CURRICULUM VITAE
Jerrell Blake, Jr.
Education:
1992
Methods in Historical Archaeology. Professor: Dr. Theodore R. Reinhart College of William and
Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia
1989
B.A. English, emphasis in American Studies and Technical Writing and B.A. Philosophy, emphasis in
the History of Political Philosophy, California State University at Fresno, Fresno, California
1984-85
C.S.U. Fresno, Surveying for Civil Engineers: Courses IA, IB, Physics IA, IB, Calculus IA, IB,
Organic Chemistry, Engineering Design Graphics IA, IB, Biology, Geography, Geology, Zoology.
1982-83 United States Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Coursework:
Algebra I, II, Pre-Calculus, Geometry I, II, Analytic Geometry, Trigonometry, Chemistry I, II,
Military Tactics, Military History, U.S. History I, II.
Continuing Education
2007 G.I.S. for Archaeologists, E.S.R.I. Williamsburg, Virginia
2006 A.B.P.P. Battlefield Documentation and Preservation, Fredericksburg, Virginia
2005 U.S Army Corps of Engineers: Regulations and Compliance for Contractors,
Hampton, Virginia
2005 Recording Historic Architectural Resources, West Virginia Division of Culture and History,
Charleston, West Virginia
2003 FERC Environmental Report Preparation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2002 The Business of Cultural Resource Management, Mobile, Alabama
2000 Section 106 Regulation Training, Cincinnati, Ohio
2000 Railroad Safety Training, Muncie, Indiana
2000 Practical Forensic Bio-archaeology, Quebec City, Quebec Province, Canada
1999 Managing Successful Projects, Cincinnati, Ohio
1999 Industrial Archaeology, University of Nevada, Reno
Professional Memberships:
1994-2005-Society for Historical Archaeology
Professional Experience:
2006-present
Project Manager: Paciulli, Simmons & Associates
Duties include marketing, client and agency coordination, proposal writing, logistics, and field
supervision of Phase I surface and subsurface surveys, Phase II testing and National Register
determinations and Phase III mitigation projects. Duties also include mapping, writing, editing, and
production of technical reports.
2005-2006
Vice President and Project Manager: Bluestone Research, LLC.
Duties include marketing, client and agency coordination, proposal writing, logistics, and field
supervision of Phase I surface and subsurface surveys, Phase II testing and National Register
determinations, and Phase III mitigation projects. Duties also include mapping, writing, editing, and
production of technical reports.
Served as Project Manager and/or Authored or Co-authored reports for the following projects:
Archaeological Monitoring and Limited Excavation at 41TV1657, The Robertson Hill Site, for the
Proposed Robertson Hill Apartments, Austin, TX
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey and Phase II Investigation of Site 36AL106 for the Proposed
Improvements at Boyce Mayview Park, Upper St. Claire Township, Allegheny County, PA
Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Chestnut Parking Facility, City of Washington, PA
Geo-Archaeological Assessment for the Proposed Wal-Mart Site, Ripley, WV
Historic Context for Archaeological Investigations at Fire Island, NY
2002-2005
Vice President and Project Manager: Big Blue Archaeological Research, Inc.
Duties included marketing, client and agency coordination, proposal writing, logistics, and field
supervision of Phase I surface and subsurface surveys, Phase II testing and National Register
determinations, and Phase III mitigation projects. Duties also included site mapping, writing, editing,
and production of technical reports.
Served as Project Manager and/or Authored or Co-authored reports for the following projects:
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Replacement of the Line SM-80 Kanawha River Crossing
and Phase II Archaeological Testing and Geo-archaeological Assessment of Site 46PU18 at the John
Amos Plant, Putnam County, WV
Phase I Archaeological Survey and Geo-archaeological Assessment for the Proposed Outfall Facility
and Barge Docks at the Mountaineer Plant in Mason, County, WV
Phase II Archaeological Testing and Geo-archaeological Assessment of Site 46PU12 for the
Brandywine Water Plant and Intake Facility in Pendleton County, WV
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the 1348-acre Parcel for the Charles Pointe Development
Project, Harrison County, WV
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Cherry Hill Water Storage Tank for the City of
Philippi, Barbour County, WV
Phase I Cultural resources Survey for the MECCA-911 Emergency Communications Tower on
Catherine’s Knob, Monongalia County, WV
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Jefferson Orchard Borrow Pit for the Route 9
Improvement Project, Jefferson County, WV
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Walker Quarry for the Route 9 Improvement Project,
Jefferson County, WV
Phase I Archaeological Survey for the Proposed Nichols A-1 Gas Well in the Monongahela National
Forest, Tucker County, WV
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the MECCA-911 Emergency Communications Tower in
Clarksburg, Harrison County, WV.
