Senior Environmental Biologist - FIRSTCARBON SOLUTIONS
(2024-01 - 2026-12)
- Lead CEQA-focused biological resources analysis, technical reporting, project scoping, and field team coordination for environmental compliance projects.
- Prepare clear, defensible documentation that supports permitting, resource evaluation, and decision-making for clients and regulatory reviewers.
- Direct field staff to promote efficient data collection, consistent reporting, and alignment with project objectives and permit requirements.
- Evaluated project impacts to wetlands, special-status species, and other biological resources under state and federal environmental requirements.
- Prepared biological assessments, mitigation plans, monitoring reports, scoping documents, and permit application support materials.
- Coordinated with agencies on environmental studies and consultation processes, reviewed plans and specifications for biological commitments, and maintained permit and project databases.
- Supported surveys and compliance monitoring, collected GPS-based field data, and developed GIS resource maps for planning and documentation.
Environmental Planner - CALTRANS
(2021-01 - 2024-12)
- Served as lead biological resource analyst for complex CEQA- and NEPA- driven projects, conducting impact assessments for wetlands, riparian corridors, special-status species, and other sensitive natural resources.
- Prepared detailed Biological Assessments and provided technical support for formal and informal ESA Section 7 consultations with USFWS, ensuring scientifically sound, legally defensible analyses and regulatory compliance.
- Developed, implemented, and managed Streambed Alteration Agreement (CDFW 1602) packages, including impact analyses, avoidance and minimization measures, mitigation strategies, and long-term monitoring reports.
- Coordinated extensively with CDFW, USFWS, USACE, RWQCB, and local jurisdictions to advance multi-agency permitting pathways and resolve regulatory issues efficiently.
- Conducted comprehensive database queries and literature reviews to identify biological constraints, permitting triggers, and compliance requirements.
- Reviewed engineering plans, specifications, and cost estimates to verify incorporation of biological commitments, permit conditions, and mitigation measures into project design and construction documents.
- Maintained environmental compliance tracking systems and supported QA/QC review of biological technical reports, permit applications, and regulatory submittals.
- Supported and conducted protocol-level field surveys for special-status species and sensitive habitats, ensuring adherence to state and federal survey standards.
- Produced high-quality GIS-based biological resource maps using GPS-derived field data to support impact analysis, permitting, and agency coordination.
Field Biologist - TETRA TECH
(2021-01 - 2021-12)
- Conducted biological assessments and environmental monitoring for FEMA cleanup work associated with the 2018 Camp Fire.
- Evaluated flora, fauna, and waterways to establish best management practices, protective buffers, and project specific compliance measures.
- Collected field data and photographic documentation for incorporation into project reporting and cleanup documentation.
Field Biologist - FIRSTCARBON SOLUTIONS
(2020-01 - 2021-12)
Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS)
- Performed biological surveys and monitoring for LA-RICS communications infrastructure work in Angeles National Forest.
- Applied NEPA and CEQA best management practices and followed U.S. Forest Service project activity level requirements for fire prevention and safe field operations.
- Conducted biological sweeps for sensitive species, accessed remote monitoring locations across difficult terrain, and submitted daily survey data.
Field Biologist - BRC
(2019-01 - 2019-12)
Southern California Edison Pole Replacement Project
- Supported Southern California Edison pole replacement and maintenance activities through biological surveys and environmental compliance monitoring.
- Conducted sensitive plant and nesting bird surveys, accessed remote project sites, and documented field conditions across rough terrain.
- Collected and reported monitoring data using ArcGIS applications and an online environmental compliance portal.
Field Biologist - WEST KERN ENVIRONMENTAL
(2019-01 - 2019-12)
- Conducted biological sweeps in Central Valley oil fields for California Resources Corporation, focusing on kit fox, blunt-nosed leopard lizard, burrowing owl, Tipton kangaroo rat, giant kangaroo rat, Kern mallow, and other sensitive resources.
- Monitored pipeline installation activities and advised field crews on implementation of state and federal best management practices.
- Assisted with wildlife handling and transport when necessary and maintained daily survey and monitoring records.
Field Biologist/Forester - MOUNTAIN G. ENTERPRISE
(2018-01 - 2018-12)
- Coordinated with construction crews on hazardous tree removal near riparian areas and underground gas lines (Community Pipeline Safety Initiative - CPSI - PG&E, Sierra National Forest, California).
- Established buffers and best management practices, identified special-status species within work zones, and documented daily survey and monitoring data (Community Pipeline Safety Initiative - CPSI - PG&E, Sierra National Forest, California).
- Audited tree crew work for PG&E's Fuel Reduction Project and established site-specific best management practices (Fuel Reduction Project - FRP - Sierra National Forest, California).
- Defined riparian and wood-management buffers, communicated project progress to homeowners and the public, and helped standardize field data collection and consolidation (Fuel Reduction Project - FRP - Sierra National Forest, California).
- Audited consulting utility forester work for scope compliance and recommended site revisits when field conditions required additional review (Accelerated Wildfire Risk Reduction - AWRR - Sierra National Forest, California).
- Improved ArcGIS data accuracy related to species, locations, tree prescriptions, and wood management while supporting consistent reporting practices (Accelerated Wildfire Risk Reduction - AWRR - Sierra National Forest, California).
Biological Forester - ENVIRONMENTAL INTELLIGENCE
(2016-06 - 2017-08)
Hazardous Tree Removal Project, SCE – Sequoia National Forest, California
- Provided environmental monitoring for a large-scale hazardous tree removal and fuel reduction project in Sequoia National Forest for Southern California Edison.
- Coordinated with field crews to support compliance with mitigation measures and project requirements.
- Conducted pre-construction environmental surveys, including nesting bird surveys and waterway classification, and entered daily compliance data into the Environmental Compliance Portal.
