Allan Sommer

Current

• Research Scientist at Battelle Memorial Institute

Past

• Economist at USDA-NRCS
• Economist at RTI International
• Graduate Research Assistant at The Ohio State University

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Education

• The Ohio State University
• The Ohio State University

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Allan Sommer’s Experience

• Research Scientist

  Battelle Memorial Institute

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

  August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)

  Environmental Research Scientist specializing in environmental policy analysis and management. He has over 7 years experience collecting, managing and analyzing environmental and economic data for a range of projects using several contemporary software packages including STATA, SAS, Limdep, ArcGIS, MS Excel, MS Access and IMPLAN. Mr. Sommer’s experience involves conducting non-market valuation studies, cost benefit analysis, and economic impact analysis of proposed policy actions/regulations including Farm Bill Program Activities, the Clean Water and Clean Air Acts, greenhouse gas mitigation options, and water quality credit trading programs. Mr. Sommer regularly constructs Excel-based models, conducts spatial analysis using geographic information system (GIS) software (ArcGIS/ArcView) and writes technical reports and papers. In addition, Mr. Sommer has been involved in survey based empirical studies involving survey distribution, data collection, and data analysis.

• Economist

  USDA-NRCS

  (Government Agency; 1001-5000 employees; Environmental Services industry)

  May 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 4 months)

  Provide technical assistance to private land owners and managers; orchestrate and carry out execution of non-market valuation studies, cost benefit analyses, economic impact analyses of impact of proposed actions/regulations from Farm Bill Program Activities, Clean Water and Clean Air Acts, Total Daily Maximum Load (TMDL) analysis, ecological and economic impacts of greenhouse gas mitigation options, and analysis of water quality credit trading programs.
  
  Lead projects and analyses involving flood protection, water quality improvement/protection, dam rehabilitation, rapid watershed assessment, water quality credit trading, carbon credit trading/sequestration and biofuels.
  
  Build Excel-based models, conduct spatial analysis using (GIS) software (ArcGIS/ArcView), and write technical reports, status reports, white papers, and support data/documentation. Utilize contemporary software packages including STATA, SAS, Limdep, ArcGIS, MS Excel, MS Access and IMPLAN.

• Economist

  RTI International

  (Non-Profit; 1001-5000 employees; Research industry)

  2001 — 2005 (4 years )

  Lead and contributed to projects addressing economic and ecological impacts of greenhouse gas mitigation options and policies in forestry and agricultural sectors; conducted non-market valuation studies, cost benefit analysis, and economic impact analysis of impact of proposed regulations under Clean Water and Clean Air Acts; contributed to survey based empirical studies involving survey distribution, data collection, and data analysis.
  
  Instrumental in analysis and final write up of Climatic Change, Forest Economics and Policy, and Energy Journal publications; collaborated with colleagues and contributed to presentations at academic and professional meetings.
  
  Utilized software including STATA, SAS, Limdep, ArcGIS, MS Excel, MS Access and IMPLAN; developed Excel-based models, spearheaded spatial analysis, and produced and supported production of journal articles, professional and academic meeting/conference presentations, technical reports and papers.

• Graduate Research Assistant

  The Ohio State University

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; OSU; Higher Education industry)

  September 1999 — August 2001 (2 years )

  Master’s Thesis: Designed and conducted mail survey of 1,000 boaters and anglers in Ohio to gain insight to visitation behavior to selected watershed in southeast Ohio.
  
  Built spatial variables in GIS used as proxies for public access, environmental conditions, and various proximity values.
  
  Accumulated data and constructed variables utilized in travel cost model (TCM) to calculate welfare measures under current and improved environmental conditions.
  
  Used LIMDEP econometric software to estimate travel cost model (estimating value of current visitation and value of increased visitation under proposed increases in water quality).

Allan Sommer’s Education

• The Ohio State University

  MS , Environmental Economics , 1999 — 2001

• The Ohio State University

  BS , Sustainable Resource Management , 1994 — 1999

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