Adam Eckert Email & Phone Number

Olympia, Washington, United States

Provide image analysis and GIS support for the Landscape Spatial Analytics section in the Habitat Science Division. Principally involved in land cover and land cover change mapping as part of the High Resolution Change Detection (HDRC) project. HRCD is an ongoing research project developing cutting-edge assessments of land cover change using high-resolution aerial imagery at regional extents. Responsible for maintaining a high level of accuracy and contributing to the ongoing evolution of the project protocols. Provides highly accurate land cover change data for counties throughout Washington.

Godfrey, Il, Usa

Generate a digital spatial database and landscape of 1,300+ sea turtle nesting beaches in the Wider Caribbean Region to be hosted by Duke University’s OBIS-SEAMAP [Ocean Biogeographic Information System-Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations] Initiative; Identify Index Sites to monitor sea turtle population recovery

Springfield, Illinois, United States

GIS Lab (monitoring GIS Lab email and phone, answering questions related to GIS techniques and data acquisition from both UIS-affiliates and members of the public; offering in-person and remote assistance to UIS students/faculty/staff for both classwork and other projects; ensuring all Lab equipment is functional), GIS Workshops (finding new data to use for workshop and updating the documents to match the new data; revising the workshop documents from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro; acting as Teaching Assistant during the workshop, answering questions and helping participants troubleshoot technical issues), small Unmanned Aerial Platform (sUAP) operations (operating DJI Mavic 2 Pro and Mavic 2 Enterprise Advanced sUAPs for manual and automated thermal and visual aerial surveys; teaching sUAP operations to experience and inexperienced individuals; using ArcGIS Pro and Agisoft Metashape to create Digital Elevation and Surface Models and ortho mosaics from drone imagery), ArcGIS Online (AGOL) (creation of cooperative AGOL groups for research projects at UIS; using and teaching ArcGIS iPhone and Android applications, including Survey123, Collector, and Field Maps)

Grants Pass, Oregon, United States

Perform daily (nocturnal, diurnal, on/off road) audio surveys for Northern spotted owls (Strix occidentalis) using standardized visit cards; Perform occupation status checks, banding; Conduct surveys for BLM timber sale projects; Scout future timber sale sites; Create maps of survey locations using ArcGIS, including digitizing present and historic routes to determine/validate survey coverage; Care for captive mice inventory; Identify and communicate wildlife resource concerns (e.g., cut/fallen trees, erosion features, slides, culverts of concern) during routine field surveys; Crew Leader for Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), identified (GIS) and scouted possible survey locations, followed standard survey protocols, created survey schedules for crew, used Survey123 for data collection and submission; Wildland Firefighter Qualifications: Resource Advisor – Fireline Certified (REAF), Incident Technology Support Staff (ITSS) Trainee.

Medford, Oregon, United States

Target Team Member, part of the Inbound Team. Responsible for ensuring timely unloading and organization of inbound inventory; pushing new product out to the sales floor; using Zebra devices to update sales floor inventories, audit backroom inventories, and pull product to stock the sales floor.

Grants Pass, Or

Perform daily (nocturnal, diurnal, on/off road) audio surveys for Northern spotted (Strix occidentalis), Great grey (S. nebulosi), and Barred (S. varia) owls using standardized visit cards; Perform occupation status checks, banding; Conduct surveys for BLM timber sale projects; Scout future timber sale sites; Create maps of survey locations using ArcGIS, including digitizing present and historic routes to determine/validate survey coverage; Care for captive mice inventory; Identify and communicate wildlife resource concerns (e.g., cut/fallen trees, erosion features, slides, culverts of concern) during routine field surveys; Assist with forest carnivore indicator species inventories (e.g., American pine marten, Martes Americana), install camera traps and hair snares, assist in processing hair samples for DNA analysis; Crew Leader for Western pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata), identified (GIS) and scouted possible survey locations, followed standard survey protocols, created survey schedules for crew, used Survey123 for data collection and submission; Resource Advisor – Fireline Certified (REAF), worked as a REAF on the Taylor/Klondike and Milepost 97 fires

