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15 LIST OF PREPARERS |
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Table 15-1 lists the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Land Management |
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(BLM) and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) management team members for the Draft and |
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Final Solar Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Solar PEIS). Table 15-2 lists the |
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names, education, and expertise of the Solar PEIS preparers. |
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9TABLE 15-1 Agency Management Team
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Office/Title |
Bureau of Land Management |
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Ray Brady |
Minerals and Realty Management Directorate, Manager, Energy Policy Team |
Stephen Fosberg |
Renewable Resources and Planning Directorate, Solar Project Archaeologist |
Linda Resseguie |
Minerals and Realty Management Directorate, Realty Specialist, PEIS |
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Document Manager |
Jessica Rubado |
Renewable Resources and Planning Directorate, Wildlife Biologist |
Shannon Stewart |
Renewable Resources and Planning Directorate, Senior Planning and |
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Environmental Analyst, PEIS Document Manager |
Kim Tripp |
Division of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Threatened and Endangered |
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Species Specialist |
U.S. Department of Energy |
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Jenn Decesaro |
Office of the Secretary |
Mark Lausten |
Senntech |
Caroline Mann |
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy |
Carredin Moeller |
Office of NEPA Policy and Compliance |
Dr. Jane Summerson |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, PEIS Document Manager |
Mark Wieringa |
Western Area Power Administration, Environmental Protection Specialist |
Frank Wilkins |
Concentrating Solar Power, Solar Energy Technologies Program, Team Leader |
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1TABLE 15-2 Solar PEIS Preparers
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Education/Expertise |
Contribution |
Argonne National Laboratory |
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Timothy Allison |
M.S., Mineral and Energy Resource Economics; |
Technical lead for |
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M.A., Geography; 22 years of experience in |
socioeconomic and |
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regional analysis and economic impact analysis. |
environmental justice |
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analysis |
Lynn Almer |
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, and Earth |
Comment processing; water |
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Science; 19 years of experience working with |
resources assessment |
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the National Environmental Policy Act. |
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Georgia Anast |
B.A., Mathematics/Biology; 18 years of |
Comment processing |
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experience in environmental assessment. |
manager |
Halil Avci |
Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering; 27 years of |
Cumulative impact |
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experience in environmental assessment, waste |
analysis—Colorado and Utah |
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management, and project management. |
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Kevin J. Beckman |
B.S., Mathematics and Computer Science; |
Public Web site development |
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3 years of experience in Web programming and |
and technical support for |
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visual impact analysis. |
visual impact analysis |
Bruce Biwer |
Ph.D., Chemistry; 22 years of experience in |
Transportation impacts |
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environmental assessment and transportation |
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risk analysis. |
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Matthew Braun |
B.S., Anthropology and Psychology; 5 years of |
Cultural resources analysis |
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archaeological field experience. |
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Brian L. Cantwell |
B.S., Forestry; 27 years of experience in |
Technical lead for GIS |
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cartography and GIS mapping. |
mapping |
Adrianne Carr |
Ph.D., Geological and Environmental Sciences; |
Water resources analysis |
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6 years of experience in hydrological studies and |
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impact analysis. |
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Youngsoo Chang |
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering; 22 years of |
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experience in air quality and noise impact |
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analysis. |
Technical lead for air quality and emissions, noise
Roberta S. Davidson |
M.S., Forest Biometrics; 18 years of experience |
Socioeconomics and |
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in environmental assessment, environmental and |
cumulative impact analysis |
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logistics modeling, and software verification and |
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validation. |
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John DePue |
M.S., Biology; 38 years of experience in |
Editor |
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technical editing and environmental assessment |
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document production. |
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TABLE 15-2 (Cont.)
