Email: djform3@aol.com | Lifelong resident of the Greater Milwaukee Area whose enthusiasm for ecological restoration is grounded in strong interests in working outdoors, deep concerns for environmental issues and a lengthy volunteer involvement with the Nature Conservancy.A strong motivation for success in ecological restoration rests on a personal mission to improve the human built and natural environment; and create a beneficial legacy of land stewardship for future generations.Strengths are centered on being a learner, achiever, deliberative, responsibility and maximizer. Passion for learning new subjects while seeking to apply strengths in others. Very skilled in understanding three dimensional space and how things are put together and taken apart.Broad, general and expansive formal education focused on personal areas of interest.Master of Urban Planning with a substantial record of success in code enforcement of a large city and medium size suburb. Problem solver with ability to make independent decisions. Ability to work with diverse groups to achieve goals with prescribed timeline and guidelines. Verbal and written skills with ability to develop working relationships in cooperation with various levels of an organization.Code enforcement focus on property maintenance, fire prevention, signage and zoning issues. Broad experience and information of code enforcement inspection functions and progress in code knowledge gained through various certifications and vocational technical classes. Practical intelligence gained through enforcement career began with fundamentals and progressed with time to mentoring others.Essential and operative knowledge with ecological restoration and conservation issues gained through volunteer experience with the Nature Conservancy (TNC), and formal education. Strong interest in conservation issues, particularly forest ecology specializing in woodland restoration with an emphasis in GIS, GPS and remote sensing. Volunteer efforts encompass invasive species removal, brush removal, invasive plant identification, tree sapling planting, prairie seed collection and nine prescribed burns. Formal education includes advanced wildland firefighter training (FFT1), GIS, non-profit sector management, environmental planning, real estate, land surveying, cellular biology, landscape architecture and design, and introductory ecology.Pastime and leisure pursuits include and not limited to hiking, camping, backpacking, canoeing, nature study and being with family and friends.Email: djform3@aol.com Ph: 414-616-1881
