Curriculum Vitae

SAMUEL C. COFFMAN
University of Alaska Museum of the North
907 Yukon Dr., P.O. Box 756960, Fairbanks, AK 99775
(907) 474-6819 / sccoffman@alaska.edu ; sccoffman@gmx.us  
Curriculum Vitae – 07/14/2011

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EDUCATION
M.A. Anthropology (2011) – University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Thesis Title: Archaeology at Teklanika West (HEA-001): An Upland Archaeological Site, Central Alaska

B.A. Anthropology (2007) – University of Nevada, Reno
Emphasis: Great Basin archaeology and anthropology

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS
Eastern Beringian and Great Basin archaeology, lithic technological organization, hunter-gatherer landscape-use/adaptation, evolutionary ecology, GIS analysis.

POSTITIONS/APPOINTMENTS
Research Archaeologist/GIS Coordinator, UA Museum of the North
(05/2014 – Present)

Research Assistant/GIS Coordinator – Technical Position, UA Museum of the North
(05/30/2010-05/2014)

Volunteer Coordinator UAMN – Archaeology (01/01/2012-present)

Temporary (non-tenure) Faculty, UAF – Archaeology Module for UAF Summer Programs
(July, 15-26 2013)

Temporary (non-tenure) Faculty, UAF – Archaeology Module for UAF Summer Programs (07/15/2012-07/30/2012)

Teaching assistant (2009-2010) University of Alaska Fairbanks: Fundamental of Archaeology and Archaeology Method and Theory

Teaching assistant (2008-2009) University of Alaska Fairbanks: Fundamental of Archaeology and World Prehistory

PUBLICATIONS
Coffman, S., S. Shirar, and M. Holt (in prep) Archaeological Predictive Model: Dunes Study Unit, Kobuk Valley National Park. Alaska Park Science.

Adams, J., N. Kamp, and S. Coffman (accepted? 2015) Recent Archaeological Survey and New Non-cultural Radiocarbon Dates from the Toklat River, Central Alaska. Report in Alaska Journal of Anthropology.

Coffman, S. and J.T. Rasic (accepted 2015) Rhyolite Characterization and Distribution in Central Alaska. Journal of Archaeological Science.

Coffman S. (2013) Teklanika West: a late Pleistocene multi-component archaeological site in Denali National Park and Preserve, Central Alaska. Alaska Park Science.

Coffman S. and B. A. Potter (2011) Recent Excavations at Teklanika West a Late Pleistocene Site in Denali National Park, Central Alaska. Current Research in the Pleistocene 28.

Fenner L., G. Smith, S. Coffman, and G. Noyes (2011) Comparing Great Basin Paleoindian Raw Material Procurement Strategies: X-ray Fluorescence Data from Obsidian Fluted and Stemmed Points from Mud Lake and Lake Tonopah, Nevada. Current Research in the Pleistocene 28.

Coffman, S. (2009) “The Gary Noyes Collection” Web data available at The Paleoindian Database of the Americas: http://pidba.utk.edu/nevada.htm, data uploaded 1/9/2009.

Coffman, S., and G. Haynes (2008) Metric Variation in Fluted and Concave Base Projectile Points from Pleistocene Lake Tonopah & Mud Lake, Nevada.  In: Proceedings of the Nevada Undergraduate Research Symposium.

Coffman, S., and G.D. Noyes  (2008)  Morphometric Variation in Fluted and Unfluted Projectile Points from Pleistocene Lake Tonopah and Mud Lake, Nevada.  Current Research in the Pleistocene 25.

Coffman, S., and M.B. Estes (2007) A Comparison of Great Basin Fluted Points from Jakes Valley, Lake Tonopah, and Mud Lake, Nevada.  Proceedings of the 36th Annual Meetings of the Nevada Archaeological Association.

Rondeau, M.F., and S. Coffman (2007) A Study of Fluted Points and Similar Specimens From The Lake Tonopah and Mud Lake Portions of The Gary D. Noyes Collection, Esmeralda and Nye Counties, Nevada.  CalFLUTED Research Paper 37.  Rondeau Archaeological, Sacramento.

