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Naval Station Norfolk

• Responsible for troubleshooting, repairing, and updating medical devices inside of hospitals and other clinical settings.• Update firmware and software on Alaris Point of Care Units and modules.

West Point, Virginia, United States

Teacher – Environmental Science, Earth and Space Systems Science, Ecology & Science 6 for grades 6 & 9-12. Science 7 – Life Sciences•Licensed & Certified through June 2029

Teacher - Earth and Space Systems Science and Astronomy for grades 9-12. Licensed by State of Virginia until July 2029. Developed curricula and assessments for Newport News Public Schools. Course team leader for two years. Developed differentiated curricula for learning disabled students. Taught collaborative classes for learning disabled students. Conducted karst geology field day trips for high school students as well as week-long camping trips to study Virginia geology. New teacher mentor. Nominated - Teacher of the Year

Williamsburg, Va

Marketing and sales.Graphics design and sign production.

Gloucester Point, Va

Lab management, chemical and equipment procurement and equipment maintenanceMultidisciplinary responsibilities in the lab, field operations, Biohazard Level 3 facility and officeVIMS certified for towing and piloting 18' Privateer boatsCollect water and fish samples in VA and NCConduct biotoxicity assays using Pfiesteria piscicida and other PCO's in a biohazard level 3 facility according to strict safety protocols.Develop experimental designs and lab protocols for data collection and analysis as well as bioassay monitoringCoordinated multiple projects and communications within our lab as well as with other labsAssist in the study of the pathophysiology of the parasitic dinoflagellate Hematodinium perezi in blue crabs - Callinectes sapidus including acid phosphotase and total protein analysis, hemagglutination assays, cell counts and mortality experimentsQuarantine and maintain stocks of tilapia, Atlantic menhaden, blue crabs and spiny lobstersOther duties included histology, microscopy, hematological sampling and chemical reagent prepsResponsible for data entry (MS Excel), word processing (MS Word, Corel WordPerfect).Supervised graduate students, undergraduate and high school interns

Gloucester Point, Va

Assisted in a National Science Foundation funded project studying the effects of mesograzers in field and tank studies of Zostera marina including tagging, growth shoot measurements, epiphyte accumulation and sampling, chlorophyll analysis and grazing effects.

Richmond, Virginia Area

Conducted land and construction surveys in the Richmond area using Top-Con, Wild and Nikon equipment.

Customer service/flight operations which included responsibilities such as: weather and flight plan data interpretationmanual and computerized aircraft weight and balance computationsground and air radio communications coordinatorConducted ticketing, gate and baggage service transactionsTrained new employeesServed on the company's Grievance Committee for non-contract employees. As a committee member - arbitrated employee complaints against USAirways to determine the fairness of company disciplinary actions; ruled to uphold or overturn company actions.

Astronomy, 3.7/4.0

Astronomy

Meteorology, 4.0/4.0

Water in the Earth System sponsored by the American Meteorological Society

Secondary Education And Teaching, 4.0/4.0

Graduate level courses offered through Newport News Public Schools "Transition to Teaching" program: Human Growth and Development.

Environmental Science, 3.0/4.0

Graduate level courses: Biometry, Conservation Biology, Technical Writing

Marine Sciences, 3.4/4.0

Graduate course work including: Digital Geo-mapping Pest and Disease Resource Management Fundamentals of Marine Science Northern Coasts.

Bachelor'S Degree, Science - Environmental Studies, 3.6/4.0

Business and Technical Report Writing, Physics, Environmental Management, Calculus, German, Environmental Management, Astronomy, Physical.

Environmental Science, 3.0/4.0

Oceanography, Marine Biology, Invertebrate Zoology, Soils, Cave Biology (Old Dominion University), Genetics, Botany, Environmental.