Quality Assurance Manager

Community

Service

Anchorage, AK

At Novarupta Dome, Katmai NP&P, VTTS,

**** ** ****-**** *** (~ 30#) at Fort Knox Mine (Kinross), Fairbanks, AK, 2011 In Karymsky Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia, 2004

Education

• MS, University

of Alaska Fairbanks, AK (PDF

Thesis)

2005

• BS, University of

Washington, Seattle, WA 2000

Employment

Alaska Divison of Economic Development,, Anchorage, AK

Minerals Development Specialist

•

Established and maintained cooperative relationships and liaised with mining groups including multinational, international and national mining corporations, service companies, professional societies, state, federal and local regulators, land owners and managers, Alaska Native corporations, and other stakeholders via increased face-time, and one-on-one meetings. Improved agency accessibility to businesses, investors and residents.

• Improved and accelerated mining and mineral business development, by placing publicly available and relevant materials and contacts related to permitting, export, financing, infrastructure and data gathering in Alaska in one location, and linking to others online, through the design, generation, and distribution of 500 State of Alaska Minerals and Mining Portal (thumb drives) .

• Reduced costs and improved response time to worldwide and local business inquiry by working with Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources .

• Determined the current status, need, and potential in Alaska's resource mineral extraction sector in conjunction with participation on the, as the agency member of the and their annual Anchorage convention committee, and as staff to the .

• Presented findings at local, national and international trade shows and other venues.

• Co-authored the annual and mining and oil and gas sections of the Alaska Economic Performance Report 2010.

• Contributed to the interagency within DNRs conducting the ongoing coordination of permitting ~18 mining late stage exploration and development projects, and producing mines. Actively participated on the technical team reviewing the EPA Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment Draft including the derivation and compilation of the state’s technical comments and summary response letters to EPA.

• Planned, coordinated, budgeted and managed projects, travel, procurement, and marketing costs through multiple funding sources including base funding, capital projects and reimbursable service agreements.

2/11 - present

Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management,, Fort Richardson, AK

Emergency Management Specialist

•

Produced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-approved, promulgated State of Alaska Hazard Mitigation Plan 2010 . Consistently worked with the, the State Hazard Mitigation Advisory Committee and FEMA Region X.

• Reviewed and managed request for proposals and multiple contractors awarded to generate FEMA-approved local hazard mitigation plans for communities in the unorganized borough.

• Provided technical assistance, oversight, and review of FEMA-approved local hazard mitigation plans including public meetings.

• Provided mitigation outreach and training to state and local agencies and communities including leading division outreach at the Annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Fairbanks in 2010.

• Served as Resource Unit Leader and Situation Unit Leader following Incident Command System protocols in the State Emergency Coordination Center during the state’s bi-annual disaster training exercise (Alaska Shield / Arctic Edge / Vigilant Guard) and annual flood watch program .

3/10 - 1/11

TerraSond Ltd., Palmer, AK

Geophysicist

•

Acquired, analyzed and processed hydrographic survey data and interpreted hydrographic survey and other geophysical data (eg. acoustic doppler current profiles) from, the, and offshore of Fire Island.

• Prepared all survey data, charts, plots, maps, records, and deliverables to meet National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) charting contract quality control and quality assurance requirements.

• Represented company at annual NOAA surveyors’ conference in Seattle, WA.

5/09-1/10

U.S. Geological Survey Alaska

Science Center,, Anchorage, AK

Geologist

•

Managed and oversaw interagency (federal, state, local and university) coordination and communications during heightened periods of volcanic activity and periods of volcanic quiescence. Focused on the development and release of print and web-based, public and internal-use-only information products as well as interagency media management and served as primary point-of-contact for all media and public inquiry.

• Interpreted and analyzed geophysical and other real-time and near real-time monitoring data streams and historic data (satellite, seismic, deformation), and observations via reporting (aviation, citizenry, imagery) of volcanic behavior. Served as 24/7 Operations Room staff and rotational 24/7 on-call Duty Scientist during periods of heightened volcanic activity and supervised and trained visiting graduate-level students and USGS staff as 24/7 staff during volcanic eruption response. (,

2005-2006; and,

2007;, &,

2008).