CONFERENCES AND PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS
Participant, Paleoamerican Odyssey Conference. Poster title: Eastern Beringian Rhyolite Sourcing, by S. Coffman and J.T. Rasic. Santa Fe, NM. October 2013.

Participant, the 40th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Poster title: Rhyolite Sourcing in Central Alaska – Preliminary Results, by S. Coffman and J.T. Rasic. Anchorage, AK.  March 2013.

Participant, the 40th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Paper title: From the Field to the Museum – Mentoring High School Students in Archaeology and Museum Studies, by S. Coffman, J. Esdale, C. Houlette, L. Hansen, J. Whitney. Anchorage, AK.  March 2013.

Participant, Denali Subsistence, Resource, and Commission Meetings. Ancient Lake Minchumina Project Update. S. Coffman and C.E. Holmes Denali National Park, AK. Oct. 2012.

Participant, the 39th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Poster title: Ancestral Lake Minchumina Project (Phase 1), by C. Holmes and S. Coffman. Seattle, WA.  March 2012.

Participant, the 39th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Paper title: Lithic Analysis and Site Activities at Teklanika West (HEA-001), Central Alaska, by S. Coffman and B.A. Potter. Seattle, WA.  March 2012.

Participant, Classrooms for Climate Change Conference. Paper title: Late Pleistocene through Late Holocene Occupations at Teklanika West, Central Alaska, by S. Coffman and B. Potter. Anchorage, AK May 2011.

Participant, the 38th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Paper title: Recent Excavations at Teklanika West, Central Alaska, by S. Coffman and B.A. Potter. Fairbanks, AK.  March 2011.

Participant, the 38th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Paper title: East meets West, Archaeology at Teklanika East, Central Alaska, by S. Coffman and C. Holmes.  Fairbanks, AK.  March 2011.

Participant, the 1st annual graduate student conference. University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK, September 1, 2010.

Participant at the 75th annual meetings for the Society for American Archaeologist, St. Louis, MO. Archaeological Investigations at Teklanika West, Central Alaska, by S. Coffman and B.A. Potter. April 2010.

Participant, the 37th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Poster title: Rolling over in their graves: effects of freeze-thaw processes on cultural remains, by S. Ficarrotta, G. Smith, and S. Coffman.  Anchorage, AK.  March 2010.

Participant, the 37th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Paper title: The Holocene Archaeology of Teklanika West, Central Alaska, by S. Coffman and B.A. Potter.  Anchorage, AK.  March 2010.

Participant, the 17th Annual Arctic Conference. Paper title: Archaeological Investigations at Teklanika West, Central Alaska: Preliminary Results, by S. Coffman and B.A. Potter. Boulder, CO. November 2009. 

Participant, the 36th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Paper title: Microblades and the Paleoindian Component at the Lisburne Site: A Comparison
to the Mesa Complex of Alaska, by S. Coffman.  Juneau, AK.  March 2009.

Participant, the 36th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Paper title: A Predictive Archaeological Model for Southcentral Alaska, by S. Coffman.  Juneau, AK.  March 2009.

Participant, Nevada Undergraduate Research Symposium.  Poster title: Metric Variation in Fluted and Concave Base Projectile Points from Pleistocene Lake Tonopah & Mud Lake, Nevada, by S. Coffman and G. Haynes.  Reno, NV.  April 16-17, 2008.

Participant, Society for American Archaeologist Annual Meeting.  Poster title:  Metric Variation in Fluted and Concave Base Projectile Points from Pleistocene Lake Tonopah & Mud Lake, Nevada, by S. Coffman.  Vancouver, BC, Canada.  March 2008.

Participant, the 35th Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association.  Paper title: Early Holocene Lithic Reduction from the Bull River and Costello Creek Area of Denali National Park, by S. Coffman and B. Wygal.  Anchorage, AK.  February 2008.

Participant, the 36th Annual Meeting of the Nevada Archaeological Association.  Paper title: A Comparison of Great Basin Fluted Points from Jakes Valley, Tonopah Lake & Mud Lake, Nevada, by M. B. Estes and S. Coffman. Ely, NV. April 20-21, 2007.

Participant, the 36th Annual Meeting of the Nevada Archaeological Association.  Paper title: Variation in Fluted and Concave Base Projectile Points from Pleistocene Lake Tonopah & Mud Lake, Nevada, by S. Coffman and G. Noyes. Ely, NV. April 20-21, 2007.