Name |
Education/Expertise |
Contribution |
John Gasper |
M.S., M.P.H., Environmental Health Science; |
Project management; |
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33 years of experience in environmental and |
document review |
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energy assessment and program management. |
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Linda Graf |
Desktop publishing specialist; 41 years of |
Lead for document |
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experience in creating, revising, formatting, and |
processing and formatting |
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printing documents. |
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Hal P. Greenwood |
B.S., Geography; 14 years of experience in |
GIS mapping |
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cartography and GIS mapping. |
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Mark A. Grippo |
Ph.D., Biology; 6 years of experience in aquatic |
Ecological resources analysis |
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resource studies and impact analysis. |
(aquatic) |
Antonio C. Guerrero |
Certificate in Geographic Information Analysis; |
Technical support for visual |
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3 years of experience in GIS analysis. |
impact analysis |
Yuki Hamada |
B.A., Geography; M.S., Geography; Ph.D, |
Water resources analysis; |
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Geography; 12 years of experience in remote |
GIS/remote sensing |
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sensing applications for quantification, |
specialist |
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monitoring, and analysis of terrestrial |
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ecosystems. |
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Heidi M. Hartmann |
M.S., Environmental Toxicology and |
Project Manager; |
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Epidemiology; 25 years of experience in |
programmatic analysis, |
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environmental assessment, exposure and risk |
health and safety assessment |
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analysis, and environmental impact assessment. |
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John Hayse |
Ph.D., Zoology; 25 years of experience in |
Ecological resources analysis |
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ecological research and environmental |
(aquatic) |
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assessment. |
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Elizabeth Hocking |
J.D.; 19 years of experience in regulatory and |
Regulatory requirements |
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policy analysis. |
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Irene Hogstrom |
M.A., Geography and Environmental Studies; |
Visual resources research |
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B.L.A., Landscape Architecture; 23 years of |
analysis, public comment |
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experience in landscape architecture, including |
review |
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design, regional planning, and ecological |
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restoration. |
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Amanda Hollingsworth |
B.A.; 6 years of experience in GIS analysis and |
GIS mapping |
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mapping. |
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Patricia Hollopeter |
B.A., Religion; M.A., Philosophy; 27 years of |
Lead editor |
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experience in technical editing and |
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environmental assessment document production. |
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TABLE 15-2 (Cont.)
Name |
Education/Expertise |
Contribution |
Leslie Kirchler |
B.A., Ph.D., Archaeology; 5 years of experience |
Visual impact analysis |
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in environmental assessment. |
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Ronald Kolpa |
M.S., Inorganic Chemistry; B.S., Chemistry; |
Technical lead for hazardous |
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38 years of experience in environmental |
materials and waste |
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regulation, auditing, and planning. |
management and technology |
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overview |
Thomas J. Kotek |
M.S., Computer Science; 37 years of experience |
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in data management and database-driven Web |
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applications. |
Kirk E. LaGory |
Ph.D., Zoology, M.En., Environmental Science; |
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35 years of experience in ecological research, |
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24 years in environmental assessment. |
Janet M. Lyons |
Records management specialist; 12 years of |
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experience in records management for |
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environmental programs and projects. |
Gary Marmer |
Ph.D., Physics; 40 years of experience in |
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environmental assessment. |
Tony Martinez |
J.D., Law; 29 years of experience in the practice |
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of law, with an emphasis on water law. |
James E. May |
M.S., Water Resources Management; B.A., |
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Zoology; 34 years of experience in natural |
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resources management; 4 years of consulting |
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experience in land use planning and NEPA |
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compliance. |
Webmaster and data management for PEIS online comment submissions
Technical lead for ecological resources analyses; threatened and endangered species assessments
Administrative records management
Cumulative impact analysis
Water demand assessment—
Colorado
Technical lead for lands and realty, specially designated areas and lands with wilderness characteristics, livestock grazing, wildland fire, recreation, military and civilian aviation, and minerals assessments
Mary Moniger |
B.A., English; 35 years of experience in |
Editor |
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technical editing and writing. |
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H. Robert Moore |
B.S., Forest Management and Engineering; |
Management team |
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40 years of experience in natural resource |
consultation |
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management; 15 years in natural resource |
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program management and coordination. |
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Michele Nelson |
Graphic designer; 34 years of experience in |
Graphics |
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graphic design and technical illustration. |
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TABLE 15-2 (Cont.)
