Northern Economics, Inc

Mike Fisher, MSPM, MBA, PMP
Project Consultant

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATION

2006	Master of Science in Project Management, University of Alaska Anchorage
2005-	Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Institute
2001	Master of Business Administration, Western Washington University
1999	B.S. Physics, Western Washington University

HONORS and PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Project Management Institute
Toastmasters International, ATM-S, CL, HPL
American Physical Society
Beta Gamma Sigma and Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Societies

EXPERIENCE
July 2001 to Present
Project Consultant, Northern Economics, Inc.

Mike has worked on a variety of projects at Northern Economics. Areas of concentration include port and harbor projects, financial and market analyses, and advanced modeling and data analysis. Some representative projects include:

Ports and Harbors
-	Travel lift and marine center feasibility studies for Chignik, Wrangell, Cordova, and Kodiak
-	Economic evaluations of facility improvements in Valdez, Unalaska, Seward, and Whittier
-	Harbor Capacity Planning tool for the City of Unalaska
-	Harbor Economic Impact Model for the State of Alaska
-	Ten-Year Port and Harbor Development Plan for the City of Unalaska/Port of Dutch Harbor

Financial and Market Analysis
-	Modeling of the State of Alaska's Public Employees' and Teachers' Retirement Systems
-	Financial Impact Studies (Wasilla, Alaska)
-	Five-Year Financial Forecast Model (Wasilla, Alaska)
-	Sales Tax Revenue Model (Wasilla, Alaska)
-	Residential Development, Mountain View Arts and Cultural District
-	Processed Alaska Vegetables
-	Exported Alaska Water
-	Dredged Gravel Resources in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
-	Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center: financial analysis of proposed expansion

Business Planning
-	Alaska Natural Gas Development Authority Business Plan
-	Analysis of business opportunities for community economic development (Cantwell, Alaska)
-	Water and Sewer Facilities (Tyonek, Fort Yukon, and Shungnak, Alaska)
-	Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center (Fairbanks, Alaska)

Socioeconomic Profiles and Environmental Impact Studies
-	Knik Arm Crossing EIS: socioeconomic profile and fiscal impacts analysis
-	South Denali Implementation Plan and EIS: socioeconomic impacts analysis
-	Cordova Oil Spill Response Facility EIS: socioeconomic profile and impacts analysis
-	Socioeconomic profiles for Wasilla, Valdez, Cordova, the North Slope Borough, counties and communities in the Beaverhead-Deer Lodge National Forest in Montana, and counties and communities affected by coastal management policies in Washington

Economic Impact Studies
-	Downtown Anchorage's Sunday Market: economic impacts analysis
-	Economic Geography of the Kodiak Island Borough
-	Economic Geography of Southwest Alaska
-	New Hospital Facility in Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Feasibility Studies
-	Downtown Anchorage Parking Demand and Feasibility Study
-	Nikiski Industrial Park Feasibility Study
-	Annette Island Private Prison Screening-Level Feasibility Study

Transportation
-	North Denali Access Reconnaissance Study: traffic demand projections
-	Illinois and Barnette Streets (Fairbanks, Alaska): economic impacts of widening alternatives
-	Airport Way Corridor Improvements (Fairbanks, Alaska): Socioeconomic evaluation of corridor improvements

Statistical and Data Analysis, Tourism Studies
-	Bartlett Regional Hospital (Juneau, Alaska): focus group data analysis
-	Sustainable Tourism and Recreational Tax (proposed by the Alaska Tourism Industry Association): evaluation of sales tax revenues generated under various alternatives
-	Alaska Visitor Statistics Program IV: statistical analysis of visitor surveys and expenditure diaries

Fisheries Studies
-	Initial and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analyses: small business impacts of critical habitat designations for endangered or threatened salmon and steelhead runs in the Pacific Northwest and California
-	Economic Impact of Alaska's Seafood Industry
-	Extensive data and statistical analysis to evaluate the implications of proposed fishery management policies and changes, for clients including Alaska Department of Fish and Game, NOAA Fisheries Northwest and Southwest Regions, National Marine Fisheries Service, and North Pacific Fisheries Management Council

August 2006 to Present
Instructor/Researcher, Engineering, Science, and Project Management Department, University of Alaska Anchorage

Mike has had contracts to do a variety of work for the University of Alaska Anchorage's Engineering, Science, and Project Management Department.

- Instructor of ESM 621: Operations Research

- Guest lecturer in PM 624: Project Risk Management

- Guidance committee member for ESM 684: ESM Project and PM 685: Project Management Case Study and Research

- Published author of "Project Risk Management for Alaska Oil and Gas Capital Projects" in Project Manager's Handbook, with Dr. Jang Ra

- Researcher into the future of project risk management for ConocoPhillips Alaska, Inc.

- Accreditation and curriculum development for the Master of Science in Project Management program

- Proposal, market analysis, and curriculum development for a new graduate degree program

- Assisted in the selection process for new tenure-track faculty in the Engineering and Science Management and Project Management programs

February 2006 to Present
Instructor, PMP Preparation Course, University of Alaska Anchorage

OTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, College of Business, Western Washington University, 2000-2001
Graduate Teaching Assistant, College of Business, Western Washington University, 2000-2001
Financial Analyst Internship, Saturna Capital Corporation, Bellingham, Washington, 2000

PRESENTATIONS

- "Harbor Planning and Modeling Project," Annual Meeting of the Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators, October 2005

- "Harbor Economic Impact Model," Annual Meeting of the Alaska Association of Harbormasters and Port Administrators, October 2004

- "Business Planning for a Cold Storage Facility," 2003 Public Seafood Processing and Cold Storage Facility Conference, hosted by UAF Marine Advisory Program, November 2003

Click here for Mike's profile.

Staff Profiles:
[Patrick Burden] [Marcus Hartley] [Leah Cuyno]
[Mike Fisher] [Cal Kerr] [Kent Kovacs] [Diane Steele]
[Terri McCoy] [Jonathan King] [Bill Schenken]
[Don Schug] [Trina Wellman]

Staff Resumes:
[Patrick Burden] [Marcus Hartley] [Leah Cuyno]
[Mike Fisher] [Cal Kerr] [Kent Kovacs] [Diane Steele]
[Terri McCoy] [Jonathan King] [Bill Schenken]
[Don Schug] [Trina Wellman]

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