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• Conducting a meta-analysis of technical approaches to western dry forest climate adaptation including decision support tools, geospatial tools, and environmental models via systematic literature review and interviews with land managers.• Developing a forest management climate adaptation toolkit to be used by The Nature Conservancy, the US Forest Service, and other members of the Upper South Platte Partnership in Colorado’s Front Range.

Santa Barbara, Ca

Specializing in Quantitative Ecology

Longmire, Wa

Mount Rainier National Park• Led a crew of 7 in monitoring northern spotted owl populations via callback surveys and bioacoustics.• Conducted white-nose syndrome surveillance in bat maternity roosts via capture and processing of up to 120 bats per night; led capture team when usual lead was absent; conducted radio telemetry on bats.• Constructed, maintained, and manipulated Access databases for several projects.• Produced field maps and maintained GIS dashboard for data communication.• Authored NEPA biological assessments and led ESA Section 7 consultations with USFWS.• Constructed, maintained, and manipulated Access databases for multiple streams of data.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

National Wildlife Research Center• Prepared field and animal studies to assess pathogen transmission risk among wildlife, zoo animals, domestic animals, and humans and the development of methods to reduce or eliminate such transmission.• Authored IACUC and IBC protocols in support of wildlife disease research.• Analyzed quantitative and spatial data for wildlife disease studies via R programming and Microsoft Access.• Authored manuscripts for publication in peer-reviewed scientific journals and provided recommendations to wildlife managers.

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Managed 5 simultaneous endangered species monitoring projects; trained and supervised 17 technicians across 3 crews; liaised with business clients in BLM, USFS, and ODF.

Port Angeles, Washington, United States

Olympic National Park• Managed ground site receiving mountain goats from air-based capture team; coordinated veterinarian support; processed over 300 mountain goats for relocation to the Cascade Range.

Shaver Lake, California, United States

USFS Sierra Nevada Carnivore Monitoring Program• Led a team of 16 technicians in monitoring of carnivore populations via camera traps and track plates.

USFS Pacific Southwest Research Station, Shaver Lake, CAKing's River Fisher Project• Developed, planned, and tested rigor of a novel camera survey protocol used to detect denning female fishers (Pekania pennanti); protocol went on to be incorporated into limited operating period policies in forest management plans in the National Forest System.

Master'S Degree, Quantitative Ecology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Wildlife (Conservation Biology/Applied Vertebrate Ecology)