Name |
Education/Expertise |
Contribution |
Lee Northcutt |
A.A., General Studies/English; 24 years of |
Glossary, list of preparers |
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experience in providing program/editorial and |
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environmental impact statement assistance. |
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Katherine Obmascik |
M.B.A., Marketing Communications |
Editor |
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Management; B.A., Journalism; 29 years of |
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experience in technical writing and editing. |
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Ben L. O’Connor |
Ph.D., Civil Engineering; 6 years of experience |
Technical lead for water |
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in hydrological studies and impact analysis. |
resources analyses |
Terri Patton |
M.S., Geology; 24 years of experience in |
Technical lead for geological |
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environmental research and assessment. |
resources; mineral potential |
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assessments, contributor to |
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cumulative impact analysis |
Edwin D. Pentecost |
Ph.D., Zoology, Ecology; M.S., Biology; |
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34 years of experience in environmental |
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assessment and ecological impact evaluation. |
Cathy Peters |
B.A., Physical Geography and GIS; 8 years of |
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experience in environmental research, writing, |
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and data management. |
Kurt Picel |
Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences; 33 years |
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of experience in environmental health analysis |
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and 17 years in environmental assessment. |
Edgar Portante |
M.S., Electrical Engineering (power systems); |
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M.E.C.E, Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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(power markets); 25 years of experience in |
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analysis, modeling, simulation, and performance |
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evaluation of power systems. |
John Quinn |
Ph.D, Hydrogeology; 24 years of experience in |
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environmental and hydrogeological analysis. |
Pamela Richmond |
M.S., Computer Information Systems; 17 years |
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of experience in Web site development and |
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related technology. |
Judy Robson |
Desktop publishing specialist; 32 years of |
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experience in creating, revising, formatting, and |
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printing documents. |
Cumulative impact analysis
Comment processing and records management
Technical lead for cumulative impact analysis
Transmission (Appendix G,
Methodology; and SEZ dedicated-line transmission analyses)
Groundwater analysis
Public Web site development and technical support for visual impact analysis
Document assembly and production
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TABLE 15-2 (Cont.)
Name |
Education/Expertise |
Contribution |
Katherine Rollins |
M.S., Biology; 3 years of experience in |
Ecological resources analysis |
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ecological research and environmental |
support, GIS mapping, |
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assessment. |
public comment review |
Barbara Salbego |
Desktop publishing specialist; 33 years of |
Document assembly and |
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experience in creating, revising, formatting, and |
production |
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printing documents. |
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Lorenza Salinas |
Desktop publishing specialist; 30 years of |
Document assembly and |
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experience in creating, revising, formatting, and |
production |
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printing documents. |
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Kerri Schroeder |
Desktop publishing specialist; 32 years of |
Document assembly and |
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experience in creating, revising, formatting, and |
production |
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printing documents. |
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Barbara Simmons |
B.A., technical writing; E.L.S. certification by |
Editor |
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the Board of Editors in the Life Sciences; |
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Fellow of the Society for Technical |
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Communication; 47 years of experience in |
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technical editing and publications management. |
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Vicki Skonicki |
Desktop publishing specialist; 18 years of |
Document assembly and |
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experience in creating, revising, formatting, and |
production |
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printing documents. |
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Albert E. Smith |
Ph.D., Physics; 38 years of experience in policy |
Air quality analysis |
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analysis, air and noise impact assessment, and |
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regulatory analysis. |
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Karen P. Smith |
M.S., B.A., Geology; B.S., Anthropology; more |
Program Manager, |
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than 23 years of experience in energy and |
programmatic analysis; |
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environmental regulatory and policy analysis. |
Appendix C (Proposed |
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BLM Land Use Plan |
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Amendments), Appendix D |
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(Related Programs), and |
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Appendix G (Transmission |
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Constraints) |
Carolyn M. Steele |
B.A., English; B.A., Rhetoric; 7 years of |
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experience in technical writing and editing. |
Robert Sullivan |
M.L.A., Landscape Architecture; 23 years of |
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experience in visual impact analysis and |
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simulation; 13 years in Web site development. |
Editor
Technical lead for visual impact analysis; public Web site development
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TABLE 15-2 (Cont.)
