The Burgess Shale is recognized as one of the world's most significant fossil sites because of its exceptional preservation of animals from the Cambrian Period. I have 6 summers of remote fieldwork experience on challenging expeditions in Kootenay and Yoho National Parks, British Columbia. Work included exploration of new sites by helicopter and construction of small quarry sites for systematic in situ collection of fossils, as well as field collaboration with leading scientists from Canada, the United States, Sweden, and China. The majority of my published research has leveraged new material recovered during these expeditions. One of these expeditions was the focus of a full episode of The Nature of Things documentary series.
Cranbrook
In 2015 I joined an expedition aimed at reassessing the fossils of the Cambrian Eager Formation, near Cranbrook, British Columbia. An excavator was employed to clear a section of buried outcrop. We spent two weeks at the site, collaborating with researchers from the United States and local volunteers.
Southern Ontario
From a young age I have explored and researched the Palaeozoic rocks of southern Ontario. I have collaborated with other scientists and avocational collectors on publications contributing to our understanding of Ontario's incredibly rich fossil record. I have donated significant specimens to Royal Ontario Museum for research and display.