 He has worked with the National Park Service in several national park units including Big Bend National Park, Denali National Park, Aniakchak National Monument, and Wrangell-St. Elias National Park to identify, study and preserve dinosaur fossils found.In 2008, he was honored with a fellowship in the Geological Society of America.For his long-time commitment to dinosaur paleontology within the National Park units in Alaska, he was recognized by the international George Wright Society with the prestigious Natural Resource Achievement Award.