Garret Tierney, P. Biol.

Oversaw project timelines and budgets to ensure compliance with organizational and regulatory standards.

• Conducted wildlife sweeps and surveys, facilitating collaboration between clients and regulators.
• Ensured all deliverables met quality standards set by the organization.
• Established and managed a comprehensive drone program to improve data accuracy and operational efficiency.

Conducted wildlife sweeps/surveys, wetland delineations, and habitat assessments, leveraging both fieldwork and desktop GIS analysis.

• Conducted wildlife sweeps and surveys across Alberta, and liaised between regulators and clients to facilitate client objectives.
• Completed desktop reviews, field verification, ABWRET-A, and ABWRET-D submissions for WAIR and WAIF submissions and Water Act mitigation.
• Proven leadership in establishing and managing a successful drone program to enhance operational efficiency and data accuracy, overseeing the maintenance and deployment of a fleet of drones for diverse environmental projects
• Developed a deep understanding of regulatory requirements, ecological implications, and the interplay between these factors.
• Prioritized projects, communicated with clients, and managed project timelines.

Performed Phase I and II ESA, reported, and interpreted results.

• Performed Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments in both commercial and oilfield settings.
• Supported oil and gas stakeholders by scouting pipelines, performing DSAs for reclamation certification, and conducting wildlife sweeps/surveys.
• Wrote concise and specific technical reports detailing findings as well as recommendations based on sound science and balanced strategies.
• Lead the creation and operation of our drone mapping program including flight and oversight of operations, creation of safety plan, standard operating procedures, emergency procedures, and data processing practices.
• Worked alongside researchers from the NRC to pilot a bio-electrochemical wastewater treatment system for the passive, economical, and sustainable treatment of sewage.

Utilized non-invasive small mammal track tubes to index small mammal abundance in urban greenspaces - supporting the ongoing research in Dr. Colleen St. Clair's lab on human-coyote conflict, E. multilocularis prevalence, and municipal ecological index accuracy.

• Studied factors impacting urban small mammal abundance to enhance understanding of effects on human-coyote conflict and E. multilocularis prevalence.
• Deployed non-invasive track tubes and monitored trail cameras.
• Managed data analysis and collaborated in statistical analysis, formulating comprehensive reports and graphs for future publications.