Miriam Burket
Indianapolis,IN
Summary
Architectural historian who meets or exceeds the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards in History, as specified in 36CFR61, with a Bachelor’s degree in History and over 19 years of experience at the Indiana State Historic Preservation Office. Seeking to utilize excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills to complete tasks. Reliable with a good work ethic and the ability to quickly adapt to new tasks and environments. Hard worker who is experienced in problem solving, service and time management.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Architectural Historian
EBI Consulting
Burlington, MA
07.2024 - 02.2026
- Facilitating the environmental review process to ensure client’s compliance with Federal Communication Commission (FCC) requirements under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Facilitated NEPA compliance process for telecommunications projects, with emphasis on those requiring SHPO consultation.
Historic Structures Reviewer
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Indianapolis, IN
06.2007 - 07.2024
- Provided analysis for over 6,000 projects, determined the historic or architectural significance of properties and the determined effects on historic properties for federal (Section 106) or state-funded projects, programs, or activities.
- Draft letters regarding the significance of properties and a project's effects on them
- Draft or assist in drafting agreement documents to resolve or mitigate adverse effects
- Consulted and negotiated with government officials or their consultants to avoid or mitigate adverse effects
- Represent the division and the State Historic Preservation Officer at meetings and before the Indiana Historic Preservation Review Board
- Respond to technical and procedural questions from government officials and the public
- Site visits or attend meetings outside the office with consultants & other interested parties for various projects
- Presentations at meetings or workshops
- Assist in the maintenance of project review records as part of the project review, negotiation and educational responsibilities
- Applied federal and state historic preservation statutes, regulations, standards, criteria and applicable guidelines
- Interpreted technical drawings, construction plans, elevations, schematic drawings and topographic maps.
- Utilization of GIS to map project locations.
- Advised government officials, applicants for funding or licenses and the public on the requirements of federal and state historic preservation laws
- Daily utilization and management of FileMaker Pro database
Environmental Review Coordinator
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
Indianapolis, IN
12.2004 - 07.2024
- Enter Section 106 submissions received into FileMaker Database
- Maintain weekly lists for current projects for the office website and for Federal Highway/INDOT projects
- Answer Section 106 related questions from government officials, consultants and the general public
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
Cardinal Stritch University
Milwaukee, WI05-1996
Graduate Non-Degree Program - Public History
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Indianapolis, INGraduate Non-Degree Program - Historic Preservation
Ball State University
Muncie, Indianaundefined
Ivy Tech
IndianapolisSkills
- Time Management
- Outgoing and Friendly
- Ability to Multitask
- Positive Attitude
- Critical Thinking
- Historical analysis
- Oral communication
- Fact-checking
- Historical preservation
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Multitasking Abilities
Certification
- Introduction to ArcGIS, October 2008
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, Seminar: “Section 106 Essentials”, May 2009
- Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, “Section 106 Agreement Documents”, April 2022
- Qualified Professional within the field of History under guidelines established by the National Park Service published in the Code of Federal Regulations, 36 CFR Part 61.
Professional conferences
Preserving Historic Places Conference (Previously known as the Cornelius O’Brien Conference on Historic Preservation): 2000, 2002, 2005-2008, 2010-2019, 2021-2023
Timeline
Senior Architectural Historian
EBI Consulting
07.2024 - 02.2026
Historic Structures Reviewer
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
06.2007 - 07.2024
Environmental Review Coordinator
Indiana Department of Natural Resources
12.2004 - 07.2024
Graduate Non-Degree Program - Public History
Indiana University Purdue University at Indianapolis (IUPUI)
Graduate Non-Degree Program - Historic Preservation
Ball State University
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Ivy Tech
Bachelor of Arts - History
Cardinal Stritch University