Management Project

RESUME

ROGER H. WERNER

ASI Archaeology and Cultural Fax 209-***-****

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DEGREES/CREDENTIALS/CERTIFICATES

Master of Arts Degree, Special Interdisciplinary Degree: Anthropology,

Geology, and Geography. Degree issued by ITDS Department in conjunction

with the Department of Anthropology, Sonoma State University. Degree

Date June 1982.

Bachelor of Arts/Science Degrees, History. Degree issued by Department

of History, Belknap College. Degree Date September 1973.

State of California Junior College Single Subject Teaching Credential -

Anthropology No. 04036.

EDUCATION

Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California. September 1977 to

June 1982 Master of Arts Degree program Interdisciplinary studies

(Unclassified graduate status from Fall 1975 to Fall 1977). Course work

in anthropology (ethnology, linguistics, ethnohistory, and ethnographic

field methods), archaeology (general prehistory, field and laboratory

methods, cultural resource management, general theory), geography (remote

sensing, physical and cultural geography, cartography), history

(California history), geology (soil science, field geology,

geomorphology, and stratigraphy), and field biology. Additional course

work in California environmental law.

Belknap College, Center Harbor, New Hampshire. September 1968 to

September 1973. Bachelor of Science Degree program, Departments of

History and Education. State of New Hampshire secondary school teaching

credential in history and geography. Course work in ancient history,

European History from 476 to 1918, Colonial American History, and

cultural geography and physical geography. Minor in English Literature

(Shakespearean and Romantic).

San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, California. January 1990.

Undergraduate courses in physical geology, philosophy, and logic.

University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada. April 1989, April 1990, April 1991.

Graduate course work in geomorphology, geographic information systems,

paleoenvironmental reconstruction, geomorphology of arid environments,

and Quaternary studies. Introduction and Advanced Courses in Section 106

of the National Historic Preservation Act. University Extension Program.

Yuba College, Clearlake, California. Fall 1979, Spring 1980.

Undergraduate courses in field biology, business administration, and

emergency medical training (EMT 1 State certified 1980-1983).

Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York. July to August 1969 and

1970; Fall 1970. Undergraduate course work in general geology and

paleontology, English literature, speed reading, marketing, and

advertising.

Other Course Work

In addition to the above, I have taken seminars and short courses in public

speaking; speed readings; Total Quality Management; large project

management and accounting; use of geographic information systems in

archaeological data management, cartographic applications of computer-aided

design programs; use of global positioning systems for spatial control in

mountainous and forested environments; application and design of local and

wide area networks, development and use of corporate intranets, methods of

packet switching and routing, the legal problems associated with web site

content and development; guidance for consultants seminar for Department of

Transportation cultural resource consultants; use of ground based remote

sensing technologies for non-destructive archaeological investigation

(sponsored by the National Park Service held at Fort Laramie, WY);

California Register of Historic Resources and changes to the California

Environmental Quality Act since 1992; 1999 revisions to 36 CFR 800

(Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Procedures); and California

Department of Transportation and Office of Historic Preservation seminar on

identifying cultural landscapes.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Summary Statement

More than thirty-four years of progressive responsibility in leadership

and planning for interdisciplinary projects involving archaeology,

history, ethnography, geography, and geology, environmental and software

consulting with public and private sector clients; serving as an expert

witness in cases involving cultural resource vandalism and anticipatory

demolition; and teaching anthropology and archaeology in both academic

and non-academic settings. Areas of responsibility include

archaeological and associated research, historical research, collecting

oral history, environmental constraints analyses, technology needs

assessments, cost and technical proposal preparation, contract

negotiation, project and program management, budget projections; office

management and policy development; strategic planning; management of

customer relations; personnel management and safety; writing technical

reports and editing technical and non-technical documents including

technical and non-technical reports and training manuals; marketing

digital consulting services and computer software; and curriculum

development for computer training classes in GIS. I have managed

approximately 2,500 projects and written more than 3,200 technical

reports.

Consulting Experience

ASI Archaeology and Cultural Resources Management, 1117 Aberdeen Avenue,

Stockton, California. President and principal investigator. Job duties

include preparing cost estimates and budgets, negotiating contracts,

developing project work plans, hiring and supervising personnel, developing

company personnel and management policies, establishing technical

guidelines for staff and consultants, supervising and conducting technical

research, report preparation as an principal author and general/technical

editor, and responsibility for customer service and relations, and,

business development. Has principal responsibility for all federal

undertakings including writing technical reports, conducting National

Register of Historic Places archaeol9ogical site evaluations, writing

Historic Property Treatment Plans, Agreement Documents, Findings of Effect

reports, and Data Recovery Reports, and non-Federal projects conducted by

the Stockton office. Has responsibility of all cultural resource

consultation completed in the context of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act

for the Corps of Engineers. Has intimate familiarity with the integration

of the NEPA-Section 106 processes. January 1979 to present. Was on a

temporary leave of absence from November 1995 to May 1996 and worked part

time for AIS from April 1996 to October 1997: During this period was

involved with the startup of an Internet technology-related business.

