Julien Martin is a Supervisory Biologist at the US Geological Survey, Eastern Ecological Science Center. He manages the Quantitative Methods and Decision Science capability (QMDS) team. The QMDS team includes more than 20 scientists including world leaders in statistical modeling, ecological forecasting and decision science. He obtained a Ph.D. in the department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida. He is a courtesy faculty in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida. His expertise includes: ecological modeling, population dynamics and the application of decision theory to natural resource management.