Licensed Civil Engineer designer; trail planner, designer, builder and maintainer; Certified Master Naturalist; former Ozark Highlands Trail Association Board of Directors and Trail Completion Representative; Ozark Trail Association member; trail maintenance volunteer in Colorado; community and urban planner; and U.S. military veteran.
Planned new trail on U.S. Forest Service, Park Service, and Corps of Engineers, non-profit, and private lands for the Ozark Highlands Trail, Ozark Trail, Ozarks Keystone Trail, and David's Trail.
Laid out proposed trail via GPS and on-site flagging.
Led and oversaw archologists in obtaining SHPO approval in 2 states (AR and MO).
Led, conducted, and obtained permits/approvals, to include environmental review.
Designed trail corridors, grades, cross-sections, and associated drawings.
Built and maintained trail on U.S. Forest Service, Corps of Engineers, non-profit, and private lands for the Ozark Highlands Trail, Ozark Trail, Ozarks Keystone Trail, and David's Trail.
Laid out proposed trail via GPS and on-site flagging.
Oversaw crews constructing new trail and maintaining existing trails to meet U.S. Forest Service and local trail standards.
Explained various trail organizations' trail training to crew members (including PCTA, American Trails, and Master Naturalists).
Attended "Learn to Burn" workshop hosted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Arkansas Forestry Commission, then planned, coordinated, and oversaw crews conducting prescribed burns to remove noxious plant species and wildfire potential/fuel.
Skill Self-Assessment
Construction Specifications
Corridor Clearing
Hand-Built Trail Construction
Mechanized Trail Construction
Trail Finishwork
Water Management/Drainage Features
Water Crossing Structures
Retaining Walls
Tread Hardening
Trailside Structures / Dispersed Recreation
Decommissioning Trails
Trail Maintenance
Experience Details:
Built and maintained trail on U.S. Forest Service, Corps of Engineers, non-profit, and private lands for the Ozark Highlands Trail, Ozark Trail, Ozarks Keystone Trail, and David's Trail.
Laid out proposed trail, needed maintenance and repair via GPS and on-site flagging.
Oversaw crews constructing new trail and maintaining existing trails to meet U.S. Forest Service and local trail standards.
Explained various trail organizations' trail training to crew members (including PCTA, American Trails, and Master Naturalists).
Attended "Learn to Burn" workshop hosted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Arkansas Forestry Commission, then planned, coordinated, and oversaw crews conducting prescribed burns to remove noxious plant species and wildfire potential/fuel.
Skill Self-Assessment
Maintenance Specifications
Inventory & Assessment
Corridor Clearing: Power tools
Corridor clearing: Hand Tools
Tread Maintenance - Hand tools
Tread Maintenance - Mechanized Equipment
Drainage Features/Water Management
Project Preparation
Experience Details:
Planned new trail on U.S. Forest Service, Park Service, and Corps of Engineers, non-profit, and private lands for the Ozark Highlands Trail, Ozark Trail, Ozarks Keystone Trail, and David's Trail.
Laid out proposed trail via GPS and on-site flagging.
Led and oversaw archologists in obtaining SHPO approval in 2 states (AR and MO).
Led, conducted, and obtained permits/approvals, to include environmental review.
Designed trail corridors, grades, cross-sections, and associated drawings.
Wrote application for and obtained U.S./AR Dept. of Transportation grants for new trail construction.
Oversaw crews constructing new trail and maintaining existing trails.
Attended various trail organizations' trail training (including PCTA, American Trails, and Master Naturalists).
Skill Self-Assessment
Land Use Plan Alignment
Define Purpose and Need of Project
Corridor Planning
Stakeholder Engagement
Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Principles
Project Planning and Design
Experience Details:
Planned new trail on U.S. Forest Service, Park Service, and Corps of Engineers, non-profit, and private lands for the Ozark Highlands Trail, Ozark Trail, Ozarks Keystone Trail, and David's Trail.
Laid out proposed trail via GPS and on-site flagging.
Led and oversaw archologists in obtaining SHPO approval in 2 states (AR and MO).
Led, conducted, and obtained permits/approvals, to include environmental review.
Designed trail corridors, grades, cross-sections, and associated drawings.
Wrote application for and obtained U.S./AR Dept. of Transportation grants for new trail construction.
Oversaw crews constructing new trail and maintaining existing trails.
Attended various trail organizations' trail training (including PCTA, American Trails, and Master Naturalists).
Attended "Learn to Burn" workshop hosted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Arkansas Forestry Commission, then planned, coordinated, and oversaw crews conducting prescribed burns to remove noxious plant species and wildfire potential/fuel.
Skill Self-Assessment
Project Cost Estimation
Implementation Plan
Trail Specifications
Design
Trail Plans
Interpretation
Permitting
Universal Design/ADA Accessibility
Project & Crew Management
Experience Details:
Oversaw small crews as we built and maintained trail on U.S. Forest Service, Corps of Engineers, non-profit, and private lands for the Ozark Highlands Trail, Ozark Trail, Ozarks Keystone Trail, and David's Trail.
Laid out proposed trail via GPS and on-site flagging.
Oversaw crews constructing new trail and maintaining existing trails to meet U.S. Forest Service and local trail standards.
Explained various trail organizations' trail training to crew members (including PCTA, American Trails, and Master Naturalists).
Attended Ozark Trail Association/Missouri Department of Conservation Trail Skills College, to include Crew Leadership training with practical field sessions on trails.
Attended "Learn to Burn" workshop hosted by the Natural Resources Conservation Service and Arkansas Forestry Commission, then planned, coordinated, and oversaw crews conducting prescribed burns to remove noxious plant species and wildfire potential/fuel.
Skill Self-Assessment
Crew Recruitment
Crew Management
Jobsite Safety
Jobsite Risk Management
Performance Management
Field-based Resource Protection
Program Administration and Leadership
Experience Details:
Developed cost estimates, in-house crew resources required, and submitted grant applications for new trail construction. Wrote and presented justifications for new trail funding.
Developed multi-media audio-visual-video-written-handouts-presentations and then communicated trail plans to elected leadership, agency decision-makers, partner organizations, and the general public to obtain support for proposed trail projects. Worked with private and public resource managers, lawyers, engineers, scientists, archeologists, and other key personnel to ensure plans met laws, policies, plans, budgets, and other associated requirements.
Inspected and monitored progress of the trail construction, reported progress to agency managers, developed punch-list/corrective actions to meet further agency requirements noted during construction, and hosted agency final-acceptance onsite inspections.
Skill Self-Assessment
Program Budgeting
Communications
Contract Administration
Education and Public Outreach
Funding/Grants
Inspections/Monitoring
Partnership and Collaboration
Policy/Directives/Law
Visitor Use Management and Monitoring
Agreement Development
Agency Specific
No experience details provided.
Skill Self-Assessment
Blasting Certification
BLM Inventory, Assessment, Monitoring
Bridge Inspection
Contracting Officer Representative
Sawyer Certification
National Trail System Specific
No experience details provided.
Skill Self-Assessment
IAM (Inventory, Assessment, and Monitoring)
National Scenic Trail Designation and Planning
National Historic Trail Designation and Planning
National Recreation Trail Designation and Planning
