As a Soil Conservationist for USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service, I provide technical assistance to farmers, ranchers, and other private landowners and managers to improve the quality of air, water, soil and wildlife habitat.Formerly, I was the District Technician for Ellis-Prairie Soil and Water Conservation District where I worked alongside NRCS personnel assisting local agriculture producers with conservation practices to enhance soil and water resources through a National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI), Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP) and various financial and technical assistance programs.Prior to working for Ellis-Prairie SWCD, I was a Project Coordinator for Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute(NRI). In this role, I assisted with various wildlife research projects conducted on Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA). Additionally, I provided support to personnel within the Natural Resources Office of JBSA. Primarily, my work was based on JBSA-Camp Bullis, a 27,880 acre military training installation. I have overseen multi-million dollar brush removal contracts for removing mitigated endangered species habitat and have had a key role involving white-tailed deer captured and fitted with GPS/VHF collars to study spatial data in relation to multiple factors.Before joining NRI, I was a contractor with a wildlife consulting firm that assists landowners with wildlife management and land stewardship. I have also worked as an assistant wildlife biologist on a 9,300 acre private cattle and hunting ranch in the Texas Hill Country.I have extensive experience in wildlife and range management that includes big-game, non-game, endangered species, ArcGIS, prescribed fire, and various Microsoft Office applications. I’m passionate about native wildlife and plants and strive to provide management decisions based on research and personal experience. I believe managing natural resources starts from the ground up and proper management of that resource will meet expected goals of the area.I have a BS in Wildlife Biology from Southwest Texas State University and have taken 12 credit hours, 4.0 GPA, toward a MS from Texas A&M University with the majority of my coursework in Range Management.