VITAE Martin Leonard III

2006-09-19T18:39:00.000-07:00

Martin Leonard III
five four five - eighteen thirty (mobile)
qayaq1 at gmail dot com

SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT VITAE

[ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT]

Sciences
B.Sc., Geo-Science/Geology
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, awarded 1980
[Course Emphasis – Engineering Geotech, Shallow Subsurface Geophysics].
Course work completed MSc, Geoscience University of Alaska, Fairbanks
[Course Emphasis - Engineering Geotech]

Education
Teacher Certification, State of Alaska
Class A Secondary Education / Science,
University of Alaska, awarded 1987.
Course work completed MEd. Education, University of Alaska
[Course Emphasis – Curriculum & Technology]

Business
MBA, Masters Business Administration /
Information Tech. and Telecomm. Management,
Alaska Pacific University, May 2002
[Course Emphasis - Policy Analysis & Tribal Telecommunications]

Graduate Assistant
Telecommunications Management MBA program, Alaska Pacific University
Geochronology Lab, Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska

Distinguished Member
SIGMA BETA DELTA, Honor Society - MBA Academic Achievement

[CURRENT WORK]

Project Development
Sustain Rural Alaska - Technical Consultants, State-wide Alaska
(FOCUS: Technical Services - Rural Alaska: Research, Project Development, Project Management, Workforce Training, Geology / GeoTechnical, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Telecommunications and IT).

[SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE - TECHNOLOGY AND IT]

TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
Project Development / Renewable Energy Technician
Intelligent Energy Systems, Anchorage-Bethel, Alaska
(FOCUS: ReNewable Energy Project Implementation, Rural Alaska alternative energy - Wind, Smart-grid, Workforce Development).

Project Development / Renewable Energy Technician
Susitna Energy Systems, Anchorage-Bethel, Alaska
(FOCUS: ReNewable energy project management, engineering, field research, project implementation. Rural Alaska alternative energy - HydroKinetics, Wind, Solar).

Energy Department Manager
Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council (YRITWC)
(FOCUS: ReNewable energy project management, engineering, field research, project implementation. Rural Alaska alternative energy - HydroKinetics, Wind, Solar).

Program Manager
National Science Foundation – Tribal Colleges and Universities Program, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kuskokwim Campus, Bethel, Alaska
(FOCUS: STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics initiative supporting academic and career growth and development across the Y-K Delta).

Technology Coordinator, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kuskokwim Campus (FOCUS: Information Technology Specialist Program Development and Management, Instruction IT, Coordinator Campus-wide Technology Development and Enhancement).

Research Assistant, Alaska Pacific University (FOCUS: Telecommunications Lab Construction, Fund Development, APU Representative - State-wide Distance Education Consortium).

Project Manager, 21st Century Community Learning Center, Lower Kuskokwim School District / Native Village of Kwigillingok (FOCUS: Start-up and Admin. of USDOE Technology / Learning Center, Construction Multimedia Facilities, Network Administration, Instruction K12-Adult in Technology, Cultural Activities, Experiential Ed.).

Coordinator, Project Manager. DDC, Distance Delivery Consortium (FOCUS: General Administration Under Board of Directors - 25 member Public Organization, (Public Telecommunications and Technology Project Management and Development).

Project Manager, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)- Telecommunications Information and Infrastructure Assistance Program (akaTOP), Telecommunications Uniting Natives Developing Rural Alaska (TUNDRA), (FOCUS: Infrastructure Development for Cost Effective Internet to Rural Alaskans).

Project Manager, US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rural Utility Service (RUS), Distance Ed. And Tele-health Initiatives, (FOCUS; Infrastructure development project, Rural Networking /Electronic Mail BBS, Broadcast Studio and Network for K12 - Higher Ed, Tele-Health Distance Ed., and Community Service).

Project Leader, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Public Telecommunications Facility Program (PTFP) Alaska Three - Learning Channel (FOCUS: Broadcast TV/Video I Infrastructure Development for K-12-Higher ed. and Tele-health Distance Education Community).

Board Member, State of Alaska-University of Alaska-Satellite Interconnect Project (FOCUS: Project Management and Construction State-wide Telecommunications Facilities Construction and Course Delivery Coordinator).

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Information Technology Specialist Program Development, University of Alaska Fairbanks, College of Rural Alaska – Kuskokwim Campus, Bethel, Alaska (Career IT Pathway Development, Instruction Cisco Networking Academy, Technology Lab Construction, IT Career Pathway Advisor).

