Larry Czerwonka

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"Happiness is a journey, not a destination".

Bureau of Land Management

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Ahmed Mohsen BLM NEPA Guru, and national consultant on public land issues In my job as BLM manager for more than 15 years, I worked with many different contractors claiming computer proficiency. But after working with them for years in numerous projects, I quickly realized that Larry was in a class by himself. His software – revolutionary. Several of his applications literally transformed our incredibly cumbersome EIS processes into a fine-tuned engine allowing the public instant, thorough, easy-to-find data and a point-and-click method of providing instant feedback to the BLM. Winning national awards, Larry's methodology is being considered for nationwide Federal Government applications. I'm constantly amazed!

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER. Semi-Finalist in the prestigious Global Information Infrastructure Awards in 1996, 1997, and 1999 for innovative, collaborative, and results-oriented uses of the Internet. Larry also won the "Best in Partners Website Award" in 1998 from the Bureau of Land Management.

INTEGRATED MAPS. Developed unique mapping applications that allow the Bureau of Land Management to integrate maps with topography and include pictures. This unique and innovative process demonstrated how maps could be much more than just pretty pictures. Although still in its infancy, this advanced mapping technology could one day revolutionize public access to public land information.

FIRST ON-LINE EIS. Larry co-developed the first Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on-line which greatly streamlined the laborious process from 36 months (industry standard) down to only 18 months and allowed unprecedented public access to the official process. This highly successful project won the "Best in Partnerships Website Award" at the USDI-BLM Website National Awards ceremony in 1998. In addition, the software feedback functions allowed the BLM to receive public comment in real time, and comments could be tracked by paragraph and section number.

10-YEAR SOFTWARE – NO MAINTENANCE REQUIRED! Created a National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) site for four BLM offices that tracks hundreds of environmental documents resulting in better communications, no lost documents, and saved one office more than 18,000 pieces of paper per year. The highly effective system was adopted and used by several other Forest Service offices as well. This dependable software requires NO annual maintenance and is still in use today -- 10 years later!

FIRST "WALL TECHNOLOGY." Created a new, fast site for the BLM national adopt a horse program. The previous site took more than an hour to see and review all the animals up for adoption. The new system allowed users to scan the entire inventory in minutes. This resulted in more animals being adopted and the site got rave reviews from bidders. The Washington post said that "this is how ebay should work."