BRIAN JEROSE

1662 Pumpkin Village Road, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450

Email: jerose@together.net Phone/Fax (802) 933-8789

Qualifications
	Possesses ten years of experience in the conservation and environmental field. Expertise in resource recovery, composting, sustainable economic development and watershed management. Effective coworker and supervisor, excellent project development skills, well organized, with ability to write technical reports, grants and narratives.
Experience
		1997-present WASTE NOT Resource Solutions Enosburg Falls, VT/ Partner Syracuse, NY n Founder of an environmental resource management and consulting company. n Prepared compost site operation and maintenance plans, facility sizing, and categorical certification applications for Brault's Slaughterhouse and Over the Hill Farm, VT. n Managing the development of composting site on an organic farm in Onondaga County, NY; recognized as model for manure, food scraps, leaf and wood utilization. n Selected, implemented and now documenting Best Management Practices (BMPs) on four farms to protect water quality in the Onondaga Lake (NY) watershed. n Implementing integrated composting program in Franklin County, VT. n Performed streambank stabilization/bioengineering on Trout River, Montgomery, VT n Developing on-farm biodiesel fuel production process utilizing used cooking oils (yellow grease) and associated feedstock collection network and demonstration of biodiesel utilization in farm equipment, machines and road vehicles. n Organized and led training workshops “Composting Slaughterhouse Waste & Animal Mortalities” for ag./env. professionals, processors, farmers -May 2002 and Feb. 2003 August 1997-2002 Environmental Fertilization Corp. Parish, NY Research Coordinator n Conducted R&D for innovative manure management and composting systems with SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry, Cornell Coop. Ext., Cayuga Conservation District, Fessenden Farms and Mapleton Farms Country Butcher Shop. n Demonstrated farm-scale vermicomposting and biofiltration technologies - included funding, permits, equipment selection, implementation, marketing and reporting. n Continuing current projects as WASTE NOT Resource Solutions. 2000-present Missisquoi River Basin Association East Berkshire, VT Technical Advisor n Performing planning, selection, supervision and outreach in developing and conducting professional and volunteer conservation projects in the Missisquoi River watershed. Forming creative partnerships between farmers, agencies and citizens.
		1994-1996 Student Conservation Association Charlestown, NH Assistant Event Coordinator, “EarthWork New Hampshire” n Recruitment, development, promotion and planning for nation-wide volunteer service event. Researched, coordinated and implemented projects, crews, transportation and tools with site hosts/agencies at Bear Brook State Park and 15 various sites. Corpsmember, AmeriCorps at Monadnock n Corpsmember in community/national service program that completed erosion control projects, conducted water quality sampling and monitoring, and restored state parks. Designed and implemented pilot composting program, coordinated service days, recycling education, surveyed/mapped trails and wrote state/local newsletters. 1993-94 Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency N. Syracuse, NY Recycling Staff n Educated county residents on integrated solid waste and household hazardous waste management programs through phone hotline, outreach, events and correspondence. n Participated in program planning, waste hauler permits, surveys, composting, records management, program newsletter and cataloging of trade publications.
EDUCATION
		1997-2001 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY n MS Environmental and Resource Engineering n Research Project Assistant, paid research position in composting R&D 1998 1996 Continuing Education Student, Keene State College Keene, NH n Coursework in Chemistry, Calculus and Biology, Spring semester 1990-1994 Geneseo State University Geneseo, NY n BA Political Science, minor Environmental Studies- GPA: 3.2/ in major: 3.5 n SUNY Study Abroad Program- Schiller Int'l University, Heidelberg, Germany 1992 n Congressional Intern, U.S. Representative James Walsh, Syracuse, NY 1993 n Dean’s List; Pi Sigma Alpha; Student Club offices; Rugby; Directed Studies 1993-94
Professional affiliations/Professional Development
		§ New York State Association of Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR^3) -Organics Recycling and Composting Council- founding member § Composting Association of Vermont (CAV), Treasurer and founding member § Soil and Water Conservation Society, VT Farm Bureau, NOFA member, AmeriCorps Alums, Highfields Institute board, NW VT Solid Waste District board § Advisor to Fairfield Waterways Project, Fairfield Elementary School
		§ Presenter and/or attendee at numerous conferences, workshops and open houses related to conservation, composting, water quality, sustainability and agriculture.