I am a Certified Wildlife Biologist and has been working as an ecologist on biological assessment, habitat restoration, environmental compliance monitoring, and conservation projects within central and southern California since 1993. I have been the Biology Task Manager on numerous CEQA/NEPA projects. My areas of expertise include evaluating impacts to special status species and habitats, developing mitigation and monitoring plans, and acquiring project approvals from state and federal resource agencies. I have over 20 years of experience identifying birds by sight, song, and call. I have worked with numerous listed bird species including least Bell’s vireo, southwestern willow flycatcher, snowy plover, least tern, Belding’s savannah sparrow, Swainson’s hawk, California gnatcatcher, and yellow billed cuckoo. I have spent untold hours conducting species specific surveys and general nest searches and monitoring. I am a level 2 blunt-nosed leopard lizard surveyor, and experienced desert tortoise and red-legged frog biologist. I am also a well-rounded botanist having conducted surveys for listed and rare plant species, general habitat assessments, and vegetation sampling for habitat restoration projects. I completed his Master’s in Ecology examining the impacts of the non-native Giant Reed (Arundo donax) on the riparian bird community. I have managed the biology portion of several environmental documents under California Energy Commission purview, numerous soil remediation and restoration projects, construction monitoring, and permit compliance efforts. Lastly, I have also given biological presentations to County Supervisors and Commissioners, professional scientific associations, construction workers, colleagues, agency personnel, college students, and the general public.