Kevin's Professional Archaeology Vita
KEVIN FRISON
dadasci03@aol.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH SERVICES, INC., TEMPE, AZ 1/01—6/01
Associate
Archaeologist
Various Projects
Supervision of crews of
between four and eight workers. Conducted
numerous small survey projects, including specialized surveys for cellular
telephone antenna installations. Extensive
use of writing skills in preparation of technical reports.
Use of various software applications, including WordPerfect, Adobe
Illustrator, Excel, and Terrain Navigator.
Some background research conducted at the AZ State Historic Preservation
Office in Phoenix, as well as the Phoenix Bureau of Land Management and other
government agency offices in the Phoenix area.
Also, general office administrative duties and coordination of project
paperwork.
ENTRANCO,
INC., CULTURAL RESOURCES/ARCHAEOLOGY, PHOENIX,
AZ
10/00—11/00
Field
Archaeologist
Testing and Data Recovery in
Mesa, AZ
Backhoe trench profiling,
some excavation of various feature types, recording features and some site
mapping at a pre-Classic Hohokam site.
DESERT
ARCHAEOLOGY, TEMPE, AZ 11/99—12/99; 3/00—8/00
Field
Archaeologist
Testing and Data Recovery for 24th
St. Realignment, Phoenix, AZ 7/00—8/00
Backhoe trench profiling and some sediments and soils field analysis.
Field
Archaeologist
Testing and Data Recovery at Sky Harbor International Airport, Phoenix,
AZ 5/00—7/00
Backhoe trench profiling;
sediments and soils and stratigraphic interpretation at a pre-Classic Hohokam
village site. Some excavation of
architectural features as well as miscellaneous other feature types.
Field
Archaeologist/Technical Writer
Testing and Data Recovery at Los
Hornos, Tempe, AZ 3/00—5/00
Backhoe trench profiling and some excavation of architectural features at a large Hohokam village site. Contributing author to the final report.
Field
Archaeologist/Technical Writer
Monitoring at Pueblo del
Alamo, Phoenix, AZ 11/99—12/99
Monitoring Salt River Project construction trenching. Prepared the technical report for the project using MS Word and oversaw all recording of features encountered.
APPLIED
EARTHWORKS, FRESNO, CA 9/99—12/99
Field
Archaeologist
Survey near Atascadero, CA
Pedestrian survey; recording and mapping mostly Archaic sites. Some artifact illustration and general orienteering using compass and topographic maps.
SWCA,
INC., FLAGSTAFF, AZ 7/99—9/99
Field
Archaeologist
Data Recovery near Gallup,
NM
Excavation of pit houses and various other feature types at several Pueblo I – II Anasazi sites. Some site mapping and light supervisory duties.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
AND HISTORICAL SERVICES, EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, CHENEY,
WA
10/98—11/98
Field
Archaeologist
Testing and Data Recovery
near Council, ID
Site recording and mapping,
surface artifact collection and excavation of test units on both historic and
Archaic sites. Also, some
excavation and mapping of a variety of historic features.
SWCA,
INC., PHOENIX, AZ 8/98
Field
Archaeologist
Survey near Phoenix, AZ
Short pedestrian survey project near Lake Pleasant, AZ. Recording of mainly historic features associated with mining activities.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
CONSULTING SERVICES, INC., TEMPE, AZ 7/97—9/97
Assistant
Crew Chief
Data Recovery near Globe, AZ
Supervision of crews of
between four and eight workers. Duties
included overseeing excavation of mostly architectural features at a pre-Classic
Hohokam village site, site mapping, mapping of features, and general
administrative duties and coordination of paperwork for the site.
HISTORICAL
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, SEATTLE, WA
6/97
Field Archaeologist
Survey near Aberdeen, WA
Short one-day pedestrian survey with no recordings. Also, records search at the State Historic Preservation Office in Olympia.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
AND HISTORICAL SERVICES, EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, CHENEY, WA 4/97—6/97
Field
Archaeologist
Testing and Data Recovery
near Kettle Falls, WA
Excavation of test units and several Archaic features at Lake Roosevelt, WA. Duties included some supervision of less experienced workers, as well as recording and mapping sites as well as individual features. Some use of transit.
LARSON
ANTHROPOLOGICAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES, SEATTLE, WA
3/97—4/97
Field
Archaeologist
Survey near Ellensburg, WA
Pedestrian survey; recording and mapping mostly Archaic sites. Some artifact illustration and general orienteering using compass and topographic maps.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
AND HISTORICAL SERVICES, EASTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, CHENEY, WA 1/97—3/97
Field
Archaeologist
Data Recovery in Sequim, WA
Excavation on an Archaic
site. I was responsible for the
detection of a structural feature and supervised less experienced workers.
Also, coordination of the excavation of the pit house, sediments and
soils analysis and stratigraphic interpretation.
