DOUGLAS C. MCVARISH
18 East Palmer Avenue
Collingswood, NJ 08108
(856) 854-8807 (home)
(856) 745-3835 (cell)
dcmcvarish@gmail.com
websites: http://wjhistoricalresearch.com
http://farmbuildingguide.org
OBJECTIVE
An opportunity that will use my experience and skills in archival research, architectural field survey and photography, National Register evaluation, report preparation, and public outreach.
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EDUCATION
M.S. University of Vermont Historic Preservation 1991
M.P. University of Virginia Urban Planning 1987
B.A. Hampshire College American Studies 1978
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
2011 Completed IS-101.a, Deployment Basics, IS-253, Coordinating Environmental and Historic Preservation Compliance (FEMA), and IS-634, Introduction to FEMA’s Public Assistance Program.
2003-2010 Annual OSHA-certified 8-hour HAZWOPER refresher course
1999 OSHA-certified 40-hour Hazardous-Waste Operations Training (HAZWOPER)
EMPLOYMENT
CONSULTANT. edr Companies, Syracuse, New York (2011).
Prepared a historic properties survey for a proposed central New York wind turbine project.
ON-CALL ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN. Navarro & Wright. New Cumberland, Pennsylvania (2011-present).
Revising a state level historic district inventory form for a rural district in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
CONSULTANT. Westfield Architects and Preservation Consultants. Haddon Heights, New Jersey (2011-present)
Collaborated on a preservation plan for the First Baptist Church of Haddonfield, New Jersey. Currently revising two National Register nominations.
ARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN. (Fnal title: Principal Architectural Historian, Project Manager and Associate). John Milner Associates, Inc.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1992-2011)
Representative recent projects:
2011 Popular history of the Wilmington, DE water system. City of Wilmington.
2011 Prepared historic overview for Phase IA archeological investigation of the Fords Site, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Great Ecology and Environments.
2010-2011 Prepared intensive-level historic survey and National Register eligibility documentation for the Frank N. Stern, Jr. Readiness Center, near Newport, Delaware. Delaware National Guard.
2010 Historic research and context development, Riverton Dam and hydroelectric plant, Front Royal, Virginia. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
2010 Historic American Landscape Survey, Avon Park Air Force Range Airfield, Highlands County, Florida. Geo-Marine and U.S. Air Force
2010 Historic context development, bulkheads, Gowanus Canal Superfund Site, Brooklyn, New York. Dolan Research and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
2010 National Register nominations, Lake Champlain Breakwaters, Vermont and New York. New York District, USACE.
2010 National Register nominations, state survey documentation, and historic context development, Pittsburgh District Flood Control Dams. Pittsburgh District, USACE.
2010 Historic overview, site of Blue Marsh Lake, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia District, USACE.
2010 Historic research, Jacobs Creek Bridge, Hopewell Township, New Jersey. Mercer County Engineer’s Office.
2010 Historic survey, National Register evaluation, and Historic American Buildings Survey documentation, Seaford Armory, Seaford, Delaware. Delaware National Guard.
2008-2009 Reconnaissance survey, Calais LNG Project. Calais, Maine. Woodard and Curran.
2008-2009 Intensive-level survey and eligibility assessments. Selected New Hampshire armories. New Hampshire Army National Guard.
2008-2009 Survey and eligibility assessments, Maryland and Delaware rail corridors. Rummel, Klepper and Kahl and the Maryland Transit Administration.
2009 Intensive level survey and Determination of Eligibility. St. Albans Veterans Administration Medical Center. Queens, New York. Veterans Administration.
2008 Stewart Street Bridge, Dayton, Ohio. Historic American Engineering Record documentation. Woolpert, Inc.
A complete list of projects is available upon request.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
2000-2011 Principal Architectural Historian/Project Manager
John Milner Associates, Inc.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1992-2000 Project Architectural Historian
John Milner Associates, Inc.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
During employment at John Milner Associates, Inc. wrote or co-wrote approximate 130 historic architectural and architectural documentation reports including Section 106 and Section 110 evaluations, historic contexts, criteria of effect evaluations, HABS/HAER documentation, National Register and National Historic Landmark nominations.
1991-1992 Consultant
Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
Charlottesville, Virginia
Collaborated on architectural survey of Nelson County, Virginia.
1990-1991 Student Assistant
Architectural Conservation and Education Service
Burlington, Vermont
Assisted director on a variety of architectural conservation projects.
1990 Intern
The Waterford Foundation
Waterford, Virginia
Updated National Historic Landmark survey of Waterford.
1989 Consultant
Frazier Associates
Staunton, Virginia
Collaborated on historic survey of Suffolk, Virginia.
1986 Summer Intern
City-County Planning Board
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Updated historic survey of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.
1987-1989 Director of Development
University of Virginia School of Architecture
Developed and ran annual fund campaign, served as alumni liaison and organized alumni activities, wrote and edited Colonnade, the School’s news journal.
1984-1985 Director of Foundation Relations
Rice University Development Office
Houston, Texas
Researched appropriate foundations to fund University projects, met with foundation staff members to discuss programs, and wrote proposals.
1981-1984 Development Research Assistant
Rice University Development Office
Houston, Texas
Conducted research on individual, corporate, foundation and institutional prospects for support of the Univerity.
1979-1981 Assistant Librarian
The Foundation Center
Washington, D.C.
Answered reference questions for subscribers to telephone reference program, assisted library patrons in using library resources, researched and wrote entries for Foundation Center publications.