GERAD MICHAEL SMITH, M.A., R.P.A

CURRICULUM VITAE

January 2013

gmsmith2@uaf.edu

(907) 750-6223

PO Box 752613

Fairbanks, AK 99775

EDUCATION

Ph.D.   Began 9/2013  University of Alaska Fairbanks (Anthropology).

M.A.    5/2012             University of Alaska Fairbanks (Anthropology). Advisor: Dr. Ben

A. Potter

B.A.    7/2008             University of Montana Missoula (Anthropology). Advisor: Dr.

Kelly Dixon

ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD AND LABORATORY RESEARCH

2013                Northern Land Use Research Alaska, LLC (NLURA)

·         Northern Land Use Research Alaska, LLC., Fairbanks, Alaska

o   GIS specialist. Conducted research and geospatial analysis. (40hrs p/w, 1/1/13-present).

2012                Northern Land Use Research, Inc. (NLUR), the United States Bureau of Land Management (US BLM), the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA), United States Park Service (US PS), and the University of Pittsburg (UP).

·         Northern Land Use Research, Inc., Fairbanks, Alaska

o   GIS specialist. Conducted research and geospatial analysis pertaining to the Susitna Hydroelectric Project, documenting and assessing the relevance of the old Alaska Power Authority’s surveys for the new project, and creating/analyzing GIS data pertaining to present and future project work. (40hrs p/w, 10/15/12-12/31/12).

o   Archaeological Technician with Molly Proue Crew Chief. Conducted site surveys and testing for the Talin Gold Livengood mining project and tie-line. (70hrs p/w, 8/16/12-10/15/12).

o   Assistant Crew Chief with Patrick Hall, Crew Chief. Conducted Archaeological field recon for the Donlin Gasline Project, mapping sites and testing areas of interest along the pipeline corridor (70hrs p/w, 6/5/12-8/15/12).

·         US Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks District Office, Alaska.

o   Research project under Mike Kunz. This involved rehousing the Mesa, Hilltop, Putu and Bedwell prehistoric site collections and digitizing records for accessioning to the University of Alaska Museum of the North. (10hrs p/w, 1/20/12-4/20/12; renewed 10/1/12-12/15/12).

o   Research project under Bill Hedman. This involved creating a digital three-dimensional spatial map of the Raven Bluff site with GIS and Surfer. (10hrs p/w, 2/1/12-3/1/12).

o   Conducted a full lithic analysis and report of the US Creek (CIR-029) prehistoric components with Dr. Julie Esdale for Dr. Robin Mills. (20hrs p/w, 5/1/12-5/31/12).

·         University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Department of Anthropology.

o   Research Assistantship under Dr. Patrick Plattet and Dr. Amber Lincoln. This involved creating a spatial database with GIS for the DEER Project (Documenting the Ethnohistory and Ethnoarchaeology of Reindeer in the Alaska Peninsula), mapping historic reindeer herding in this region. (15hrs p/w, 1/20/12-5/20/12; renewed for 20hrs p/w, 6/1/12-8/1/12). http://www.uaf.edu/deer/herds/

o   Research Assistantship under Dr. Peter Schweitzer. This involved creating a GIS geospatial database of native village forced-relocation sites in Chukotka, Russia. (5hrs p/w, 1/20/12-3/15/12).

·         University of Alaska, Anchorage.

o   Conducted archaeological excavations under Dr. Charles Holmes at the prehistoric Swan Point site. (40hrs p/w, 5/20/12-6/4/12).

·         US Park Service and the University of Pittsburg.

o   Research Grant with Dr. Loukas Barton (Professor, University of Pittsburg) and Dale Vinson (Katmai Lake Clark Historic Preservation Coordinator). Conducted a full lithic analysis and analysis of cultural change at the XMK-031 site collection from Little Takli Island, Katmai National Park, Alaska. (40hrs p/w, 4/15/12-5/20/12).

2011                University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), the United States Bureau of Land Management (US BLM), and the United States Park Service (US PS).