Field Archaeologist
Data Recovery near Globe, AZ
Historic crewmember. Mitigation of 19th and 20th century mining sites. Duties included excavation of a wide variety of feature types, surface artifact collection, transit mapping of sites, detailed mapping of features, and illustration of artifacts and of features.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL
CONSULTING SERVICES, LTD., TEMPE, AZ 9/95—12/95
Field
Archaeologist
Data Recovery between Mayer
and Prescott Valley, AZ. 10/95—12/95
Excavation
of pre-Classic northern periphery Hohokam pit houses and extra-mural features.
Work included assisting in the excavation and in-field osteological
analysis of an inhumation.
Field
Archaeologist
Data Recovery on the Fort
McDowell Indian Reservation, AZ 9/95—10/95
Excavation
of both structural and non-structural pre-Classic Hohokam features.
Work included profiling and interpretation of complex stratigraphy and
sediments.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTING SERVICES, LTD., TEMPE, AZ 9/92—10/92
Field
Archaeologist
Data Recovery on the Salt
River Indian Reservation, AZ
Excavation
of pre-Classic Hohokam features, including a number of hornos and cremations.
Also, profiling of both historic and Hohokam canal features in backhoe
trenches.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONSULTING SERVICES, LTD., TEMPE, AZ 5/92—7/92
Field Archaeologist
Data Recovery between
Cordes Junction and Mayer, AZ
Excavation of pre-Classic Hohokam and Archaic features. Work included much of the sediments and soils interpretation as well as a great deal of the profiling.
SWCA,
INC., TUCSON, AZ 1/92—2/92
Field
Archaeologist
Data Recovery at Los Hornos, Tempe, AZ
Excavation
of pre-Classic Hohokam architectural features.
UNIVERSITY
OF NEW MEXICO OFFICE OF CONTRACT ARCHAEOLOGY, ALBUQUERQUE, NM
4/91—9/91
Crew Chief
Supervision
of a 6-member field crew during mitigation for ENRON pipeline between Bullhead
City, AZ and Farmington, NM
Most of the work was on historic sites, including Goldroad, AZ (20th century gold mining town) and historic Navajo sites. Also work at several Anasazi and Archaic sites. Job included transit mapping of sites and significant participation in sampling decisions.
DAMES
AND MOORE, PHOENIX, AZ 1/91—3/91
Field
Archaeologist
Assistant Crew Chief duties; excavating and some survey work at a variety of
sites in Southern and Central Utah.
Responsibilities
were supervision of crews of up to 10 – 12 crewmembers, and coordinated most
of the field data and paperwork for several sites. Other work included use of the transit, writing site
treatment and Historic Register eligibility recommendations, and locating sites
using aerial photos and topographic maps.
SOIL
SYSTEMS, INC., PHOENIX, AZ 1/90—12/90
Field
Archaeologist
Testing at Pueblo Grande,
Phoenix, AZ 10/90—12/90
Intermittent
work on two projects. Trench
profiling, mapping and documenting mostly pre-Classic Hohokam features.
Lithic
Analyst
Lithic analysis at SSI lab, Phoenix, AZ 4/90—6/90 and intermittently between
fieldwork
6/90—11/90
Rough
sort of lithic artifacts from Pueblo Grande and more intensive analysis of
projectile points and ground stone.
Field
Archaeologist
Testing and data recovery
between Kingman and Flagstaff, AZ 6/90—9/90
Surface
artifact collection, excavation, trench profiling, etc. at numerous, varied
sites, including historic railroad site Antares, several Cohonina sites, Archaic
sites, and multi-component sites; also, a substantial amount of Spanish-English
interpretation.
Field
Archaeologist
Data Recovery at Pueblo
Grande, Phoenix, AZ. 1/90—4/90
Burial crewmember. Experience excavating inhumations, cremations and some architectural features at a large Hohokam village site.
NORTHLAND
RESEARCH, TEMPE, AZ 11/89—12/89
Field
Archaeologist
Testing at Los Hornos,
Tempe, AZ 12/89
Trench
facing, profiling, and documenting features.
Field
Archaeologist
Testing at Picacho Peak, AZ
11/89—12/89
Surface artifact collection, test excavation, mapping and recording features at largely Classic period Hohokam sites.
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED:
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 1/93—5/94
Graduate student
in Quaternary Studies M.S. program. Classes
in Quaternary archaeology, lithic analysis, geology, Cultural Resource
Management and sediments in archaeological contexts.
Attended one semester and began work on thesis.
University
of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 8/85 - 5/87;
1/88—8/89
B.A., Anthropology
(Archaeology) 8/89. Minor:
Spanish. GPA:
3.51/4.00.
Pontifícia
Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
7/87—12/87
Intensive language classes and acculturation as well as study in cultural and linguistic anthropology.
FOREIGN
LANGUAGES:
Fluent
in Portuguese. Can communicate
effectively in Spanish.
Reading knowledge of French.
REFERENCES
Available
upon request.