Participant, the 14th Annual Meeting of the Arctic Conference. Paper title: Tool Stone Procurement in Southcentral Alaska, by S. Coffman. Eugene, OR. October 20, 2006.

Participant, summer 2006 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program Poster Session. Poster title: Tool Stone Procurement in Southcentral Alaska, by S. Coffman, T. Goebel, and G. Haynes. Desert Research Institute (DRI). August 16, 2006.

Participant, “Contributed Papers in Archaeology” at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association. Paper title: Early to Middle Holocene Raw Material Variability in Southcentral Alaska: An Update from Trapper Creek, by K. Krasinski and S. Coffman. Kodiak, AK.  March 3, 2006.

EDITORIAL/REVIEWER EXPERIENCE
Reviewer for American Antiquity article, 2013. 

Junior Editor for the Anthropological Papers of the University of Alaska: New Series Vol. 5(1) 2010.  The Yenasi-Na-Dene Connection.

Associate Editor for the Teklanika archaeology section for the book “Roadside History of Denali National Park” by Jane Bryant, Park Historian, 2009 (published spring 2012).

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Coffman, S (2012) “Out and About” article for the Alaska Anthropology Association newsletter;

Coffman, S (2012) Public presentation at the Denali Education Center, McKinley Village, Alaska;

Coffman, S. (2012) Public Presentation at the Murie Science and Learning Center, Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska;

Coffman, S. (2012) Interview with Denali Dispatch on the Archaeology of Interior Alaska and current research;

Coffman, S. (2012) Dating Teklanika East, Central Alaska – Denali National Park and Preserve Fact Sheet;

Research featured on National Geographic – “Naked Science: Surviving Ancient Alaska” original airdate 01/28/2010;

Coffman, S. (2011) Excavations at Teklanika West, Central Alaska – Denali National Park and Preserve Fact Sheet;

Coffman, S. (2009) Archaeology in Denali National Park and Preserve. Murie Science and Learning Center Summer Lecture Series. Denali Park, Alaska;

Coffman, S. (2009) Native Place Name Mapping in Denali National Park and Preserve. Denali Subsistence, Resource, and Commission Meetings. Healy, Alaska.

PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL REPORTS
2014               Excavation fieldwork summary for ASMIS in Katmai National Park and Preserve.  S. Coffman.

2013               After –action technical report on Simpson site (FAI-01999) excavations.  S. Coffman.

2013               Technical report – “Excavations at Big Lake (XMH-00266) 2012 ASRA site”, S. Coffman.

2012               FY2012 Report on Curation of Archaeological Collections under the Cooperative Agreement between the Bureau of Land Management and the University of Alaska Museum, Agreement#L09AC15380, S. Coffman, S. Shirar, J. Whitney.

2012               ARPA technical report – “Sand-dune formation and Human-use of Beaverlog Lakes, Denali NP&P, S. Coffman.

2012               Beaverlog Lakes after-action report to Denali NP&P, S. Coffman.

2011               A Predictive Model for the Kobuk Valley National Sand Dunes, S. Coffman and S. Shirar.

2010               Travel Report to Alaska EPSCoR for attendance at SAA conference St. Louis, MO, Sam Coffman.

2010               Dating Teklanika East report submitted to the National Park Service at Denali National Park and Preserve.

2011               Dating Teklanika East report submitted to the Otto Geist Fund at the University of Alaska Museum of the North.

2010               Understanding Site Formation and Cultural Activities at Teklanika West (HEA-001) in Denali National Park and Preserve: Final Report. Cooperative Agreement Number H9911080028. (co-author Dr. Ben Potter).

2010               Understanding Site Formation and Cultural Activities at Teklanika West (HEA-001) in Denali National Park and Preserve: Interpretive Report.

2010               Murie Science and Learning Center, summary report for excavations at Teklanika West.

2010               IAR to National Park Service, S. Coffman and B.A. Potter.

2010               Understanding Site Formation and Cultural Activities at Teklanika West: report Submitted to the Otto Geist Fund at the University of Alaska Museum of the North.