University Positions-Non-teaching

MacAlester College, St. Paul, Minnesota. Director of Cartographic and Data

Processing Services, Black Sea Project. June 1994 to June 1996. Provided

overall supervision to field mapping crews and GIS analysts in the

collection of field data and in the design and use of these data for

project related purposes. Was also responsible for the overseas transport,

set up, and support of computers and peripherals The Black Sea Project

was a 3-year university-based archaeological research project focused on

the southwestern part of the Crimean Autonomous Republic of the Republic of

Ukraine, near the city of Sevastopol. The goals of the project were to

develop a digital map atlas of the Greco-Roman city of Chersoneses and

prepare a digital 3-dimensional map of a portion of the archaeological

ruins. This project was a joint effort of MacAlester College and the

Ukrainian Academy of Science.

University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. June 1992 to October 1993.

Director of Cartography, Joint Expedition to Yodefat, Lower Galilee,

Israel. Directed collection of field data and generation of final maps of

a 1 square mile area containing a first century AD Jewish-Hellenistic city.

This project was a joint effort of the University of Rochester, Bar Ilan

University, and the Israel Antiquities Authority.

Cultural Resources Facility, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park,

California. Staff Archaeologist. September 1977 to August 1980. Designed

and implemented field research programs; prepared research proposals and

cost estimates; participated in archaeological site evaluation utilizing

State of California criteria; participated in National Register

evaluations; administered small-scale projects; trained beginning

anthropology students; participated in the preparation and implementation

of public relations enterprises sponsored by the university; and worked as

a crew person on survey and excavation projects.

Anthropology Laboratory, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park,

California. Curatorial Assistant. January 1976 to June 1977. Performed

technical research under the supervision of more experienced staff.

Government Positions

Western Archaeological Center, National Park Service, Western Region,

Tucson, Arizona. Circuit Riding Archaeologist. January 1978 to October

1978. Provided technical consultation to park superintendents; aided in

the preparation of park cultural resource management plans; developed

curriculum for and taught archaeological awareness and appreciation

courses designed for park ranger staff, and conducted more than 100

cultural resource surveys in more than a dozen western National Parks,

monuments, and recreation areas.

Lake County Planning Department, 255 North Forbes Street, Lakeport,

California. Staff Archaeologist to the Planning Commission. June 1977 to

December 1977. Reviewed cultural resource sections of environmental impact

reports and environmental impact statements for technical adequacy;

prepared County procedures for implementation of the cultural resources

element of the California Environmental Quality Act; and made

recommendations to the Planning Commission regarding the need for

investigations on development projects.

City of Stockton, Cultural Heritage Board. Member December 2000 to

present. Reviewed cultural resource sections of environmental impacts

reports and studies for technical adequacy and for compliance with city

ordinances, reviewed certificates of appropriateness for modifications to

historic structures, and advised city planning commission on all cultural

resource matters. The board member position is a multifaceted one that

involves compliance review, education, public outreach, and general

consulting with project proponents attempting to refurbish old buildings.

Teaching Experience

University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington. Instructor in Computer

Applications in Archaeology. June-July 1995. Teaching in an informal

setting in the Crimea, Ukraine in the use of databases, CAD, and GIS for

archaeological research and data management.

California State University, Fresno, Department of Anthropology, Fresno,

California. Instructor. January to June 1991. Developed curriculum and

taught a course in Public Archaeology.

San Joaquin Delta College, Division of Social Science, Stockton,

California. Fall 1990 to Spring 1992. Instructor. Prepared curriculum

and taught courses in Introduction to American Archaeology and Beginning

and Intermediate Archaeological Methods.

University of the Pacific, University Extension Program, Stockton,

California. Instructor. Fall 1986 to Spring 1991. Prepared curriculum

and taught courses in California Archaeology, California Prehistory,

California Indians, and Archaeological Field Methods.

Clovis Adult School, Clovis, California. Instructor. Fall 1984, Spring

and Fall 1985, Spring 1986. Prepared curriculum and taught courses in

Indians of North America, California Indians, California Archaeology,

North American Prehistory, and Archaeology for the Non-professional.

