•Program Manager and Senior Environmental Scientist with 29 years of experience in aquatic and terrestrial environmental study management and analysis; 19 years environmental analysis support to DoD preparing NEPA documents and overseas environmental reviews.•Manages programs of national and international importance of sensitive or classified nature. Active DoD Secret Clearance.•Interfaces with DoD legal professionals, federal regulatory agencies, U.S. and foreign subcontractors, county officials, senior technical staff both internally and with those of other corporations, and academia.•Highly successful contract proposal writer.•2013 to present, as Senior Environmental Scientist Provides support for Eglin 96 RANSS for live Gulf of Mexico test missions through species surveys and safety perimeter support including Maritime Strike, Combat Maritime WSEP, ASEP, Longbow and small boat Swarm missions. •2013, as Project Manager, led team of environmental scientists to complete the environmental assessment, ESA, MMPA, and SHPO consultations, allowing timely execution of the DoD No. 4 priority Maritime Strike Program at Eglin Air Force Base. •2010-2012, as Co-Project Manager, planned and executed costs and logistics for massive-scale field research effort to track federally threatened Gulf sturgeon to support USFWS and NOAA scientists in response to the 2010 BP oil spill. •2005–2008, As Co-Principal Investigator for a multi-year survey effort, determined species densities of bottlenose dolphins near Naval Submarine Base (NSB) Kings Bay using Distance® sampling methods for line transect protocols•2000, 2002 and 2003, As member of the visual observer/behavior teams, supported the MMS SWAMP and SWSS sperm whale research cruises. Employed line-transect and tracking protocols to locate sperm whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Coordinated small boat teams to facilitate tag placement, biopsy collection and photo identification.

As Aquatic Toxicologist/Study Director for a commercial aquatic bioassay laboratory, responsible for all phases of testing, from solicitation and procurement of business, conduct of bioassays and delivery of final reports. Analyzed and tested effluent water quality, as well as acute and chronic toxicity to freshwater and marine life in accordance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and 40 Code of Federal Regulation guidelines. As necessary, modified and developed existing protocols to accommodate new products. Conducted annual biological diversity studies to examine the populations of infaunal macroinvertebrates in estuarine sediments near a chemical plant outfall. Participated in several Toxicity Identification Evaluations, to determine unknown toxic constituents in complex effluents. Managed industrial and government clients.

As an assistant to agency researchers at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Research Laboratory, Gulf Breeze, Florida, I was supported by university grant to supply healthy Mysidopsis bahia for use in experimental acute and chronic flow-through toxicity tests on drilling muds and associated additives. Identified benthic macroinvertebrates in sand and seagrass samples.

Fulfilled duties of recently vacated Corps Biologist position, independently collecting mosquito population data to monitor disease vectors on Lake Seminole, Chattahoochee, Florida. Quantified and identified to species mosquito collected in resting box stations, and at time-qualitative biting stations situated along the entire 376 mile shoreline. Other responsibilities included invasive species control and water well purification. Conducted residential property assessments to update permit compliance records.