Expert No. 135060 – CA(S) / CT / FL / MN / NC / PA / VA
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Expertise Description: Ph.D. - Consulting expert specializing in environmental management, planning, and impact assessment with more than 30 years experience in the field. Additional expertise in endangered and threatened species and wetlands. Experienced in regional resource planning and management, natural resources management, water resources management, environmental protection, environmental impact methodology and assessment, terrestrial ecology, wildlife biology, interdisciplinary team development and management, fisheries, and wildlife biology. Full Professor at University and lead faculty in the Environmental Management and Protection major. Principle and managing partner in regional consulting firm. Ph.D. in Regional Resource Plan and Management. Prior expert witness experience. Consultations, depositions, and courtroom testimony.
Areas of Expertise:
Representative Litigation Experience:
- Water usage impacts by city of Clearwater Fl which had negative impacts of the natural biological and physical resources that were the bases for a New Town Housing development in harmony with nature. Lake Padgett Pines/Fl.
- Short course in Expert Witness procedures from trial lawyers
- Workmen Comp litigation Cal Poly University
- Endanger Spp losses from Fire. Southern Cal.
Representative Consulting Services and/or Projects:
- Implementation of Forest Practices Strategic Planning Model for Habitat Management of Sensitive Areas
- Agriculture Pollution Abatement Constructed Wetland
- Constructed Wetlands - Point/NP Source Pollution Abatement
- Constructed Wetland Boardwalk and Signage
- Exotic Plant Removal and Riparian/Wetland Planting
- Integrating Course WOrk into Wetland Program
- Wetlands Video on non regulated waste water lagoons
- Brizzolara Creek Habitat Improvement
- Artificial Wetlands Research and Technology Transfer
- Protecting and Enhancing Water Quality at Cal Poly
- Artificial Wetlands Research and Technology Transfer
- Fish Passage - Brizzolara Creek
- Erosion/Sedimentation Control - Gravel Mine
- Brizzolara Creek Watershed Assessment
- Brizzolara Creek Planting and Fencing
- Exotic Pest Plant Identification and Control Plan
- Erosion and Sediment Control-Fox Reservoir
- Exotic Pest Plant Eradication and Monitoring Plan
- Protecting and Enhancing Water Quality at Cal Poly
- Nutrient Loading in Natural Wetland System
Education:
| Degree | Subject | Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Doc. | Regional Impact Assess. & Method. | U. of Massachusetts, Amherst | |
| Ph.D. | Regional Resource Plan & Mgt. | U. of Massachusetts, Amherst | |
| M.S. | Wildlife Mgt. | U. of Idaho, Moscow | |
| B.S. | Fisheries and Wildlife Mgt. | Mich. State of Univ. East Lansing |
Professional Appointment/Association Affiliations:
- Association of Environmental Professionals, State Board Member
- California Polytechnic State University, Professor, Natural Resources Management
- R.L. Stollar and Associates
- Watkins-Johnson Company
- United State Forest Service
- ERTEC Western, Inc.
- The Total Environmental Group, Ltd. NY, NY
- Department of Inland Fisheries and Game
- State Water Resources Control Board
- US Fish and Wildlife Service
- Cal Poly State Univ., Facilities Planning
- CHISPA
Awards & Honors:
| Received various teaching awards at Cal Poly, including the Dole Teaching Award, sponsored trip |
Other Career Highlights:
| Applied Resources Analysis & Assessment. Student Notes. University Readers. |
| Environmental Impact Analysis and Management. Lecture Notes. University Readers. |
| Natural Resource Assessment. Student Manual. University Readers. |
