Provide environmental consulting services in natural resource conservation and management, technical writing and document preparation, habitat characterization and impact assessment, Geographic Information System (GIS) analyses for ecosystem conservation, and environmental education and outreach. Recent contracts include research, development and preparation of the Comprehensive Wildlife Conservation Strategies for the states of Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Alabama for Terwilliger Consulting, Inc., November 2003 to September 2005.

Occupational Series 1350, Grade GS-12 July 2001 to July 2003; GS-11, July 2000 to July 2001; GS-9, June 20, 1999 to July 2000. Last salary $57,824 working 40 hours per week.

Provided technical expertise; conducted habitat characterizations and research and wrote documentation (e.g., Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act Reports) relating to proposed water resource development projects; reviewed and commented upon National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation for federal water resources projects, Clean Water Act permits, and state mining permits; conducted informal Endangered Species Act (ESA) consultations; provided Coastal Barrier Resources Act (CBRA) determinations; served as office lead on transportation corridor projects on the Outer Banks of North Carolina; participated in and led field surveys and habitat characterizations of proposed and existing project sites and hurricane disaster areas; participated on various North Carolina task forces studying coastal management issues; and interpreted and explained engineering and scientific literature and concepts to field biologists. Position description available upon request. June 20, 1999 to July 18, 2003.

Selected as one of 350 federal PMI hired from the graduating class of 1999 by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and as the first for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to be stationed in a Field Office. Two-year program training included leadership, conflict resolution, career development, management, diversity, the federal budget process (OPM), and Congressional Operations (Georgetown University). June 1999 to July 2001.

Class Lecturer, "Hurricanes: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly," Albright College ENV 101 course, November 8, 2005, Reading, PA. Approximately 15 students.

Class Lecturer, "Ecological Impacts of Shoreline Stabilization," Albright College ENV 100 course, October 12, 2004, Reading, PA. Approximately 10 students.

Session Moderator, Piping Plover Atlantic Coast Population Meeting, January 23-24, 2003, Shepherdstown, WV. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Piping Plover Recovery Team.

Class Lecturer, "Ecological Impacts of Shoreline Stabilization," Duke University Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences GEO 115 course, November 21, 2002, Durham, NC. Approximately 50 students.

2002 Annual Meeting of the North Carolina Shore and Beach Preservation Association, November 18-20, 2002, Atlantic Beach, NC.

Field Trip Leader, "Coastal Geology," Wings Over Water Festival, October 18-20, 2002, Avon, NC. Sponsored by the Coastal Wildlife Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.

Lecturer, "Ecological Impacts of Shoreline Stabilization," U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Biologists’ Meeting, May 9, 2002, Scottsdale, AZ. Approximately 40 attendees.

Lecturer, "Fish and Wildlife Concerns on In-stream Mining," Interstate Mining Commission Compact Forum on In-stream Mining, April 24, 2002, Lexington, KY. Approximately 30 attendees included representatives from state mining regulatory agencies from AR, CO, GA, KY, LA, MD, MO, NC, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, SC, and VA.

Class Lecturer, "Federal Environmental Regulations at the Coast," North Carolina State University Introduction to Environmental Regulation course, April 2, 2002, Raleigh, NC. Approximately 12 students.

Lecturer, "What’s Happening to the Inlets? A Cumulative Impacts Analysis of Inlet Habitats, Cape Henry, VA, to Cape Romain, SC," Piping Plover Southern Recovery Unit Meeting. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, February 27-28, 2002, Chincoteague, VA. Approximately 40 attendees included representatives from the USFWS, USACE, NPS, USDA, VA Department of Non-game and Inland Fisheries, MD Department of Natural Resources, DE Natural Heritage Program, MA Division of Fish and Wildlife, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, The Nature Conservancy, Biodiversity Legal Foundation, Virginia Tech, and The College of William and Mary.

2002 National Conference on Beach Preservation Technology, January 23-25, 2002, Biloxi, MS.

Class Lecturer, "Ecological Impacts of Shoreline Stabilization," Duke University Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences GEO 115 course, December 4, 2001, Durham, NC. Approximately 50 students.

Field Trip Leader, "Coastal Geology," Wings Over Water Festival, November 1-3, 2001, Avon, NC. Sponsored by the Coastal Wildlife Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.

Coastal Zone ’01, 12th Biennial Meeting, July 15-19, 2001, Cleveland, OH. Sponsored by the NOAA in partnership with the US MMS, USFWS, USGS, NRCS, DOE, USACE, USCG, EPA, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources, Sea Grant, and others.

Lecturer, "Rules of the Beach," Piping Plover Atlantic Coast Population Meeting, January 17-19, 2001, Shepherdstown, WV. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Piping Plover Recovery Team. Approximately 100 attendees from federal and state resource agencies and private and non-profit partner organizations.

U.S. Geological Survey Coastal and Marine Geology Program Workshop, December 12-13, 2000, Reston, VA.

