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Paul Givens Bryant

107 Whitetail trl Vesuvius, Virginia 24483 (540)-570-0060 - pbryant@mix.wvu.edu



Objective
To obtain a position as a wildlife or fisheries technician to further my field experience and diversify my skills in natural resource
management.
Education
West Virginia University Morgantown, WV Expected Graduation Date: May 2015
-Wildlife and Fisheries Management-
Major courses: Ichthyology-West Virginia Natural Resources-Dendrology-Wildlife and Fisheries Techniques-Renewable
Resources Policy/Governance-Forest and Wildlife Ecology-Mammalogy-Limnology-Wildlife Ecosystem
Ecology-Silviculture-Advanced Wildlife and Fisheries Management-Conservation Ecology.
Relevant Work Experience
Blue Ridge Wildlife Management, LLC - Roanoke, Virginia October 2013-Present

Wildlife Technician
Trapping and removal of nuisance animals in residential and commercial areas.
Perform inspections and repairs to structures related to wildlife damage.
Application of pesticides and herbicides to control flora and fauna as requested.


West Virginia University - Marlinton, West Virginia May 2013-August 2013

Avian Field Technician, West Virginia University Coop Unit Division of Forestry and Natural Resources
Nest searching and monitoring for Golden-winged Warbler.
Banding nestling and adult Golden-winged Warblers and resighting banded individuals.
Territory mapping and delineation, conducting vegetation sampling, orienteering.

AllStar Ecology, LLC - Fairmont, West Virginia April 2012-March 2013
Environmental Scientist
Identifying wetlands in accordance with the 1987 US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Wetland Delineation
Manual and the Regional Supplement to the Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual.
Identifying streams based on the presence of an Ordinary High Water Mark (OHWM) along with a defined bed
and bank. Stream types were based on characteristics from the June 2007 guidance for jurisdictional
determinations.
Flagging of aquatic features in the field and mapping them using a Trimble Geo XH GPS unit capable of
sub-meter accuracy.
Transferring GPS files and differentially correcting files to be converted to ESRI shapefiles using GPS
Pathfinder Office software.
Creation of maps to calculate the area and/or lengths of potentially jurisdictional areas using ESRI ArcGIS
software.
West Virginia University - Morgantown, West Virginia May 2010-September 2010
May 2011-September 2011
Wetland Technician
Participated in the creation of the West Virginia Wetland Rapid Assessment Procedure (WVWRAP). It was
designed to quantify wetland condition in terms of functional capacity and biological integrity.
Use of Geographic Position Systems (GPS) with Geographic Information System (GIS) to locate, digitize, and
map targeted wetland polygons.
Over 800 assessments were completed in the states 32 major 8 digit hydrologic unit watersheds over the
period of two summer sampling seasons.
Collection of data on hydrology, soils, plants, and wildlife communities.
Evaluation of the success and function of mitigated wetlands compared to natural or reference wetlands.
Paul Givens Bryant
107 Whitetail trl Vesuvius, Virginia 24483 (540)-570-0060 - pbryant@mix.wvu.edu


References
Walter Veselka
AllStar Ecology LLC.
1582 Meadowdale Road Fairmont, WV 26554
walter@allstarecology.com (304)-906-3336

PhD George Merovich
West Virginia University
322 Percival Hall Morgantown, WV 26506
george.merovich@mail.wvu.edu

PhD James Anderson
West Virginia University
322 Percival Hall Morgantown, WV 26506
wetland@wvu.edu

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