• Designed, developed and authored standards-correlated Alaska volcano educators guidebook, including curricula materials and activities for secondary science classrooms, in conjunction with serving as an agency-sponsored graduate-level instructor at Alaska Pacific University ( and ).

•

Awarded and managed funding to hire and supervise a college student intern for the project, Alaska Volcano Observatory’s Proactive Approach to Volcanic Hazards Communications with Native Communities, through the internal, nationwide, and competitive USGS Student Intern in Support of Native American Relation program .

• Presented over 200 programs focused on Alaska volcanism and the role of the observatory.

• Supervised and hosted exhibits and interagency participation at the Annual Alaska Federation of Natives Convention, Schlumberger, BPs on-site table top exercise and volcanic eruption scenario, informational public meetings, and at other venues.

5/05 - 4/09

University of Alaska Fairbanks,, Fairbanks,

AK

Research

Assistant

• Conducted

and presented original scientific investigations on-site at volcanic domes

within Black Peak caldera, Alaska Peninsula, including the application

and processing of multi-spectral, high spatial resolution remote sensing image analyses

(ASTER) and laboratory XRF, XRD, FTIR specotroscopy and optical microscopy. (MS Thesis )

• Determined

the compositional and mineralogical variations from dome to dome,

relative dome emplacement(s), timescale(s), and their relationships

within the dome complex.

• Presented scientific thesis throughout Alaska, the U.S, and internationally (Russia, Canada and Chile) at professional conferences.

5/03 - 3/05

University of Alaska Fairbanks,,

Fairbanks, AK

Teaching

Assistant

•

Planned, conducted, and graded two undergraduate level course laboratories:

Introduction to Mineralogy, and Petrology and Petrography.

8/02 - 5/03

Hawai`i

Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, HI

Web

Content Manager

•

Layout

and content developer for the Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

"In Depth" website.

•

Translated

scientific and technical information into a format usable for general

web audiences.

12/02 - 1/03

U.S. Geological Survey,, Anchorage, AK ( contractor)

Geologist

•

Edited

content, created figures, and determined layout for publications

including Geology

of the Ugashik-Mount Peulik volcanic center, Alaska:

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report OF 2004-1009, Miller, T.

P., 2004.

• Developed

presentations on volcanoes for staff use in schools and at community

events.

• Contributed

AVO science articles for the Alaska Region National Park Service publication,

Alaska Park Science: Natural and Cultural Resource Connections

in Alaska's National Parks on the history of volcanic research conducted in the Valley of Ten

Thousand Smokes, Katmai National Park and Preserve, AK.

•

Conducted

tours and explained AVO and USGS program information to collaborating

scientists, visitors and the general public. Programs were presented

at the Mt. View Elementary School of Kenai, Alaska; the Alaska Natural

History Symposium; Palmer Public Library;Geophysical

Society of Alaska; and Alaska

Public Lands Information Center.

2/02 - 8/02

Earthquake

Hazards Program, Menlo

Park, CA (ECO contractor)

Web

Content Manager

•

Planned

and developed content and images for website including the Parkfield

Earthquake Experiment,

and Scientific

Software.

•

Participated

in USGS information management response in Washington State following

the 2001 Nisqually earthquake.

•

Developed

outreach materials (brochures, literature, communications, figures)

for use by the media in the visitor center to accurately reflect

the findings and the work of geoscientists for events and organizations.

Includes the USGS Northern California Natural Hazards Conference,

the Intel International

Science and Engineering Fair, National Association of Geoscience Teachers

Conference and the Discovery Channel.

• Provide

field support for the USGS conducting research within the Earthquake

Hazards Team. Including

faults, GPS

Surveying, Cone Penetration

Testing and Electronic

Distance Measuring . 2001

- 2002,

University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Student

Researcher

• Prepared and analyzed rock and sea water samples for isotopic composition using ion exchange chemistry under clean lab conditions and thermal

ionization mass spectrometry.

• Lab work included use of Excel spreadsheets, fabricating and maintaining laboratory tools and testing equipment, writing detailed documentation on laboratory procedures for use by future students and employees and training new students and employees on laboratory procedures, safety and analyses.