Certified Staff / Instructor, Northwest Arctic Borough School District (NWABSD) - Kiana / Kotzebue, Alaska (Secondary Ed., Technology, Science, Math, P.E., Health, Inupiaq Studies et. al.).

Curriculum Development Specialist, NWABSD - Kotzebue, Alaska (District - wide Science and Technology Curriculum Development, 3 Year Review and Policy Study).

Pilot Program Development / Science Instructor, joint NWABSD / State of Alaska - Kiana, Alaska (First application in rural AK, Principles of Technology Program).

Pilot Program Development / Science Instructor, joint NWABSD / State of Alaska / Univ. British Columbia - Kiana, Alaska (First application in rural AK, Remote Computer-Based / Distance Ed. Science Curriculum).

Program Development / Instructor, Tanana Valley Community College - Fairbanks, Alaska (Rural Student Vocational Program (RSVP), Experiential Ed., Natural Resource Development / Mining Technologies Curriculum).

Instructor / Counselor / Program Development, Rural Alaska Honors Institute (RAHI), University of Alaska - Fairbanks, Alaska (Curriculum Development, Experiential Ed. and Technology).

TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY & INDIGENOUS SCIENCES

Director / Founder, AOC, Alaskan Outdoor Center, Inc. - Alaska (Administration, Fund raising, Program Development and Implementation).

Director / Researcher, From Around Alaska Project - Alaska, Canada, Russian Far East (1986 to 1997, 10,000 mile Expedition Documenting Northern Indigenous Communities and Lifestyles, Educational Resource Development, Leader, Principal Researcher, Photographer).

Evaluation Specialist, Subsistence Science and Video Project, Department of Defense, Office of Naval Research, St Lawrence Island, Alaska (Video Tech. Training, Document / Present Traditional Walrus Hunting).

Project Assistant, Pacific Traditions Society, Education and Research Non- Profit - Alaska, Washington, South Pacific (Project Development, Project Analysis, Fund Raising, Research and Expediting).

[BOARDS AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS]

Board of Directors, Renewable Energy Alaska Project - REAP (Rural Alaska R.E. Development). [Past]

Advisory Board, University of Alaska, State of Alaska, Information Technology Specialist Program (Development and Advising Team). [Past]

Board Member, Alaska Distance Education Consortium, State of Alaska (Acting Representative for APU President, Dr. Douglas North). [Past]

Board of Directors, YMCA Camp Harold Erdmann - O’ahu, Hawaii (Programming Direction Committee, Experiential Learning Servicing 20,000 Youth and Adults yearly). [Past]

Board Member, SIP, Satellite Interconnect Project, a State of Alaska Public Telecommunications Network. (General Governance, Project Management and Development, Network Construction). [Past]

Board Member, IPP, Involved Parent Pre-school, Bethel Alaska. [Past]

Board Member, Alaskan Outdoor Center [Current]

Committee Member, Parks and Recreation, Energy Commission, City of Bethel. [Current]

[links to some POLICY RELATED WEB PUBLICATIONS]

Sustain Rural Alaska
http://sustainruralalaska.blogspot.com/

Alaska Energy Network
http://www.akenergynetwork.com/profile/MartinLeonardIII

LinkedIn (membership)
http://www.linkedin.com/in/martinleonardiii

[PERSONAL REFERENCES]

Raymond J. Barnhart, Ph.D., Co-Director/Prof, Alaska Native Knowledge Network,706C GR, Fairbanks, Alaska
907-474-6431
907 474-7341.
ffrjb at uaf.edu

Mr. Terry Don, MBA - Division System Admin.
General Manager, at Far West Ventures Inc.
907 632-2580
tddon at nimacorporation.com

Mr. Monty Worthington, BSc - Director Alaska Projects
Ocean Renewable Power Corp, Anchorage, Alaska
907 388-8369
mworthington at oceanrenewablepower.com

Mr. Brian Hirsch, Ph.D., U.S. Department of Energy, National Renewable Energy Lab
Renewable Energy and Tribal Specialist
907 299-0268
brian.hirsch at nrel.gov

Mr. Krag Johnsen, MBA, Director - Rural Broadband Development,
GCI, Anchorage, Alaska
907 868-0718
Dale Lehman, Ph.D., Chair – MBA Telecommunications Management Program, Alaska Pacific University, University Drive, Grant Hall 19, Anchorage, Alaska 99503
(907) 564-8271
dlehman at alaskapacific.edu

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT VITAE

Martin Leonard III
five four five - eighteen thirty (mobile)
qayaq1 at gmail dot com

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