-Developed a business plan for the graphic design/advertising company-Attended the UWSP Entrepreneurial Training Program-Responsible for payroll for up to 5 employees-Developed an employee handbook-Completed required business state and federal forms-Developed budgets and tracked expenses-Recruited, interviewed and hired staff-Determined pay raises and bonuses

-Supervise a geographical region of 19 counties in northern WI in addition to covering western Wisconsin when there were vacancies, supervising 11 staff-Coordinate larger scale projects involving other department programs or agencies-Respond to legislative and media inquiries-Testify as an expert witness in legal proceedings on environmental issues-Attending meetings at the capital when needed-Lead and mentor staff, conduct performance reviews; interview and hire vacancies-Problem solve sensitive and controversial issues-Review large scale development projects (up to $150-200 Million) for environmental regulations-Strong collaboration and negotiation skills-Worked closely with many environmental law firms and internal attorneys as well as DOJ attorneys-Hearing examiner for public hearings-Conduct audits of internal processes- Worked with municipalities, property owners, farmers, developers, realtors, businesses, attorneys, Department of Justice, EPA, Army Corps of Engineers, Natural Resource Conservation Service, USFWS, Drainage Districts, Department of Transportation, Trout Unlimited, and many other groups and organizations-Supervisor of the year (2019)-Opportunity to work with a lot of great people across the state

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-Was selected for the WDNR Leadership Academy (2006)-Reviewed and processed joint state/federal waterway and wetland applications-Covered up to a 9 county area-Enforced environmental regulations under Ch 30/31 of the Wisconsin State Statue and Section 401 Water Quality Certification which included working with department attorneys, Department of Justice attorneys, conservation wardens, environmental enforcement, district attorneys, other department programs as well as other regulatory agencies-Testified as an expert witness and summoned for depositions-Investigated and responded to complaints, media inquiries, open record requests and legislative requests-Worked on numerous complex and controversial large scale projects that involved waterway and wetlands-Presented to a number of groups on environmental regulations-Worked on the GTAC ferrous mining project, with a proposed $604 million total economic impact-Worked with many non-metallic mining operations-Worked on policy related issues-Collaborate with other team members-Worked with a number of organizations and agencies, including WPS, Wisconsin River Power Company, Consolidated Water & Power Company, Wisconsin Valley Improvement Company, realtors, Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission, Trout Unlimited, Portage Count Drainage District, Domtar, municipalities, Department of Justice, EPA, NRCS, USFWS, Army Corps of Engineers, Farm Service Agency, county zoning offices, lake associations, private land owners, tribal members, farmers, developers, consultants and engineers

Work closely with Conservation Wardens on a variety of issues, including: -Vehicle contacts, searches, surveillance, seize evidence, issue citations and warnings-Interview suspects and witnesses and investigated complaints-Testify in circuit court-Write case activity reports on citations that are contested or get referred to the DA’s office-Investigate accidents and spills-Work holidays, weekends and late hour shifts-Work with the sheriff’s department and state patrol on expanded authority issues-Work undercover on fishing and hunting related cases

-Direct a statewide program that provides special biological, data management, educational or other technical support or coordination for the fisheries section-Provide technical assistance to private individuals, corporations, government agencies and co-workers. -Acted as the fisheries section liaison with the private aquaculture industry by issuing aquaculture registration certificates and kept the private sector informed of rule and law changes. -Complete federal grant agreements/amendments for the Disease Project, Southeastern Cooperative Regional Project on Genetics and Breeding of Fishes and approval of Drugs for public fish production with Auburn University. -Add and update database information to the departments website. -Complete fiscal year budget proposals-Attend public hearings-Update a variety of publications. -Inject hormones (HCG), micro tagging, otolith marking (OTC) and spawning of fishes.

-Work for the nations largest public power company that provides electricity for 9 million people in parts of seven southeastern states-Conduct research activities for TVA including: IBI stream surveys, metric scoring, watershed/river assessments, stream classifications using Rosgen methods, and compile reports-Cove rotenone sampling, vital signs monitoring (water quality sampling), zooplankton sampling and completing chain of custody documents-Aquatic insect and fish taxonomy, qualitative benthic sampling, electrofishing, gill netting, streambank stabilization and shoreline restoration projects-Compile data for reports-Recruite college students in collecting data for TVA while students obtained college credit and practical work experience-Collect mussel survey information using Hookah SCUBA-Work throughout the TN Valley, including: TN, VA, GA, KY, MS, AL and NC

-SCUBA evaluation on the utilization of half-log structures (habitat enhancement) as spawning sites for smallmouth bass in Norris Reservoir, TN-Conduct underwater line-transect sampling, document visual observations and nesting locations, temperature, depth, species, etc. -Gather and analyzed data as well as survey elevation of each half log to compare fluctuating water levels in the reservoir-Research applicable scientific literature-Coordinate, train and lead other student divers assisting in the research-Assisted with other graduate study research for a food habit study on adult predators, larval fish sampling using light traps-Qualitative and quantitative benthic sampling. -Instructed classes and labs at the Undergraduate level

-Conduct reservoir fish surveys, monitoring and data collection-Cove rotenone sampling, surveying, electrofishing, fyke and gill netting, fish contaminate sampling-Conduct reservoir habitat enhancement projects-Operation and maintenance of equipment.

-Worked on the Chequamegon National Forest inland lakes conducting fish surveys, population manipulation, fish habitat improvement projects, food habit study and stream surveys-Work with USFS staff on a variety of projects-Assisted with Indian Treaty Assessments-Lake aeration systems to include purchase, installation and monitoring of diesel, electric and solar systems-Monitor winter dissolved oxygen levels-Age fish scales and spines-Maintain equipment

-Was a team member of the SER district fisheries field operation crew-Conducted lake and stream fish surveys-Trout habitat installation-Set up displays at sport shows and the state fair-Delavan, Beaver Dam and Oconomowoc Lakes chemical treatments with rotenone -Lake Michigan salmon and trout stocking-Urban pond and stream stocking-Chemical treatment of grass carp in urban ponds