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Prescribed Fires, Controlled Burns; Wildfire and Smoke Impacts on People, Vegetation, and Infrastructure

ID: 736135 Oklahoma, USA

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Over 30 years of experience with conducting and consulting on prescribed fires, controlled burns. Work with wildfire and smoke impacts on people, vegetation, and infrastructure.
Expert has worked on over 15 court and insurance cases, completed written and oral reports, depositions, and courtroom testimony.

Education

Year Degree Subject Institution
Year: 1990 Degree: M.S. Subject: Range Science Institution: Texas Tech University
Year: 1986 Degree: B.S. Subject: Plant Science Institution: Cameron University

Work History

Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2018 to Present Employer: Undisclosed Title: Associate Extension Specialist Department:
Responsibilities:
40% Extension, 35% Research, 25% Teaching
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 2006 to 2018 Employer: Oklahoma State University Title: Research Associate Department:
Responsibilities:
38% Extension, 35% Research, 25% Teaching
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1990 to 2006 Employer: Oklahoma State University Title: Research Station Superintendent Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.
Years Employer Title Department
Years: 1988 to 1990 Employer: Texas Tech University Title: Research Assistant Department:
Responsibilities:
Available upon request.

Career Accomplishments

Associations / Societies
Member, NREM Scholarship Committee
Member, NREM Awards Committee
Member, OSU Fire Council
Member, Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, Governing Board
Chair, Alliance of Prescribed Burn Associations
Member, Great Plains Fire Science Exchange, Governing Board
Member, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality Voluntary Smoke Management Plan committee
President, Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association, Board of Directors
Member, Southern Fire Exchange, Advisory Board
Chairman and Member, Oklahoma Prescribed Fire Council, Board of Directors member
Member, Coalition of Prescribed Fire Councils, Communication Committee
Member, OK USDA-Farm Service Agency, Mid-Contract Management Practices for CRP Committee
Member, Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, State Smoke Management Plan Committee
Member, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service, Oklahoma Technical Committee on Prescribed Fire
Member, Quail Forever, State Technical Committee
Member, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service Texas Technical Committee, Prescribed Burning and Prescribed Grazing, San Antonio, TX
Member, USDA-Natural Resource Conservation Service Oklahoma Technical Subcommittee Conservation Reserve Program
Member, Redcedar Task Force, Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Subcommittees:
Ecosystems, Wildlife Habitat and Ecological Issues
Economics of Redcedar Control in Forest and Range Management
Wildland/Urban Interface Issues.

Prescribed Burning Associations/Fire Councils Formation
Alfalfa County Prescribed Burn Association, Cherokee, OK
Land Run Prescribed Burn Association, Norman, OK
North Florida Prescribed Burn Association, St. Johns, FL
K-O Prescribed Burn Association, Ponca City, OK
Harper County Prescribed Burn Association, Buffalo, OK
Coal County Prescribed Burn Association, Coalgate, OK
Sandhills Prescribed Burn Association, Carthage, NC
Rogers County Prescribed Burn Association, Claremore, OK
Arbuckle Range Restoration Association, Davis, OK
Beaver River Prescribed Burn Association, Beaver, OK
Woodward County Prescribed Burn Association, Mooreland, OK
Pawnee County Prescribed Burn Association, Pawnee, OK
Alliance of Prescribed Burn Associations, Edmond, OK
Okmulgee County Prescribed Burn Association, Okmulgee, OK
Twin Rivers Prescribed Burn Association, Okemah, OK
Creek County Prescribed Burn Association, Drumright, OK
Oklahoma Prescribed Burn Association, Watonga, OK
Gloss Mountains Range Management Association, Fairview, OK
Missouri Prescribed Fire Council, Springfield, MO
Coldwater Prescribed Burn Association, MS,
Pontotoc Ridge Prescribed Burn Association, Ada, OK
New Mexico Prescribed Fire Council, Albuquerque, NM
Kim-Branson Prescribed Burn Association, Kim, CO
Jewell County Prescribed Burn Association, Mankato, KS
Oklahoma Prescribed Fire Council, Stillwater, OK
Indian Territory Burn Association, Big Cabin, OK
Canadian Rivers Prescribed Burn Association, Geary, OK
Northern Pottawatomie County Prescribed Burn Association, Tecumseh, OK
South Canadian Prescribed Burn Association, Putnam, OK,
Cimarron Range Preservation Association, Freedom, OK,
Salt Creek Burn Association, Konawa, OK
North Central Range Improvement Association, Perry, OK,
Cross Timbers Prescribed Burning Association, Chandler, OK,
Pontotoc Ridge Prescribed Burning Association, Fittstown, OK,
Big Pasture Prescribed Burning Association, Frederick, OK,
Edwards Plateau Prescribed Burning Association, Sonora, TX,
Developed guidelines and assisted with formation of Western Payne County Prescribed Burning Cooperative, Stillwater, OK
Awards / Recognition
Extension Publication Award for Prescribed Burning: Spotfires and Escapes, Southern Regional Extension Forestry
Extension Publication Award for The Value of Forming a Prescribed Burn Association, Southern Regional Extension Forestry
Publication and Creativity Award for Pyric-Carnivory: Raptor Use of Prescribed Fires, Oklahoma Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Outstanding Technical Publication Award for A Practical Guide to Food Plots in the Southern Great Plains, Oklahoma Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Henry Wright Lifetime Achievement Award, Association for Fire Ecology
Publication and Creativity Award for Conducting Prescribed Fires: A Comprehensive Manual, Oklahoma Chapter of The Wildlife Society
Outstanding Oklahoma Citizen, Oklahoma Representative Richard Morrissette for work on Redcedar Initiative
Trailboss Award, Oklahoma Section of Society for Range Management
Excellence in Rangeland Management Award, Oklahoma Section of Society for Range Management
Publications and Patents Summary
Books: 1
Extension Publications: 36
Peer Reviewed Journal Articles: 43
Book Chapters: 1
Miscellaneous Publications: 1
Invited Speaker:69
Presentations/ Field Tours: 268
Video Production: 9
Web Sites: 4
Apps: 2
Social Media: 2
Prescribed Fire Promotional/ Educational Items: 13

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