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RESUME

My Career
Goals â€‹â€‹

 

  • ​To secure a long-term position where I will be able to utilize my education and experience to inspire positive and responsible management of fish and wildlife,

  • Enjoy our natural resources through conservation, restoration, and public awareness. 

Education

 

State University of New York at Plattsburgh
(2013- 2014)
  • Professional Science Master's - Natural Science Program
    Focus: Environmental Science
    Overall GPA: 3.9

State University of New York at Plattsburgh​
(2009 - 2013)
  • Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies
    Bachelor of Arts in Latin American Studies
    Minors: Environmental Science, Spanish
    Overall GPA: 3.3

Washington Internship Institute
(Fall 2012)
  • Participated in meetings with staff at the American Petroleum Institute Washington, DC 20036 and the U.S. Green Building Council. Attended hearings on The Hill,as well as a Supreme Court case pertaining to environmental issues.
Experience
Education Assistant Intern, Ross Park Zoo                
(May-September, 2014)
  • Researched animal information and enrichment techniques. Assisted with fundraising and special events. Led on-site education programs. Created artifact tables, and exhibit and animal spotlights. Received handling training for education collection animals.  Supervised Junior Docents (teen volunteers ages 14-17) on a daily basis. 

Beyond Coal Campaign Intern, The Sierra Club
(August-December, 2012)
  • Actively worked to stop coal production while encouraging clean energy investing. Attended Washington, DC and documented 2013 Planning Sessions in NJ and NY. Conducted research, created spreadsheetanalyses of energy use (in D.C., VA and MD), produced surveys and attended environmental rallies.Worked full time.

Student Administrative Staff, SUNY Plattsburgh 
(May 2011-2012)
  • Mentored and trained high school students participating in the North Country High School Model Organization of American States. Worked full time.

Sandwich Artist and Supervisor, Subway
(May 2011- December 2013)
  • Trained new employees, responsible for opening and closing the store, and was held Plattsburgh, NYaccountable for handling all end of day cash-outs.

Waitress and Hostess, IHOP
(May 2008- January 2011)
  • Greeted and sat customers, fielded customer requests, maintained cleanliness within Binghamton, NYthe restaurant, and operated the cash register. Worked full time seasonally.
Skills
Scientific Skills
  • Drafting habitat conservation plans; Grant writing; Animal care and use proposals; Experimental design; Drafting primary literature; Oral presentation; Leadership; Drafting ecological restoration plans
 
Computer Skills 
  • ArcMap home-range calculations; GPS navigation, waypoint display on GIS mapsProgram Distance (Distance Sampling); Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Program Mark and Program R

Field Skills
  • Radio-telemetry triangulation (turtles, VHF and GPS collars); Animal handling and tagging; Electrofishing; Traversing wet terrain; Minnow trapping; Coverboard and stationary object searches (amphibians); Rodent glow dusting; Owling; Bat detection; Operating 4WD vehicles

Lab Skills 
  • Taxidermy (museum preparation of small mammals); DNA extractions (scat, hair, tissue); Agarose gel electrophorsus; Polymerization chain reaction; Restriction digests; Use of GenBank to read DNA sequences; Salivary amylase gel electrophoresus
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Honors

  • Deans list (Spring 2011- Fall 2013)

  • Latin American Studies Academic Achievement Award (Spring, 2012)

  • Foreign Language Student Award (Spring, 2012)

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