The Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) has appointed Matt Maples as the new Data and Technology Services (DATS) Division Administrator. The DATS division oversees NDOW’s business affairs, including customer service programs such as licensing, boat titling and registrations, hunt applications and draws, special licenses and permits, license agent activities, information technology services, and geographic information systems.
“Matt Maples has worked in several critical roles at NDOW and brings extensive experience and knowledge of the agency to our Data and Technology Services Division,” said Alan Jenne, Director for the Nevada Department of Wildlife. “We are confident that under his leadership, the DATS division will continue to excel in delivering top-notch services to the people of Nevada.”
Maples has been a permanent NDOW employee for nearly 15 years. His career began over 20 years ago as a seasonal employee for the Fisheries Division in Elko from 2003 to 2007. During this period, he completed his Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Resources with a minor in Rangeland Ecology at the University of Idaho. In 2007, Maples became a full-time Fisheries Biologist in western Nevada, where he worked on the Truckee River, Lake Tahoe, and in northern Washoe County. From 2012 to 2014, he served as an Environmental Coordinator for a private company while earning his master’s degree in Natural Resources at Utah State University.
In 2014, Maples returned to NDOW as a Wildlife Staff Specialist in the Habitat Division. He led the Industrial Artificial Pond Permit and Water Development Programs by managing grants and budgets, guiding regulation changes, overseeing contracts, and implementing research and database programs to enhance habitat and funding management.
“I am thrilled to join and lead the Data and Technology Services Division. I have always been passionate about NDOW’s mission of conserving and protecting Nevada’s wildlife resources and look forward to supporting this mission in my new role,” said Maples. “Together, we will work to enhance the services we provide to our customers and NDOW’s resource divisions.”
For more information about NDOW’s Data and Technology services and other NDOW divisions, visit: https://www.ndow.org/about/.
