Jeff Brinkman is the President and Principal Ecologist of Ecology Consultants, Inc., an environmental consulting firm based in Ventura, California. Jeff has more than 11 years of education and experience in the environmental field. This includes more than six years of professional experience as an Environmental Consultant / Ecologist. Through his academic studies and professional experience, Jeff has developed expertise in ecological resource assessment, habitat protection/restoration planning and implementation, environmental impact analysis and mitigation, and environmental law and permitting. The assessment, protection, and restoration of stream ecosystems are his primary focus. Jeff graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 1996 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Studies. Currently, he is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Stream Ecology at UCSB.