08/26/21-Present Archaeologist: Stell
Field survey, site recording, High altitude mountain survey, Survey123, QGis, ArcGis Online, Collector, Input, Site forms, Report writing, Patent/parcel and Genealogy searches. Projects: Chewelah A-Z Stewardship Project CRM/Colville National Forest 8/26/21 to present. Seattle: www.stellee.com
08/01/19-Present Developer, Writer, Researcher: Techno Tink Media
Contract developer, writer, photographer, web designer, and graphic artist. WordPress, app development, social media, blogging, vlogging, video production, ghost writing, editing, online e-commerce, event organizing. Sumas, Washington/Arvada, Colorado: www.technotink.net
11/04/18 – Present On-Call Archaeologist/Technician: Mannik Smith
Phase 1-3: Pedestrian survey, artifact identification, site recording, excavation, analysis. Shovel probes, dry screening, artifact collection, and mapping. Projects: Eagle Creek Flood Control Survey/Hog Farm Excavation 4/5/21-4/24/21; 11/21/16-12/15/16; Detroit Michigan Motown Excavation Project 11/19; Ravenna Ammunitions Plant Survey 11/04/18-11/20/18 Newton Falls, Ohio. Ohio/Michigan: manniksmithgroup.com
03/01/18 – Present Photographer, Looker, Courier: Independent Contract
Ethnography of Gig work project. Analysis and business assessment through Amusement Advantage/Secret Shopper; Looks and Photographic Recordation of cars in accidents for insurance companies via WeGoLook; Shopping and Courier services for GrubHub, Door Dash, Postmates.
10/31/18 – 12/31/19 Researcher, Writer, Photographer: Technogypsie Productions
04/01/97 – 10/31/18 Archaeologist, Researcher, Writer: Leafworks Research
Management, research, writing, photography, GIS, web design, graphic art, publications, blogging, vlogging, ghost writing, social media, site file research, sales, e-commerce, and production for a network in all of its incarnations: Leafworks web design and research services, Wandering Leaf Designs, Tree Leaves Folk Fellowship, and Technogypsie Productions. Studies and Publications based on modern nomadic culture, Irish folklore, sacred waters, and mapping. Managing various clients including Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources; U.S. Department of Defense – Pentagon; Microsoft; Florida Heritage; Society of American Archaeology Public Education; CindyBristow.com, Thedollyhouse.com; Stephen Foster Folk Center; Nehalem Point; Burlingame Interactive; Leaf and Dragon; Pirate Relief; Tree Leaves’ Oracle; Leafworks Inc; Technogypsie LLC; and Wandering Leaf, LLC. Florida, New York, California, Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Ireland, United Kingdom: www.technogypsie.net
10/20/15 – 8/30/16 Archaeology Technician/ Crew Chief: Logan Simpson Design
On-call archaeologist/technician: Archaeology Phases 1-3: pedestrian survey, site recording, artifact identification, Trimble, photography, wildfire BAER, and data mapping. Projects: Soda Fire BAER Survey Crew chief of 4 for surveys, 2 for recording: 10/20/15-11/10/15; California/Nevada BLM Surprise Valley Survey: Rock Art; 11/17/15-12/01/15; Sage Grouse BLM survey: 2/16/16-2/22/16 (Bend, OR); Douglas Northstar BLM Survey: 3/8/16 – 4/12/16 (Coulee City/Omak, WA); Second Surrender/Douglas Mountain BLM Survey: 4/19/16-5/31/16 (Klamath Falls/Bonanza area, Oregon); Lava Fields Survey BLM: Trimble/Data mapping 6/7/16-6/14/ 16 (Twin Falls, Idaho); Bear Park/Craters of the Moon BLM survey: Trimble/Data mapping 6/21/16-6/28/16 (Arco, Idaho). Bend/Baker City Oregon Surveys: July/August 2016. Washington, Oregon, Idaho, California: logansimpson.com
04/06/15 – 10/30/15 Archaeologist, GIS/Investigator: L&L Environmental
Field archaeologist, principal investigator, crew chief, EIC research, CEA, Section 106, data collection, graphics, GIS, survey, testing, monitoring, and report writing/production. Redlands/Riverside/Southern California: llenviroinc.com
10/21/12-06/22/13 IMI Training Developer: LSI, Inc: Soldier Support Institute
Graphic Design, Web Development, Ipad/IMI Training program development through Lectora, SharePoint, Blackboard. Master Fitness Training Program, Muscle Anatomy, HR, Finance School. Fort Jackson, South Carolina: ssi.army.mil
06/04/11-08/01/11 Field Crew Supervisor: Saveock Archaeology
Assisting Experimental Archaeologist Jacqui Wood with her field school during the summer of 2011. Excavation of Offering Pits, Pools, Roundhouse pits, and site. Instruction to students on excavation and methodology. Assist in re-creation of a Iron Age Roundhouse. Cornwall, England: www.archaeologyonline.org
04/27/11-05/19/11 Tour Guide, Night Watch, Voyage Crew: ANMM: HMB Endeavour Volunteer Tour Guide & Night Watch Guard in Brisbane port floating museum of the HMB Endeavour replica of Captain Cook’s 18th century vessel requiring memorization and presentation of the history of Cook and voyage to Australia. Voyage Crew member during Circumnavigation of Australia 2011-2012 performing bow/stern watch, steering ship, maintenance, cleaning ship, climbing masts, setting sails and riggings. Brisbane – Gladstone, Australia: sea.museum.
