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Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Started a professional pet sitting business and sold it three years later.

Conducted vegetation surveys, prepared permit applications for multiple local, state and federal agencies, directed on-site management activities, wrote reports and conducted hydrologic monitoring.

Managed all aspects of a state-wide exotic arthropod surveillance program including coordination of research activities at properties throughout Florida, permit acquisition, report writing, hiring and supervising field technicians, writing articles for peer-reviewed journals, database design, capturing wildlife for ectoparasite examinations and maintaining financial records in accordance with UGA regulations.

Collected and processed blood, serum and tissue specimens from live and euthanized animals; performed necropsies of wild mammals and birds; maintained inventory and equipment in laboratory used by multiple researchers; coordinated domestic and international field work activities including permit acquisitions, personnel needs, equipment and sample collection; performed virus isolation and serum neutralization tests; and maintained tissue cultures.

Conducted point count surveys in grassland, wetland, and agricultural habitats for doctoral candidate’s study of effects of restoration on breeding migratory birds. Banded birds with USFWS and color bands; performed wing chord, tarsus and bill length measurements

Radio-tracked federally endangered Cape Sable Seaside Sparrows in Everglades National Park.

Cared for captive birds of prey and reptiles.

Conducted multiple animal and vegetation surveys

Worked with biologists on a variety of field studies and staffed the refuge visitor center.

Master Of Science, Forest Resources (Wildlife Biology Emphasis)

Thesis: Temporal, Spatial and Species Patterns of Avian Influenza Viruses Among Wild Birds.

Bachelor Of Science, Biology