Multi/Strata LLC

Founder and Principal Archaeologist

Email: multistrata1@gmail.com 

Phone (608)469-4898

Geographic Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin

Synopsis: With more than twenty years of archaeological fieldwork on three continents, I’ve participated in and directed dozens of public and private archaeological surveys on land and underwater.

ARCHAEOLOGY EXPERIENCE

Founder /Principal Investigator
Multi/Strata LLC

Green Bay, WI: May 2020 – Present
● Contract archaeologist for private landowners in Brown County (evenings and weekends)
● Fulfillment of Section 106 projects for state compliance
● Fieldwork, artifact analysis and report writing

Deputy Director & Chief Curator

Neville Public Museum of Brown County

Green Bay, WI. October 2013 – December 2021

● Coaching/team building and staff/volunteer management
● Committee leadership while cultivating partnerships with multiple
stakeholders on a local to national level
● Museum and county board involvement, budget and status update reporting to elected and community stakeholders
● Budgeting, grant writing/fulfillment, donor cultivation
● Public speaking, museum advocacy, lectures, publications, media
relations (live shots, on location, in studio)
● Creative development and oversight of internal and external museum exhibitions, programs and outreach
● Curation, design, and implementation of more than 20 temporary exhibits
● Archaeological excavations, research, NAGPRA compliance
● Digital Software and Database Management Proficiency: Adobe
Creative Suite, PastPerfect, ArcGIS, WHPD, Ground Penetrating Radar, Side Scan Sonar, Magnetometry, Drone Imaging, etc.
● Collections research, artifact accessioning/deaccessioning
● Special program development, public lectures, author publications

DISCOVERY WORLD
Archaeology Associate

Milwaukee, WI: May 2007 – October 2013
● Member of the museum’s leadership team to develop and implement programmatic experiences for a wide range of learners.
● Archaeology and architecture program development, training and instruction
● Research, public education, advocacy and publication
● Education curriculum development, teaching
● Collections management and exhibit curation

Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center
Archaeological Technician

Milwaukee, WI: May 2006 -May 2007
● Archaeology survey & excavation throughout Wisconsin & Illinois
● Laboratory sorting and tabulation of archaeological material
● Assistant crew leader during archaeological surveying

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

(Dept. of Anthropology)
Laboratory Research Assistant

August – December 2005
● Sorted and tabulated archaeological material from Wisconsin
● Supervised/mentored undergraduates in material culture analysis

Mid-Continental Research Associates

Field Archaeologist

Lowell, AR: March 2004 – May 2005
● Performed archaeological excavations throughout Arkansas
● Assistant crew leader for Phase III excavation in NE Arkansas
● Excavation site photographer
Center for Archaeological Research San Antonio, TX
Underwater Archaeological Technician March – April 2004
● Hydro-probing of sub-sediment off Bolivar peninsula, Texas
● Magnetometer & Side Scan Sonar survey of underwater targets
● Boat driving/maneuvering over selected sonar targets

Wisconsin Historical Society

Archaeological Technician – Museum Archaeology Program

Madison, WI: April-November 2003
● Phase I-III archaeology survey & excavations throughout Wisconsin
● Historical research (deeds, taxes, etc.)
● Map rendering and artifact analysis

EDUCATION

The University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
Anthropology & Museum Studies 2005 – 2008
Master of Science: Anthropology (Archaeology Emphasis)
● Thesis title: The Enigma of Amlash: Recontextualizing a Decontextualized Museum Collection from Northwestern Iran
● Maritime landscape archaeology fieldwork on Achill Island, County
Mayo, Ireland (2005)

Master of Science Certificate: Museum Studies
● Education and internship training at the Milwaukee Public Museum
● Ritzenthaler Scholarship recipient researching the museum’s Old Copper Complex collection

University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI,
Bachelor of Arts: Anthropology (Archaeology Emphasis) 1998 – 2002
● “Distinction in the Major” honors
● Thesis Title: Yanaimalai: The Anthropology of a South Indian Geo-Symbolic Landmark

Bachelor of Arts: Languages & Cultures of Asia
● Archaeology & Temple Architecture of South India
● Study Abroad in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India (2000-2001)

BIG 10 Student Athlete

University of Wisconsin
● Cross Country – Varsity Team – NCAA Nationals Participant

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

● Advisory Council Member – 2022-Present

Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary

● President 2012-2022, Vice-President, 2022-present 2005-Present: Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association (WUAA)

● 2015-2021: Brown County Federation of History Organizations
Secretary: 2018, Treasurer: 2019-2021

● Underwater Archaeological Survey Volunteer Instructor 2008-2018:
with Wisconsin Historical Society and WUAA.
● Shipwreck Advance survey, Sand Bay, Door County, WI (2018)
● Shipwreck Arctic, Manitowoc, WI (2017)
● Shipwreck Grape Shot, Plum Island, Door County, WI (2015)
● Shipwreck Milwaukee Fireboat 23, Milwaukee, WI (2008-2010)
● Shipwreck Norlond, Milwaukee, WI (2011- 2012)

● 2021: Accepted into the National Register of Practicing Archaeologists (RPA)

● Certificate in Project Management for History Professionals – the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) May 2016

● Steering committee member of the Milwaukee Lakefront Teaching Lodge a Native American-led coalition working to advocate and educate about indigenous knowledge within a traditional teaching lodge. 2011-2013

● Anthropology Internship at the Milwaukee Public Museum. Research of Old Copper Culture collection. August -December 2006

● Maritime Archaeological Fieldwork, Achill Island, Co. Mayo Ireland. Research included the identification and documentation of: shipwrecks, lighthouses, anchors, piers, port facilities and vernacular watercraft harborages. June – July 2006

● PADI certification in Advanced Scuba and Scientific Diving. 2002

●Varsity BIG 10 student-athlete University of Wisconsin – Track & Field and Cross Country NCAA Div. 1 National Cross Country athlete

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

(Partial List)

● Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology and Maritime History
Conferences annual presentations (2009-2023)
● Council of American Maritime Museums: “At the Fulcrum Point:
How Maritime Museums become Bridges between Artifact
Salvagers and Public Agencies” (2023), “How To Grow A Coalition
of Maritime Archaeology Volunteers For Maritime Preservation and
Advocacy” (2019),
● Association of Great Lakes Maritime History (AGLMH) conference
panel presenter (2022 & 2023)