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Berkeley County Sewer treatment Facility, Berkeley
County, WV
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Mullens to Wyco Water Upgrade and Water Treatment
Facility, Wyoming County, WV
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Webster County Industrial Park
Water Line Extension in Cowen, WV
Phase I Archaeological Survey and Geo-Archaeological Assessment Adjacent to the Holston River
for the Washington County Services Board Water Intake Structure and Pump Station, Washington
County, VA
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for Improvements along a Portion of Wellington Road, Prince
William County, VA
Archaeological Monitoring and Limited Excavation at the Gala Compressor Station within Site
44BO48, Botetourt, County, VA
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Relocation of Gas Line KA-1 for Gess Boulevard in
Fayette County, KY
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed 180-acre Hazard and Haddix Surface Mine in
Jefferson County, KY
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for Gas Pipeline MC-30 in Montgomery County, MD
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Laurel Storage Field 2003 Project in Benton, Laurel, and
Perry Townships, Hocking County, OH
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Abandonment of Storage Well 12028 and Installation of
Well 12442 in Good Hope Township, Hocking County, OH
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Line 413 Replacement in Benton Township, Hocking
County, OH
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for Improvements of Lines A and A-90 in Harrison and Walnut
Townships, Pickaway County, OH
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Replacement of the Pavonia Gas Storage Well 8901 in
Ashland County, OH
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Replacement of Pavonia Gas Storage Well 3731 in
Ashland County, OH
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Replacement of the Weaver Gas Storage Well 3393 in
Richland County, OH
Phase I Archaeological Survey for the197-acre Parcel for the Proposed Park Place Housing
Development in Cranberry Township, Butler County, PA
Phase IA Archaeological Assessment for the Lawrence Act 537, Proposed Sewer Construction
Project in Cecil Township, Washington County, PA
Phase I Archaeological Survey and Phase II Investigation of Site 36AL515 for the Proposed Athletic
Complex in Mt. Lebanon, Allegheny County, PA
Phase I Archaeological Survey for West Hills Primary & Intermediate Schools, East Franklin
Township, Armstrong County, PA
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Cochranville Portion of the Foresman Loop 2003 Pipeline
Project in Londonderry Township, Chester County, PA
Phase II Investigation and Phase III Mitigation of Site 36CH768 in Uwchlan Township, Chester
County, PA
1997-2002
Staff Archaeologist-Field Director and Associate Editor. Gray and Pape, Inc. Richmond, VA.
Supervisors: W. Kevin Pape, Carol S. Weed, Dr. Orloff Miller and Len Winter. Implementation and
supervision of Phase I surface and subsurface surveys, Phase II testing, and Phase III mitigation
projects. Duties include supervision of excavation, mapping, maintaining field notes, operating Total
Station, Transit, Pen Map data collector, SDR-33 data collector, site photography, identification of
historic and prehistoric features, interviewing landowners, documenting historic structures,
conducting background research and writing reports. Additionally, I worked as a geo-archaeological
assistant for projects in Virginia with Daniel R. Hayes, in Pennsylvania with Carol S. Weed, and in
Indiana and Illinois with Dr. Susan Goodfellow. During excavations of 28 prehistoric burials and
associated pit features at the Gala Site, I worked with Dr. Cliff Boyd and assisted him with the
Radford University field school conducted at the site. Editing duties included checking reports for
grammatical, technical errors, and accurate historic content.
As Field Director I was responsible for the daily Supervision and Authored or Co-authored the
Technical Reports of the following Projects:
Phase III Mitigation of Six Unmarked 19th Century African American Graves at the Defense Supply
Center, Richmond, Chesterfield County, VA
Phase III Data Recovery of a Portion of the Gala Site, 44BO48, Botetourt County, VA
Phase II Archaeological Investigations and Geo-Archaeological Assessment for the Proposed I-295
Bridge Across the James River at Site 44PO81, Powhatan County, VA
Phase II Archaeological Evaluations of Sites 44SP272 and 44SP273, the 18th Century, Spotsylvania
Courthouse and Jail Complex within the Route 208 Bypass Project, Spotsylvania County, VA
Phase II Archaeological Evaluation of the Palestine Church Site, 44WG141, Washington County, VA
Phase II Archaeological Evaluation of Site 44WG486, Washington County, VA
Phase II Archaeological Evaluation of Sites 44WG510 and 44WG516, Washington County, VA
Phase I Archaeological Survey for the Proposed Warm Springs Mountain Interpretive Site and a
Phase II Archaeological Evaluation of Site 44BA897, Bath County, Virginia
Phase II Archaeological Evaluation of Site 44TZ12, Tazewell County, Virginia
Cultural Resources Survey Along Route 703, Accomack County, VA
Phase II Archaeological Investigations and Geo-Archaeological Assessments of Sites Identified
within the Lakehead Pipeline Company System Expansion Program II Corridor, Portions of Kendall
and Will Counties, IL.