2010               Understanding Site Formation and Cultural Activities at Teklanika West (HEA-001) in Denali National Park and Preserve: Interim Report. Cooperative Agreement Number H9911080028. Report prepared and submitted to Ted Birkedal, National Park Service. (co-author Dr. Ben Potter).

2010               ARPA Report: Understanding Site Formation and Cultural Activities at Teklanika West. Report prepared and submitted to Ted Birkedal, National Park Service. (co-author Dr. Ben Potter).

2010               Compliance Report on Savage River Trails. Report prepared and submitted to the Alaska SHPO, Jeremy Karchut and Sam Coffman.

2010               Compliance Report on Triple Lakes Extension Trail. Report prepared and submitted to the Alaska SHPO, Jeremy Karchut and Sam Coffman.

2009               Travel Report to Alaska EPSCoR for attendance at Arctic Conference, Sam Coffman.

2009               Report on Kennels Road Extension. Report prepared and submitted to the Alaska SHPO, Jeremy Karchut and Sam Coffman.

2009               Compliance Report on Barrow Pit along the McKinley Bar Trail. Report prepared and submitted to the Alaska SHPO, Jeremy Karchut and Sam Coffman.

2009               After Action Report on Understanding Site Formation and Cultural Activities at Teklanika West. Report prepared and submitted to Jeremy Karchut, Denali National Park. (co-author Dr. Ben Potter).

2008               Personal Management Information System (PMIS) for the Place Names Mapping in Denali National Park and Preserve project.  Report prepared and submitted to Jeremy Karchut, Denali National Park.

 2008              Paleoindian Occupations at Pluvial Lake Tonopah and Mud Lake, Southcentral Nevada. Report prepared and submitted to the Office of Undergraduate Research at the University of Nevada, Reno.

2006               Stone-Tool Procurement at Two Archaeological Sites in Southcentral Alaska. Report prepared and submitted to the Explorers Club, Youth Activity Fund Grant.

2006               Seven Mile Fuel Treatment 2006. Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, Austin Ranger District, NV.

RESEARCH AWARDS
Coffman, S. 2012 Denali Research Fellow – Project: Sand-dune formation and human landuse of Beaverlog Lakes, Denali National Preserve (2012/2013) $3000;

Holmes, C.E. (PI) and S. Coffman, National Park Service Funded Project through Holmes and Associates (#P11PX92344) – Project titled “The Archaeology and Geomorphology of Ancient Lake Minchumina, Central Alaska” (2011-2013) $~60,000/yr;

Coffman, S. Research money Denali National Park – Project: Dating Teklanika East (HEA-002): an original Denali complex type site (2010) $595;

Coffman, S. Otto Geist Fund at the University of Alaska Museum of the North – Project: Dating Teklanika East (HEA-002): an original Denali complex type site. (2010) $1785;

Coffman, S. Otto Geist Fund at the University of Alaska Museum of the North – Project: Understanding Site Formation and Cultural Activities at Teklanika West (2009) $1000;

Potter, B.A. (PI) and S. Coffman (co-PI) Discover Denali Fellowship – Project titled: Understanding Cultural Activities at Teklanika West (HEA-001) (2009) $3500;

Potter, B.A. (PI) and S. Coffman (co-PI) National Park Service and University of Alaska, Fairbanks-Cooperative Agreement (#H9911080028) – Project: Understanding Site Formation and Cultural Activities at Teklanika West (2009) $18,000;

Coffman, S. and G. Haynes. University of Nevada, Reno – General Undergraduate Research Award/National Science Foundation (#0447416).  Project: Paleoindian Occuapations at Pluvial Lake Tonopah & Mud Lake, Southcentral Nevada (2007) $1400;

Coffman, S. University of Nevada, Reno – Sundance Archaeological Research Funding.  Project: XRF/OHD Paleoindian Projectile Points from the Pluvial Lake Tonopah & Mud Lake, Southcentral Nevada: the Gary Noyes Collection (2007) $1200;

Coffman, S. University of Nevada, Reno – Department of Anthropology: Herbert E. Splatt Scholarship in Anthropology.  Project: Paleoindian Occupations at Pleistocene Lake Tonopah and Mud Lake, Southcentral Nevada (2007-2008) $2900;

Coffman, S. The Explorers Club – Youth Activity Fund Grant.  Project: Stone-tool Procurement at Two Archaeological Sites in Southcentral Alaska (2006) $700;

Coffman, S. Amateur Archaeologists of Nevada – Field Research Scholarship.  Project: Stonetool Procurement in Southcentral Alaska (2006) $300;

Coffman, S., T. Goebel, and G. Haynes. National Science Foundation (NSF-EPSCoR)/University of Nevada, Reno – Undergraduate Summer Research Grant (#0447416).  Project: Stonetool Procurement in Southcentral Alaska (2006) $5500.


