Scott Ira Taylor

Experience

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  Sweetwater Environmental Biologists

  Feb 1988 - May 1997

  Senior Biologist

  Biological survey and documentation, research, environmental compliance and CEQA/NEPA compliance for private and public development projects. Oversaw fieldwork and preparation of numerous environmental documents. Coastal California gnatcatcher banding study, territory mapping, vocalization research, and time/budget data collection for the Amber Ridge and Home Capital/Rancho San Diego Development Projects. Conducted micro-habitat assessments, prepared biological documentation, and presented data for San Clemente Loggerhead Shrike population. Baseline coastal California gnatcatcher and San Diego cactus wren population study for the Orange County Central and Coastal NCCP Subregion. Patch use study for coastal California gnatcatcher in isolated habitat patches throughout urban San Diego County. Banding study and breeding territory mapping for coastal California gnatcatcher for Unocal Coyote Hills Drilling Fields in Fullerton. Biological documentation and focused surveys for several sensitive and endangered species for the State Route 56 Extension between Interstate 5 and Interstate 15. Show less

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  Ogden Environmental & Energy Services

  Jan 1989 - Jan 1990

  Biologist

  Coastal California gnatcatcher banding study, territory mapping, vocalization research, and time/budget data collection for the Home Capital/Rancho San Diego Development Projects. This work was a continuation of work conducted while at Sweetwater Environmental Biologists.

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  HELIX Environmental Planning, Inc.

  May 1997 - Apr 2006

  Senior Scientist

  CEQA/NEPA Compliance - oversaw fieldwork and preparation of numerous environmental documents for public and private development projects. Started a Riverside office for the company. Worked with Caltrans on biological documentation, wetland delineation and focused surveys for gnatcatcher, quino checkerspot, burrowing owl, and orange-throated whiptail for the State Route 905 Project. Focused biological survey work and biological reporting for the San Diego Air Commerce Center Project at Brown Field Master Plan EIR/EA. Focused arroyo toad, least Bell's vireo, and gnatcatcher surveys and biological documentation for the Gregory Canyon Landfill Project. Focused surveys and biological documentation for the Hemet/San Jacinto Integrated Recharge and Recovery Program. Focused surveys and biological documentation for Barnett Ranch Open Space Management Plan. Talone Lake Revegetation Plan and Implementation and Least Bell's Vireo Surveys for Five Years. San Clemente Island Sage Sparrow population study. Twentynine Palms MCAGCC Tortoise Surveys for an airstrip expansion project. Show less

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  ECORP Consulting, Inc.

  Apr 2006 - now

  Senior Biological Program Manager

  Program manager overseeing large projects and task-order based biological resource projects for public and private entities. Primary skills include endangered species surveys, CEQA/NEPA documentation for biology, jurisdictional wetland delineations and regulatory permitting at federal, state and local levels. Prepared successful responses to Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals, including corporate interviews for new work. Has supervised up to five biologists for biological technical services, environmental compliance and regulatory permitting projects. Managed over 50 task orders for on-call environmental services contracts with Caltrans Districts 6, 8, and 9. Managed environmental compliance for the Big Bear Bridge Project and Pepper Avenue Extension Project in Rialto. Managed CEQA documentation, technical studies, jurisdictional delineations and permit applications for the First Line of Defense project with the San Bernardino County Flood Control District. Show less