·         University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Department of Anthropology.

o   Research Assistantship under Dr. Ben Potter. Three months cataloging artifacts from the prehistoric Cripple Creek (2011) excavation, in addition to conducting a complete lithic analysis on the US Creek and Bear Creek prehistoric (Athabascan) assemblages. (70hrs p/w, 9/20/11-1/20/12).

o   Teaching Assistantship under Dr. Ben Potter. Co-taught Fundamental Archaeological Laboratory Methods class with Allie Little. This involved creating brief lectures and exploratory, hands-on lab classes for undergraduate, introductory-level students. (5hrs p/w, 9/28/11-1/20/12).

o   Research Assistantship under Dr. Peter Schweitzer. This involved creating a geospatial template for GIS of native village forced-relocation sites in Alaska. (5hrs p/w, 10/1/11-1/20/12).

o   Research Assistantship under Dr. Ben Potter. Conducted a complete lithic analysis of two prehistoric assemblages (the Big Bend and Bachelor Creek sites), supervised by Dr. Ben Potter. (20hrs p/w, 1/20/11-5/20/11).

·         US Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks District Office. Student Temporary Employment Position (STEP). Archaeological Technician. (80hrs p/w, 5/15/11-9/30/11):

o   North Fork, Middle Fork, South Fork, and Main Stem Fortymile River, Birch Creek, and Beaver Creek. This project involved conducted archaeological reconnaissance of historic structures along these river corridors, and taking wood core samples from historic structures and living trees for dendrochronological interpretation under Dr. Robin Mills.

o   Steele Creek, Alaska. Conducted an historical reconstruction project on the Steele Creek Roadhouse, removing rotten foundation logs and replacing them with fresh logs, reconstructed in local authentic fashion under Dr. Robin Mills.

o   Cripple Creek, Alaska. Supervised and conducted the excavation of a protohistoric Athabascan site.

·         US Park Service.

o   Contract Project under Dr. Loukas Barton conducting a complete lithic analysis of two prehistoric assemblages (XMK-031 and XMK-221) from the Shelikov Strait, Alaska. (20hrs p/w, 4/1/11-5/15/11).

2010                University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), the University of Alaska Museum of the North (UAMN), and the United States Bureau of Land Management (US BLM).

·         University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Department of Anthropology.

o   Research Assistantship under Dr. Ben Potter. Three months researching, building, and applying geospatial models of prehistoric optimal land use patterns in the Yukon Tanana Uplands, Alaska. (20hrs p/w, 9/20/10-1/20/11).

o   Teaching Assistantship with Nicole, Dufore. Organized class documents, grades, and papers. (20hrs p/w, 1/15/10-5/10/10).

o   Teaching Assistantship under Dr. David Fazzino. Organized class documents, grades, and papers. (20hrs p/w, 5/15/10-6/10/10).

·         University of Alaska Museum of the North, Fairbanks, Alaska.

o   Self-funded/volunteer. Assisted with research and lithic analysis of Raven Bluff artifacts under the direction of Dr. Jeff Rasic. (15 hrs p/w, 9/20/10-11/31/10).

o   Self-funded/volunteer. Conducted research into the methods and results of seven mitigated archaeological sites near Livengood, Alaska, collected during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. (40hrs p/w, 5/1/10-5/15/10).

·         US Bureau of Land Management. Student Temporary Employment Position (STEP). Archaeological Technician. (80 hrs p/w, 5/15/11-9/30/11).

o   Raven Bluff, northwestern Alaska. Conducted excavation of an early Holocene site under Dr. Jeff Rasic and Bill Hedman.

o   Steele Creek, Alaska. Conducted an historical reconstruction project on the Steele Creek Roadhouse with Dr. Robin Mills. This involved replacing rotten foundation logs and straightening a leaning, two-story structure.

o   Uhler Creek, Alaska. Conducted excavations at an early 20th century miner’s cabin with Dr. Robin Mills.

o   White Mountains National Conservation Area and the Steese National Recreation Areas, Alaska. Conducted and supervised archaeological field surveys and excavations under Dr. Robin Mills.

2009                University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), and the Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML).

