Coordinated maintenance and upkeep of departmental equipment including: electromagnetic induction meter, ground penetrating radar and neutron moisture meter.Instructed undergraduate students in classroom, laboratory, and field settings on the basics of soil science including texturing and classification.Provided guidance to students on assignments and answered questions regarding covered topics.

Conducted routine and complaint inspections of restaurants and pools as well as epidemiological investigations associated with foodborne illnesses.Coordinated all temporary food events for the City of Garland including monthly farmer’s market and city run concession stands. Obtained weapons of mass destruction, HazMat and radiological HazMat training to respond to hazardous incidents in southeast Texas region. Chief investigator for lead contamination inspections throughout the city.Responded to vector-borne illness complaints including obtaining warrants for draining stagnant pools and overnight pesticide spraying to mitigate mosquito populations.

Worked as a laboratory assistant and helped collect and perform routine analysis on soil samples including: particle size distribution analysis, carbon analysis, VisNIR spectroradiometer scanning.Aided in field work at various locations in TX in support of multiple graduate and PhD studentsHelped teach an undergraduate soil morphology class