Grants Pass, Or

Perform daily (nocturnal, diurnal, on/off road) audio surveys and habitat assessments for Northern spotted (Strix occidentalis) and Barred (S. Varia) owls using standardized visit cards; Perform occupation status checks, banding; Conduct surveys for BLM timber sale projects (approx. 150,000 acres in the Pickett West and Poor Windy sales); Scout future timber sale sites; Create maps of survey locations using ArcGIS, including digitized present and historic routes to determine/validate survey coverage; Care for captive mice inventory; Identify and communicate wildlife resource concerns (e.g., cut/fallen trees, erosion features, slides, culverts of concern) during routine field surveys.

Grants Pass, Or

Assisting customers in determining what tools they need for a job. Renting tools to customers. Working with a wide array of tools, from saws and drills to trailers and skid-steers. Cleaning and checking in all tools. Diagnosing and repairing store-use and customers tools.

Grants Pass, Or

Perform daily (nocturnal, diurnal, on/off road) audio surveys for Northern spotted (Strix occidentalis), Great grey (S. nebulosi), and Barred (S. varia) owls using standardized visit cards; Perform occupation status checks, banding; Conduct surveys for BLM timber sale projects (mainly the 200,000 acre Pickett West planning area); Scout future timber sale sites; Create maps of survey locations using ArcGIS, including digitized present and historic routes to determine/validate survey coverage; Care for captive mice inventory; Identify and communicate wildlife resource concerns (e.g., cut/fallen trees, erosion features, slides, culverts of concern) during routine field surveys; Assist with forest carnivore indicator species inventories (e.g., American pine marten, Martes Americana), install camera traps and hair snares, assist in processing hair samples for DNA analysis

Elsah, Il

Assistant Instructor for Ornithology (BNR 230)Responsibilities include designing and giving 5 lectures, leading and designing classes and labs, running exam preparations, leading bird walk labs, gradingAssistant Instructor for Environmental Mapping and GIS (GEOL 301)Responsibilities include designing and giving 2 lectures, leading and designing classes and labs, grading

Washington, Dc

Working as a part of the Front End, OTM/Stocking, Produce, New Employee Training Teams.All: Working as a member of a team, answering customer questions about our company and productsFront End: Handling money, using POS systemsOTM/Stocking: Scanning products from delivery trucks to confirm receipt, organizing products to be put out on the floor, stocking and facing products on the floorProduce: Ensuring that the produce on the floor is of the highest quality, keeping the produce area clean and organized, preparing produce for display on the floor (cleaning, cutting, and hydrating), bringing cold produce back into the cooler each nightNew Employee Training: Helping teach the new employees about the store I (and now they) worked in. Involved showing them around, teaching them about all aspects of the store, and working through a "curriculum" to prepare them for working at that MOM's location.

Elsah, Illinois

Lab/field preparations, organize/lead study sessions, grade exams, develop/deliver classroom lectures for the Department of Biology & Natural Resources, Principia College Intro to Zoology (BNR 112), Plants and Society (BNR 120), Field Natural History (BNR 161), Intro to Ecology (BNR 191), and Conservation Genetics (BNR 256)

Elsah, Illinois

Care of various species of reptiles, mammals, birds, and fish

Principia College Store

Sales, stock/displays, end of shift trash and clean-up

Customer service/gear rental, inventory, gear inspection (ski binding torque tests), equipment assembly

Principia College Information Technology Department

Tech support (phone, in person) related to troubleshooting, repair, and replacement for computers and printers

Master'S Degree, Environmental Science, 4.00 Gpa

Activities and Societies: UIS Geographic Information Systems Graduate Research Assistant

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology (Minor: Sustainability), 3.32 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Treasurer, Buck House (elected House Board), Fundraising Officer, Buck House (elected House Board), Principia.

3.35 Gpa