1. Mike Sumner
586 N 470 E, Tooele, UT 84074 | Phone/SMS: (435) 850-2824 | mikesumner@theeagleofmoab.com | www.linkedin.com/in/recinutah
CAREER SUMMARY
Enthusiastic land use planner, recreation specialist, and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) expert with
10+ years’ experience protecting and enhancing natural and recreation resources.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Land Use Planning: Over 10 years developing
Resource Management Plans (RMPs) and other
programmatic plans.
• project and task leadership
• budget/financial management
• multi-agency/intergovernmental
• public scoping and outreach
Recreation Resource Management: Broad
training and experience in
• recreation policy and practices
• competing and conflicting land uses
Visual Resource Management (VRM):
Completed BLM’s VRM training. Conducted a
Visual Resource Inventory (VRI) for a National
Conservation Area.
Spatial Analysis: ESRI© ArcGIS and Trimble©
GeoXT GPS.
DesktopPublishing/Graphic Design: Designed
and created many multi-volume documents.
• Microsoft© Office
• Adobe© InDesign
– published report to Congress
– public display posters
– newsletters/brochures
• graphic design
– Adobe© Photoshop and Illustrator
– raster and vector graphics creation
• presentation
– Microsoft© PowerPoint
– Adobe© Premiere Pro
PAST EMPLOYMENT
CARTOGRAPHER, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR FOR KAART GROUP LLC, TOOELE, UT 2015 –2016
• Gathering and editing spatial data including street and way information and points of interest.
• Professional data editing in OpenStreetMap.
• Foreign travel, often on accelerated schedules in rural areas.
ASSOCIATE, BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 2003 – 2015
• Managed projects and tasks encompassing components of the NEPA planning process.
• Conducted programmatic land use planning and analysis.
• Specialized in recreation, visual resources, and wilderness.
SPATIAL ANALYST, SITLA, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 2000 – 2003
• Conducted a visitor use survey and analyzed findings in a report outlining management alternatives.
• Participated in community and land management agency collaboration.
WILDERNESS TECHNICIAN, UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE, CHALLIS, ID 1998 – 1999
• Managed dispersed recreation in a designated Wilderness Area.
• Led a 2-man trail crew on 8-day backpacking assignments to clear 100+ miles of wilderness trail.
EDUCATION
B.S., Recreation Resource Management, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 2000.