| Fishery Biologist |
What is your title?
Fisheries Biologist
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How long
have you worked at FERC?
5 years
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Education and Professional Experiences that led you to FERC?
My education includes a B.S. in fisheries science from Humboldt
State University, CA and a M.S. in Fisheries Science from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI&SU).
Upon completion of my graduate work, I worked as a research
associate at VPI&SU and the University of Georgia modeling
and conducting fish entrainment studies at hydropower dams.
Later I was hired as a FERC consultant to prepare environmental
documents related to re-licensing of hydropower dams. In
1997, I became a full-time FERC employee. |
What are your primary responsibilities at FERC?
My primary responsibilities at FERC include conducting analyses of the effects of hydropower projects on water quality and fisheries resources and making recommendations to the Commission on measures that could protect, mitigate, or enhance aquatic resources affected by FERC-licensed hydropower projects.
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Describe a typical day.
On a typical day I prepare status reports for management on applications for hydroelectric projects; participate in public meetings to discuss the effects of FERC-licensed projects on aquatic resources; and review studies and prepare environmental reports that discuss the effects of hydropower projects on aquatic resources.
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Describe a challenge you had to deal with and what the outcome
was.
The biggest challenge I have had to deal with during my time at FERC includes re-licensing a 700 Megawatt project in less than 12 months and issuing a license amendment for a $100,000,000 fish passage in roughly 4 months. Both proceedings were completed within the targeted time frames.
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