PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS
- Proficient in various methods of surveying / monitoring wildlife including bioacoustics, point transects, telemetry, and GIS.
- Strong organizational abilities and high attention to detail.
- Proficient in data analysis on excel and R coding language.
- Effective at basic and advanced laboratory work.
- High aptitude for learning new skills.
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills with experience in grant writing.
Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences
May 2021, California State University, Chico
Relevant coursework: Mammalogy, Zoology, Herpetology, Ornithology, Applied
Statistical Methods, Fundamentals of R, Herpetology, Applied Ecology, Environmental Literacy, Organic Chemistry, Physics.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Student Research Assistant, Salmon Habitat Restoration Project
Jun 2021 - Present, Red Bluff, CA
Banet Lab, Chico State Enterprises
Skills: mapping habitat (cover, depth, velocity), snorkel surveys, use of GIS equipment.
Student Technology Assistant, Classroom Technology Services
Jan 2019 - Mar 2020, Chico, CA California State University Chico
Skills: extensive use of excel, assembling a computer, fixing / maintaining classroom equipment.
Laboratory Technician, National Forest Genetics Laboratory
Mar 2017 - Aug 2018, Placerville, CA US Forest Service
Skills: PCR, gel electrophoresis, DNA extraction, chemical solutions, tissue dissection, general lab maintenance.
OTHER RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Predation of Bald Eagle’s Effect on Waterfowl Behavior
Aug 2020 - Jan 2021, Undergraduate assistant at California State University, Chico
Description: Assisted graduate student Kevin Dodd in field work / data collection for his thesis. Involved recording time budgets for waterfowl at the Llano Seco Wildlife Refuge, observing their behavior, and monitoring the presence / absence of bald eagles in the area.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Attended 42nd New Phytologist Symposium
Aug 2018, Tahoe, CA
Heard talks on: lignification in Eastern Leatherwood, adaptation signal for drought in white spruce, Genetic architecture shaping wood biology in Eucalyptus, Mountain forests respond to climate change, reverse engineering networks of secondary growth and their evolution in plants, etc.
AWARDS & CERTIFICATIONS
Swiftwater Rescue Certification
Jun 2021, Coloma, CA
Learned skills: Various knots, throw bag rescue, high line rescue, contact rescue, risk assessment, scene management, s. stabilization lines.
California Boating License
Jun 2021, Aceboater online
Learned: Basic boating safety and maintenance skills.
Wildlife Acoustics Scientific Product Grant
Jan 2018, Placerville, CA
Description: Applied for and was awarded a grant that provided my songbird research study with a Song Meter SM4, a wildlife audio recorder that allowed us to record birds and analyze their calls with a linked software program.