- Wildlife habitat and vegetation management for Jones County parks and preserves.- Seasonal and volunteer staff supervision and leadership. - Park and campground maintenance.- Education and interpretation of natural resources

- Planning and coordination of seasonal City Parks and Recreation activities and volunteer events.- Operations and management of local Aquatic Center.- Maintenance and upkeep of public parks and facilities.- Community outreach, education and fundraising for City activities, events, and environmental awareness.- Hiring, management, scheduling and supervision of seasonal, part time and volunteer staff.- Department budgeting, inventory and grant applications.- Public role model and City/Department representative for local and regional conferences, public school events, and City Council meetings.

- Permitting and entitlement research for various new restaurants, retail, big box, park district and solar developments across the United States including site investigation reports summarizing city, county and state codes, regulation and permitting processes, fees and requirements. - Coordinate and provide direction to architectural, engineering and landscape design teams and outside consultants for municipal approvals and permitting.- Generation and tracking of permitting and construction schedules.- Utility coordination with private and public providers for install and delivery of new services.- Environmental consulting assistance for projects requiring wetland/Waters of the US permitting and mitigation, sediment and erosion control and NPDES requirements, native landscaping and public outreach.

- Planned management and maintenance of native restoration areas within the greater Chicagoland area through chemical and mechanical treatment of invasive species.- Installation of native flora and erosion control methods to re-establish quality native ecosystems.- Prescribed burn management.- Leadership role for summer interns in directing safe and effective restoration management practices.- Client consultation and preparation of monitoring reports for multi-year management plans.- Threatened and endangered species surveying as well as tree inventory.- Wetland, mitigation and NPDES permitting.- Soil and water quality sampling and analysis.- Environmental inspections along with Phase I/II assessments.- Minor involvement with land/site surveying in urban and rural settings.- Environmental education for clients and local residents.- Perform wetland delineations and environmental screenings along with generation of concurrent reports, GIS analysis and permit submittals per USACE, State, County and individual municipality standards.- Project proposals and marketing material.

Dual involvement within the design/drafting field for a growing Landscape Architectural firm with an increasing interest and involvement in native landscaping.Duties include drafting and design of model homes, entrance features, subdivisions, etc. while performing wetland delineations, generating reports and producing exhibits for data evaluation and assessment within a new and growing department.

• Led crews of 3-10 members in conducting native landscape restoration to prairie, woodland, savanna and wetland areas throughout northern counties of Illinois.• Maintained high quality areas through use of hand weeding, brush clearing and tree removal, specialty herbicide application, and prescribed burns. • Installed native planting material and erosion control methods in various terrain.• Prepared site analysis maps and native landscape plans and specifications for proposals and permitting submittals. • Generated original design for native landscape mitigation and restoration areas including plant material and placing, and topography in coordination with client engineers.• Coordinated scheduling of work sites and crews on a day to day basis.• Bid and availability research for future/ongoing projects for planting material, equipment rental, labor rates, etc.• Developed online media and advertising for company website and conventions/events.• Conducted research for native flora and fauna for high quality, fragile work sites. • Wetland field monitoring and involving plant survey and soil analysis.

• As Civil Engineer Intern:Design of underground utilities for various restaurants and big box projects including invert elevation slope calculations, piping size, design specs via AutoCAD, AutoTurn, Photoshop, etc. Grading design for detention basins, landscape/screening berms, parking fields and green space/pervious area.Coordinated with fellow engineers/architects to address comments, conduct code research, and make submissions.• As Due Diligence Coordinator:City code research to determine permitting regulations, fees, processes, submission requirements, city design standards, variance needs and produced all-encompassing reports for information.Various calls and communication to city, utility service providers and other county/state departments to coordinate submission timing and requirements, review dates, fees and departmental preferences.Created and maintained project schedules and budgeting sheets for architectural and engineering tasks as projects progress and maintained utility coordination reports.Coordinated cross-departmental city submissions for permitting, bid and constructions sets.

• Conducted over 500 hours of hands-on programs for school groups and youth groups in over 40 towns in the state of Iowa.• Maintained and performed over 600 hours of display type programs to the general public across the state Iowa for PreK-12 students, scouts and youth groups, and adult groups with attendance size ranging from 5-500 individuals.• Care and management of over 50 specimen in rearing room.• Transported program and display material as well as specimen in company vehicle.• Promoted and marketed Insect Zoo through desktop publishing, video material, as well as television and radio appearances.• Developed expansion material for school curriculum.

• Developed, planned and presented environmental education programs for the general public, K-5 students, and adult groups with attendance size ranging from 4-50 individuals.• Coordinated and lead educational outdoor week-long summer camps. • Conducted and assisted several established programs for school groups on various classroom subjects.• Actively involved in teaching and developing outdoor recreational programs and overnight camps including fishing, canoeing, fire building and orienteering.• Designed and printed promotional material and visual displays via all Microsoft Office programs. • Participation in historical Iowa programs and field trips utilizing first person interpretation.• Care and management of housed live animal specimen.

• Provided and administered medical support and physical therapy on a daily basis to housed patients and permanents.• Cleaned and maintained the facility’s housing and examination quarters.• Prepared and distributed food, water and enrichment material.• Developed, coordinated and presented over 100 hours of public educational programs on Iowa Wildlife Natural History and Natural Resource Appreciation for K-12 school groups, retirement groups, youth groups and visiting guests.• Communicated and responded directly to program clients, veterinarians, fellow rehabilitation centers and concerned citizens on wildlife issues.• Maintained animal records based on observations and vet monitoring.• Glove trained permanent educational raptors for handling in public presentations.• Coordinated and instructed a staff of more than 40 volunteers. • Reported maintenance and requested equipment needs.• Handled over 50 different species of Midwest wildlife.