Formally MWA CPAs and AdvisorsOperations Role:Provide support for the tax and audit team. This includes; finalizing audit reports, data entry for REAC, assembled hard copies of the final reports, send out paper/electronic confirmations, assemble and file tax returns, and general invoicing. Campus Recruiting Role:Work with local campus career centers, pick out students that best fit our criteria and reach out for interviews. Organized various recruiting events with our firm and prospective students. IT Site Contact:Provide support to employees with hardware IT issues. Work closely with the Minnesota IT team to be the liaison between them and our employees.

Assembled and electronically filed tax returns which helped the tax team become more efficient. Received praise for providing excellent customer service. Generated invoices and collected on delinquent clients.

Seasonal. Observed temporal and spatial distribution of Horseshoe Crabs and federally threatened shorebirds in Cape Romain Wildlife Refuge, which included waterbird surverys, horseshoe crab egg sampling and spawning surveys, and cannon-netting Red Knots. Collected data to determine population size, status of birds during migration, and inter-species dependency.

Seasonal. Collected habitat data and nest success rates of Piping Plovers and Least Terns on the Missouri River. Banded and re-sighted adults and their chicks. Monitored growth and health of egg, chick, and fledgling. Using Trimble GPS for logging nests for relocation.

Seasonal. Surveyed nest of Plovers, American Oystercatchers, and Gulf Coast colonial species. Recorded the number of breeding pairs and the nest GPS location. Data input to a Microsoft Access database that analyzed population trends over time. Mentored a technician.

Organizing/ordering textbooks and course materialProvided assistance and customer service to publishers, professors, and students

Seasonal. Performed Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) on birds in the Gulf Coast following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Surveyed birds to gauge oil contamination and flagged them for monitoring. Located radio-tagged birds with telemetry equipment via ground and air in habitats with vary oil pollution.

Seasonal. Assisted Field Biologist in a Mercury study on song birds. Learned techniques on mist net setup and practiced surveying target birds and bird handling protocol