Independent Environmental Consultant
Integrated Sustainability Consulting · Contract
Jan 1995 – May 2021 · 26 yrs 5 mos
Multiple locations across the USA and overseas
David provided government and private sector clients with SME-level expertise in environmental and social resilience and sustainability. He planned and executed diverse projects focused on environmental monitoring and assessment, risk assessment, and ecological restoration. (See “Projects” section for details.)
Focus Areas:
Environmental Consulting
Natural Resource Management
Project Management
Client Relationship Management
Environmental / Social Resilience
Sustainability
Emergency Management Coordinator
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection · Full-time
2012 – 2013 · 1 year
Madison, Wisconsin
David served as part of a 24-month grant program, planning and coordinating emergency response initiatives while serving as the principal contact for Continuation of Operations (COOP) activities—and the organization’s leadership liaison with FEMA’s Region 5 Emergency Support Function.
Select Achievements:
Managed nuclear and disease response trainings.
Facilitated multi-agency emergency response planning activities.
Focus Areas:
Emergency Response Initiatives
Nuclear Incident Responses
Disease Responses
Developing & Leading Training Programs
Emergency Preparedness
Multi-Agency Responses
Science Fellow
Environmental Law and Policy Center · Internship
2009 – 2010 · 1 year
David evaluated U.S. forest management policies for national forests in the western Great Lakes ecoregion.
Focus Areas:
Policy Recommendations
Policy Planning
National Forest Preservation
Conservation
Policy Evaluation / Analysis
Relationship Management
Visiting Lecturer
University of Wisconsin–Madison · Seasonal
Jun 2009 – Aug 2009 · 3 mos
Madison, WI
Visiting Lecturer – Wetland Ecology
Lecturer / Visiting Lecturer
Edgewood College · Seasonal
2009 · Less than 1 year
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Taught courses in biological sciences, natural resource management, aquatic ecology, fish ecology, and conservation biology.
Assistant Professor, Conservation Biology
Northern Illinois University · Seasonal
Jan 2007 – Jun 2008 · 1 yr 6 mos
DeKalb, IL
Taught undergraduate and graduate courses in Conservation Biology, Environmental Science, and Fish Ecology. Conducted laboratory, classroom, and field exercises with students from diverse backgrounds. Provided counseling following the Feb. 2008 campus mass shooting.
Select Achievements:
Fieldwork contributed to Illinois Natural History Survey database, documenting:
Spiny Soft-shelled Turtle (Apalone spinifera) – DeKalb County
Green Snake (Opheodrys vernalis) – Winnebago County
Lecturer / Visiting Lecturer
Madison Area Technical College · Seasonal
2008 · Less than 1 year
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Developed and presented undergraduate, graduate, and nontraditional courses in biological sciences, natural resource management, aquatic ecology, fish ecology, and conservation biology.
Lecturer / Visiting Lecturer
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee · Seasonal
2008 · Less than 1 year
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Developed and presented undergraduate, graduate, and nontraditional courses in biological sciences, natural resource management, aquatic ecology, fish ecology, and conservation biology.
Database Administrator / Research Associate
UW–Madison Arboretum · Full-time
2001 – 2006 · 5 years
Madison, Wisconsin
David designed and initiated chemical and biological monitoring of the Arboretum’s surface and groundwater resources, building a new database integrating over 70 years of ecological data.
Select Achievements:
Prepared and implemented stormwater monitoring and management plan.
Conducted prescribed burns for prairie and woodland restoration.
Focus Areas:
Curriculum Planning
Invasive Species Management
Ecological Monitoring
Water Resource Management
Stormwater Monitoring & Management
Chemical / Biological Analysis
Director of Science
Defenders of Wildlife · Full-time
1997 – 1998 · 1 year
Washington, D.C.
David represented the organization during the U.S. National Forest Management Act’s reauthorization—the primary statute governing the management of 193+ million acres of public forests and grasslands.
Select Achievements:
Delivered expert support for wildlife and habitat conservation programs.
Authored Southern Lessons: Saving Species through the National Forest Management Act.
Focus Areas:
Influencing Policy
Managing Public Forests / Grasslands
Wildlife & Habitat Conservation
Thought Leadership
Testifying on Regulatory / Policy Development
Lecturer / Visiting Lecturer / Teaching Assistant
University of Michigan · Seasonal
Sep 1989 – May 1997 · 7 yrs 9 mos
Ann Arbor, MI; UM Biological Station – Pellston, MI
Developed and presented undergraduate, graduate, and nontraditional courses in biological sciences, natural resource management, aquatic ecology, fish ecology, and conservation biology.
Wildlife Toxicologist
National Wildlife Federation – Great Lakes Natural Resource Center · Full-time
1989 – 1990 · 1 year
Ann Arbor, MI
David developed water quality criteria centered on a landscape management model for persistent and bioaccumulative pollutants to protect wildlife in the Great Lakes.
Focus Areas:
Water Quality Criteria Development
Landscape Management Modeling
Pollution Reduction
Wildlife Protection
Toxin Reduction
Policy Development