Bartholomew Wilson

Experience

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  University of Delaware

  May 1997 - Dec 1999

  Research Assistant

  Field assistant for variety of projects, including: o Structural analysis of Loch Raven Reservoir, Md.o Surveyed and processed river geometry data to infer floodplain evolution in Pennsylvania and Maryland Piedmont. o Used Ground Penetrating Radar to image subsurface structures related to groundwater infiltration.o Assisted in set-up and collection of seismic data in Bolivian Altiplano.o Assisted in study of salt marsh stratigraphy and evolution of Great Marsh.

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  Delaware Geologic Society

  Sept 1998 - May 1999

  Research Assistant

  • Maintained and updated groundwater well log database. • Conducted field surveys of well heads and water table elevations. • Assisted in seismic survey of fault line for DEMA hazard survey; included installing geophones, firing seismic gun, monitoring data acquisition, and boring holes for explosives.

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  Delaware Geologic Survey

  Dec 1999 - May 2000

  Research Assistant

  Assessed Cretaceous and extant pollen data for development of image-based pollen databases. Prepared and mounted pollen samples for identification.

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  Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve

  Jun 2001 - May 2003

  Graduate Research Fellow

  • Examined evolution of St. Jones River estuary through middle to late Holocene. Research utilized integration of coring, chirp sub-bottom profiling, carbon dating (AMS and extended counting), trace halophyte identification, stratigraphic correlation. Research highlighted impact of human alterations on surrounding landscape upon destabilizing wetland evolution over past 250 years.

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  Delaware Coastal Program

  Jun 2003 - Mar 2012

  Environmental Scientist IV
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  University of Delaware

  Feb 2008 - Dec 2011

  Lecturer/Instructor

  • Geology 107 Introduction to Geology • Geology 108 Volcanoes and Earthquakes• Geology 111 Geology of Delaware and Its Neighbors

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  Delaware State University

  Jan 2010 - May 2020

  Instructor

  • GIS Applications in Natural Resources• Introduction to Geology

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  DE Center for the Inland Bays

  Mar 2012 - Sept 2014

  Science and Technical Coordinator
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  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)

  Aug 2013 - now

  Ecological Services Restoration Division Wildland firefighter for U S Fish and Wildlife Service and Delaware Interagency Fire Crew. Deployed on 14 and 21 days assignment to fight wildfires in Western states.

  • Geomorphologist

    Mar 2022 - now

  • Wildland fire Fighter - Heavy Equipment boss (HEQB)

    Aug 2013 - now
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  Rising Tides Restoration

  Nov 2013 - now

  Geologist/Owner

  The focus of Rising Tides Restoration is to help reinstate resiliency for human and natural ecosystems in the face of a changing environment. We do this by re-building with the environment, not in-spite of it, with a main focus of restoring through the beneficial reuse of materials and sediments. We have a focus for beach, tidal wetland, and impoundment restoration with the development of sustainable habitats. We view our company mission as one in which we are filling the need for alternative and innovative restoration design and consulting, while keeping an eye on the future of our changing environment.Our services include but are not limited to: restoration planning and design, project consultation, construction management, GIS mapping, ecological data collection and assessment. We develop research initiatives to help assess and manage threatened or endangered species (i.e. sea turtles, migratory shorebirds, horseshoe crabs, etc.) Current projects include: beach and wetland restoration along the New Jersey bay coast for shorebird and horseshoe crab habitat, and project review for beneficial reuse of Wetland restoration in southern New Jersey.Projects in Development: population assessment of sea turtles in the Delaware estuary including the role of feeding behavior and ship interaction in mortality rates along the Delaware Coast. Show less

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  US Fish and Wildlife Service

  Oct 2014 - Feb 2022

  Restoration Project Manager