A Veteran Owned, Family Operated Small Business

Served in the U.S. Army as a Lance Missile Crew Member.  Honorably discharged.

Graduated from Virginia Tech with a degree in Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences in 1993.  Member of the soil judging team.  

Soil Scientist, USDA Soil Survey Division, 1994-2005

• Soil Survey Project Member, Caroline County, VA 1994-1996

• Soil Survey Project Member, Halifax County, VA 1996-1998

• Soil Survey Project Leader, Anchorage, AK 1998-2000

• Soil Survey Project Leader, Chesapeake, VA 2000-2005

Area Resource Soil Scientist for eastern Virginia NRCS, 2005-2019

• Oversaw wetland and highly erodible land conservation compliance for Food Security Act purposes in eastern Virginia.

• Completed over 3000 certified wetland determinations.

• Provided technical soil services to the public and other federal agencies, including the Army Corps of Engineers, as requested.

• Developed and provided training on soil science concepts and wetland compliance to a variety of audiences, including USDA staff, staff from other government agencies, university students and staff, environmental professionals, agricultural organizations and producers, and more.

• Developed wetland restoration and mitigation plans, established success criteria, and inspected wetland sites for success.

• Completed Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) requests.

• Past member of Interagency Review Team for the establishment, use, operation, and management of mitigation banks, in-lieu fee programs, and associated mitigation sites. 

State Compliance Specialist for NRCS Virginia, 2019-2023

• Oversaw wetland and highly erodible land conservation compliance for Food Security Act purposes across the state of Virginia.

• Coordinated with state and federal agencies to develop memorandums of understanding for wetland compliance to improve efficiency and consistency for Virginia's agricultural producers.  

• Served as a liaison between the USDA NRCS and FSA in Virginia, the Norfolk District Army Corps of Engineers, DEQ, and VMRC. 

Soils and/or Wetland Delineation Instruction or Consultation provided for:

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (REG IV)

• U.S. Forest Service

• Bureau of Land Management

• Virginia Institute of Marine Science

• Tidewater Community College

• Virginia Association of Wetland Professionals

• Virginia Association of Professional Soil Scientists

• Virginia Wesleyan University

• Christopher Newport University

• Old Dominion University

• Virginia Tech

• Elizabeth River Project

• City of Chesapeake

• City of Virginia Beach

Other Roles/Projects/Achievements

• Cadre member for USDA NRCS National Wetland Adverse Determinations review team.

• Acting State Soil Scientist, West Virginia

• Acting MLRA Soil Survey Project Leader

• Southeast Region Rapid Carbon Coordinator

• Mid-Atlantic Hydric Soil Committee Member

• Virginia Natural Resources Leadership Institute, 2019-2020

• USDA National Leadership Development Program

• Conservationist of the Year, Soil and Water Conservation Society, 2004