QAVVIK - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Wildlife Biologist / Endangered Species Specialist

Ivan Rossman has a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Biology from the University of British Columbia and has also completed an extensive Environmental Engineering program at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. As a registered Biologist In Training, Ivan is working towards becoming a Registered Professional Biologist. Ivan has worked in the environmental sector for four years and has experience conducting bird and wildlife surveys, habitat mapping, effectiveness monitoring, and small mammal trapping. He has assisted in completing baseline studies for environmental assessments as well as the wildlife components of ecological risk assessments. Since 2009, Ivan has been extensively involved in the Meadowbank Gold Mine project, and the Areva and Cameco Uranium projects. For these projects he has monitored caribou and other wildlife within the vicinity of active drilling; conducted caribou herd classification counts during the post-calving aggregations; and conducted nesting surveys for raptors, waterfowl and other breeding birds. In his role as a crew leader he has assisted with the planning and coordinating of daily logistics while working closely with local Inuit staff. In addition to his management and general field skills, Ivan is experienced at conducting watercourse assessments and implementing sediments and erosion control plans.

Jace Standish is a professional agrologist and holds a B.S.F. degree and a M.Sc. (Soil Science) from the University of British Columbia. He teaches courses in Plant Identification and Ecosystem Classification and is a former Program Head for Ecological Restoration at the British Columbia Institute of Technology. He has also taught courses in soils, aerial photo interpretation and Environmental Assessments. Jace has worked in environmental consulting for over 35 years with several environmental consulting companies including Talisman Land Resource Consultants, Norecol Environmental Consultants, Westland Resource Group, SEAFOR, Jacques Whitford Ltd., Robertson Environmental Services, EBA Engineering Consultants, Stantec and Rescan Environmental Services . Although much of his work has been in British Columbia he has also worked in Alberta, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Alberta, Ontario, New Hampshire, Hawaii, California, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Guyana and the Dominican Republic. Jace has worked in the fields of terrestrial ecosystem mapping and classification; vegetation inventory and mapping; land reclamation and soil surveys. He has published papers on mining reclamation, biomass, soil development, soil degradation, and ecological classification. He was Education Coordinator for the Canada-Guyana Interim Forestry Project, Project Leader for BCIT's Yew Tree Project. He recently carried out an analysis of terrestrial ecosystems for a large area in the Kitikmeot region of western Nunavut.