·         University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Department of Anthropology.

o   Teaching Assistantship under Dr. Kara Hoover. Organized class documents, grades, and papers. (20hrs p/w, 9/20/09-1/20/10).

·         Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands (CEMML). Fort Greeley, Alaska. Funded by the US Military.

o   Conducted prehistoric site excavations near Delta Junction, Alaska under Aaron Robertson. (40hrs p/w, 5/20/09-8/20/09).

2008                Montgomery Archaeological Consultants (MOAC), and the University of Montana (UM).

·         Montgomery Archaeological Consultants, Vernal, Utah.

o   Conducted archaeological field surveys of lithic debitage scatters, prehistoric rock shelters, and historic livestock camps in the Northern Great Basin. (40hrs p/w, 10/1/08-10/31/08).

·         University of Montana, Archaeological Field School, Yellowstone National Park.

o   This field school involved conducting field surveys and excavations of historic homestead sites along the Nez Perce Historic Trail, the abandoned town site of Cimarron, Montana, and the Airport Rings site within the national park’s Boundary Lands near Gardiner, Montana under Dr. Douglas MacDonald. (40hrs p/w, 6/20/08-7/25/08).

PROFFESIONAL PUBLICATIONS

2012    Highland Hunters: Prehistoric Resource Use in the Yukon Tanana Uplands. M.A. thesis, Department of Anthropology, University of Alaska Fairbanks.

·         Abstract: The purpose of this study was to conduct a first approximation of explorations and excavations throughout the White Mountain and Steese Conservation areas during the summer field seasons of 2010 and 2011 in the Yukon Tanana Uplands. An analysis of the lithic artifacts from five site excavations (the Big Bend, Bachelor Creek, Bear Creek, US Creek and Cripple Creek) was then undertaken. These assemblages were then examined and modeled using risk-assessments, optimal resource use, and behavior processes in order to explore the interdependence of environment, ecology, and material culture that drove prehistoric subsistence cycles in this area. This archaeological research will supplement ethnographies to indicate patterns of change in landscape value, trade networks, and local economic strategies.

TECHNICAL REPORTS

2013a  Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 14241) Cultural Resources Study. Prepared for Tyonek Native Corporation. Coauthors: Justin M. Hayes, Carol Gelvin-Reymiller, Peter M. Bowers, Charles M. Mobley, Taylor Brelsford, Tom Bundtzen, Aimee G. Ely, Joshua D. Reuther, Patrick T. Hall, and Richard O. Stern.

2013b  Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 14241) Cultural Resources Study. Prepared for Cook Inlet Region, Inc. Coauthors: Justin M. Hayes, Carol Gelvin-Reymiller, Peter M. Bowers, Charles M. Mobley, Taylor Brelsford, Tom Bundtzen, Aimee G. Ely, Joshua D. Reuther, Patrick T. Hall, and Richard O. Stern.

2012a  XMK-031 Lithic Analysis. Prepared for the US Park Service.

2012b  US Creek Lithic Analysis. Prepared for the US Bureau of Land Management.

2012c  Wickersham Dome Flake Scatter. Prepared for the US Bureau of Land Management.

2012d  Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project (FERC No. 14241) Cultural Resources Study. Prepared for Alaska Energy Authority. Coauthors: Justin M. Hayes, Carol Gelvin-Reymiller, Peter M. Bowers, Charles M. Mobley, Taylor Brelsford, Tom Bundtzen, Aimee G. Ely, Joshua D. Reuther, Patrick T. Hall, and Richard O. Stern.

2011a  Middle Fork, North Fork and Main Stem Fortymile River Site Monitoring and Coring Project, June 2011. BLM Report to the State Historic Preservation Office Anchorage Alaska.

2011b  Dennison Fork, South Fork and Main Stem Fortymile River Site Monitoring and Coring Project, July 2011. BLM Report to the State Historic Preservation Office Anchorage Alaska.

2011c  Birch Creek Site Monitoring and Coring Project, June 2011. BLM Report to the State Historic Preservation Office Anchorage Alaska.