• Conducted original scientific investigations on isotopic ratios illustrating the proportions of hydrothermal fluids to sea water in the formation of anhydrite crystals within black smoker sulfide chimneys collected by UW and the American Museum of Natural History from the Juan de Fuca Ridge. 1998

- 2001

Mathsoft

Engineering & Education, Inc. (now), Cambridge, MA

Science

Editor and Writer

•

Developed

and edited science lessons on glaciers and volcanoes for middle

and high school students for educational software, StudyWorks

Science! and accompanying website.

1998 - 2000

Hawai`ian Volcano Observatory, Hawai`i Volcanoes National Park, HI

Web

Content / Education & Outreach Contributor

•

Organized and conducted meetings between geoscientists and

non-scientists to discuss the generation of content and design

for the international, interagency website, Volcanic

Ash: What it can do and how to prevent damage.

•

Developed

text and images for Web presentations including the Kilauea

Update Page and Experience

with the USGS Volcano Web Group.

•

Guided groups of visitors, JASON Project participants and college

level volcanology classes, on field trips to Kilauea and the

active lava flow field.

12/02

- 1/03

Alaskaguidebook.com

(now ),

Homer, AK

Travel

Writer and Photographer

•

Contributed

travel writing and photography for the southwestern Alaska portion

of Alaskaguidebook.com

1999

High Pressure

Experimental Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Lab

technician

•

Researched

building material cost for design and construction of a new lab

room to house three internally heated pressure vessels. 1999, King Salmon, AK

Interpretive

Park Ranger

•

Developed

and presented interpretive evening programs, hour-long cultural

hikes, and day-long field trips focused in the Valley

of Ten Thousand Smokes volcanic area.

• Prepared

and conducted staff training focused on the geology and volcanology

of the park.

•

Translated

scientific information into a format appropriate for exhibits.

•

Worked

with media representatives to accurately develop articles for publication

and broadcast.

• Developed

curriculum and appeared as Guest Ranger for the interagency webcast: Journeys to

Alaska: The Power of Volcanoes.

• Enforced

National Park Service safety and permit regulations including bear

/ human interaction, fishing and backcountry preparedness and conducted

backcountry patrols in wilderness, park and preserve units, including

and the Alagnak

National Wild and Scenic River. 1996

- 1999

Alaska

Peninsula and National

Wildlife Refuge Complex, King Salmon, AK

Information

Specialist

•

Operated

the interagency King

Salmon Visitor Center and Alaska

Natural History Association bookstore.

•

Developed

and presented multimedia natural history programs and tours. 1996

- 1999

Technical Experience

Computer

Adobe Creative Suite (CS) (inc. DreamWeaver, Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign), Research Systems, Inc. ENVI, MS Office (inc. OneNote), CorelDraw, TriPlot, Omnic, ArcGIS, CARIS 6.1 and 7.0 (HIPS & SIPS, Bathy DataBASE, Notebook), IVS 3D FledermausProfessional, several wiki platforms

Laboratory

Seven-collector VG Sector Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometer (TIMS), Cameca

SX-50 Electron Microprobe, Rigaku X-ray Diffractometer, Nicolet Nexus 670 FTIR

spectrometer

Field

Two-color Electronic Distance Measuring (EDM), Trimble GPS, Cone Penetration Testing (CPT), Trimble differential GPS Pathfinder Pro XRS, Laser Tech 3-D profiling system, Exotech hand-held radiometer, Reson SeaBat 8101 Multibeam Echosounder, ODIM MVP200 (Moving Vessel Profiler), SV Plus Probe, Shipboard Lead lines and Measure downs, Tide Staff reading, Hydrometer reading, QPS QinSY, HYPACK, PosPack, EdgeTech DISOVER, Applanix POSPac, Simple SVP (Sound Velocity Profiler)

Publications

Szumigala, D.J., Harbo, L.A., and Adleman,

J.N., 2011, Alaska's mineral industry 2010: Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys Special Report 65, 83 p.

Adleman,

J.N., 2011, for Teacher . USGS GIP 99.

