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Golden, Colorado, United States

Supporting the Department of Energy in the award closeout process. We review the final deliverables for research awards to ensure recipients provide complete and accurate documentation of their work, per the contractual agreements. I currently support the Solar Energy Technologies Office!

Olympia, Wa

Provided programmatic guidance and leadership for statewide timber sales program, delivering 500 million board feet annually for total revenues averaging $200 million• Guided colleagues and staff in achieving deliverables through leadership communication and technical problem solving/process improvement• Built and maintained collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders; communicated standards, expectations, and overall program direction• Represented agency timber sales program at regular meetings with these formal entities: Logger Safety Initiative (quarterly) Board of Natural Resources (monthly) American Forest Resources Council (2-4 formal meetings per years; varies) Washington Hardwoods Commission (quarterly)• Direct Supervision of 2 permanent employees; second-line supervision for 8 others; our section provided guidance and support for ~200 operational staff in 6 regions.• Developed spending plans biennially and track variance reports quarterly for operating budget of ~$4 million annually• Program generated ~$180-$220 million of annual timber sale revenue• Reviewed financial statements and directly authorized monetary disbursements to beneficiaries from Contract Harvesting Revolving Account, annual cash flow of ~$35 million in harvesting revenues and payments for harvesting, road building, and timber hauling services

Washington State

Services included * Customized leadership and professional development seminars and speaking engagements, for organizations interested in achieving more and expanding the possible.* Personalized career consulting: resume and cover letter guidance, interview skills practice & feedback, identifying ideal employment opportunities through guided self-reflection.Workshops were learner-focused, with an emphasis on connecting concepts to immediate application on the job and in all aspects of life. Effective communication is a skill that can be developed, just like other technical proficiencies. Becoming skilled with language and listening enhances performance in every profession. It can help individuals improve their contributions at entry-level or mid-management, and develop into inspiring leaders. I bring a unique perspective from my first career in natural resources management to my role as a trainer and career consultantIn addition to helping individuals set and reach career goals, hundreds of people have begun using the communication skills I shared at my speaking events.

Puget Sound Interagency Communiciations Center

• Responsible for accurate and timely communications to citizens, agencies, media, and elected officials on 8 wildland fires, 1 natural disaster, and 1 coordination center assignment for a total of 10 assignments over the 4 seasons.• Dispatched as a single resource or with Type 1 or 2 Interagency Incident Management Teams in lead, deputy, or supporting Public Information Officer Type 2 roles.• Led teams of 2-12 qualified and in-training PIOs to articulate strategies and communicate priorities of incident response; provided guidance and feedback to achieve excellence in messaging.• Utilized social media, agency websites, public meetings, personal contacts, paper postings, and radio & television broadcast interviews to convey critical information to citizens.• Most incidents had wildand-urban interface areas, where messaging about mitigating hazards and fire prevention tactics were important components.

Ellensburg, Washington, United States

Responsible for leadership for Southeast Region's Wildland Fire Preparedness & Response program, Forest Practices Program, and Landowner Assistance Programs. Staff included 5 direct reports, 35 permanent employees, and up to 110 seasonal fire personnel. Provided leadership and stakeholder contact for multiple Type 1 and Type 2 complexity wildland fires.

Lewis County & Pacific County

Responsible for all aspects of forest land management deliverables on ~120,000 acres of state trust lands. Provided direct leadership & mentoring for up to 30 professional forest managers & forest engineers at a time. Collaborated with other land managers and scientists to ensure correct and consistent application of environmental regulations and policies.

Thurtston County, Grays Harbor County

Key Responsibilities & Accomplishments: • Prepared and presented annual timber sale action plan to deliver 15 million board feet of timber through thinnings, utility poles, and creative harvest design in visually sensitive areas.• Led young stand establishment and maintenance program, covering ~3000 acres of tree planting, mechanical pre-commercial thinning, or herbicide treatments annually.• Supervised up to 6 professional foresters implementing harvest layout, harvest compliance, tree planting, contracted herbicide applications, and manual pre-commercial thinning projects.• Trained and mentored up to 9 professional foresters in young stand management principles and policies.• Contract development and compliance on 40+ projects, including forest road construction, timber harvests, and forest plantation management.

Thurston County, Grays Harbor County

Key Responsibilities & Accomplishments: • Produced 8 million board feet annually in compliance with Habitat Conservation Plan; worked independently and in teams. • Field layout included boundary identification, stream typing and buffer delineation, retention tree selection and marking, and forest road design in accordance with State Uplands’ Habitat Conservation Plan, Forest Practices regulations, and WA Department of Labor & Industries’ Logging Safety standards.• Administered 20 timber harvest and road construction contracts in 4 years.• Coordinated with US Forest Service researchers on Copper Ridge Harvesting Options Study.• Trained for, and participated in, statewide wildfire suppression program as FFT1 and FFT2.

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.)

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Journalism