Staff
Our staff meets the U.S. Secretary of the Interior's Professional Qualification Standards, and each senior staff has over 20 years of experience in historic preservation.
Frank Florin – Owner and Principal Investigator
M.A. degree Interdisciplinary Archaeological Studies, U of MN 1996
Completion of over 190 compliance projects during 24 years of project management
Primary author of over 190 archaeological reports
30 years archaeological experience in the Upper Midwest (MN, WI, IA, ND, SD)
28 years experience in precontact artifact analysis, with specialty in lithic analysis
MNDOT pre-qualified contractor for precontact and historic archaeology
Experience in project management, GIS, Phase I survey, Phase II site evaluation, Phase III data recovery, and NAGPRA
Management and supervisory experience on several multi-state pipeline projects in the Midwest between 1996-2012, including the Great Lakes 1998 Expansion Project (MN-WI), Alliance Pipeline Project (MN-IA), Lakehead SEP II Project (MN-WI), CenterPoint Energy Riverside Pipeline Project (MN), and Viking Gas Transmission Midwest Replacements Project (MN-WI)
TerraSync and GPS Pathfinder Certification 2014
Register of Professional Archaeologists
WisDOT, Bureau of Environment Training Course for Historic Preservation: Archaeology Parts 1 & 2
Advisory Seminar on Section 106 Compliance
James Lindbeck – Senior Staff Archaeologist
28 years archaeological experience
17 years employment with FCRS
Archival research
Report writing and editing
Data management
B.A. Anthropology/Archaeology and English, U of MN
Beth Wergin – Lab and Office Manager
25 years archaeological experience in the Upper Midwest
22 years employment with FCRS
Database management
Artifact cataloging
Graphic design
Human resources
B.A. in Anthropology/Archaeology, U of WI-La Crosse
Ryan Letterly – Field Supervisor
25 years archaeological experience in the Upper Midwest
22 years employment with FCRS
Soils and geomorphology
Photographer
B.S. Archaeological Studies, U of WI-La Crosse
Brett Tanselle – Field Supervisor & Senior Office Staff
13 years archaeological experience in the Upper Midwest
4 years employment with FCRS
Archival research
Report writing and editing
Data management
M.S. in Anthropology-Archaeology, North Dakota State University
Kevin Reider – Field Supervisor & Lab Manager
11 years archaeological experience in the Upper Midwest
10 years employment with FCRS
GIS Mapping and Lab
B.A. Anthropology, Hamline University
Frank Koep – Field Archaeologist
24 years archaeological experience in the Upper Midwest
18 years employment with FCRS
B.A. Anthropology, MN State University Moorhead