09/01/05-04/30/11 GIS Specialist, Curator, Archaeologist: ICI Services/US Army
6/2/06-04/30/11: Curator; Field Archaeologist; GIS Specialist; and Database Manager. Phase 1-3: Survey, Excavation, Site Recording, Curation, Artifact Analysis, Collections. ArcMap/GIS 9.0-9.4; TerraGo GeoPDF; Past Perfect Museum Software; Adobe CS2-CS5 Suite software (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, etcetera); Implementation for staff of Arc Explorer/ Google Earth mapping; ArcPad; Total Station, Trimble Data Management (Nomad, GeoXM, GeoXT, GeoExplorer); post processing/correction; Ricoh GPS Camera; plotting surveys, maps, sites, isolated finds and record tracking/ approval process for National Environmental Policy Act, Section 106, and Cultural Resource Management work requests and concerns; Section 106 packets; Archive management; Management/Creation of an accessioning system, taxonomy, conversions from Dbase/Access to Past Perfect; development of interactive Adobe field forms, Teacher of Environmental Protection Officer cultural section classes, Adobe Software and Past Perfect to staff. Technical and Information Technology support for the Curation Facility as certified Information Management Officer. Field Archaeologist and Crew Chief for large archaeological surveys and site testing projects at both the Fort Carson and Pinon Canyon Maneuver Sites in southeastern Colorado. Management of over 7,000 Archaeological properties within a team of 10-15 Archaeologists. Native American Consultations with the Comanche, Jicarilla Apache, Sioux, Kiowa, Cheyenne, Arapaho, Wichita, and other affiliated tribes in the region. 9/1/2005 – 6/01/2006: Archaeologist & Crew Chief. BRAC Survey Project – desert/canyon/plains survey and assessment, all phases, recording of sites ranging from rock shelters & art, tipi rings, Apishapa structures, cold war structures, historic settlements, lithic scatters. lithic analysis, artifact analysis, rock art drawings, curation, floatation, excavation, site maps, reports, data entry, and monitoring. Fort Carson/Pinon Canyon, Colorado: www.icisrvcs.com/ stellee.com
06/27/05-09/25/05 Archaeology Technician: Archaeological & Historical Conservancy
Icon Brickell Project (Miami Circle habitation/mortuary site). Excavation, dry & wet screen, burial excavation, artifact analysis, survey, monitoring. Miami, Florida: florida-archaeology.org.
05/31/05-07/01/05 Archaeology Technician: Panamerican Consultants
Magna Vista Levy survey, Plantation Excavation, Historical Cemetery Survey. Survey/assessment by shovel testing and monitoring of 20+ mile swamp/river/levy terrain ACOE. shovel tests, screening, survey, remote sensing (GPS/magnetometer – G-858/856, AG114). Plantation & Cemetery Survey involves 1×1 m unit excavations, survey, etc. Mississippi, Louisiana: www.panamconsultants.com.
05/2006; 04/11/05-10/11/05 Archaeology Technician: HRA Gray & Pape, LLC
Contract Archaeology, monitoring, testing, screening, surveys, and assessments. 4/11/05 – 4/29/2005. HP/Cypress Creek Park survey. Survey/assessment by shovel testing and monitoring of 385+ acres. 1m shovel tests, screening, and survey. Texas: graypape.com.
12/07/04-12/01/05 Archaeology Technician II: Cascadia Archaeology
12/07/04 – 2/16/05: Camano Island State Park Excavation/Recovery. Wet screening, oven, artifact analysis, sorting, excavation, 1×1 test units, and recovery of shell midden for utility trench being implemented by Camano Island State Park. Technical Support, website maintenance. Camano Island, Washington: Cascadian.us.
