Mark Rouse Email & Phone Number

Slidell, La

-Formerly, the headquarters liaison with the Gulf of Mexico regional office for renewable energy/alternate use issues. -Sat on the State of South Carolina’s Regulatory Task Force for Coastal Clean Energy. -Served as one of two bureau project managers for the Long Island Offshore Wind Park project.-Member of the team that wrote the National OCS regulatory framework for OCS renewable energy.-Aided in designing and updating Agency renewable energy website and stakeholder’s contact… Show more -Formerly, the headquarters liaison with the Gulf of Mexico regional office for renewable energy/alternate use issues. -Sat on the State of South Carolina’s Regulatory Task Force for Coastal Clean Energy. -Served as one of two bureau project managers for the Long Island Offshore Wind Park project.-Member of the team that wrote the National OCS regulatory framework for OCS renewable energy.-Aided in designing and updating Agency renewable energy website and stakeholder’s contact database, along with numerous outreach materials used by the bureau.-Identified information requirements/data gaps and provided expertise in the development and implementation of contracted studies. -Worked with various stakeholder groups spanning the public, private, state (academia and coastal state governments) and federal sectors, including Congress and industry. -Served on MMS’s Renewable Energy and Alternate Use Team. -Special Assistant to the Regional Director of the Gulf Region for over a decade. Advised and consulted with the Regional Director and senior MMS management on procedural and policy matters related to highly diverse topics. -Prepared outreach plan and guidelines (goals and objectives) for the Florida Panhandle (Eastern Gulf of Mexico). Established a satellite office in Pensacola Office and recruited regional personnel to fill the temporary staffing details. -Prepared Secretarial Issue Documents which analyzed and presented decision options concerning individual lease sales, including the development of sale configuration, lease terms and conditions, social benefits and costs, and bidding systems options. -Directed regional scientific staff in all aspects of NEPA document development and their accurate use of scenarios in analyses.-As an oceanographer/analyst, wrote sections and collected data for inclusion in environmental documents, studies, technical papers and reports. Show less

-Half of my work time was spent in the NAVOCEANO’s Surveys Branch, while the other fifty percent was spent aboard oceanographic survey vessels concerned with projects supporting the Navy’s submarine and anti-submarine programs.-Office duties consisted of updating magnetic tape files, generating computer statistics, and changing or adding input as necessary to meet specific mission requirements. Responsible for the production of special reports for duplication and dissemination to fleet… Show more -Half of my work time was spent in the NAVOCEANO’s Surveys Branch, while the other fifty percent was spent aboard oceanographic survey vessels concerned with projects supporting the Navy’s submarine and anti-submarine programs.-Office duties consisted of updating magnetic tape files, generating computer statistics, and changing or adding input as necessary to meet specific mission requirements. Responsible for the production of special reports for duplication and dissemination to fleet units. Assisted in conducting studies and investigations in the following areas: feasibility, gravity/bathymetry, technological forecasting, systems design and development, standards/quality control, scheduling, oceanography, and information systems.-Field duties consisted of positioning survey vessels by conning the ships in ocean areas using electronic positioning systems, satellite systems, and radar ranging for horizontal control. Show less

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Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Oceanography, Geology

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