Dr. James Woehr is Avian Biologist for the Dept. of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management where he proposes and/or oversees BOEM-funded research relevant to birds and offshore energy development.  Jim is a Certified Wildlife Biologist who holds a Ph.D. in Ecology and M.S. in Wildlife Management from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Cincinnati.  Jim has worked in industry, as a university professor/researcher in academia, for a Wall Street financial firm, as head of nongame and endangered species programs for a state wildlife agency, as senior scientist for a conservation NGO, as a private consultant, and since 2008 for BOEM.