09/24/1996-06/01/1999 Information Coordinator: Florida Division of Historical Resources. Supervisor of web designers, web page writing/authoring/design and development, advertising, creation, storyboarding, e-commerce, shopping carts, and maintenance; HTML 2.0-4.0; UNIX & Windows NT server; CGI; presentations; FTP; Graphics; Sound; Animation; Panorama video; Webmaster Instruction Guide; Advertising for events, festivals, merchandise, museum. Maintenance and Web Page creation for Florida Department of State: Division of Historical Resources, Bureau of Archaeological Research, Museum of Florida History, Florida Heritage Magazine, Florida Folklife, Kids Page, Florida Symbols, Florida Facts, Florida Greenways, Florida Archaeology Month, FAC, SAA-Web, and more. http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/, www.flheritage.com, dhr.dos.state.fl.us/kids/ , dhr.dos.state.fl.us/symbols/ , and dhr.dos.state.fl.us/flafacts/. Creation/management of the DHR Intranet. Tallahassee, Florida: dos.myflorida.com
04/1997-08/2000 Director/ Webmaster/ Researcher: Leafworks Research & Design. Administration, web design / maintenance, graphic design, team coordination, advertising, computer repair, tech support, and publications. Supervisor, HR, internship program organizer. Research work, mapping, supervision of contractors and interns, accounting, taxes, retrieval of archaeological reports, surveys, and maps of assigned areas from Florida Master Site Files, State of Florida Archives & Library. Instructor for Leafworks HTML class and Graphic Compression; Web page design and maintenance of various private and business web pages. Online Research projects for various clients, including the U.S. Department of Defense/Pentagon. Tallahassee, Florida: technotink.net/leafworks/
09/01/1991-07/1998 Researcher / Archaeological Tech: Archaeological Consultants
06/1996 to 07/1998. 09/1991 to 05/1995. Research, retrieval of archaeological reports, surveys, and maps from Florida Master Site Files, copying, fax, and shipping. Field work including screening, soil auger & posthole tests, and road surveys. Tallahassee, Florida: www.aci-crm.com
05/1992-10/1996 Museum Specialist: NPS Southeastern Archaeological Center
Museum Specialist – preservation, curation, storage, and relocation of artifacts/ materials housed at SEAC. Dbase/Access accessioning of artifacts; Archive Technician – Archives preservation, organization, and cataloging. Authored Operations Manual for Archive management and other reports. Museum Technician – Curation, Artifact and faunal analysis, NAGPRA accession, and preservation. Position via Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation 05/1995-10/1996; Archive Technician 1995 Florida State University Department of Anthropology, Museum Technician 05/1992-08/1992, 08/1993-05/1994. Tallahassee, Florida: nps.gov/orgs/1539/
06/1991-12/14/1991 Archaeology Lab Technician: FSU Department of AnthropologyLab, inventory, cataloguing, data entry, and processing for 1991 Patale field season, color slides, and B&W photographs. WordStar and WordPerfect. Emergency Excavation of downed WWII fighter plan in Apalachicola Forest (Sept 1991) – joint project with Florida State Forestry Service. June 1991: Inventory/Cataloguing NPS-SEAC faunal remains, artifact identification, analysis, cataloguing, and recording data into Dbase. Tallahassee, Florida: anthro.fsu.edu.
01/06/1991-05/15/1991 Archaeology Field School Crew: FSU Anthropology Department Excavations at San Pedro y San Pablo De Patale, Florida. Site setup, auger testing, transit, laser level, grid setup, surveying, excavation, dry and wet screening, photography, camcorder, field sample collections, field book, unit summaries, equipment maintenance, mapping, field forms, and site notes. Washing, cleaning, and cataloging pottery. Feature / unit mapping, artifact reconstructive drawing, and a report done on “Medicinal plant usage amongst the Apalachee Indians”. Tallahassee, Florida: anthro.fsu.edu.
06/1990 – 08/15/1990 Archaeology Field School Crew / Pottery Cataloguer: FSU Classics. Excavations at Cetamura Del Chianti, Italy. Foreign travel, PR, site setup, transit, grid setup, surveying, unit/profile note taking/mapping, final compilation of notes, excavation, recovery, dry/wet screening, stone removal of well, surveying, brick and tile weighing, cataloging, pottery washing/ reconstruction, and curation. Seminars in Etruscan/Roman history/archaeology, curation, and cataloging. Site clearing. Report written on “Roman Tiles”. Chianti, Italy: classics.fsu.edu.