Name |
Education/Expertise |
Contribution |
David Tomasko |
Ph.D., Civil Engineering–Water Resources; |
Groundwater analysis |
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35 years of experience doing water-related |
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studies. |
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Jack C. VanKuiken |
M.S., Systems Science; 37 years of experience |
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in electrical power systems modeling, |
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optimization, and analysis. |
Analysis for Appendix D
(Related Programs), Appendix E (RPS-Based RFDS), transmission (Appendix G and SEZ dedicated-line transmission analysis)
Robert A. Van Lonkhuyzen |
B.A., Biology; 22 years of experience in |
Ecological resources analysis |
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ecological research and environmental |
(plant communities/habitats) |
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assessment. |
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Bruce Verhaaren |
Ph.D., Archaeology; 22 years of experience in |
Native American concerns |
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archaeological analysis; 18 years in |
analysis; records |
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environmental assessment and records |
management |
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management. |
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William S. Vinikour |
M.S., Biology with environmental emphasis; |
Ecological resources analysis |
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36 years of experience in ecological research |
(wildlife, wild horses and |
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and environmental assessment. |
burros) |
Leroy J. Walston, Jr. |
M.S., Biology; 7 years of experience in |
Technical lead for special |
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ecological research and environmental |
status species assessments, |
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assessment. |
Appendix J |
Cory Weber |
M.S., Operations Management and Information |
Computer programming |
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Systems; 7 years of experience in research |
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software and visualization development. |
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Patricia Weikersheimer |
M.F.A., English–Writing; 24 years of |
Editor |
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experience in technical editing. |
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Konstance L. Wescott |
M.A., Anthropology; 25 years of experience in |
Technical lead for |
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archaeological research and 22 years of |
paleontology, cultural |
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experience in environmental assessment. |
resources, and Native |
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American concerns |
Ellen White |
M.P.P., Public Policy; B.A., Environmental |
Comment response |
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Studies; 8 years of experience in environmental |
management; document |
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assessment. |
management; technology |
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overview analysis |
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TABLE 15-2 (Cont.)
Name |
Education/Expertise |
Contribution |
Suzanne Williams |
B.S., Communication Studies with |
Editor |
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concentration in English; 28 years of experience |
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in technical communications. |
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C. Ron Yuen |
Ph.D., Geology; 23 years of experience in |
Surface water resources, |
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engineering and hydrogeology. |
water demand analysis |
Emily A. Zvolanek |
B.A., Environmental Science; 4 years of |
Assistant technical lead for |
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experience in GIS mapping. |
GIS mapping |
Argonne Student Interns: Renee R. Francese, Texas A&M; Alexander Jamerson, Syracuse University;
Catherine Krygeris, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; William Sterne, Colorado State University; Gerina Tsosie, Arizona State University
Aerotek |
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Esther Bowen |
M.S., Geophysical Sciences; 3 years of |
Technical analyst for |
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experience in watershed-based environmental |
hydrology and water |
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analysis and biogeochemical cycles. |
resources assessment |
Laura Fox |
B.S., Biology; 10 years of experience in wildlife |
Public comment review |
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biology/ecology. |
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Maureen McHugh |
B.S., Environmental Policy and Mathematics; |
Public comment review; |
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M.E.M., Environmental Economics and Policy; |
water resources assessment |
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3 years of experience in environmental research |
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and assessment. |
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Angela Ziech |
M.P.P., Public Policy; B.A., Chemistry; 5 years |
Public comment review |
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of experience in environmental research and |
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assessment. |
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National Renewable Energy Laboratory |
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Nate Blair |
MBA, Tech. Management; M.S., Mechanical |
RFDS using ReEDs model |
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Engineering; B.A., Physics; 18 years of |
(Appendix E) |
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experience in system modeling and simulation |
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in renewable energy. |
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Doug Dahle |
B.S., Mechanical Engineering; 10 years of |
RFDS using ReEDs model |
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experience in solar power project development. |
(Appendix E) |
Donna Heimiller |
M.F., Spatial Data Analysis; B.S., Natural |
RFDS using ReEDs model |
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Resources; 12 years of experience in geospatial |
(Appendix E) |
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analysis and electric sector modeling. |
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Matthew Mowers |
M.S., Mechanical Engineering–Energy Systems; |
RFDS using ReEDs model |
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B.S., Mechanical Engineering; 1.5 years of |
(Appendix E) |
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experience in electric sector modeling. |
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