Aaron Shaffer Email & Phone Number

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Waterscape Technician for Professional Pittsburgh Landscape Company, specialising in construction, periodic and seasonal maintenance, repair, replacement, and installation of professional pond and stream systems and the creation of a closed, self-maintaining ecological systems.

Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania

Saxonburg, Pennsylvania

Cinemark 357, Pittsburgh Mills

2.5 years experience working as an assistant manager at a level 3 theatre in Tarentum, PA.Responsibilities included overseeing and troubleshooting BARCO and IMAX digital projector systems and theatre equipment, managing and overseeing floor staff and other employees, scheduling employees, weekly and daily general maintenance and repair, handling large amounts of cash and responsible for employee and manager cash tills, depositing, compensating, and counting in-officesafe. Main focus on customer service and relations, frequently interacting with and assisting guests, defusing tense situations, and using enhanced decision making skills on a daily basis.

Tarentum, Pa

London, United Kingdom

International internship working for TCV London, in the BAT North and Green Gym units. Worked on several projects throughout the city to preserve/restore national historical and archaeological sites through environmental projects to help local community groups reclaim green places.

Indiana, Pennsylvania

Experience working for Next Life Farm managing an organic farm within a local coalition. Tasks include post-winter cleanup and preparing for new planting season, while learning the basics of organic farming, including soil management, grafting techniques, and pest control. Mid season change in harvest for summer market in Pittsburgh, PA. Learned how to prepare, package, and manage harvest for market, as well as business aspects of running an organic farm.

Beaver Run Reservoir

Part of a team comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students that take quarterly water quality samples at the Beaver Run Reservoir in Westmoreland County. The project focuses on ensuring water quality for the 125,000+ population the reservoir provides drinking water to due to concern of Marcellus Shale Gas Pads located around the reservoir. Data is collected from several small streams and tributaries that flow into the reservoir. Total Dissolved Solids, pH, Conductivity and Temperature readings are taken from all around and within the reservoir, with separate water samples collected from major tributaries and brought back for analysis by the IUP Chemistry Dept.

Indiana, Pennsylvania Area

Summer: 40 Hours/Week; Semester: ~25 Hours/Week, University Student Employee, IT Support Center Student WorkerSupervisor: Tom Leslie, (724) 357-4000 Provide networking/desktop support to users and perform University account maintenance tasks. Earned high expectations for teamwork, flexibility and work excellence in providing IT support to all University members. Handle technical troubleshooting, including system failures, infected machines, networking issues and data recovery. Track student, faculty and staff issues, with responsibilities for timely documentation, escalation (if appropriate), resolution, and closure of help tickets in online database, as well as providing over the phone customer service, working with student walk-ins and on-site visits to faculty/staff to provide troubleshooting assistance and resolve issues.

Local Italian restaurant

Kittanning, Pa, Usa

Worked over two consecutive summers performing landscaping for local residents. Worked with customers to provide requested services in a diligent and dedicated manner while managing business decisions on expense reports, time management and follow up reporting to verify customer satisfaction

Kittanning, Pa

Tasks included managing cooking equipment, preparing food, and organising orders in a high stress, fast paced fast food position. Also tasked with post-closing cleaning and night-time duties for closing the store.

Study Abroad, Art, Photography, And Travel Writing

Activities and Societies: Internship with The Conservation Volunteers

Bachelor Of Arts, Environmental Geogrpahy And Gis/Cartography

Activities and Societies: Treasurer for Gamma Theta Upsilon, Beaver Run Reservoir Water Sampling Project, Conservation Volunteer.