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Location:
Portland, OR, 97229
Posted:
June 01, 2011

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LAEL ROGAN

503-***-**** ( *********@*****.*** ( *019 NW Montara Loop ( Portland, OR

97229

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SPECIALIST

Highly knowledgeable environmental professional with 10 + years of

experience and strong background in GIS analysis, regulatory work,

contingency plan development, and permit acquisition. Proven ability to

effectively write detailed environmental reports and generate maps using

GIS software. Detail-oriented analyst able to demonstrate high levels of

initiative and problem-solving skills in fast-paced environments. Strong

research, assessment, and mapping skills and key asset to innovative

planning teams. Strengths include:

Environmental Analysis GIS Analysis Report Generation

Regulatory Compliance Remote Sensing Research & Development

Permit Obtainment Map Series Development Environmental Assessment

Data Interpretation Spatial Monitoring

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

SLR International Corporation, Anchorage, AK 2008-Present

Project Scientist

Contribute to and develop oil spill contingency plans (ODPCP), and oversee

permitting and regulatory compliance for international environmental

consultancy. Produce and update Spill Prevention, Control and

Countermeasure (SPCC) reports and comprehensive training modules. Maintain

weekly status budget report for clients. Identify and resolve key

compliance concerns and ensure efficient document control system. Wrote

Storm Water Pollution Plans (SWPPP) and provided follow up inspection

services for numerous utility company facilities.

o Developed training tools required by SPCC regulations.

o Pioneered new GIS map series for Alaska DOT report.

o Published map series for Prince William Sound oil spill drills.

o Assisted in developing GIS Atlas illustrating wildlife habitat along

Dalton Highway corridor.

Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, Fairbanks, AK

2007-2008

Environmental Impact Analyst II

Obtained environmental permits, wrote wetland delineation reports, proposed

Memorandum of Agreements (MOA), and contributed to research and analysis

and data collection initiatives. Completed environmental assessment

reports.

o Acquired permits from Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and

the Army Corps of Engineers.

o Took initiative to research history of Bering Straits Regional

Corporation to determine material sites near Unalakleet Airport.

o Generated Programmatic Categorical Exclusion (PCE) for small construction

projects in Fairbanks.

o Drafted letters to State Historical Preservation Office describing

adverse effect on newly proposed road alignment.

Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC), Anchorage, AK 2006-2007

GIS Analyst

Compiled spatial data from state and federal agencies for environmental

assessments and mitigation plans. Located and digitized ice road, stream,

and water body crossings.

o Originated map series for specific environmental assessment encompassing

wildlife distribution and location of pipeline infrastructure on Alaska's

North Slope.

o Assisted in digitizing potential Right-of-Way (ROW) corridor and gas

export pipelines.

Institute of Arctic Biology - Toolik Field Station, Fairbanks, AK 2004-

2006

GIS & Remote Sensing Analyst

Updated and maintained database for Toolik Lake Natural Research Area.

Collected and processed GPS data for principal investigators and created

bathymetric maps utilizing Garmin sonar equipment.

o Utilized predetermined GPS coordinates to locate environmental monitoring

station for National Park Service at Toolik Lake.

o Submitted posters on thermokarst discoveries to Alaska Survey and Mapping

Conference (2005, 2006).

Municipality of Anchorage, Anchorage, AK 2001-2003

GIS Technician II

Produced maps for several city departments, collected remote sensing data,

and assessed accuracy of GIS layers. Created, edited, and maintained

corporate metadata layers.

o Organized trails data and mapped out mobile home pad locations in

Anchorage Bowl by utilizing Trimble ProXR and ESRI ArcMap.

Additional experience as Staff Scientist for Alsea Geospatial, Inc.;

Graduate Research Assistant at Oregon State University; Assistant Fisheries

Technician at Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

TECHNICAL PORTFOLIO

ESRI ArcGIS ( Microsoft Software ( ERDAS Imagine ( Garmin Sonar equipment (

Trimble GPS Equipment

EDUCATION

MS in Forestry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, emphasis on GIS and

Remote Sensing

BA in Physical Anthropology, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, CO

Recreation Management Coursework, University of Montana, Missoula, MT

TRAINING

Writing a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP), December 2010,

Anchorage, AK

Alaska Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead Storm Water Training

Program, January 2010, Anchorage, AK

Beyond Compliance: Historic Preservation in Transportation Project

Development, January 2008, Fairbanks, AK

Introduction to Microsoft Access, December 2005, Fairbanks, AK

ESRI Introduction to Building Geodatabases, August 2005, Fairbanks, AK

Trimble 5700 (Survey Grade) GPS training, April 2005, Fairbanks AK

Photogrammetry 101: Photogrammetry for Non-Photogrammetrists, May 2003,

ASPRS Conference, Anchorage, AK

Assessing the Accuracy of GIS Information Created from Remotely Sensed

Data, May 2003, ASPRS Conference, Anchorage, AK

Image Classification techniques for the development of accurate, detailed,

quantitative land cover data, May 2003, ASPRS Conference, Anchorage, AK

POSTER PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS

Alaska Survey and Mapping Conference 2006 -- Examining changes in

thermokarsts over time on Alaska's North Slope

Alaska Survey and Mapping Conference 2005 -- Thermokarst Monitoring: From

the Ground and from Above

Burkart, G., Luecke, C, and L. Rogan. 2005 Effects of Landscape Age on Fish

Presence and Zooplankton Assemblages in Arctic Lakes

L. Rogan and M. Jaenicke. 1997. Survey of the rainbow trout sport fishery

on the Agulukpak River, 1996. Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Fishery

Data Series No. 97-38, Anchorage



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