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• • Alaska Geospatial Data
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  • Geography
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ABOUT THE ALASKA
SCIENCE CENTER

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Education and/or Training

B.S.

1980

Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

Wildlife Management

Areas of Specialization and/or Research Interests

Avian, small mammal and habitat research, endangered species, management issues on federal lands, information transfer and outreach

Professional Experience

6/2004 - Present	ETI Professionals(US Geological Survey) Anchorage, Alaska, Remote Sensing Scientist, Rissa Systems (self-employed), Anchorage, Alaska
6/2003 - Present	1) Assistant & Data Manager 2) Assistant Barn Manager, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska
7/1998 - 9/2002	Information Technology Specialist
1/1998 - 8/2000	Rissa Systems (self-employed) , Anchorage, Alaska, Horse Show Manager
5/1997 – 4/1998	Logicon, Anchorage, Alaska, Computer Systems Administrator
7/1996 – 8/2000	Rissa Systems, Anchorage, Alaska, Computer/GIS Consultant
1997	Guest GIS Consultant, Charles Darwin Research Station, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador
6/1994 - 8/1996	San Joaquin Valley Endangered, Fresno, California, GIS Specialist, Species Recovery Planning Program
1/1989 - 5/1996	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage Alaska, 1) Fish & Wildlife Biologist 2) Computer Specialist
1988	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Anchorage, Alaska, Clerk-Typist
1987 - 1988	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Homer, Alaska, Biological Technician
1987	Kings River Conservation District, Fresno, California, Biological Field Aide
1986	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Honolulu, Hawaii, Field Biologist
1983 - 1987	San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory, Alviso, California, Research Assistant
1983 - 1985	Argonaut Insurance, Menlo Park, California, Computer Programmer
1982	Point Reyes Bird Observatory, Stinson Beach, California, Research Assistant
1981	Banner Farms, Bakersfield, California, Horse Show Groom
1980	U.S. Forest Service, Diamond Lake, Oregon , Biological Technician
1979	U.S. Forest Service, Bishop, California, Forestry Aide
1978	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Kodiak, Alaska, Biological Technician
1978	SciCon, Porterville, California, Environ.Educ..Intern.

Professional Activities and/or Memberships

Alaska Surveying & Mapping Conference, Poster Session Chairperson Anchorage, Alaska, 1997, 1998.
Alaska Surveying & Mapping Conference, Session Moderator, Anchorage, Alaksa, 2000.
Wildlife Federation of Alaska Board Member, Anchorage, Alaska, 1997 - 2001.
ESRI Conservation Support Technology Support Grant, 1995 for the San Joaquin Valley Endangered Species Recovery Planning Program

Honors and/or Awards

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Achievement Awards: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2000, 2001

Significant Recent Publications

Summer distributions and habitat use of the Pribilof shrew, Northwest Naturalist, vol 74 no. 1, Spring 1993.