Phase II Archaeological Investigations and Geo-archaeological Assessment of Sites Identified within
the Lakehead Pipeline Company System Expansion Program II Corridor, Portions of McHenry,
Kane, and Will and Counties, IL.
A Limited Phase II Archaeological Evaluation of a Portion of Site 44HN314 Located within the
Proposed Totopotomoy Wastewater Treatment Plant Effluent Force Main and Outfall/Cascade
Aerator Structure Location, Hanover County VA.
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey Along a Part of Newby’s Bridge Road, Chesterfield County, VA
An Archaeological Survey Along Route 607, Prince Edward County, VA
Archaeological Survey for Three Bridge Replacement Alternatives over the Mattaponi and Pamunkey
Rivers Along Route 33, New Kent, King William, and King and Queen Counties, VA
Phase I Cultural Resources Identification Survey and Architectural Evaluation of a Potential Historic
District Along Route 700, Washington County, VA
Phase I Archaeological Survey Along Route 612, Wise County, VA
Phase I Archaeological Survey and Geo-Archaeological Assessment of a 100-acre Wetland Bank
along the James River, Botetourt County, VA
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey Along a Portion of Route 613, Squirrel Level Road, within the
Petersburg National Battlefield Park, Dinwiddie County, VIRGINIA
Archaeological Monitoring at the Tredegar Iron Works, City of Richmond, VA.
Phase I Archaeological Survey Along Two Proposed View Shed Buffer Corridors, Manassas National
Battle Field Park, Prince William County, VA.
Supplemental Archaeological Survey Associated with the Proposed Route 3 Improvements adjacent
to and within Portions of the Hansborough Ridge National Register Property, Culpeper, VA
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Proposed Norfolk/Virginia Beach Light Rail, Cities of
Norfolk and Virginia Beach, VA.
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Vector Pipeline Corridor, Will County IL.
PhaseI Cultural Resources Survey of the Vector Pipeline Corridor, Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and St.
Joseph Counties IL.
A Historic Records Search and Archaeological Predictive Modeling Reconnaissance Survey of the
Property Occupied by the CCA Correctional Facility, McRae, GA.
Phase I Archaeological Investigations at the Hanover Court House, Hanover County, VIRGINIA
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of Three Proposed Realignment Corridors Along Sliding Hill
Road, Hanover County, VA.
Phase I Cultural Resources Investigations of a Portion of the Proposed Totopotomoy Wastewater
Treatment Plant Effluent Force Main and Outfall/Cascade Aerator Structure Location, Hanover
County, VA.
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of Historic Route 40 from Bridgeport to New Westville, Ohio
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the 410-mile Millennium Pipeline Project, Eire, PA to Mount
Vernon, New York.
1995-1997
Field Archaeologist. William and Mary Center for Archaeological Research, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Supervisors: Dennis Blanton, Don Linebaugh, and Joe B. Jones. Duties included assisting Project
Archaeologist with transect layout, excavation of shovel test probes, test unit and block excavation,
soil profiling, test unit mapping, identification and mapping of historic and prehistoric features.
When fieldwork was slow, I worked in the Archaeology Lab at William and Mary processing artifacts,
wet screening and conducting flotation of soil samples. Projects I worked on included a Phase III
Mitigation of a 17th Century Plantation Site in Newport News, Virginia, A Phase I Cultural
Resources Survey for Predictive Modeling Aboard Marine Base Quantico, and a Park-wide Cultural
Resources Survey at Pope’s Creek Plantation State Park, Westmoreland County in conjunction with
Colonial Williamsburg’s Department for Archaeological Research. Supervisor: Dr. Marley Brown.
1994-1995
Staff Archaeologist. Big Blue Archaeological Research, Inc. Morgantown, WV
Supervisors: J. Brian Harrison and Steven Stathakis. My duties included excavation of shovel test
probes, test unit and block excavation, soil profiling, test unit mapping, identification and mapping of
historic and prehistoric features. As I gained experience, I was entrusted with running projects as a
Field Director. Additionally, I assisted Mr. Stathakis with report writing and production, and I
processed artifacts, wet screened and conducted flotation of soil samples.
Sample of Projects as Crew Chief or Field Director
Phase II and III Archaeological Investigations of the Brewer Homestead, Monongalia County, WV.
Phase I Survey and Phase II Investigations of Sites Within the Proposed Toyota Plant Project Area,
Putnam County, WV.
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed Laurita Gravel Quarry, Preston County, WV
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey of the Proposed Chaplin Hill II Mine Complex, Monongalia
County, WV
Sample of Projects as Field Technician
Phase III Mitigation of Site 46BX73 for the Weyerhouser Strand Board Plant, Braxton County, WV.
