Rancho Cordova, California

- Worked on a team collecting scientific data on river systems throughout California, routinely traveling for up to six days in backcountry wilderness to obtain data.- Performed single and multi-pass electrofishing surveys for determination of fish populations and collection of tissue samples for genetic research.- Collected first data set for a feasibility assessment on the South Fork of the Kern River with the goal of returning golden trout to their native habitat.- Practiced appropriate fish handling techniques to increase survivability and reduce stress of specimens.- Utilized Targeted Riffle Complex and Reach Wide Benthos collection techniques to capture aquatic macro-invertebrates.- Traveled up to 16 miles on foot to assess physical barriers that preventinterspecies hybridization.

Ma'Alaea, Maui, Hawaii

- Created design protocol along with actual species-specific charts detailing individual Odontocete sightings throughout multiple years for use on commercial snorkel and dolphin watching trips.- Identified and cataloged individual Odontocete photos, forming and contributing to a database through the program “Discovery.”- Utilized Garmin software and GPS to track whale and dolphin sightings obtained from commercial and research vessels, leading to identificationof known habitat.- Served aboard research vessel to collect data on Odontocete and Mysticete species on the west coast of Maui.- Collected man-made marine debris/garbage for education and mitigation of pollution effects on the ocean.- Individually served aboard commercial whale watching trips to photograph and collect environmental data about Mysticete individuals.- Entered data from research and commercial trips into database for research purposes.

Education record

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology/Biological Sciences, General