INSTITUTIONAL AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS
Division of Design and Construction, UAF – Utilidor moving and organization of Archaeological collections, S. Coffman and Archaeology Dept. staff, $8,155 (2012);

Technology Advisory Board (TAB) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks – “Renewing the Museum Imaging Lab Infrastructure” Submitted by Angela Linn and Sam Coffman, $16,854 (2012);
 
The Alaska Summer Research Academy (ASRA), UAF – Research Award/Module Funding:
Investigations at the Big Lake site (XMH-00266), Central Alaska, $~11,000 (2012);

Alaska EPSCoR – Travel Grant to St. Louis, MO (SAA Conf.), $750 (2010);

Alaska EPSCoR – Travel Grant to Boulder, CO (Arctic Conf.), $893 (2009);

Alaska Quaternary Center – Travel Award to St. Louis, MO (SAA Conf.), $800 (2010);

University of Alaska, Fairbanks – Teaching Assistantship, $984 (mo.) (2009/10);   

University of Alaska, Fairbanks – Travel Award to Juneau, AK, $900 (2009);

Alaska Anthropology Association – Beginning Graduate Student Scholarship, $750 (2009);

University of Alaska, Fairbanks – Teaching Assistantship, $972 (mo.) (2008/09);   

University of Nevada, Reno – Access Scholarship, $1000 (2007/08);

Amateur Archaeologists of Nevada – Travel Scholarship to Ely, Nevada, $300 (2007);

University of Nevada, Reno – Dust Case General Scholarship, $1000 (2006/07);

Amateur Archaeologists of Nevada – Travel Scholarship to Kodiak Island, Alaska, $300 (2006);

University of Nevada, Reno – Pack Pride Scholarship, $1000 (2005/06);

State of Nevada Millennium Scholarship, $10,000 (2004-08).

EXTRACURRICULAR FUNDING
Thunder Bird Atlatl – Anthropology Club Funding, $150 (2008);

Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Reno – Anthropology Club Funding, $1719 (2008);

Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Reno – Anthropology Club Funding, $365 (2007);

Associated Students of the University of Nevada, Reno – Anthropology Club Funding, $1200 (2007).

EMPLOYMENT/EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant/GIS Coordinator at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, AK.
Supervisors: Scott Shirar/Josh Reuther (06/2012-present);

Archaeology Field Crew Supervisor – Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Palmer, AK.
Supervisor: Fran Seager-Boss (06/2013-09/2013);

Museum Technician at the University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks AK. Supervisors: James Whitney/Jeff Rasic (5/2010-5/2012);

Co investigator/sub contractor with Holmes’ and Associates for the Ancient Lake Minchumina Project. (7/2011-12/2012);

Field technician for Northern Land Use Research, Little Delta Dune Project. Crew Chief/Supervisor: Josh Reuther. Principal Investigator Ben A. Potter (8/24-8/31/2010);

Archaeological Technician (GS-5) Department of the Interior, United States Park Service, Denali National Park & Preserve, Denali, AK.  Supervisors: Jeremy Karchut (6/15-9/30/2009);

Archaeological Technician (GS-5) Department of the Interior, United States Park Service, Denali National Park & Preserve, Denali, AK.  Supervisors: Amy Craver (6/25-9/30/2008);

Laboratory technician in the prehistoric archaeology lab at the University of Nevada, Reno, Brian Wygal supervisor (9/2007-5/2008);

Field Archaeologist/Crew Supervisor (contracted through the University of Nevada, Reno) for Denali National Park, AK.  Brian Wygal, archeologist/supervisor (5-12/2007);

Laboratory technician in the prehistoric archaeology lab at the University of Nevada, Reno.  Daron Duke supervisor (9/2006-5/2007);