Phase I Cultural Resources Survey for the Proposed 1000-acre Juliani Strip Mine, Webster County,
WV
1993-1994
Archaeological Field Technician. Gray and Pape, Inc. Cincinnati and Virginia Offices. Supervisors:
W. Kevin Pape, Carol S. Weed, J. Mark Whittkofski and Eric Voigt. My duties included excavation of
shovel test probes, test units and block excavation, soil profiling, test unit mapping, identification and
mapping of historic and prehistoric features. Participated in several projects in North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia, including a Survey and Phase II Investigations at Fort Lee,
Petersburg, VA, Phase I Archaeological Survey at the Manassas Battlefield Park for an Overhead
Power line Corridor, and Phase III mitigation at the Coco Compressor Station Site, Kanawha
County, WV.
1992-1993
Job Training Specialist. James City County Colonial Services Board, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Supervisor: Milland Kanitkar. My duties included business community coordination, school
coordination and job training for high-functioning mentally challenged students at York High School
in Yorktown, VA.
1989-1992
Writing Instructor and Writing Lab Supervisor. Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, Oregon.
Supervisors: Russ Gregory and May Garland. My duties included daily supervision of the campus
drop-in writing lab and instruction of small classes designed for E.S.L. (English as a Second
Language) Students and Students with Learning Disabilities. The position required coordination with
the Staff of the English Department and the Developmental Education Department. I was
responsible for curriculum development and contributed to a text published by the Developmental
Studies Department designed to teach basic grammar and sentence structure.
1986-1989
California State University at Fresno: Writing Instructor. Supervisor: Dr. Suzanne Paulsen. My duties
included working at the campus drop-in writing Lab and teaching small classes designed for E.S.L.
(English as a Second Language) Students and Students with Learning Disabilities.
1984-1985
Pack and Load Crew and Assistant Mechanic. U-Haul Company of Fresno. Supervisor: Jack Russell.
My duties included working on a moving crew, customer service, repair and maintenance of
equipment, trucks, and trailers.
1979-1982
Picking Crew Supervisor and Equipment Operator. B&Z Farms, Inc, Oakdale, CA. Supervisors:
Edward C. Belletto and J.D. Zwald. My duties included supervising crews of migrant farm workers
during the harvest of almonds, grapes, peaches, and walnuts; year-round operation of tractors,
backhoe, front loader, forklift, dump truck, irrigation, and vineyard installation and maintenance.
Papers, Presentations, and Publications:
2006
“Following in the Footsteps of Native Americans” in Texas Surveyor, March 2006 Edition. Article
summarizes archaeological investigations at Site 41TV1657 multi-component, Paleo-Indian and Early
Archaic lithic quarry site with a Republic of Texas era component located within Outlot No. 1,
Austin, Texas. Co-authored with Robert Hysmith, PLS and President of the Texas Surveyor’s
Association. Edited by Dr. Allan T. Morton.
2003
Section 106 Training Seminar: Presented at Columbia Gas Transmission headquarters to
Environmental Staff, Charleston, West Virginia. The seminar was developed and written by Dr. Allan
T. Morton, Marie B. Morton, and Jerrell Blake, Jr.
2001
National Register Nomination for the Bloodsworth Island National Register District, Dorchester,
Maryland. Prepared for the Department of Defense, US Navy: Land-Div, Norfolk, VA.
2000
“Phase III Mitigation of Six Unmarked 19th Century African American Graves at the Defense
Supply Center, Richmond in Chesterfield County, Virginia.” Paper given at the annual conference for
the Archaeological Society of Virginia, Franklin, Virginia. Co-authored with Bradley Bowden
1991
Developmental English: Modules I, II, and III. Textbook designed to assist E.S.L and Learning
Challenged students with grammar, sentence, paragraph, and essay structure. With Russ Gregory,
Carol Flaherty, and Paula Grigsby. Published by Linn-Benton Community College in collaboration
with the Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon.
References:
W. Kevin Pape, President, Gray and Pape, Inc. 1318 Main Street, Cincinnati, OH 45210-2314.
513.287.7700. wkpape@graypape.com.
Bradley McDonald, Senior Manager Richmond CRM Group, Gray and Pape, Inc., 1705 East Main
Street, Richmond, VIRGINIA 23223. 804.644.0656. bmcdonald@graypape.com.
Joe B. Jones, Director, College of William and Mary Center for Archaeological Research,
757.221.1581. jbjone@wm.edu.
Daniel R. Hayes, Co-Owner of Hayes and Monahan, Geo-archaeological Consulting, 125
Bennington Road, Charlottesville, VIRGINIA 22901-2617. 434.295.3610.
drhayes@geoarchaeologyconsult.com.
Steven Stathakis, President, Paragon, Inc. 855 Opekiska Road, Fairmont WV 26554. 304.363.9315.