Cashier

•••••••••• Jul •••••Present
? Operate a traditional family fishing resort consisting of ••••• rental cabins and lodge
? Processed over •••••k worth of customer reservations/payments
? Maintained lodge operations 7 days a week from 8am to •••••pm for guests, including bar, kitchen, activities, reservations etc
? Create and direct weekly guest activities including nature classes, crafts, potluck, bingo, karaoke, movie night and scavenger hunts.
? Supervised 8 cabin cleaners and 2 dockhands
? Responsible for bookkeeping and year end tax preparation


Biological Science Technician
United States Forest Service, Quincy, CA •••••••••• May •••••Oct •••••
? Conducted surveys on the occurrence, growth, and survival of the dominant conifer species within the Sierra Nevada Mountains
? Identified vegetation to the species level within the survey areas
? Performed fuel loading and fire potential surveys using Browns protocol throughout the Plumas National Forest


Assistant Manager
Restoration Hardware, Charlotte, NC •••••••••• ••••• Nov •••••May •••••
? Responsible for the hiring, training, project delegation and leadership in customer service in an upscale retail establishment
? Headed in-store merchandising displays and ran the stockroom receiving and shipping

Naturalist/Educator
Charlotte Nature Museum, Charlotte, NC •••••••••• Sept ••••• March •••••
? Instructed educational science programs daily for students age •••••
? Developed a nocturnal species educational camp for twelve year olds
? Assisted in the daily care of captive birds, mammals, and reptiles
? Developed an avian awareness and involvement center of the museum
? Maintained exhibit literature and display graphics


Field Research Assistant
Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI •••••••••• ••••• May ••••• Sept •••••
? Responsible for avian point count census to evaluate population density and organization within varying habitat types
? Quantified the species composition and structure of several habitat types within the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan utilizing transect grids, line intercept, Daubenmire frame, and variable radius sampling techniques
? Identified both flowering and non-flowering plants and trees to species
? Interpreted research results through statistical representation
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Field Research Assistant
Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI •••••••••• May ••••• Sept •••••
? Responsible for avian point count census to evaluate population density and organization within varying habitat types
? Quantified the species composition and structure of several habitat types within the Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan utilizing transect grids, line intercept, Daubenmire frame, and variable radius sampling techniques
? Identified both flowering and non-flowering plants and trees to species
? Interpreted research results through statistical representation

Research Assistant
United States Fish and Wildlife Service, E. Lansing, MI ••••• Sept •••••May •••••
? Completed examination of Kirtlands warbler feces to determine dietary preferences, collected and identified insect and arthropod species from the warblers habitat
? Constructed and maintained Brown-headed cowbird decoy traps for the continued success of the Kirtlands warbler management program
? Performed PCB contaminant surveys on Caspian terns examining wings and beaks for deformities
? Developed endangered species educational lessons for secondary school-children

INSTRUMENTATION/SPECIAL SKILLS
? Ms Word, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft XP, GPS (Garmin, Summit, E-Trex)
? Map and compass orientation
? Avian identification by sight and song (Field Ornithology, •••••)
? Excellent observatory skills
? Laboratory competence
? Operate motorized watercraft, 4x4 Vehicles
? Hemispherical forest canopy photography
? Moosehorn, spherical densitometer, sighting tube

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
United States Forest Service,/ Tongass National Forest Wrangell, AK ••••• Oct ••••• Oct •••••
? Performed habitat evaluations using aerial photos to determine the quality of winter forage for elk and deer within the Tongass National Forest including travel to remote islands via watercraft

AWARDS
? Acknowledgement for outstanding contribution to the Kirtlands warbler endangered species management program (US Fish and Wildlife Service, •••••)

EDUCATION
Michigan State University ••••••••••East Lansing, MI
Bachelor of Science ? Fisheries and Wildlife; Conservation Management