Synergy’s staff must
meet strict requirements. Specialists are required to have at least a
degree in Range Science or a closely related field. Additionally,
specialists attend professional meetings and courses designed to expand
their knowledge and improve their performance. True to our name, we use
our education and experience to create Synergy between your operation and
ours, allowing us to accomplish more together than either of us could
accomplish alone.
SPECIALISTS:
JACK D.
ALEXANDER III
PRESIDENT AND SENIOR RESOURCE SPECIALIST
Jack is
certified by the Society for Range Management as a Certified Range
Management Consultant and a Certified Professional in Rangeland
Management. He is also certified by the International Erosion Control
Association as a Certified Sediment and Erosion Control Specialist.
His Bachelor's degree from Texas A&M and his Master’s degree from
Montana State University are in Range Science. The Society for
Range Management granted Jack their Outstanding Achievement Award in
2005. Synergy’s founder has more than 20 years’ experience in
vegetation monitoring, data analysis, range management practices and
principles, erosion-control, and permit preparation. Jack’s skill set
includes:
- Extensive
experience in monitoring design, data collection, crew supervision, and
data analysis
- Development of grazing plans, monitoring plans, and revegetation
plans
- Threatened
and endangered plant and animal species surveys
- Expert
testimony and litigation support in federal hearings for Bureau of Land
Management and US Forest Service cases
- Writing
and review of Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental
Analyses
- Design, inspect, and provide construction
management for erosion-control projects, utility permitting and
revegetation, and mine revegetation projects
- Experienced in wetlands delineations and Waters-of-the-U.S.
determinations
- Experienced with GPS/GIS and mapping
- Design and development of range monitoring
tools.
DR. JULIANE B. (LILIENFEIN) KLUCK
ENVIRONMENTAL
SPECIALIST AND EXCELLENT FIELD SCIENTIST
Juliane Kluck offers
extensive environmental science experience with a focus on soil quality
analysis. Juliane's professional expertise includes
technical writing, editing, and research. Juliane's professional experiences include:
- Lead
scientist on “Retention of Soluble Organic Nutrients in Ecosystems
during Primary Succession and Soil Development” ecosystem study
- Produced over
20 peer-reviewed publications correlating soil
properties, vegetation attributes, and management practices
- Published
16 scientific articles on environmental consequences of land-use changes
- Membership
in The Soil Science Society of Germany and
- B.S.
Sciences, University of Bayreuth, Germany 1993
- Ecosystems
of the Brazilian Savanna” M.S. Sciences, University of Bayreuth, Germany
1996
- Ph.D. Soil
Science, University of Bayreuth, Germany 2000
- Multilingual: fluent in English, German, Portuguese, and
French.
RESOURCE TECHNICIANS: NICOLE K. HANSEN
RESOURCE TECHNICIAN
Young
and enthusiastic, Nicole brings excellent field monitoring, plant identification,
and GIS skills to your project. This South Dakota State
University graduate has her B.S. in Range Science with a minor in Botany,
and is working toward her M.S. in Range Science with a GIS minor at New
Mexico State University. She has several publications on monitoring and assessment from her
research in South Dakota and New Mexico. Her experience in New Mexico involved GIS and field
characterization of soil profiles and plant communities and studying
vegetation community change due to sand movement and mesquite encroachment
in the northern Chihuahuan Desert. Nicole has several field seasons of data collection and analysis experience, including: - Monitoring and study design, field data collection, and data analysis
- GIS analysis, mapping, and field reconnaissance
- Plant identification
and collection of herbarium specimens
- Technician and field crew leader for South Dakota State University
- Technician and M.S.
student for the USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range, Jornada Basin
Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Site, and New Mexico State
University
- Preparation of
technical reports
- Presentations at
professional meetings
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