2011d  Beaver Creek Site Monitoring and Coring Project, June and July, 2011. BLM Report to the State Historic Preservation Office Anchorage Alaska.

2011e  Report on the Cripple Creek (CIR-00003) Survey and Excavation, Summer, 2011. BLM Report to the State Historic Preservation Office Anchorage Alaska.

2011f   Harvesting the Sea: A Lithic Analysis of two small island sites from Amalik Bay on the Shelikof Strait, Alaska. Prepared for the US Park Service.

2010a  Bachelor Creek, Porcupine Creek, Harrison Creek and Fryingpan Creek Class III Survey, and Report on the Bachelor Creek (CIR-00191) Test Excavation, June and August 2010. BLM Report to the State Historic Preservation Office Anchorage Alaska.

2010b  Nome Creek Class II Pedestrian Survey, May and July 2010. BLM Report to the State Historic Preservation Office Anchorage Alaska.

2010c  Report on the Big Bend Overlook (LIV-00500) Test Excavation and Class III Pedestrian Survey, August 2010. BLM Report to the State Historic Preservation Office Anchorage Alaska.

2010d  Summit Trail Class III Pedestrian Survey, May and June 2010. BLM Report to the State Historic Preservation Office Anchorage Alaska.

PROFESSIONAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS

2012    A tale of two cache pits: Exploring lithic behaviors associated with the late prehistoric termination of core and blade technology in Central Alaska. Paper presented at the 2012 meeting of the Alaska Anthropological Association, Seattle, Washington.

2011    Applying GIS, Optimal Foraging Theory and the Diet-Breadth Model to Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Yukon Tanana Upland. Paper presented at the 2011 Alaska Anthropological Association meeting, Fairbanks, Alaska.

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

2010b  Highland Hunters: Exploring Prehistoric Land and Resource Use in the Yukon-Tanana Uplands. Poster.

2010a  Rolling Over in Their Graves: The effects of Freeze-Thaw Processes on Flake

Movement Through Soil. Poster co-authored with Sarah Ficcarota and Samuel Coffman.

GRANTS

2010    Bureau of Land Management Grant for Archaeological Exploration in the White Mountains National Conservation Area and North and South Steese National Recreation Areas ($20,000).

2007    University of Montana Travel Grant ($300).

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2011-2012       Awarded three Research Assistantships and one Teaching Assistantship, two semesters. Administered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

2010-2011       Awarded a Research Assistantship, two semesters. Administered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

2009-2010       Awarded Teaching Assistantship, three semesters. Administered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

AWARDS AND HONORS

2008                4.0 GPA List, University of Montana Missoula.

2008                Scholar of the Arts and Sciences, University of Montana Missoula.

2007-2008              Dean’s List, University of Montana Missoula.

2004                Dean’s List, University of Montana Missoula.

PROFFESSIONAL SERVICE

2007-2008              Vice President of the Montana Anthropological Student Association, University of Montana Missoula.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

            Society for American Archaeology

            Alaskan Anthropological Association

            Registered Professional Archaeologist

LANGUAGES

            English (Native language)

            German (Proficient)

            Czech (Some knowledge)

            Yu’pik (Beginner)

FOREIGN TRAVEL

2009                Alberta, British Columbia, and Yukon, Canada. One week.

2008                Italy, France, Germany, and the Czech Republic. Two weeks.

2002-2003       Europe. Eighteen months.

1999-2000              Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Three months.

REFERENCES

Dr. Ben Potter (Graduate Advisor, Fairbanks, Alaska)

(907) 474-7576

bapotter@alaska.edu

(For referrals pertaining to research ability, writing, lithic analysis, and geospatial     referencing)

Dr. Robin Mills (Archaeologist, Bureau of Land Management, Fairbanks, Alaska)

(907) 474-2359

rmills@blm.gov

(For referrals pertaining to field work, field logistics, and report writing)

Carol Gelvin-Reymiller (Archaeologist, GIS Specialist, Northern Land Use Research, Fairbanks, Alaska)

(907) 474-9684

cgr@northernlanduse.com

(For referrals pertaining to GIS, cartography, and spatial analysis)