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Resume:
Gerald R. Scott
Sacramento, CA ***23
email: **********@*****.***
Education
MA Anthropology; Northern Illinois University (3.7 GPA)
BA Anthropology; Northern Illinois University (3.69 GPA)
Experience
Independent Contractor: Environmental Inspection, Archaeology, Ethnography, Tribal Liaison,
NAGPRA, Wildlife Biology, Environmental Conservation/Restoration, Quality Control
Recent Projects:
• Ruby Pipeline Project (March 2011-present):
Sr. Tribal Coordinator
• Ruby Pipeline Project (June 2010-Feb. 2011):
Environmental Inspector Spread 5
• FPL Lee/DeKalb Counties, IL Windfarm (Nov. 2008-Nov. 2009):
Supervisory Archaeologist/Tribal Liaison (PI)
• Rockies Express Pipeline EAST: MO, IL, IN (June 2008-July 2009):
Supervisory Archaeologist/Tribal Liaison (PI)
• Phase I Archaeological Survey of the 10 Acre Hero Park Subdivision Project,
Hancock County IL (June 2008): Supervisory Archaeologist (PI)
• Keystone Pipeline: MO, KS, NE (April 2008-June 2008):
Supervisory Archaeologist/Tribal Liaison (PI)
• Rockies Express Pipeline WEST: NE, KS, MO (July 2007-Sept. 2008):
Supervisory Archaeologist/Tribal Liaison (PI)
• FERC Compressor Station Tile Line Project: IA (April 2008):
Supervisory Archaeologist/Tribal Liaison (PI)
• Phase II Archaeological Investigation of sites 11WM355 and 11WM357 for the city
of Marion, IL (Dec. 2007) Supervisory Archaeologist/Tribal Liaison (PI)
• 243 acre Phase II survey at Ft. Leavenworth, KS for the US Army (Nov. 2007):
Supervisory Archaeologist/Tribal Liaison (PI)
• Keystone Pipeline Cushing Extension Phase III Archaeological Investigation of site
14WH318, KS (Oct. 2007): Supervisory Archaeologist/Tribal Liaison (PI)
• USDA Forest Service, Cultural Resource Phase I Surveys at the Midewin National
Tall Grass Prairie, IL. (May-July 2007): Supervisory Archaeologist
Archaeologist/Tribal Liaison (for Midwest Region: IL, IA, MN, WI)
Employer: Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc. Cranbury, NJ. 10 Feb. 2006 – 15 Sep. 2006
Archaeological Research Affiliate/Tribal Liaison/NAGPRA Specialist Employer: Northern Illinois
University Contract Archaeology Program; DeKalb IL. July 2002 – Nov. 2004
Ecological Work
• 2006-2010 Soils analysis, lithic analysis/sourcing, and faunal remains analysis for
Cultural Resource projects (IL, IN, WI, IA, NE, KS, MO)
• 2005-2010 Raptor Rescue Program Member. Capture, transport and release of injured raptors within
Illinois. Species directly worked with: Red-tailed Hawk, Cooper’s Hawk, Rough-legged Hawk, and
Great Horned Owl.
• 2005 Long Lake nested/breading Great Blue Heron population count with other
researchers for MI DNR
• 2003-2004 Lake Renwick nested/breading Snowy Egret population count with Joe
Melosovich for IL DNR
• 2001-2002 Ethnozoological studies/research among the Ho-Chunk and Ojibwe (WI). Included 4.5
months of field work and identified/recorded/translated 198 species in natural habitat.
• 1999-2001 Ethnozoological studies/research among the Lakota (ND & SD). Included 5 months of
field work and identified/recorded/translated 252 separate species in natural habitat.
• 1996-1998 Research Specialist for Midwest Soarring: Worked to preserve Plumb Island
(Starved Rock State Park, IL) as an “off limits/safe area” for nesting/breading Bald
Eagle population and traditional Native American Burial Ground.
• 1992 Supervisory Climber/Cutter/Diver for Hurricane Andrew relief: Foreman in charge
of environmental restoration/clean-up of the North Miami, FL canal system.
Ethnographic Work
For the last ten years I have conducted ethnographic field work with the Lakota, Ojibwe, Ho-Chunk,
Northern Paiute, and Shoshone Nations. This includes ethnozoological and ethnobotanical studies, kinship
studies, treaty rights, NAGPRA, linguistic studies, and contemporary issues.
