BRANDON “CHARLIE” BURTON
ARCHEOLOGIST/PALEO GEOGRAPHER
281-639-6216
EDUCATION
Texas State University San Marcos- Masters in Applied Geography, Natural Resources. Thesis focus on relationship between prehistoric Central Texans and freshwater resources. 2011 Southwest Texas State University, B.A Anthropology/ Geography 2002
EMPLOYMENT
J.K Wagner & Company Houston, TX 713-854-1853. Janet Wagner, General Manager.
Herb Uecher, Principal Investigator.
June 2014 Generation of Spring Creek Cemetery C.R.M. report for Harris County, Percient 4.
April 2014 Discovery and initial survey of Old Town Spring, Tx mid 1800’s African-American cemetery.
March, April 2014 Spring Creek Cemetery, Harris County, TX. Survey, mapping, GPR and documentation of unmarked/marked slave graveyard.
April 2014 Hwy 99 Grand Parkway Segments F-2/ G. Survey, mapping and report generation.
South Texas Archeological Services, LLC. Bulverde, TX 210-710-5140 Herb Uecker, director
July 2014 75 Afton Oaks housing development. San Antonio, TX. 51 ac survey/shovel testing.
Shannon Livingston land developer. Marfa, TX. Project archeologist, Charlie Burton
December 2013 HUD, Oak Ridge Apt. Developments. Nolanville, TX. Survey/shovel testing 14 ac.
Project archeologist, Charlie Burton.
Sept 2013 Terra-Con, Engineering, Inc. Pearland Cell Tower II Survey/shovel testing. Rosharon, TX.
Project archeologist, Charlie Burton
Sept 2013 Terra-Con Engineering, Inc. Woodlands Subdivision Project. 59 ac survey/ shovel testing. Spring, TX. Project archeologist, Charlie Burton
Sept 2013 Terra-Con Engineering, Inc. Pearland tele-communications tower I pad survey/ shovel testing. Pearland, TX. Project archeologist, Charlie Burton
August 2013 Terra-Con Engineering, Inc. Goliad tele-communications tower pad survey/ shovel testing. Goliad, Texas. Project archeologist, Charlie Burton
March 2013 Terra-Con Engineering, Inc. Brazos County Survey.
Project Archeologist, Charlie Burton. 47 ac. Survey/ shovel testing
Nov 2012 Terra-Con Engineering, Inc. Harris County Water District.
WACRCA water pipeline survey/ shovel testing. Drainage crossings. Houston, TX.
Project archeologist, Charlie Burton
Cultural Resources Analysts, Inc Shreveport, LA 318-505-8367
May 2013 Anoyelles Parish Port Survey. 200 ac survey/ shovel testing. Marksville, LA.
Project archeologist, Ben Bilgri.
March 2013 Landscape Designs, Inc. Pine Tree Plantation. 297 ac. Survey/ shovel testing.
Field archeologist. Project archeologist, Jeremy Pye. Vicksburg, MS.
December 2012 England/ Pineville LA. Airport extension.
Project archeologist, Ben Bilgri. Survey/ Shovel testing. Alexandria, LA.
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Geo-Marine, Inc. Plano, TX. 972-423-5480
2004-2005 City of San Antonio Mission Reach Project
Crew chief/geoarcheologist, Charlie Burton. Director, Dwayne Peter
April/May 2013 Little Cypress Creek, TxDOT bridge construction ROW Phase II testing, 41HS973. Longview, TX. Field archeologist. Principle Investigator, Dwayne Peter and Leonard Kemp
Coastal Environments, Inc. Baton Rouge, LA 225-383-7455
May- October 2012 TxDOT State Hwy 99 Cypress Creek Bridge construction ROW. Harris County.
Data Recovery I, II, III: paleo burial recovery. Principle Investigator, Richard Weinstein.
HRA Grey and Pape, LLC. 713-816-8470 Houston, Texas
Nov 2012 Edge Engineering, Inc. Jones Creek Tank Farm. Freeport, TX
55 ac survey/shovel testing. Project archeologist, Jessica Bludau.
Roger Moore Archeological Consultants. Inc. 713-557-1594 Houston, TX
Nov 2012 Park Row Phase III data recovery 41HR1114 Corps of Engineers.
Project Archeologist, Randy Ferguson
Blanton and Associates, Inc.512-264-1095 Austin, TX
Dec 2011 Enterprise Pipeline, Inc. Spread III, linear pipeline survey/shovel testing. Beaumont, TX. Project archeologist, Joe Sanchez
May 2012 TxDOT /City of San Marcos Loop 82 Aquarena Springs Drive Extension.
ROW survey and backhoe trenching Phase II and III. Project archeologist, Joe Sanchez
Antiquities Planning and Consulting, Inc. 512-398-2946
2004-2007 Archival research, field testing, monitor, geoarcheological mapping and report generation. Director, Molly Godwin. Project archeologist, Bill Weaver
San Felipe de Austin Historic Survey Project San Felipe, TX
2004-2005 Austin County and Texas Historical Commission
Assistant field archeologist, Charlie Burton/ crew chief, excavator and public education
Project director, Marianne Marek
TRC Mariah, Inc. Austin, Texas
2004 TxDOT Bridge ROW phase II and III data recovery. Lampasas, Mason, Temple and Fredericksburg, TX. Field Tech. Director, Mike Quigg
PBS&J, Inc. Austin, Texas.
2003 State of North Carolina and FEMA. On site monitoring, daily and weekly reports.
Director, Clell Bond
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Center for Archaeological Studies, Southwest Texas State University
1999-2002 local cultural resource management projects, student worker.
Survey, shovel testing, mapping, archival research and lab studies.
Director, Britt Bousman and Jim Garber
2001 Southwest Texas State University Texas C.A.S River Center Archeological Project
Deep coring for cultural deposits along the San Marcos River
Director, Lee Nordt, Baylor University
RELEVANT UNIVERSITY COURSEWORK
GeomorphologyArcheological Fieldwork
Historical Geology I,IIEnvironmental Management
Technical WritingEnvironmental Law
Physical EnvironmentCultural Interpretation
Regional Southwestern WritersCultural Environment
Cultural Resource Management AnalysisGeographic Analysis and GIS I,II
RELEVANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
2014 Accepted to Register of Professional Archaeologists
2014 Project Archeologist for JKW and Company. Janet Wagner, director.
2012-14 Project Archeologists for STARS,LLC. San Antonio. Herb Uecker, director.
2011 Completion of Masters thesis “Relationship Between Prehistoric Central Texans and Freshwater Resources Along Lone Man Creek, Hays County, Texas”
2009 When “Cultural Resources Are Not Archeological Sites” Professional Development. Dept. of Anthropology, Texas State University
2008 Five Mile Dam Park historical tourism signage along hike and bike trails archival research and development. Hays County Parks and Rec. San Marcos, TX
2002 University of Texas- Austin. Grant Writing and Proposal seminar
REFERENCES
Andrew Sansom512-275-9200
Richard Earl512-245-3204
Herb Uecker210-710-5140
Omer Poorman254-697-4711
PUBLICATIONS
2012 “Discussion and Analysis of the Central Texas Archaeological Region”. Council of Texas Archeologists web page.