Education
- Masters, Zoology/Ecology, Indiana University. Project: The Ecology and Social Organization of the Utah Prairie Dog, Cynomys parvidens
Biography
Utah Office of Governor’s Energy Advisor, April 2008 to July 2011, Energy Resource Coordinator
Utah Dept. of Natural Resources, Oil, Gas and Mining:
Associate Director of Mining, Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, 1996 to 2008. Regulated environmental and public health and safety aspects of mining in Utah.
Acting Director, Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining 2004 – 2005
Administrator, Utah Abandoned Mine Reclamation Program 1981 - 1996
Biologist/ Inspector, Utah OGM Mining Regulatory Program. 1978 – 1981
Publications
Editor, Co Author, or Author:
Lake Monroe Land Suitability Study, 1976
Ecology and Social Organization of Cynomys parvidens (Utah Prairie Dog) in South central Utah, 1978
Utah Groundwater and Mining Study, 1986
Stay Out and Stay Alive Video, 1991
Practical Guide to Reclamation in Utah, 2002
Utah’s Renewable Energy Zone Study Phases I & II, 2009, 2011
Utah’s 10-Year Strategic Energy Plan, 2011
An Assessment of Environmental Learning in US Mining Engineering Schools, 6th International Conference on Sustainable Development in the Minerals Industry, 2013