Professional Qualifications Meets Secretary of Interior’s Professional Standards for Archaeology (36 CFR, Part 61, Appendix A)
Register of Professional Archaeologists
Oregon “Qualified Archaeologist” per ORS 390.235(6)(b).
Qualified ODOT Cultural Resource Consultant
CertificationsWilderness First Aid and CPR
ACHP Section 106 Training
Trimble Certified Training
Off-Highway Vehicle C
Professional MembershipsSociety for American Archaeology
Association of Oregon Archaeologists (Board Member, 2023-Present)
Association for Washington Archaeology
Nevada Archaeological Association
Andrew Frierson, M.A., RPA
Principal Archaeologist
Education2012, B.A., Anthropology, University of South Carolina
2018, M.A., Anthropology, Washington State University
Andrew has worked in cultural resource management since 2011. His experience includes conducting and leading cultural resource surveys, testing and recommending National Register eligibility, cultural resource monitoring, and data recovery/excavation in compliance with Section 106, Section 110, NEPA, and state statutes and executive orders. He has served as a Principal Investigator, Field Director, and crew member on hundreds of projects ranging in size and complexity in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California, Arizona, Utah, Montana, and South Carolina.
His duties have included preparing cost estimates and proposals, managing fieldwork and deliverable schedules, arranging contracts and agreements, training field crews, drafting memorandum of agreements, and coordinating and consulting with Tribal representatives and state and federal agencies.
Andrew is an active researcher and has authored and co-authored numerous technical reports and regularly presents posters and papers at professional conferences. His research interests include human-environmental dynamics, site formation processes, landscape archaeology, and, more broadly, human vulnerability and resilience to changing environments and landscapes. His professional experience and research interests inform his understanding of cultural resources and enhance his ability to manage and complete large- to small-scale projects thoroughly and efficiently while contributing to the archaeological record.