Anthony Ryan

About Anthony Ryan

Most recently the Environmental Biology Lead for the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.Since 2013, I have been recognized as a Authorized Biological Consultant for Riverside County and own the consulting firm BIOCON2 - Specializing in T&E species on large renewable energy initiatives and commercial/residential land development projects within the Coachella Valley. I previously held a research position with NEON Inc. as a Field Operations Manager and primary permit holder supervising 10 scientist\'s in terrestrial/aquatic/meteorological protocol driven sampling for an unprecedented spatial and temporal transcontinental ecological investigation. I have > 20 years in commercial construction materials/personnel and project management. I held leadership positions with state/federal agencies and nonprofits, led labs, and field studies.I conducted the 2010 Maine River Otter Latrine Survey for the Maine Department of Inland Fish & Wildlife.(wrote thesis on same.) documented the presence of otter communities along the coast of Maine to better measure the effects of catastrophic oil spills on a sentinel species.I modernized a MDIF & W wood duck nesting box program, & a wood duck banding project, worked the moose check station and done CWD workshops, I also assisted the spring trapping crew on the black bear monitoring program for MDIF & W and developed BioGeoChemistry soil sampling techniques for Unity farms.I have more recently worked in CA and Nevada as a consulting biologist with/for the USGS, CDF & W, ACE, CVAG, USFS/USFWS & DNR, NDOW, Univ. of Idaho, The Great Basin Institute, JWC Ecological consultants & Alluvion Consulting Inc, CalTrans, Davey Tree, Meridian, Pulte, JWC ecological consultants & for (WEST), H.T. Harvey, The Vernadero group, Alluvion, TRC Companies among others. I am a Badged Contractor for FEMA, Specializing in Disaster Ecology Restoration. I am considered an expert in regional desert ecology and Wildfire Remediation,(HTRP, Structure Clearing, Sampling, Nest Monitoring and Natural Resource Impact Consulting.Specialties: Field Biology. T&E Species work, General and Focused Surveys, CEQA/NEPA Docs, Construction Monitoring, Field Biology, Wildlife Research, Project/Personnel Management, Communications, Technical Writing/Reporting & Expert Testimony.

Experience

1. Lead Biologist Socal, Pp & L Manager, Technical Program Manager and Senior Consultant

   TRC Companies, Inc.

   Present

Education

• Unity Environmental University

  B.S., Wildlife Biology

  2008 — 2011

Skills

• Writing
• Editing
• Gis
• Research
• Life Sciences
• Excel
• Lifesciences
• Proposal Writing
• Biodiversity
• Inventory Management
• Ecology
• Report Writing
• Environmental Impact Assessment
• Troubleshooting
• Customer Service
• Documentation
• Cell Culture
• Environmental
• Molecular Biology
• Wetlands
• Nepa
• Environmental Management Systems
• Natural Resource Management
• Environmental Management
• Microbiology
• Wildlife
• Problem Solving
• Microsoft Office
• Endangered Species
• Biology
• Analysis
• Conservation Issues
• Environmental Awareness
• Supervisory Skills
• Word
• Environmental Compliance
• Science
• Data Analysis
• Photography
• Natural Resources