BACKGROUND

I am broadly trained in bird biology with a specialization in migratory bird ecology and tropical ecology. In eight years of post-graduate academic work, I focused on research and teaching, producing a variety of peer-reviewed technical publications on research projects related to grassland bird ecology, agroecology and conservation biology of coffee agroecosystems, and migratory bird stopover ecology.

Since entering the consulting field in 2008, I have focused on wildlife studies for applications in the energy sector, with a focus on interactions between flying wildlife (primarily birds and bats) with wind energy and power line infrastructure, working for a wide variety of clients in the private sector, government, and finance. I have worked on over 150 wind energy projects spanning 20 countries, and have given numerous presentations at scientific and industry conferences on various wind-wildlife research topics in North America, Europe, and Latin America.

In the multilateral lending institution community, I am currently helping shape policy and practice for addressing biodiversity issues on renewable energy projects. I am also providing project-specific consulting services for lenders and developers for projects that are receiving financial support from development finance institutions.

I am fluent in Spanish, and the focus of my international work has been in Latin America, where I have provided assistance in 13 different countries on over 35 wind energy projects, many of which were the first, or among the first wind energy projects within the country.

I have extensive experience in field identification of birds, bird survey techniques, statistical data analysis, and modeling tools for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting ecological data.