Project Manager Power Plant

Jay Rehor

Senior Archaeologist/Geoarchaeologist

Overview

Mr. Rehor has 11 years of experience in archaeology and cultural

resources management, participating in and directing projects throughout

California and Hawaii, as well as academic research in several foreign

countries. He has managed numerous CEQA and Section 106 cultural

resource compliance projects and has experience in prehistoric and

historic data collection, curation, and lab analysis. He has a background in

both geologic and geomorphic survey, and the interpretation of

geomorphic data with respect to the archaeological record, including an

independent interest in studying stable landforms on the northern

California coast.

Project Specific Experience

Areas of Expertise

Compliance Projects

Prehistoric Archaeology

Geoarchaeological Specialist, Canyon Power Plant, Santa Ana, CA,

Geoarchaeology

2009: Developed and completed an archival review and geoarchaeological

GIS

testing program to assess the potential effects of a proposed natural gas

Years of Experience power plant on buried cultural resources within a dynamic alluvial plain

With URS: 2 Year environment, and meet lead agency requirements for impact assessment.

With Other Firms: 7 Years

Geoarchaeological Specialist, SES Solar 2 Project, El Centro, CA,

Education

2009: Developed and completed an archival and field-based

BA/Anthropology & Earth

geoarchaeological/geomorphological assessment of solar collection

Sciences/2000/University of

facility project impacts on BLM lands (Plaster City Limited Use OHV

California, Santa Cruz

area, El Centro).

MA/Cultural Resources

Task Manager/Geoarchaeological Specialist, San Francisco

Management/2008/Sonoma State

General Hospital Rebuild, San Francisco, CA, 2008: Developed and

University

implemented a combined geoarchaeological and Extended Phase I

Registration/Certification research design and subsurface investigation. Using continuous-core

2008/Registered Professional profiles and mechanical trenching, accurately documented the subsurface

Archaeologist (RPA)/2009 geomorphology and archaeological sensitivity of the project area,

including dating of identified paleosols. This data, in conjunction with

2007/40 Hr. HAZWOPER/2008 historical research, was used to develop mitigation protocol.

2008/Trench Safety, Competent Project Archaeologist, Kern Canyon Fault Study/Lake Isabella

Person Training Dam, USACOE, 2008: Conducted cultural resources surveys and

consulted with the USACOE and USFS to avoid direct impacts to cultural

2008/Chevron Loss Prevention resources from geological trenching, as part of the Kern fault study.

Project Manager, Tesoro Golden Eagle Refinery Remediation,

Martinez, CA, 2008: Successfully implemented Section 106 compliance

for Waste Management Unit remedial actions, including cultural resources

survey, reporting, and geoarchaeological sensitivity analysis based on

geophysical borings and existing geologic data.

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Field Director, Knoxville OHV Impact Survey and Assessment,

Knoxville, CA, BLM, 2005-2007: Coordinated field activities and

authored final report for a multiphase study of over 60 miles of Off

Highway Vehicle roads and trails. The report included an assessment of

the geomorphic visibility of archaeological sites within the project area

and implications for regional settlement pattern interpretation.

Crew Leader, Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration

Project, Angel Island, CA, California State Parks, 2006, $NA:

Directed field activities for Phase III prehistoric excavation in advance of

construction for the Angel Island immigration station interpretive

redevelopment, including an intensive geoarchaeological trenching

program to assess landform development and site integrity.

Non-Compliance Projects

Crew, Early Homo Investigations, Flores, Indonesia, 1999: Worked

as part of a joint Australian Indonesian team investigating stratified

volcanic deposits for evidence of early hominid occupation of the outer

Indonesian islands. Assisted Indonesian geologists with geoarchaeological

mapping and analysis of ca. 900k year old land surfaces.

Specialized Training

1999/Geologic field school

2000/Archaeological field school (Cabrillo College)

2000/Lithic Identification, Illustration, and Analysis

2004/Geomorphological survey class

2005/Advanced GIS

Professional Societies/Affiliates

Society for California Archaeology

Society for American Archaeology

International Committee on Monuments and Sites (US/ICOMOS)

Chronology

5/07-Present: URS Corporation, Senior Archaeologist, Oakland, CA

1/05-5/07: Anthropological Studies Center, Sonoma State University,

Archaeologist, Rohnert Park, CA

6/04-9/04: Pacific Legacy, Inc., Archaeologist, Berkeley, CA

9/00-6/01: Archaeological Services of Hawaii, Archaeologist, Wailuku,

Maui, HW

Contact Information

URS Corporation

1333 Broadway, Suite 800

Oakland, CA 94612-1924

Tel: 510-***-****

Direct: 510-***-****

Fax: 510-***-****

abqk3m@r.postjobfree.com

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