David Wimmer Email & Phone Number

Memphis Metropolitan Area

Field data collection and analysis of hydrological stage data used to model flood likelihoods and impacts

In the design phase of an aquaponics startup focused on sustainable agriculture.

El Dorado Hills, California, United States

Worked to fufill the missions of the Pine Hill Preserve and the Cosumnes River Preserve by preserving habitat or endangered species and other plants and wildlife

Alpine, Arizona, United States

Critical Emergency Hire filling in temporarily for a permanent Biologist on the team.

Shaver Lake, California, United States

Supervises field crews for the USFS Carnivore Monitoring Program on a region wide basis in R5 (California). Primary species of interest are primarily Mustelids including the endangered Southern Sierra Nevada population of Fishers (Pekania pennanti) and American Pine Martens (Martes americana)

Quemado, New Mexico, United States

up to 60 day emergency hireSee FWS description for overlapping duties. Additional duties included: triangulation of den sites, processing of wild and captive wolf puppies, and crossfostering wolf puppies between wild and captive litters

Alpine, Arizona, United States

Talented at tracking and collaring endangered Mexican Gray Wolves with GPS and VHF radio collarsSkilled at trapping wolves and coyotes with foothold trapsProficient at single animal triangulation using both H and car antennas for radio telemetryExperienced hazing with non-lethal (cracker shells, rubber bullets, air horns, human presence, etc) methods, including with firearms, both day and nightSkilled at sedating, processing, vaccinating, collaring, and collecting blood from captured wolvesInserted and checked for PIT tags in wolvesSkilled at uncollared sign search and checking trail camerasAssisted aerial helicopter surveys and capturesSkilled at driving 4WD in less than ideal conditions (mud, snow, rocks, streams, low visibility, night time).Expert at track and scat IDProficient at wolf howling surveysExposure to and handling experience with other carnivore species such as foxes, coyotes, etc. Capable at handling Public Relations for controversial programs and in complex situationsSkilled at fostering and maintaining professional relationships with multiple stakeholder such as tribal members, livestock owners, Non-governmental Organisations (NGOs), and other state and federal agenciesRoutinely and successfully camped remotely, both in the backcountry and off roads, during fall and winter monthsPerformed work independently in a safe and professional manner following all established protocols.Experienced with ArcGIS Collector, Microsoft Office Suite (One Note, Teams, Excel, Word, Sharepoint, etc.), ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, handheld GPS units, Ipads, SPOT device, etc.Expert at setting trail cams and photo identification of common Southwest US speciesSkilled at taking copious field notesExperienced working with ESA section 10(J) populationsAssisted the New Mexico State University elk study with their annual elk capture by means of darting

Redding-Red Bluff Area

Seasonal Position working with T&E Chinnok Salmon and Steelhead all throughout Northern CaliforniaRequired long days and lots of travel Worked around fish hatcheriesTrained new employees as hiredAssisted in maintenance of mechanical equipment and software troubleshootingHandled, ID'd, documented, fin clipped, and tagged salmonids

Conducted Spotted Owl and Northern Goshawk SurveysAccurately identified raptor and plant speciesTrained new workers in protocolDrove 4WD vehicles over rough, muddy, and snowy terraindata entry and use of GPS

Provo, Utah Area

Worked in a Lab doing DNA isolation, PCR, Sequencing, and analysis on mtDNA sequences from Cutthroat trout and Alaskan Rockfish. Indexed in Excel and AccessProcessed Lichen samples in the Monte L Bean MuseumWorked on several pre-publication manuscripts

Randle, Wa

Collected, sorted, and counted Chinook and Coho salmon. Manned the fish collector at the dam. Worked independently and alone. Was responsible over night operations at the fish collector facility.

Hurricane, Utah, United States

Presence absence surveys with sienes for threatened and endangered species. Use of areal and satellite maps, habitat classification skills, and fish identification skills

Master'S Degree, Forest Resources And Conservation, A

Masters in Forest Resources and Conservation with Graduate Certificates in Natural Resource Policy and Administration and Aquaculture.

Bs In Biodiversity And Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, And Population Biology, 3.81

Research assistant for the study of the biogeography and genetic diversity of cutthroat trout as well as using lichens as bioindicators.