* I am a multi-disciplinary conservation biologist and botanist with 20 years of experience in research and on-the-ground conservation of amphibians, reptiles, plants and ecosystems in southeastern U.S. including fire-dependent systems, wetlands and affiliated taxa.
* I am an experienced contractor who is motivated to work independently and also a collegial and enthusiastic collaborator, deliveri
ng high-quality, professional scientific products.
* I have a range of skills including botany, plant identification, Type 2 wildland firefighter (prescribed fire tech), GIS mapping and geospatial analysis, species distribution modeling, line-transect distance sampling and population estimation, wildlife and plant survey planning and execution, writing for publication, restoration, experimental and survey design, data management, statistical analysis, scuba diving, and probably a few more I'm forgetting. Ask me what I can do for you!
* I also love canoe camping, hiking, paddling, backpacking, camping, scuba diving (although I haven't been in years), cooking, sustainable living on my 25 acre farm with my cats, dogs, chickens and garden, reading, botanizing for entertainment, traveling, music, art, FOOD of all sorts and general adventures of many varieties.
