About Me Robert

EDUCATION
2001 Masters of Environmental Sciences, Environmental Design
University of Calgary
1993 BSc, Advanced Major in Biology, Dalhousie University

MEMBERSHIP, AFFILIATIONS
International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA)
Alberta Society of Professional Biologists (ASPB)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd.
November 2001 to present
Management and Planning: Examples include:
* Project Assistant for Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP)
* Project Management for major Oil Sands Projects
* Project Management and lead researcher for CEMA (Cumulative Environmental Management Association) projects
* Coordinator of multidisciplinary teams for information requests on major Oil Sands Projects
Research: Examples include:
* Cumulative effects research on wildlife and vegetation issues in Northern Canada
* Head researcher of a baseline study for a major Athabasca Oil Sands project
* Researcher and contributing author of Regional Cumulative Effects Assessment Management Framework (CEAMF) for the Muskwa-Kechika region in northeastern British Columbia
Technical Writing: Examples include:
* Co-author and researcher for Access Management Alternatives on Public Lands, a Report to the Culture and Historical Resources Committee of the Cumulative Effects Management Association (CEMA)
* Co-author and presenter of Coordinating Access Management Among three Management Levels in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area of Northeastern British Columbia, for the Alberta Association of Professional Biologists

Presentations and Marketing
* Presentation of a workshop to the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) on cumulative effects assessment and management of regional effects
* Presentation to Alberta Society of Professional Biologists (ASPB) on Access Management guidelines for the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area, northeast British Columbia (BC)
* Development and Implementation of marketing brochures for the Oil Sands Business Unit, AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd.
Independent Contractor

May 1999 to November 2001
Clients

MacLeod Institute for Environmental Analysis:
* Research on indicators of environmental change in Canada's North for a Cumulative Effects Management Framework
* Conducted research on access management strategies for the Bighorn Advisory Group

Waterton Biosphere Reserve Association (WBA)
* Coordinator of the Waterton Ecotourism Project for the WBA
* Public education on the biosphere reserve concept

Teaching Assistant
Faculty of Environmental Design
May 2001 to December 2001
* Provided logistical and technical support for a field course on transboundary carnivore management issues in the Crown of the Continent (Waterton and Glacier National Parks)
Banff National Park/Friends of Banff National Park
May 1998 to September 1998
* Naturalist Interpreter and Public Education on Proper Wildlife Viewing Etiquette in the Banff Bow Valley
January 1997 to December 1997
* Birder: I worked with local wardens on the observatory to conduct canon nettings
Banff National Park 1996, winter
* Multi-species monitoring along transects adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway, BNP
Yoho National Park 1996, summer
* Wolf telemetry monitoring in Yoho National Park and on adjacent lands

PUBLICATIONS
* Hegmann, George, Jeff Green and Michelle MacDonald. 2004. Evolving Opportunities for the Collaborative Management of Cumulative Effects: the oil and gas industry in British Columbia, Canada. Paper presentation to the International Association for Impact Assessment, April 2004
* MacDonald, Michelle. 2003. Practically Assessing the Cumulative Effects of Roads Under Regulatory Review. Paper presentation to the International Association for Impact Assessment, Western Northern Affiliate, 2003
* MacDonald, Michelle, Jennifer Bidlake-Schroeder and Marcy Sangret. 2003. Coordinating Access Management at Three Management Scales in the Muskwa-Kechika Management Area of Northeast BC. Paper presentation to the Alberta Society of Professional Biologists, 2003
* MacDonald, Michelle. 2001. An Ecosystem Approach to Integrate Sustainability into Ecotourism Experiences. Masters Degree Project. Faculty of Environmental Design University of Calgary.
* Jones, Mary-Ellen, Michelle MacDonald, Heidi Weibe and Peter Zimmerman. 2000. An Access Management Strategy for the Ghost Waiparous Region. Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary. Prepared for: Municipal District of Bighorn.
* MacDonald, Michelle. 1999. Waterton Biosphere Reserve Ecotourism Project. Prepared for: Waterton Biosphere Association – a member of UNESCO's World Biosphere Reserves
* MacDonald, Michelle. 1999. The Wolves of Waterton Biosphere Reserve. Prepared for: The Canadian Biosphere Reserve Association (CBRA). Burlington, Ontario

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Courses
* Petroleum Industry Training – Pipeline Enviro