Class Lecturer, "Ecological Impacts of Shoreline Stabilization," Duke University Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences GEO 115 course, December 5, 2000, Durham, NC. Approximately 50 students.

Field Trip Leader, "Coastal Geology," Wings Over Water Festival, November 3-5, 2000, Avon, NC. Sponsored by the Coastal Wildlife Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.

Lecturer, "Lessons of the Beach," North Carolina Sea Turtle Annual Meeting. Sponsored by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission, April 25, 2000, Beaufort, NC. Approximately 100 attendees.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Annual Regional Civil Works Project Delivery Conference, South Atlantic Division, July 13-14, 2000, Atlanta, GA.

Piping Plover Southern Recovery Unit Meeting, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, February 2-3, 2000, Currituck, NC.

Class Lecturer, "Hurricanes and Nor’easters," Duke University Division of Earth & Ocean Sciences GEO 115 course, December 7, 1999, Durham, NC. Approximately 50 students.

Lecturer and creator, "Beach Basics: An Overview of Coastal Geology" workshop, November 9, 1999, Charleston, SC. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Ecological Services Field Office, Charleston, SC. Approximately 25 attendees included representatives from the USFWS, USACE, NMFS, SC Department of Natural Resources, and the College of Charleston.

Wings Over Water Festival, November 5-7, 1999, Manteo, NC. Sponsored by the Coastal Wildlife Society, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and National Park Service.

International Coastal Symposium ’98, 5^th Biennial Meeting, May 19-23, 1998, Palm Beach, FL. Sponsored by the Coastal Education and Research Foundation, EPA, FEMA, USGS, Florida Center for Environmental Studies, the University of Florida and others.

Course Coordinator and Co-instructor, Federal Activities and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, February 24-28, 2003, Wilmington, NC. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 32 hours.

Shorebird Ecology and Management, February 11-14, 2003, Titusville, FL. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center. 28 hours.

North Carolina GAP Analysis Tool for GIS, January 27, 2003, Raleigh, NC. Sponsored by the North Carolina Natural Heritage Program and North Carolina State University. 6 hours.

Cumulative Effects Assessment, October 23-25, 2002, Atlanta, GA. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Environmental Protection Agency. 22 hours.

GIS Tools for Inlet and Beach Management, Coastal Inlets Research Program Technology-Transfer Workshop, January 22-23, 2002, Biloxi, MS. Sponsored by the Engineering Research and Development Center of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. 12 hours.

Presidential Management Intern Program Graduation Training, December 5-7, 2001, College Park, MD. Sponsored by the Office of Personnel Management. 16 hours.

Corps Regulatory Workshop, November 27-29, 2001, Raleigh, NC. Sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District. 17 hours.

Civil Works Orientation Seminar, September 11-13, 2001, Raleigh, NC. Sponsored by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District. 24 hours.

Lecturer and Co-organizer, Coastal Ecosystems Workshop/Federal Activities Workshop, August 20-22, 2001, Gulf Shores, AL. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 4 Office. Approximately 125 participants from federal, state and local agencies and partner organizations. 30 hours.

Understanding Process Skills Workshop, July 15, 2001, Cleveland, OH. Sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, Coastal Services Center, at the Coastal Zone 2001 biennial meeting. 4 hours.

Federal Activities and the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, June 25-29, 2001, Shepherdstown, WV. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center. 32 hours.

Grant Writing for Conservation, May 15-17, 2001, Providence, RI. Sponsored by the Bureau of Land Management, Course No. 1730-33. 22 hours.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Employee Foundations, March 12-16, 2001, Shepherdstown, WV. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center. 36 hours.

Shadowing assignment, February 26 - March 3, 2001, with Cynthia Dohner, Assistant Regional Director for Ecological Services, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Office, Atlanta, GA. 36 hours.

Department of the Interior, Secretary’s Office of Policy Analysis, September 18 to October 13, 2000, Washington D.C. Work detail to collaborate on a pilot project applying Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDAR) environmental economic valuation techniques to a hydropower license renewal project on the Roanoke River, NC. 152 hours.

Regions 4 and 5 Joint Federal Permits and Projects Biologist Workshop, June 27-29, 2000, Atlantic Beach, NC. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Regional Offices for Regions 4 and 5. 26 hours.

Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) Workshop, April 19, 2000, Beaufort, NC. Sponsored by the National Marine Fisheries Service. 3 hours.

Ecological Services Basic Training, April 3-7, 2000, Shepherdstown, WV. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center. 36 hours.

Congressional Operations for Presidential Management Interns, February 28 to March 2, 2000, Washington D.C. Sponsored by The Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University. 30 hours.

Presidential Management Intern Orientation, October 6-8, 1999, Shepherdstown, WV. Sponsored by the Office of Personnel Management. 24 hours.

Geology of Coastal Ecosystems Workshop, September 7-10, 1999, Ocean City, MD. Sponsored by the Geological Society of America, National Park Service and U.S. Geological Survey. 20 hours.