Experience

Private Consultant - 2003 - present
North Cape Fisheries Consulting, Anchorage, AK.
Owner and operator of a private consulting business in Anchorage providing analysis and data services for Alaska fisheries.

Regional Supervisor - 1998 - 2003
Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Anchorage, AK.
Supervisor for all programs within the Division of Commercial Fisheries relating to the Central Region, (Prince William Sound, Cook Inlet and Bristol Bay). Responsibilities included management of a $6.0 million annual budget and related programs, 50-60 full time employees, 150-200 seasonal employees, 5 field offices and 2 research vessels. Established policy and set priorities for fiscal issues, personnel, research priorities, and positions on regulatory issues before the Alaska Board of Fisheries.

Regional Management Biologist (FB-IV) - 1991 - 1998
Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Anchorage, AK.
Responsible for harvest management and supervision of the salmon, herring, ground fish and shellfish fisheries of Bristol Bay, Cook Inlet and Prince William Sound management areas. Supervised five area management biologists and two vessel captains. Prepared budgets and established priorities for the management programs in Central Region.

Area Management Biologist (FB-III) - 1986 - 1991
Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Cordova, AK.
Responsible for harvest management of all salmon and herring fisheries in the Prince William Sound and Copper River management area. Oversaw and/or directed fishery assessment programs, habitat monitoring, planning, permitting, administration, facilities maintenance and miscellaneous other items that support the fisheries program. During the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill, established the PWS Salmon Harvest Task Force, to work with stake holders in the development of harvest management strategies.

Assistant Area Biologist (FB-II) - 1983 - 1986
Alaska Department of Fish & Game, Cordova, AK.
Assisted with management of the Copper River and PWS commercial salmon fisheries. Project leader for the Miles Lake sonar escapement project. Generated in-season analysis of Copper River salmon escapement. Flew aerial surveys of the Copper River and Prince William Sound salmon spawning streams. Developed computer applications to catalog and analyze escapement data. Developed run timing curves and tracked cost recovery, brood stock collection and common property harvests at the four salmon hatcheries in PWS.
Set up a micro-computer based fish ticket system. Managed the PWS herring roe on kelp in pounds fishery. Flew aerial surveys for herring and assisted with the management of herring sac roe and bait fisheries.

Assistant Area Biologist (FB-II) - 1981 - 1983
Alaska Department of Fish & Game, St Marys, AK.
Project leader for the Lower Yukon salmon test fishing programs. Prepared analysis of run entry and assisted with the management of the commercial salmon fishery. Flew aerial surveys of spawning tributaries of the lower Yukon River. Supervised the Emmonak field office and set up a year round field office in St Marys. Developed a micro-computer based system for on site data entry, analysis and real time reporting of fish ticket information. Developed, installed and maintained similar micro-computer based fish ticket systems in the Upper Yukon, Norton Sound, and Kuskokwim management areas. Set up and operated a remote herring camp and Cape Romanzof for assessment, biological sampling and management of the fishery.

Education and Training

Formal

• 1979-83 University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Accumulated 12 graduate level credits, in physiology, marine mammals and fisheries stock modeling.
• Spring 1979 Bachelor of Science, Biology, University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

Project Management Training & Short Courses:

1997 - Facilitation and Making Meetings Work: USFWS
1996 - Analytic Hierarchy Process. Peggy Merritt.
1995 - Systematic Development of Informed Consent: Hans Bleiker
1992 - How to build a Winning Team. Fred Pryor
1991 - Team Building: Productivity Improvement Center
1990 - Managing Multiple Demands: Inst. for Applied Learning.
1987 - How to work with people: Fred Pryor
1989 - How to Supervise People: Fred Pryor
1988 - How to communicate with confidence and power: Fred Pryor
1981 - Alaska Department of Fish and Game Law Enforcement Course

Appointments, Affiliations and Recognitions
Yukon Kuskokwim Regional Planning Team
Prince William Sound Regional Planning Team
PWS Salmon Harvest Task Force, founder and past chair
American Fisheries Society
Cordova Chamber of commerce
Cordova Volunteer Fire Department
Alaska Alpine Club, Past President
Recipient of the Governor's Distinguished Public Service Award, 1990.

Interests

Hiking, mountaineering, boating, photography, pastels, sculpture, nordic & backcountry skiing, hockey.