Aquatic Invertebrate Conservation Program

Experience:

1996-2001

- Independent contractor acting alone and in joint ventures with other taxonomists to supply macroinvertebrate sorting, enumeration, taxonomic identification and vouchering for various clients including the State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (IDEQ), the State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ), Clatsop County Oregon, Snohomish County Washington, and Salmonweb.

- Analyzed macroinvertebrate data supplied by BlueStem Inc. for 15 stream sites sampled in 1995-1996 by Montana State DEQ. Results were presented in 2 reports.

1990-1996

Idaho State Bureau of Laboratories, Boise, Idaho; Macroinvertebrate Taxonomist.

Analyzed over 2500 macroinvertebrate samples provided by the Idaho DEQ. Samples were from stream and river studies throughout the state of Idaho. A major part of these samples were from the Beneficial Use Reconnaissance Project (BURP) study done yearly as of 1993.

Performed QA/QC on macroinvertebrate voucher samples returned by contractors by examining 10% of the samples for accuracy and completeness.

Trained and supervised Bureau of Labs personnel in sorting, vouchering and identification procedures.

1989-1990

Idaho State Bureau of Laboratories, Boise, Idaho; Inorganic Chemist

Education:

Oregon State University - Corvallis, Oregon
Bachelor of Arts, 1973
Department of Zoology, Non-degree post-baccalaureate course work, 1974 - 1976

Boise State University - Boise, Idaho
Non-degree course work in aquatic entomology, biostatistics, ecology, parasitology, systematic botany, and scientific illustration, 1986-1995

Eagle Hills Wildlife Research Station - Steuben, Maine
Comprehensive 1-week Chironomidae seminar covering the ecology of midges and the identification to genus of larvae, pupae and adults. August 1992

EPA Northwest Biological Assessment Workshops
- Ephemeroptera taught by Dr. Robert Waltz, April 1997
- Trichoptera taught by Skip Smith and Bob Wisseman, April 1998
- Coleoptera taught by Robert Roughley, April 1999
- Diptera with emphasis on Tipulidae taught by Jon Gelhaus, April 2000
- Standardization of Taxonomic Effort, QA/QC, and Data Analysis, May 2001

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