Cody William Niehus

8489 E. Davies Pl. Centennial, CO 80112· Mobile: 719-650-7280 · Cody.Niehus@Gmail.com

Objective

To secure a environmental analyst position in the compliance and policy field that will assist in developing and advancing my knowledge and career.

Experience

Richardson Operating Company                                    May 2014 - Present                                                       Denver, CO

Geo Tech / Operations Manager

·               Coordinate land use permitting and easements (ROW) to secure company assets in accordance with various State and Federal agencies and jurisdictions.

·               Keeping all applicable leases compliant in accordance with Code of Federal Regulation – Title 43 CRF 43): Public Lands: Department of the Interior.

·               NEPA review of prospective field developments and improvements.

·               Acquiring, developing, and maintaining professional relationships with various State and Federal agencies.

·               Ensuring compliance with the following regulations and agencies: EPA, SPCC, DOT, OSHA.

·               Daily Field operations coordination involving over 300+ wells and field employees.

Bureau of Land Management                                                2013 (Contract)                                     Meeker, CO / Craig, CO

Lands with Wilderness Characteristics Technician

·                In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 the BLM must prepare and maintain on a continuing basis an inventory of all public lands and their resource and other values.

·                BLM Manual 6310 – Conducting Wilderness Characteristics inventory on BLM Lands includes determining the following:

1.        Determining size requirement: 5,000 contiguous BLM land acres.

2.        Determining Naturalness: the degree to which an area generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature with the imprint of people’s work substantially unnoticeable.

3.        Outstanding Opportunities for Primitive Recreation and Solitude: Non-motorized and non-mechanized activities.

4.        Supplemental Values: Ecological, Geological, or other features scientific, educational, or historic value.

·               Extensive association with Right of Way lease statuses as well as ArcGIS software.

·               Ensuring that current land and right of way leases are in compliance with the National Environmental Protection Act of 1970.

Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife                                 2012 – 2013 (Contract)                                            Denver, CO

Chronic Wasting Disease Technician

·               Collecting submissions from hunters of harvested deer and elk to test for Chronic Wasting Disease.

·               Performing mandatory checks on harvested Moose, Bear, Sheep, Goats, and Mountain Lions.

·               Collecting DNA samples from all of the mandatory check species for biological data.

·               Tagging Ram horns, as well as Bear and Mountain Lion hides to put in the Divisions registry.

Education

Oklahoma City University                                                   Nov. 2015

Petroleum Land Management Certificate

American Association of Petroleum Landmen (AAPL) accredited program. Meinders School of Business.

Colorado State University                                              2013 - 2014                                                          Fort Collins, CO

Master of Agricultural Sciences, Specialization in Integ0rated00 Resource Management - 3.5 Cumulative GPA

·               Courses focusing on interdisciplinary methods of surface land management. Topics learned include:

o       Integrated Decision Making/Management Skills

o       Managing for Ecosystem Sustainability

o       Understanding Policy and Permitting Issues

Metropolitan State University of Denver                             2008 – 2012                                                                  Denver, CO

Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice and Criminology – 3.2 Cumulative GPA

·               Psychology Minor

·               Metro State Men’s Club Lacrosse

o       President of Operations