Ryan Z. Taylor

Experience

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  National Park Service

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Geologist

  I wandered the wilds of the desert, gps in hand, cataloging abandoned mine lands, looking for big horns, monitoring pupfish, and changing lots of flat tires --lots of flat tires.

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  US Forest Service

  Dec 2003 - Aug 2013

  Project Manager / Geologist / Mineral Examiner in-training

  -Project Lead for multiple environmental analyses under the National Environmental Policy Act; -Coordinate with multiple local, county, state, and federal agencies, internal and external partners, as well as local and national environmental organizations;-Experience managing interdisciplinary teams;-Supervise a Natural Resource Specialist;-Experience in designing and evaluating mitigation for surface disturbances, soil, erosion, water quality, and wildlife;-Knowledgeable in best management practices for facility design and placement, storm-water controls, and reclamation;-Coordinate inspection, compliance, and enforcement actions, when needed, on projects with cooperating State and Federal agencies;-Experience in project cost estimating / bond calculation;-Create, develop, and manipulate GIS data, or utilize information from existing sources;-Provide training to District staff in GIS/mapping techniques and shortcuts;-Manage budget and workplans;-Forest Leadership Team member-at-large;-Provide geologic and mineral support services to Forest and the Rocky Mountain Region including expertise in locatable and leasable minerals policy, regulation, and law; Show less

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  Rare Earth Science, LLC

  Jan 2009 - Feb 2012

  GIS Specialist

  -Provided client-specific recommendations and resources (costing, methodology, end products);-Created, developed, and manipulated GIS data, and provided spatial analysis for projects;

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  Mapfacts

  Feb 2012 - Jan 2017

  Owner / GIS Analyst

  -Focus is on providing cost-effective GIS services and products;-Work with clients ranging from small local environmental firms to large nationwide conservation organizations;-Provide client-specific recommendations for projects and resources (costing, methodology, end products);-When available, donate time and training to local non-profits;

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  U.S. Department of the Interior

  Sept 2013 - now

  Currently I'm a Program Manager within the Division of Minerals Evaluation (DME) under the Dept. of Interior's Appraisal and Valuation Services Office.DME performs mineral evaluations such as mineral potential estimates, market analyses, and fair market value determinations. This information supports National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Reclamation, and Bureau of Indian Affairs land transactions as well as other Indian Trust related conveyances.My current duties include:-Provide advisory functions, planning, project management, and reviewing technical reports for client agencies. -Perform complex data analyses, gathering technical data from field and published sources.-Develop and implement quality control / quality assurance protocols, and agency best practices for technical reports, ensuring compliance with policy, regulation, and law.-Coordinate program schedules and product needs with multiple DOI clients and other federal agencies.-Routinely collaborate with DOI agencies such as BLM, FWS, NPS, BIA, and the Solicitor’s Office to develop Statements of Work, cost estimates, and process funding mechanisms.-Work closely with administrative staff in tracking budgets, monitoring spending, and evaluating performance issues and process bottlenecks.-Brief agency leadership on highly public or controversial projects; inform them of critical steps, pitfalls, timelines, and achievements. -Routinely update program-related work flow processes (e.g. evaluation methods or data models), evaluating workforce requirements, and developing new processes as required for management direction or policy changes.-Coordinate and provide training to new hires, as well as develop and implement professional development training to professional, full-time staff.-Help update and develop agency-specific policy and guidance documents consistent with changing missions, regulations, and law. Show less

  • Program Lead

    Apr 2016 - now

  • Geologist

    Sept 2013 - Apr 2016