a bit about me...
Born in Rapid City, South Dakota, and having spent my early years on the edge of the beautiful Black Hills in Newcastle, Wyoming, I ended up allotting the majority of my youth to the western edge of the Equality State in and around the stunning Star Valley area. After high school I picked up shop and relocated a 190 kilometers south to Cache Valley, more specifically, Logan, Utah to attend Utah State University.
I began and sometime later, after much agitation, completed a BS degree in Business Management but luckily, not without discovering the world of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing. I have been encouraged and supported by Dr. R. Douglas Ramsey and the RS/GIS Laboratory having been accepted into the College of Natural Resources Geography program in late 2002. Yes, 2002. I'm still here, but it has not been in vain! I have spent a fair amount of my time instructing courses such as Introduction to GIS and performing TA responsibilities for courses such as Applied Remote Sensing and Environmental Monitoring and Assessment. Along the way I have instructed numerous short-courses and provided technical and research expertise to a decent list of private, research, and commercial organizations.
I am currently in the final stages of my personal research concerning the identification and mapping of invasive species distribution using remote sensing.
I enjoy a number of different activities when time allows, including skiing, hiking, camping, backpacking, woodworking, traveling, reading, and cooking. My wife is currently completing her MS degree in Bioregional Planning under the direction of Professor Richard Toth in the College of Natural Resources at USU.