JOSEPH THOMAS WALSH, PH.D. 1767 Hermitage Boulevard, #6109 Tallahassee, Fl 32308 Phone: 850-559-9878 jw1ad9798@westpost.

net NATURAL SCIENCES PROGRAM MANAGER SEEKING NEW CHALLENGES THROUGH UPPER MANAGEMENT LEVEL OPPORTUNITIES PROFILE & VALUE Stakeholder and inter-governmental coordination: 10 years combined experience fo cused on the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and major land use planni ng initiatives in Florida; initiated two project teams that incorporated stakeho lder participation in the final products. Value of partnerships: The Agency places a very high premium on achieving missio n success through collaboration with both partner agencies and private entities, particularly landowners. Program start-up: Brought the Agency Commenting program in my section from initi al startup to Division Team of the Year in just four years. Critical thinker: Emphasis on the bigger picture when dealing with challenges; m y approach has been reinforced through participation in multiple agency-wide iss ue and start-up teams and by addressing Agency change within my own work unit Fish and wildlife conservation challenges: Comprehensive understanding of the br oader environmental challenges throughout Florida as well as within particular r egions of the State. By working on landscape scale issues in the most intensivel y developed region of the State (South and Southwest Florida) for most of the la st 10 years and then having broadened my service area to include the entire stat e for the last five years, I have attained a unique perspective given my current level of leadership within the Agency. NOTEWORTHY ACCOMPLISHMENTS Division Scientific Team of the Year for 2009-2010 Division Scientific Team of the Year for 2007-2008 Published the Florida Wildlife Conservation Guide in 2009

FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION (FWC) BIOLOGICAL ADMINISTRATOR III DEC 2010-PRESENT Assistant Section Leader, Habitat Conservation Scientific Services and Conservat ion Planning Services This position serves a central role in the Conservation Planning Services functi on of the Agency. It has direct management responsibility for tracking, deliver y, and quality assurance of regulatory technical assistance to partner agencies and their customers, across Divisions and Offices of the Agency. It develops wo rk plan priorities for the Land Use Planning sub-section, which specializes in t echnical assistance to proposals with the potential for landscape scale land use and management changes and consists of 13 staff members distributed throughout the state. Lastly, it assists the Division in annual work plan development, rep orting and issue response. The incumbent meets the following expectations: Implementing and promoting the Agency, Division, and Sections missions Collaborating with partners and stakeholders and interacting with the public an d the media Working in matrix-management-model team environments Hiring and supervising professional staff and modeling respect for staff, teams and the Agency Working to improve communications both horizontally and vertically within the A gency

Identifying and taking advantage of opportunities to improve efficiencies Managing projects, property and budgets Writing and editing reports and correspondence Accomplishments and other activities: Team Leader, Conservation Planning Services Leadership Team, June 2011-Present. Participant, Advanced Leadership Tier, FWC Leadership Development Program, 2009Present. BIOLOGICAL ADMINISTRATOR II Sep 2001-Dec 2010

Accomplishments and other activities: Expert Witness Testimony, Landscape Ecology and FWC Environmental Technical Assi stance procedures and policy Member, South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force Working Group: July 2001November 2010. Commissioner, Water Resources Advisory Commission, South Florida Water Managemen t District (SFWMD): Jan 2003 Nov 2007. As FWCs representative, my inputs focus ed on technical issues, fish and wildlife habitat restoration opportunities, and public access to public lands issues. From November 2007 to December 2010, I se rved as the alternative representative for FWCs South Region Director, Mr. Chuck Collins (SFWMD Contact, Rick Smith).

FWC Sub-Section Leader

Apr 2006-Dec 2010

Agency Commenting and Land Use Planning Technical Assistance, Habitat Conservati on Scientific Services Section The sub-section delivers technical assistance to regulated land use planning act ivities that may impact on fish and wildlife resources in general and could prov ide opportunities to conserve or restore wildlife habitat at the landscape scale . Its work plan focuses on large scale activities such as local government Comp rehensive Planning, which includes Rural Land Stewardship Plans, Sector Plans, a nd Developments of Regional Impact, and power infrastructure projects. Additiona lly it helps to coordinate the agencys role in water development planning, parti cularly Minimum Flows and Levels. The Sub-Section Leaders responsibilities inclu de: Supervising development of and updates to the Florida Wildlife Conservation Gui de Supervising Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping and analysis support t o clients internal to the agency Delivering collaborative technical assistance consistent with Agency Policies, Positions and Guidelines Providing leadership to collaborative processes involving stakeholders, partner s and subject matter experts Managing a 150-acre facility that supports staff from multiple sections of the Division Managing eight staff positions including one Biological Administrator II, four Biological Scientist IVs, one staff assistant and two GIS technicians Accomplishments and other activities: Established expert witness credentials in the topics of wildlife ecology and age ncy technical assistance procedures for administrative law hearings in 2010 The subsection was named Scientific Team of the Year for the year 2009-2010 by t

he Division of Habitat and Species Conservation for its successful publication o f the Florida Wildlife Conservation Guide and its proactive implementation of th e FWCs Agency Commenting Process Improvement and the Agencys Strategic Plan. Senior Editor, Florida Wildlife Conservation Guide: Jan 2007-present. Mentored the project team leaders through the development of the vision/scope for the Gui de, and continue to ensure ongoing production of the Guide. Two members of the s ubsection led the stakeholder-driven collaborative team that finalized and appro ved the Florida Wildlife Conservation Guide; this team was recognized as the Div ision of Habitat and Species Conservations Scientific Team of the Year for 20072008. Team Member, FWC Agency Commenting Process Improvement Team: March 2008-June 201 0. The final products for this group included refinement of the activity process , playbooks for related activities, and an implementation schedule. My current p osition as Assistant Section Leader for Conservation Planning Services is a seni or leadership role for the implementation of this process. Team Leader, Division of Habitat and Species Conservations Agency Commenting Str ategy Team, March-April 2006. Ensured that this intra-divisional team understood their assignment, provided additional resources in support of activity, deliver ed final recommendation to senior leadership and successfully implemented my sub -sections work plan based on final direction from senior leadership. Subject Matter Expert, Wildlife Surveyor Certification Action Team: Sep 2008-Jan 2009. My role was to mentor the team leader, assist in framing the charter, identify a ppropriate stakeholder representatives, provide context and direction to the tea m and ensure delivery of the final report to the team sponsor.

FWC Regional Coordinator Jul 2004- Apr 2006 South Florida Region, Habitat Conservation Scientific Services Section Within the 13-County South Region, this positions responsibilities included: Processing FWCs gopher tortoise incide