Field technician for Far Western Anthropological Research, Dugway Proving Grounds Project. Crew Chief/Supervisor: Steven Neidig. Principal Investigator D. Craig Young (9/25-30/2006);           

Archaeological Technician (GS-4) Department of Agriculture, United States Forest Service, Austin Ranger District, Austin, NV.  Supervisor: Kellie Green (8/10-25/2006);
       
Field technician in Jakes Valley, Nevada.  Project supported by the Sundance Archaeological Research Fund at the University of Nevada, Reno.  Mark Estes & Ted Goebel principal investigators (7-8/2006)              

Field technician at Bonneville Estates Rockshelter.  Funded by the Sundance Archaeological Research Fund at the University of Nevada, Reno.  Kelly Graf & Ted Goebel principal investigators (7/2006);

Field technician at the University of Nevada, Reno archaeological field school, in Trapper Creek, Alaska.  Brian Wygal & Ted Goebel principal investigators (6-11/2006);

Field technician in the Black Rock Desert.  Sundance Archaeological Research Fund at the University of Nevada, Reno.  Anna Camp & Ted Goebel principal investigators (5/22-31/2006);

Laboratory technician in the prehistoric archaeology lab at the University of Nevada, Reno.  Brian Wygal supervisor (8/2005-5/2006);

Field technician in Bridgeport, California at BLM mitigation.  Sundance Archaeological Research Fund at the University of Nevada, Reno.  Brant Ivey & Ted Goebel principal investigators (7/2005-8/2005);

Field technician of an initial survey of the Black Rock Desert.  Sundance Archaeological Research Fund at the University of Nevada, Reno.  Anna Camp & Ted Goebel principal investigators (6/2005-7/2005).

ADDITIONAL UNIVERSITY/PROFESSIONAL EXPERINCE/SERVICE
Volunteer (2012) UA Museum Family Day – Flintknapping demonstration.

Alaska Quaternary Center, Co-Student Lunch Organizer (2009).

Research volunteer (2009) Denali National Park and Preserve, mapping native placenames in and around Denali National Park and Preserve.  Amy Craver (supervisor).

Volunteer (2009) University of Alaska, Fairbanks, prehistoric archaeology field school at the Mead Site (Ben A. Potter (PI)).

UNR Anthropology Club President, Fall/Spring (2007-2008).

UNR Anthropology Club Treasurer, Fall/Spring (2006-2007).

Research volunteer (2006-2007) Bureau of Land Management Tonopah Field Station, volunteer archaeologist. Susan Rigby (BLM archaeologist/supervisor).

Nevada Rock Art Site Steward (2005-2007).

Field School Student (2005) University of Nevada, Reno, prehistoric archaeology (ANTH448), excavations and survey around Trapper Creek, Alaska (PIs Ted Goebel and Brian Wygal).

SCHOLASTIC HONORS
University of Nevada, Reno – College of Liberal Arts Deans List, Spring/Fall (2006);
University of Nevada, Reno – Foreign Languages and Literatures achievement award in German (2005);
University of Nevada, Reno – College of Liberal Arts Deans List, Spring/Fall (2005);
Who’s Who Among American High School Students (2004);
United States Achievement Academy (USAA) National English Merit Award (2004);
University of Nevada, Reno – Foreign Languages and Literatures achievement award in German, for high school students (2003).

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
National Park Service – B-3 Training/dunker training (2011-2013);
National Park Service – Bear Safety/Firearms Training (2007-14 each year);
Basic (B-3) Helicopter Training (2007);
ATV Rider/Training Course Completed at Dugway Proving Ground; License #96871 (2006);
Nevada Rock Art Foundation: Site Steward Training and Steward (2005-06).

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS
Software skills include: ArcGIS, Adobe Design, Microsoft Office, MiniTab, SPSS, Mapsource, Maptech, Surfer, Topo!, Trimble Pathfinder. 
GPS technology (Garmin and Trimble)
Total Station Proficient

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCIES
English: native speaker
German: reading, speaking, and writing comprehension
Dutch: beginning speaking/reading

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Quaternary Association (AMQUA) 2012 – Present
Alaska Anthropological Association 2005 – Present  

REFERENCES

        Upon request