Research Associate Fish and Wildlife Information Exchange Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 203 W. Roanoke St. Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 231-7348 email: gschaire@vt.edu

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA                                        1996-1999
 Master of Science in Wildlife Science GPA 3.97/4.0
Thesis Title:Landscape Level Evaluation of Bobwhite Quail Habitats in Eastern Virginia using Landsat TM Imagery

University of Maine, Orono, ME                                                                                      1992-1996
 Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Ecology with Forestry and Honors concentrations.
 GPA 3.65/4.0, Dean's List, Honors program

University of Montana, Missoula, MT                                                                                             1994-1995
 Participated in National Student Exchange program for two semesters. GPA 3.34.
 

Work Experience:

  Research Associate     Fish and Wildlife Information Exchange, Virginia Tech                                   1/99 - present
        *Completed landscape level relationship study between land use and bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) abundance
                    in Virginia and created GIS for the Virginia Quail Management Team
        *Remote sensing (Landsat TM) and vertebrate species modeling for Virginia Gap Analysis Project
        *High resolution mapping of James River/Presquile/Rappahanock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge Complex and
                    Fire Island National Seashore using Digital Ortho Quarter Quads (DOQQs)
        *Supervision of technicians and volunteers

  Graduate Research Assistant     Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech        8/96 - 2/99
        *Research on landscape level relationships between land use and bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) abundance
                    in Virginia
        *Used various remote sensing techniques to classify remotely sensed imagery (Landsat TM, SPOT)
        *Performing landscape level analysis on quail habitats to better understand the spatial arrangement of the landscape
        *Developed predictive models using landscape metrics to express habitat quality
        *Refined a method to model populations directly from raw remotely sensed imagery

   Graduate Teaching Assistant    Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech        8/97 - 12/97
        *Responsible for teaching Senior level Wildlife Techniques laboratory. Topics taught include field observation,
            knots/survival, trapping and capture techniques, identification, aging, and sexing various birds and mammals, telemetry,
            map and compass use, habitat sampling and evaluation, data analysis, population estimators, food habits/physiological
            condition, forensics/necropsy/ disease, and a management planning exercise.

  Graduate Research Volunteer    Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech        8/96 - 12/98
        *Assisted numerous other graduate students.  Work included black bear trapping, handling, den work, telemetry,
            and captive bear work, ruffed grouse drumming surveys, telemetry, and trapping, salamander surveys, neotropical
            migrant nest searching and mist netting, captive quail work, small mammal trapping, and frog and toad surveys

  Honors Research Student    Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine                          9/95 - 5/96
        *Conducting original research concerning the utilization of lichen and litter from mature trees by wintering white-tailed
            deer.
        *Supervised 5 technicians

  Research Technician    Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine                                   10/95
        *Prepared transects for pellet counts to establish over winter use by snowshoe hare.

  Game Check Station Attendant    Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks                      10/94
        *Performed hunting survey, checked hunting tags, assisted aging of animals.

  Wildlife Technician    USDA Forest Service Northeastern Forest Experimental Station                    6/94-8/94
        *Responsible for setting out artificial nests with eggs and checking on weekly basis as part of an avian nest predation
            study
        *Set up and weekly monitored eight remote camera boxes.

  Laboratory Aide       U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, University of Maine                                      9/93-5/94
        *Responsible for cleaning glassware and rinsing after being soaked in acid bath.
        *Performed other minor laboratory duties, weighing, setting up digestions, helping with fish grinding.

  Wildlife Technician    Department of Wildlife Ecology (USFWS co-op), University of Maine         10/93-5/94
        *Counted nesting Cormorants from slides
        *Identifed regurgitant contents
        *Evening roost counts and night captures from land and boat

  Forestry Technician    Acadia National Park, Fire Management Office                                          6/93-8/93
        *Member of Hazard Fuel/Fire Crew-Trained in wildland fire suppression equipment use.
        *Mapped, cut, and removed brush from around structures to create a defensible space in case of a wildland fire
        *Herbicide application
        *Participated in pre-suppression and classroom training (s-130, s-190, s-200, s-201, defensive driving course, OAS
            helicopter and small aircraft safety)

  Wildlife Aide        Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine                                           1/93-5/93
        *Data collation and entry as part of a moose browse study.

    Wildlife Aide       Department of Wildlife Ecology, University of Maine                                          1/93-2/93
        *Aided in food preparation for captive fisher

 Field Skills:
    Trained in USFWS Habitat Evaluation Procedures (HEP), Wildland fire suppression, animal trapping and handling courses
        and experience, experience with chainsaws, power trimmers, standard and 4x4 wheel vehicles, All-Terrain Vehicles,
        snowmobiles, skidders, small tractors, habitat sampling, aerial photo interpretation, GPS units, outboard motors,
        radio-telemetry

 Computer Skills:
    TNT MIPS, PCI, ArcView (Including Avenue), ARC/INFO (Including GRID), Erdas Imagine, SAS, SYSTAT,
            MINITAB, Microsoft Suite, Corel Suite

 Affiliations and Honors:
    * Member of The Wildlife Society (National, Virginia, and student chapters and TWS/GIS working group)
    * Student Representative to The State Chapter- Student Chapter of the Wildlife Society-VPI&SU & Virginia
              Chapter                                                                                                                                 1996-1998
    * Certified Associate Wildlife Biologist, The Wildlife Society                                                               1998
    * Virginia Space Grant Consortium Aerospace Graduate Research Fellowship Recipient                      1998
    * Member of Phi Kappa Phi, Xi Sigma Pi, and Phi Sigma National Honorary Societies
    * Honors program- U. Maine

 Posters and Presentations:
    *Schairer, G. L and S. D. Klopfer.  Landscape Level Habitat Models for Bobwhite Quail.  Presentation at the Virginia
            chapter of The Wildlife Society Meeting, Virginia Beach, VA. March 1999.

    *Schairer, G. L.  Use of Remote Sensing to Map Bobwhite Quail Habitats in Virginia. Presentation at the 1st Virginia Space
            Grant Consortium Student Conference, Hampton, VA.  March 1999.

    *Schairer, G. L.  Applications of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems in Bobwhite Quail Research.
            Technical Demonstration at the GIS/Remote Sensing/Telemetry Working Group Meeting at The Wildlife Society
            Annual Meeting, Buffalo, NY.  September 1998.

    *Schairer, G. L. Landscape Level Evaluation of Bobwhite Quail Habitats Using Landsat TM Imagery.  Final Seminar.
            Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Blacksburg, VA.
            February 4, 1999

    *Schairer, G. L. Improving Ground Truth Data Collection Efforts Using ArcView.  Poster at the 1998 National Gap
            Analysis Conference in Santa Barbara, CA  July 1998

    *Schairer, G.L. Evaluation of Bobwhite Quail Habitats using Multi-Temporal Landsat TM Imagery.  Poster at the 1998
             Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Graduate Student Research Symposium , Blacksburg, VA April
            1998

    *Schairer, G. L. Mapping Bobwhite Quail Habitats from Landsat TM Imagery. Preliminary graduate seminar.  Virginia
            Polytechnic Institute and State University Graduate Seminar in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Blacksburg, VA.
            March 1997

 Publications:

    *Schairer, G. L.  1999.  Landscape Level Evaluation of Northern Bobwhite Habitats Using Landsat TM Imagery in
            Eastern Virginia.  M.S. Thesis.  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA 181pp.