Professional Texts
Co-authored with Tom Berres: A Phase I Archaeological Survey of Lee-DeKalb
2009
WindEnergy Center Project, DeKalb and Lee, IL 11/16/2009
2008 Co-authored with Tom Berres: A Phase I Archaeological Survey of the 10 Acre
Hero Park Subdivision Project, Hancock County Illinois, 7/15/2008
2008 Co-authored with Gabrielle Aberle: Phase III Archaeological
Investigation at Site 14WH318 within the Kansas Segment of the Proposed
Keystone Pipeline Project Corridor, Cushing Extension, Washington County, KS,
for American Resources Group. March. 2008, report No. 1560
Co-authored with Monica Shah Lomas: Phase II Cultural Resource Survey of 243
2007
Acre Project at Ft. Leavenworth, KS, for American Resources Group. Dec. 2007
2007 Speaking & Thinking About Space in Lakota, Masters Thesis, NIU DeKalb.
(5/9/2007)
2004 co-authored with Karen Atwell: A Phase I Archaeological Survey of the Primrose
Farm Project, Kane County, Illinois, Contract Archaeology Program Project
Completion Report, 14 (9). 12/2/2004
2004 A Quick Guide to Identifying and Dating 19th Century Glass Bottles, Contract
Archaeology Program, NIU, DeKalb. (11/15/2004)
2004 co-authored with Karen Atwell: A Phase I Archaeological Survey of the
University Park Crossings 113 Acre Project, Will County, Illinois, Contract
Archaeology Program Project Completion Report, 14, (1). 4/6/2004
2003 co-authored with Dr. Tom Berres: Phase II Archaeological Evaluation of The
John Lawler Site (11K752), Kane County, Illinois, Contract Archaeology
Program Project Completion Report, 13 (5). 10/27/2003
2003 co-authored with Dr. Tom Berres: Phase II Archaeological Evaluation of Site
11K751, Kane County, Illinois. Contract Archaeology Program Project
Completion Report, 13 (4). 10/14/2003
2003 co-authored with Dr. Tom Berres: Phase II Archaeological Evaluation of Site
11KE407 (J. C. Scofield), Kendall County, Illinois, Contract Archaeology
Program Project Completion Report, 13 (3) 10/15/2003
2001 A Traditional Lakota Zoological Folk Taxonomy: an in depth biological and
cosmological study of animal classification and nomenclature among the Lakota,
Senior Thesis, NIU DeKalb. (4/22/2001)
Unpublished / Pending Publication Text
1999 Paleo and Early Archaic Occupation of the Heron People Site, (7/15/1999)
1999 The Ship Wreck of the Ulu Burun: A Case Study of Canaanite Trade Involvement
During the Late Bronze Age, (10/15/1999)
2000 Land of the Free? Home of the Brave!: a native view of freedom of religion in the
United States, (10/15/2000)
2001 Sacred to Novelty to Sacred: a perspective on how NAGPRA has effected cultural
resource management in Illinois, (4/15/2001)
2003 Cahokia: a perspective on the American Bottom Metropolis in regards to how
much we actually know about the culture, (10/15/2003)
2004 Mega Fauna Extinction in the American Mid-West, (10/15/2004)
2004 How Do We Know Who Lived at Cahokia: Isotopic Analyses, the debate
continues, (11/15/2004)
Training, Licenses, Certificates
• Multilingual: Fluent in English and Lakota; conversationally fluent in Ojibwe and Ho-Chunk
• Safety Training and T&E Species Training Ruby Pipeline Project (June 2010-persent)
• Safety Training and T&E Species Training Rockies Express Pipeline East (June 2008, 2009)
• Safety Training and T&E Species Training Rockies Express Pipeline West (July 2007)
• Safety Training Keystone Pipeline (2007, 2008, 2009)
• Railroad ROW Safety Training for TROW, Keystone Pipeline (2008)
• CPR and First Aid Certification (2008, 2009, 2010)
• Certified raptor handler – Raptor Rescue Program, Pilcher Park Nature Center, Joliet, IL (2005)
• Tribal Contact for raptor remains to appropriate to and contact Tribal representatives (2005)
• Graduated (BA) Upper Division Honors (2003)
• Undergraduate Anthropological Scholar Award (2000)
• Capstone Excellence Award for outstanding research (2001)
• Member of the Golden Key International Honours Society (2003)
• GPS recordation and mapping
• Ethics and Research Design
• Archaeology Theory and Methodology
• Museum Methods
• Certificate of completion for the State of Illinois Employee Ethics Training Program (11/16/2004)
• Hands-on CRM experience working with Federal, Tribal, State, County, and Municipal governments
as well as private land developers and land owners.
• Native American consultation and extensive knowledge of treaties and land holdings/relinquishment
for most Native American Tribes. Also a recognized Tribal member of the Oglala Lakota Nation.
• Assisted Dr. Tom Berres (Our Heritage Archaeology) and Dr. Norman Whitten (Senior University
Scholar at University of Illinois) by reviewing and revising preliminary work on Native American
religions for the new Native American Museum at University of Illinois. (2001)
• Professional Diving certification: Jupitar, FL (1992)
• Mountaineering and High Altitude safety training. REI Portland, OR. Professional Mountain Climber
sponsored by Mammut, inc. and Dolomite, inc. (1990)
• Computer literacy: professional technical report production, word processing, database
formulation/maintenance, spreadsheets, photoshop, Arcview, etc.
References
Robby Erwin: CFEM, El Paso Corporation
P.O Box 2511 Houston, TX 77252
Cell: 205-***-****
Email: *****.*****@******.***
Thomas Darden: Wildlife Biologist (Lead Environmental Inspector)
P.O. Box 191 Canby, CA 96015
Cell #: 530-***-****
Email: ********@*******.***
Jim Thompson: Caprock Environmental Services, LLC
2884 Devils Glen Rd., PMB 351, Bettendorf, IA 52722
Cell: 806-***-****
Email: ****@*******-***.***
Stephen Bymun: Scientific Principle, Inc., (Environmental Biologist)
P.O. Box 1232, Baldwin, MO 63022
Cell: 314-***-****
Email: ******@*******************.***
Dr. Tom Berres: Owner and PI of Our Heritage Archaeology
DeKalb, IL 60115
Office: 815-***-****
Email: *******@***.***
Kelcey Thomas: Price-Gregory (Project Engineer)
15660 N. Dallas Pkwy., Ste. 300, Dallas, TX 75248
Cell: 972-***-****
Email: *******@************.***
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