Curriculum Vitae

Michael Clauss

PO Box 213 Camden, Ohio 45311

(513) 593-0706

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • North American Archaeology.
  • Focus on Hopewell, Algonquin and Southwestern Societies.
  • Native American Petroglyphs of North America.

EDUCATION:

Miami University Oxford, Ohio

BA in Anthropology, 2006 3.0 GPA

SUMMARY OF TECHNICAL SKILLS:

  • Four Years Excavation experience on prehistoric and historic sites in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, and Southwest United States.
  • Experience in processing and analysis of ceramic, lithic, and faunal materials.
  • Knowledge of applications on GIS in archaeology and a broad range of computer software usage.
  • Excellent research, editorial, and writing skills.

PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS:

“Tibetan Shamanism” A film depicting footage of a Tungas Shaman ritual.

Presented at Miami University, 2005

“Ritual Traditions” A presentation on ritual rite ceremonies surrounding the Dalai Lama.

Paper presented at the Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, Omaha Nebraska, 2006.

“Petroglyph Pathways, the Geocontourglyphs of the Appalachian Plateau”.

This is a Book examining the meanings behind petroglyph imagery. Published in 2009

Excavation Experience:

Archaeological & Historical Consultants Centre Point, PA

Braddock, PA 9/15/2006 to 11/2/2006 Faze I/II Urban Historical Site.

Reading, PA 9/15/2006 to 11/2/2006 Phase III Archaic Quartzite Industrial Site.

Penn DOT projects which involved shovel testing and Excavating Test Units.

Shovel testing, Surface collection, GPS mapping, collecting samples, artifact analysis.

URS Corporation Cincinnati, Ohio

Akron, OH 11/2/2006 to 11/30/2006 Phase I, Marathon Gas Survey Pipeline.

Shovel testing, Surface collection, GPS mapping, collecting samples, artifact analysis.

Cincinnati, OH 5/7/2007 to 5/11/2007 and 5/28/2007 to 6/1/2007

Laboratory aid, Mississippian ceramics, lithics, assisted editing of associated report.

Madisonville, KY 5/14/2007 to 5/25/2007 Phase II, Midland Expansion Project.

Shovel testing, Surface collection GPS mapping, collecting samples, artifact analysis.

Vandalia, IL 7/9/2007 to 8/10/2007 and 1/12/2008 to 1/25/2008

Phase I Enbridge Southern Extension Pipeline.

Shovel testing, Surface collection GPS mapping, collecting samples, artifact analysis.

New Hanover, PA 2/4/2008 to 2/16/2008 Phase I Rocky Mountain Express Pipeline.

BHE Environmental Cincinnati, Ohio

Crawfordsville, IN 12/11/2006 to 1/23/2007 Phase I Rocky Mountain Express Pipeline.

Zanesville, OH 1/29/2007 to 2/24/2007 Phase I Rocky Mountain Express Pipeline.

Paris, TX 2/26/2007 to 3/20/2007 Phase I Golf Coast Boardwalk Project.

Shovel testing, Surface collection, GPS mapping, collecting samples, artifact analysis.

Cultural Resource Analysts Lexington, Kentucky

Lawrenceburg, IN 3/26/2007 to 5/4/2007 Phase III Argosy Casino Expansion.

Excavating Test Units, GPS mapping, collecting samples, and artifact analysis.

Great Lakes Archaeological Research Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Fort Atterbury, IN 8/27/2007 to 9/8/2007 Phase I National Guard Camp Atterbury

Shovel testing, Surface collection, GPS mapping, collecting samples, artifact analysis.

ASC Group Columbus, Ohio

Butler County, OH 9/28/2008 to 12/29/2008 Phase I Rocky Mountain Express Pipeline.

Shovel testing, Surface collection, GPS mapping, collecting samples, artifact analysis.

Environmental and Archaeology Florence, Kentucky

Pittsfield, Illinois 8/24/2008 to 10/04/2008 Phase III Rocky Mountain Express Pipeline.

Excavating Test Units, GPS mapping, collecting samples, and artifact analysis.

Louis Berger Group, Inc. Richmond, Virginia

Shelbyville, IN 3/25/2008 to 7/25/2008 Phase I/II Rocky Mountain Express Pipeline.

Harrison, OH 11/10/2008 to 12/23/2008 Phase III Rocky Mountain Express Pipeline.

Lake Ariel, PA 3/1/2009 to 4/24/2009 Phase I PPL- PA Transmission line

Excavating Test Units, GPS mapping, collecting samples, and artifact analysis.

Objectives: To obtain a position in Archaeology where I can continue the development of strong professional skills while making an immediate contribution to my employer.

Profile:

  • Archaeology field experience on Phases I, II, and III.
  • 20 years owner of a commercial and residential maintenance.

·  Ability to balance competing tasks to meet tight deadlines.

·  Experienced professional, strong management related skills.

·  Good communicator excellent interpersonal & computer skills.

Further Experience:

·  Recently worked as an Archaeological Field/Lab Technician. Experienced in all phases of work in Cultural Resource Management Archaeology. Work history includes the Enbridge Southern Access Pipeline in Illinois, and two years on The Rockies Express in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, with extensive data entry and materials collection experience.

·  Owner and Operator of a commercial cleaning service, where I routinely managed 15 employees in the inspection, cleaning and restocking of as many as 30 Housing Units daily.

·  Assistant Curator, Fort Vasquez, CO. State of Colorado Historical Society. Supervised maintenance of Museum and repairs of adobe walls. Conducted museum tours for School Children.

·  Utilized GPS equipment along side GIS Maps with wildlife survey techniques for winter wildlife population counts. City of Boulder open space wintering raptor survey program and the Colorado Division of Wildlife mountain lion tracking project.

·  Research and Development of prototype laser printers and computer tape duplication system while at IBM. Highly reliable part of a research team responsible for analyzing and correcting failures in a laboratory environment. Conducted extensive detailed data entry for retrieval by engineers.

·  U.S. Navy, Military Operations Specialist Petty Officer, 2nd class, honorable discharge. Awarded the US Navy Expeditionary Medal. Quartermaster skills include all phases of radio communications as well as chart survey mapping, plotting and Navigation Techniques.

Professional References:

URS Corporation

Crista Haag

CRM Department

Cincinnati, OH 45202

(513) 651-3440

Archaeology and Historical consultants

Scott Padamonski

Centre Point, PA

(814) 880-4383

URS Corporation

Scott Buskey

CRM Department

Minneapolis, MN 55415

(612) 226-8616

Personal References:

Al Shaw

(937) 336-3997

Camden, Ohio

28 years

James Madonna

(570) 472-8567

Sweet Valley, Pennsylvania

37 years