HomeMy WebLinkAboutNeubauer, Planning Board resume, 6-12Paul Neubauer Bozeman, MT 59715
Profile
Professional carpenter with over 15 years experience designing and creating custom woodworking for homes and
businesses. A creative, motivated leader entrusted to independently manage both projects and teams.
Superior problem solver
Seasoned leader able to orchestrate diverse colleagues
Demonstrated history of civic service
Experience
Owner, Sour Kraut Woodworking, Montana 6/06 - Present
Manage independent business specializing in woodworking and finish carpentry.
Supervise carpenters and subcontractors at various stages of construction.
Family Support Assistant, Youth Dynamics, Inc. 01/10 - Present
Mentor adolescents with psychosocial disorders to help integrate them into the community.
Educate clients about stress management, life skills and recreational opportunities.
Voluntarily raised $15k of funding for youth ski program.
President, Montana Telemark Corporation 10/00 – 6/11
Served on the Board of Directors creating, promoting and executing a telemark ski festival
which has raised over $16k for the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center.
Recruited volunteers and managed agreements with partners and contractors.
Administered budget of 501(c) 3 nonprofit as president since 2006.
Led generation of nearly $90k in donations and sponsorship.
Volunteer Referee, Gallatin Valley Lacrosse League Summers ’06 -11
Taught rules and refereed first inter-high school lacrosse games in Montana.
Carpenter, Kravetz Homebuilders 9/05 - 6/06
Constructed all phases of a new home in Bridger Canyon.
Owner, Sour Kraut Woodworking, Vermont 5/03 - 8/05
Designed and constructed custom kitchen cabinets, bath vanities and built-ins.
Featured in Ski magazine as outstanding woodwork.
Volunteer Coach, Lamoille Union High School 3/03 - 6/05
Awarded “2005 Assistant Coach of the Year” by U.S. Lacrosse.
Carpenter, Vert Industries & Bozeman Building Traditions 3/01 - 2/03
Remodeled and constructed homes.
Woodworker, Baukunst Company 4/99 - 2/01
Constructed original beds, chests, lamps, cabinets and doors using traditional joinery.
Work published in Big Sky Journal and a book by Fine Woodworking.
Woodworker, Montana Furniture Industries 12/96 - 4/98
Supervised and trained staff in laminating and sanding departments.
Built desks, dining room tables and raised panel beds.
Trail Crew Foreman, Clearwater National Forest 6/96 - 10/96
Supervised a four-person crew constructing new trail in the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.
Felled trees, selected routes, built cribbing and drainage, drilled and blasted rock.
Professional Ski Patroller, Jay Peak Resort 12/95 - 4/96
Minimized and responded to first aid incidents, managed terrain access.
Backcountry Patroller, USDA Forest Service 6/95 - 10/95
Performed hiker education and enforced regulations in Tuckerman Ravine on Mount
Washington, NH (one of the busiest backcountry sites in the world).
Assessed and maintained trails, signs and facilities.
Service Trip Leader, Appalachian Mountain Club 9/95
Led volunteers through two weeks of site & trail rehabilitation in the Bitterroot Wilderness.
Grant Administrator, Appalachian Mountain Club 5/95
Administered a National Park Service grant to design, install, monitor and report on
two prototype backcountry composting toilets.
Successful design now widely used in busy New England backcountry sites.
Winter Caretaker, Randolph Mountain Club Winters ’93 - ‘95
Maintained and managed the use of four shelters near tree line on Mt. Adams in NH.
Promoted responsible mountaineering by posting weather, discussing terrain, preventing
and responding to search and rescue operations.
Regional Assistant, Green Mountain Club ’92-‘94
Supervised and trained both staff (site caretakers, trail crews, naturalists) and
volunteers in maintaining 30 shelters and 150 miles of the Long Trail Network.
Trained managers for, and led operation of eight sewage composting facilities.
Served as primary contact between management partners; State of Vermont, USDA
Forest Service, University of Vermont, Stowe and Smugglers Notch resorts.
Recruited and implemented volunteers for trail and shelter maintenance.
Butler Lodge Caretaker, Green Mountain Club 5/91 - 9/91
Maintained shelters, trails and composting outhouse.
Educated hikers on local ecology and impact issues.
Education
Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont ‘88-‘92
Bachelor of Science, Environmental Science - Natural Resources
Training, Skills and Memberships
FIFA Certified Soccer & US Lacrosse Certified Referee
Level II Law Enforcement Officer, USDA Forest Service
Wildland Fire & Timber Cutter Certifications, USDA Forest Service
Co-Author of Green Mountain Club “Manual for Bin Composting”
Student Congress House Speaker, Johnson State College