Adleman,

J.N., Cameron, C. E., Snedigar, S. F., Neal, C. A. and K.L. Wallace, 2010,

Public outreach and communications of the Alaska Volcano Observatory during the 2005–2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, chapter 27 of Power, J.A., Coombs, M.L., and Freymueller, J.T., eds., The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1769, p. 631–644

Neal, C.A. Murray, T.L. Power, J.A. Adleman, J.N. Whitmore, P.M. and Osiensky, J.M. 2010, Hazard information management, interagency coordination, and impacts of the 2005–2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, chapter 28 of Power, J.A., Coombs, M.L., and Freymueller, J.T., eds., The 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Alaska: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 1769, p. 645–667

Adleman,

J.N., Cameron, C. E., Neal, T. A. and J. S. Shipman. 2008, Hazards Communication

by the Alaska Volcano Observatory Concerning the 2008 Eruptions of Okmok and

Kasatochi Volcanoes, Aleutian Islands, Alaska []:

Eos fall meeting supplementary, Eos, v. 89, n. 53, abstract A53b-0275.

Adleman,

J.N., and Snedigar, S., 2007, The Alaska Volcano Observatory's information

management systems during the 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Cook Inlet,

Alaska

Cities on Volcanoes 5 Conference, Abstract volume, Shimabara, Japan, abstract

number 31-O-05.

Neal,

C., Wallace, K. and Adleman, J.N, 2007, An ash fall atlas poster for

volcanic hazard education in the U.S

Cities on Volcanoes 5 Conference, Abstracts volume, Shimabara, Japan, abstract

number 32-P-07.

Adleman,

J.N., 2007, Alaska's volcano teaching kit: building awareness of volcanic

hazards through state-wide science education

Cities on Volcanoes 5 Conference, Abstract volume, Shimabara Japan, abstract

number 32-P-16.

Adleman,

J.N., Snedigar, S., and Wallace, K., 2006, Alaska Volcano Observatory: outreach,

education, and communication, one eruption at a time

Geological Society of America Abstracts with Program, v. 38, n. 7, p. 516.

Adleman,

J.N., 2006, Response of the Alaska Volcano Observatory to public inquiry

concerning the 2006 eruption of Augustine Volcano, Cook Inlet, Alaska []:

Eos fall meeting supplementary, Eos, v. 87, n. 52, abstract V41F-02.

Adleman,

J.N. USGS,

NPS Educate the Public on the Risks, Wonders of Alaska’s Volcanoes

in, "People, Land and Water" Jennifer N. Adleman, USGS Alaska Science Center,

11-10-06.

Adleman,

J.N., Augustine Volcano - Shake, Rattle and Roll On! In Spring 2006 Newsletter

of the Alaska Science Teachers Association. pp 2-3.

Adleman,

J.N., J.F. Larsen, M.S. Ramsey, R.G. McGimsey, and C.A. Neal, Analysis of

composition and chronology of dome emplacement at Black Peak, Alaska utilizing

ASTER remote sensing data and field-based studies. Abs. Vol. Abs. s08c_pf_165.

IAVCEI General Assembly, Pucon Chile. November 2004. Adleman,

J.N., J.F. Larsen, M.S. Ramsey, R.G. McGimsey, and C.A. Neal, Analysis of

composition and chronology of dome emplacement at Black Peak, Alaska utilizing

ASTER remote sensing data and field-based studies. Abs. Vol. IV International

Biennial Workshop on Subduction Processes emphasizing the Japan-Kurile-Aleutain

Arcs. August 2004.

Adleman,

J.N., J.F. Larsen, M.S. Ramsey, R.G. McGimsey, and C.A. Neal, Analysis of

composition and chronology of dome emplacement at Black Peak, Alaska utilizing

ASTER remote sensing data and field-based studies. Eos Trans. AGU, 84 (46),

Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract

V31G-07, 2003.

McGimsey,

R.G., C.A. Neal, J.N. Adleman, J.F. Larsen, and M.S. Ramsey. Black Peak

Caldera, Alaska: Preliminary investigations of the ~4600 BP caldera-forming

eruption and subsequent post-caldera activity. Eos Trans. AGU, 84 (46), Fall

Meet. Suppl., Abstract

V42B-0342, 2003.

Ramsey,

M.S., J. Dehn, J.N. Adleman, J.F. Larsen, R.G. McGimsey, C.A. Neal, R.

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