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William Self Associates, Inc. (WSA) was established in 1988. With Corporate registration in California, Arizona, and Texas, it is one of the most respected full-service cultural resource management firms in the U.S., covering all aspects of the discipline including historic and prehistoric archaeology, architectural history, and maritime archaeology/remote sensing. With offices in Northern California, Southern Arizona, and Central Texas, WSA conducts work throughout the Pacific, Southwest, and Southern Regions of the U.S. Mr. Self, with over 35 years experience in historic and prehistoric archaeological investigation and historic preservation compliance, serves as President and Principal Archaeologist. He has served as a USFS Forest Archaeologist, SHPO State Archaeologist for the State of Nevada, and corporate archaeologist with Bechtel, working worldwide; he serves on the Board of the American Cultural Resources Association. Dr. James M. Allan serves as Vice President and Principal of the Pacific Region's San Francisco Bay Area office; Dr. Allan has more than 20 years experience in maritime, historic, and prehistoric archaeology in California and throughout the U.S., and is an adjunct professor of archaeology at St. Mary's College of California, serves as a Research Fellow at the Archaeological Research Facility at UC Berkeley, and is a member of the National Park Service's Historical Landmarks Committee. Both Dr. Allan and Mr. Self are Registered Professional Archaeologists, as are most senior staff. Dr. John C. Ravesloot serves as Principal and Vice President of the Southwest Regional Tucson office. Dr. Ravesloot has more than 30 years experience in archaeology and Native American relations in the Southwest, having recently served as Director of the Cultural Resources Management Program for the Gila River Indian Community in Sacaton, Arizona. In that capacity he managed significant contract work and a large staff conducting extensive studies on Hohokam archaeology. Dr. James Karbula serves as Principal of the Southern Region office in Austin, Texas. Dr. Karbula received his Ph.D. from UT Austin and has more than 15 years experience in the archaeology of Texas and the surrounding areas. Before joining WSA he served for more than a decade as the cultural resources program manager for an environmental services company in Austin, working statewide on CRM projects.

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