Anya Otterson Email & Phone Number

Teach Firefighter I skills to high school juniors and seniors

• Graduated North Area Fire Academy 10 in November 2021 as a probationary firefighter
• Wrote successful grant applications for $1.4 million to request funding to support department operations and strategic initiatives
• Worked on accreditation process as part of a team, using GIS to create district maps, writing the Community Risk Assessment/Standards of Cover, and analyzing every aspect of department functions
• Proposed mental health and wellness initiatives to leadership, spearheading teams to initiate new programs

Commerce City, Colorado, United States

Elizabeth, Colorado, United States

Denver Metropolitan Area

• Wrote and modified Python scripts to automate migration of legacy datasets to USGS Trusted Digital Repository
• Worked with team to find optimal workflow to automate migration of legacy datasets
• Analyzed internal survey data to find trends in employee skillsets and provide recommendation for new USGS technology

Greater Denver Area

• Ran queries and reports on Terra Dotta Software to gain insight into DU’s study abroad trends
• Optimized DU’s online study abroad resources based on student feedback
• Assisted supervisor and full-time staff with projects throughout the DU study abroad cycle
• Gave presentations to inform 400+ prospective study abroad students about DU’s study abroad process
• Worked on Python text mining project to automate analysis of student survey data and boost office efficiency

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

• Updated website to reflect company’s current needs and to allow for SEO to attract more foreign tourists
• Expanded company’s online presence through social media platforms to reach the largest target market possible
• Worked on-site to guide horse treks, run the camp, and educate a client about Mongolia

Greater Denver Area

• Organized itineraries for 600+ members embarking on Inspirato Exclusive cruises
• Researched and created new experiences proposals for 3 different Inspirato Exclusive trips around the world
• Gathered, analyzed, and presented survey data from field employees about their feelings about headquarters

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Promoted services to clients around the Midwest and Ontario and Manitoba, Canada; worked with clients to ensure satisfaction with photographs; managed finances
• Official photographer of the 2015 Roebke’s Run Horse Trial and 2017 & 2018 Maffitt Lake Equestrian Center dressage shows and 2017 Regional Dressage Championship Region 4, 3 of the largest equine competitions in the.
• 2015-2016 sponsor of the Central States Dressage and Eventing Association and current sponsor of Salden Training
• Published finalist in Photographer's Forum Best of College and High School Photography 2014, 2015, 2016

Edina, Minnesota

• worked as a team to build an app and create a plan to bring it to market throughout the course of 2 months
• did background research on target market, finding statistics and formatting them into charts and graphs using Microsoft Office Excel
• created marketing strategy and business plan to lay foundation for goals to bring in revenue
• pitched app idea to a panel of 19 C-level executives and tech entrepreneurs during the final phase of competition

Tacoma, WA

• Assisted Foreign Language professors and secretary with tasks conducive to teaching such as grading papers
• Delivered mail to professors’ mailboxes daily, copied and scanned books for class copies, created eye-catching posters and documents for departmental use

Tacoma, WA

• Assisted Printmaking Professor with printmaking lab upkeep
• Prepared materials for classes, cleaned the lab and equipment

Tacoma, WA

• Wrote 1-2 articles per week for the Arts & Entertainment Section
• Took photos to accompany Arts & Entertainment stories, as well as photos of protests for News stories
• Interviewed at least 3 people per story, ranging from campus members to thriving artists in California

Cologne, MN

Tack and untack horses for trainers

Eden Prairie, MN

• Provided personable and upbeat customer service to senior residents
• Took orders, cleaned kitchen

• Provided second shooting at weddings and family portrait sessions
• Assisted with social media marketing on Pinterest and Facebook to direct potential clients to website
• Used keywords and vendor references to increase post reach and Google Search matches

Associate Of Arts And Sciences - Aas, Fire And Emergency Services

Certificate, Emergency Medical Technician (Emt)

Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Science And Cartography

Bachelor Of Science, Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General, Senior

Activities and Societies: Dean's List Fall 2017, Winter & Spring 2018; Delta Zeta, Risk Manager (not current member); Delta Sigma Pi, Member

Anthropology

Activities and Societies: Dean's List 2016-2017; Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society

Mongolia: Nomadism, Geopolitics, And The Environment