Anthropological Studies Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park,

California. Teaching Assistant. September 1978 to June 1979. Ya-Ka-Ama

Indian Education Program. Emphasis of the program was to train

California Native Americans in basic archaeological field techniques.

Helped develop program curriculum and taught courses in cultural resource

law and legislative history, archaeological field methods, and California

prehistory.

PUBLICATIONS

Biography of Charles M. Weber (in progress)

History of Old Stockton Waterfront (in progress)

The Search for Charles Weber's Mansion on Weber Point, Stockton,

California. San Joaquin Historian 1999 (With R. Paul Hampson)

GIS in Archaeology: A Tool for Studying the Past (with Laura Lang).

Cadalyst. 1994

Archaeologist Dig PC-Based Mapping (with Thomas N. Brock, MS.). GeoInfo

Systems Winter 1992.

PC ARC/Info Innovations at the Skyrocket Site (with Thomas N. Brock,

MS.). ARC News 13(4): 14-15. Fall 1991.

The Russians at Clear Lake? Journal of the Lake County Historical

Society. Fall 1977

An Incised Slate Drawing Found at Bodega bay, Sonoma County, California.

Journal of California Archaeology Winter 1977.

PAPERS PRESENTED AND SYMPOSIUMS CHAIRED

2004 Captain Charles Maria Weber and the Transition if his Mexican Land

Grant Rancho Campo de los Franceses to Gold Rush American Entrepot.

Paper presented at The California History Center Program on

Spanish and Mexican California History and Cultural Legacies, John

Muir Center, University of the Pacific, Stockton, California.

1995 Guest Columnist, Stockton Downtown Focus. 1996 Wrote monthly column

on technology.

1995 Contributing Editor, Central Valley Computer News. Wrote monthly

column on technology.

1994 Use of Geographic Information Systems for Automating Ste-wide

Archaeological Site Data Bases. Society for American Archaeology

Bulletin 12(5):13,22.

1994 Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of Geological Effects to

Archaeological Sites Caused by Natural Tree Blowdown and Helicopter

Logging. (With Thomas B. Anderson, Ph.D., Jeff Parsons, BA, and John

W. Dougherty, MA.). Paper presented at a Symposium on Exploring

Logging Practices and Their Effects on Archaeological Sites:

Developing Management Alternatives for the National Forests. Society

for California Archaeology Annual Meeting, Ventura, California.

1993 The Use of Geographic Information Systems in Archaeology.

Symposium Chairman. Society for California Archaeology Annual

Meeting, Pacific Grove, California.

1992 Practical Use of Geographic Information Systems and Global

Positioning Systems for Archaeological Data Generation and Analysis.

Second International GPS/GIS Conference, Newport Beach, California.

1992 Geographic Information Systems as an Archaeological Data Integration

Tool: Archaeological Site and Feature Prediction. Seminar presented

in Athens, Greece, Sponsored by Marathon Data Systems, Athens.

1991 Soil Stratigraphy of CA-CAL-629/630, A Well Stratified Site in the

Western Sierra Foothills, Calaveras County (with Thomas B.

Anderson, Ph.D.). Geological Society of America Annual Meeting,

San Diego.

1989 Geological and Archaeological Investigations at CA-CAL-629/630: An

Interim Report. Society for California Archaeology Annual Meeting,

Redding, California.

1981 Archaeological Investigations on Sanhedrin Mountain, Lake County,

California. Sonoma State University Symposium on North Coast

Ranges Archaeology, Rohnert Park, California.

GRANTS

Development of Generally Acceptable Methods of Using Geographic Information

Systems in the Management of State-Wide Archaeological Site Data Bases.

National Science Foundation Grant 1993-1994. Served as consultant to

Principal Investigator, James. I. Ebert, Ph.D., Ebert, and Associates,

Albuquerque, NM.

Archaeological Analysis of Cultural Materials from CA-LAK-475, Anderson

Marsh, Lake County, California. Department of Anthropology Student Grant

1979.

MEMBERSHIPS/AFFILIATIONS

Society for American Archaeology

San Joaquin County Historical Society

SPECIALIZATIONS/AREAS OF INTEREST

Historical research in California

Historical archaeology of the California Gold Rush and western rural

settlements

Prehistory and prehistoric archaeology of the North and South Coast Ranges,

San Francisco Bay Area, Sierra Nevada foothills, and Central Valley

Geoarchaeology and Landscape archaeology

Interpretations of aerial photographs and satellite imagery

Technical and popular writing

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