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Gainesville, Fl, Us

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Lakeland, Florida, United States

I worked in regional operations within the Wildlife and Habitat Management Section of FWC. My role was to handle hiring of new staff members, oversee regional expenditures, work together with our team of biologists to help plan wildlife habitat management activities, project oversight, land acquisitions, and serve on technical assistance teams as needed.

Ocala, Florida Area

As a cooperative area biologist, I worked within 5 different FWC properties and maintained many different roles therein to function across division and agency lines. I oversaw 10 hunter check stations throughout the Ocala National Forest during the fall, collected necropsy samples from hunter harvested deer, performed many wildlife surveys in the spring and summer, assisted in and managed prescribed fires as an ecological restoration tool, served on wildfire strike teams, and managed a yearly budget. I performed many different kinds of administrative duties, functioned as a resource for wildlife management decisions, assisted in bear management, maintained a GIS database, operated and repaired many kinds of land management tools (atv’s, tractors, fire engines etc) and gave educational presentations to groups on occasion. This position also involved various other related duties as assigned throughout the year.

Caravelle Ranch Wildlife Management Area

As an assistant WMA biologist, I was exposed to a variety of wildlife management related tasks. I managed all of CRWMA's hunts (as well as hiring OPS workers), collected necropsy information from harvested game, assisted in all Rx fire on site, performed wildlife surveys (mammals, avian and herps), performed heavy equipment operation and maintenance, performed nuisance black bear work (trapping and chemical immobilization), maintained a GIS database, maintained photo plots, purchased equipment, manage invasive plant issues, assisted and/or managed ecosystem management practices, maintained CRWMA's many nest boxes, and performed a variety of other related field oriented tasks on the WMA.

Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl

In this position, I worked as a Park Service Specialist at Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve. The reserve is over 73,000 acres. My position dealt with invasive plant removal, feral hog trapping, prescribed fire, habitat restoration and various other activities. As staff members, our time on the job was dedicated to the conservation of natural biodiversity and cultural resources through research and monitoring to guide science-based stewardship and education strategies.

Satsuma, Fl

I worked as a park ranger within a 6,000 acre tract of land in north Florida called Dunns Creek State Park. My position dealt with various land management activities such as prescribed fire, exotic and invasive plant removal, habitat restoration and various other ranger activities.

Gainesville, Florida Area

I worked as an energy efficient lighting specialist helping large and small businesses in Northeastern Florida maximize their energy savings by utilizing the world's most advanced lighting technology.

Gainesville, Florida Area

• I worked as part of a crew mapping out northeastern Florida's power grid. This position involved working independently in remote locations while logging 100-200 GPS features daily via ATV's and 4x4 vehicles. I also maintained a company vehicle and various types of electronic equipment.

Missoula, Mt

Worked as part of a crew disassembling large structures to promote sustainable use products for Montana's timber industry.

• Worked as a sales manager supplying large commercial airline companies with parts. This job involved coordination of large shipments, daily cold calling, customer service, problem solving and developing relationships within and beyond the US border. I gained valuable experience in hiring individuals, maintaining customer relationships, selling parts and supplying time sensitive materials.

o Collected litter fall for scientific research plots o Collected above ground biomass and plant species inventoryo Fertilized and assisted food plot plantingo Assisted in multiple forestry research methodologies.

o Successfully imprinted, pen raised and banded >700 quail chickso Radio tracked >20 wild quail daily with telemetry equipment in the fieldo Assisted with vegetation data gathering and disseminating on a large scaleo Recorded bobwhite whistle surveyso Entered data in ArcGIS and utilized GPS equipment dailyo Trapped and banded small mammals as part of a large scale experiment

Master'S Degree, Forest Resources And Conservation

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Wildlife Ecology And Conservation

Activities and Societies: Alpha Gamma Rho, Collegiate Farm Bureau

Associate Of Arts (A.A.), Environmental Science