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Pioneered Climate Smart Products for Agriculture and Grass. Developed microbiological inoculant with infusion of nanotechnology for agricultural optimization. Conducted pilot testing with Utah State University in agriculture and lawn settings. Collected data on test sites in conjunction with farmers and measured impact in crop yield, water conservation, crop enhancement, pest control, climate smart practices, and cost reduction in input costs. Successfully formulated, manufactured, and developed climate smart products and systems for Agriculture that improves productivity of crops, aids in crop adaptation to climate changes, and mitigates agricultural impact to atmosphere at large.

Earned and Achieved State General Landscape Contractor License(S330). Designed and created landscapes with water tolerant plant species and designs that were beneficial to native creatures. Coordinated with lawn-care specialists and alfalfa farmers on experimental testing of soil microbe products. Developed microbe application and protocol for water and nutrient optimization in agriculture and lawncare settings.

Certified Aquaponic Designer through Murray Hallem Aquaponics. Can design/build aquaponic systems with NFT, media beds, grow towers, maintain fish in aquaculture setting, identify and treat basic diseases and pathogens in plants and fish, rotate crops, maintain and balance basic water quality parameters.

Administration opportunity opened up and offered new approach to education and therapy in youth. Progressive learning was a new approach to enhance student learning beyond standard academics. Program included horsemanship, digital fabrication, photography, and outdoor leadership. Students learned horsemanship skills, how to fly drones, camp, fish, laser print, 3D print, properly use and maintain a camera, and apply knowledge through project based learning. COVID-19 reduced student count and position was dissolved.

St. George, Utah, Us

Earth Systems focus on main spheres of the Earth(Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere) and basic principals of astrophysics and Universe (Nebular Theory, foundation of life, elemental structure, etc.). Our department was listed as best science department of the Washington County School District and our department consistently maintained highest student performance on state end of year assessments in the District for 3 consecutive years.

St. George, Utah, Us

Master's Degree apprentice with Washington County School District through University of Lamar Texas. Participated in budgets, student discipline, PLC monitoring and intervention, helped with school safety, created and oversaw lunch detention, supported in school suspension program, served on vision committee.

St. George, Utah, Us

Promoted to Department Chair. Lead and supported Professional Learning Community(PLC) that focused on department curriculum, professional development and support, student assessment and intervention, and inventory of laboratory. Aided administration with lunch detention, lunch supervision, bus supervision, and greenhouse maintenance. Served on school vision committee to reform school mission and vision for school.

St. George, Utah, Us

Supported and guided elected student council for Pine View Middle School. Supported and designed school assemblies, student elections, fundraisers, training, daily announcements, service projects, etc. Coordinated and supervised State Capitol with student government to meet with local and state representatives in SLC Utah.

St. George, Utah, Us

CCNR(Color Country Natural Resources) Instructor. Helped coordinate, execute, and supervise advanced science opportunities and careers in with select teachers in Washington County School District. Washington County School District coordinated with professionals Southern Utah University, Utah State University, and Utah Department of Natural Resources. Students studied ornithology, agronomy, ecology, conducted ecological surveys. Students gained educational/apprentiship opportuniteis, work opportunities, and scholarship opportunities

St. George, Utah, Us

Taught integrated sciences concepts such as force and motion, properties of water, inertia and gravity, and STEM projects. Maintained school lab and inventory. Served as assistant coach for Science Olympiad at regional and state competitions.

St. George, Utah, Us

Advanced Biology Class consisted of (40) gifted and talented students that entered class through GPA, teacher recommendation, and State testing scores. Class explored project based learning in conjunction with curriculum of state core of Biology.

Appointed by Mayor Kenneth Nelson of Washington City to Mayor Pro tempore. Served as Mayor of Washington City in absence of Mayor. Studied, reviewed, and approved city budgets, served on committees for county support and interactions, represented city at local, regional, and state events.

Elected as City Councilman of Washington City. Served on Mosquito Abatement Committee, Planning and Zoning Committee, Historic Events Committee, and Washington Youth Council. Lead through historic droughts, floods, political unrest, COVID-19, and highest population growth rates in Utah and the United States of America.

Appointed by Mayor Nelson of Washington City to serve on Power Board. Mayor appointed Power board to discuss rate changes in City Power Utility and to explore baseload power options for Washington City. As a board, we toured and explored green power projects in the region and nuclear power options for baseload power in Washington City Power Utility.

I taught during the summer in a residential school setting. Students ranged from 7th to 12th grade. Students came from diverse backgrounds from around the USA. My duties were to teach/tutor all core content(english, math, science) along with history and spanish. I was to aid in student restraints if class security was compromised by student behavior.

St. George, Ut, Us

As a student at Dixie College, I was hired as a research tech. I helped design, build, and maintain the desert garden for the Dr. Barnum Desert Garden. I maintained and cared for the native flora and fauna, some of which were threatened or endangered, such as desert tortoises, chuckwallas, king snakes, tiger salamanders, etc. Aided in greenhouse care and improvements, aided in collection of plants for plant taxonomy and plant kingdom classes, aided in community relations, aided in research on competition of invasive species impact on water availability in native plants such as Larrea tridentata, prepped labs for College biology and plant classes.

St George, Utah, Us

Promoted to Health Coach Department Head. Managed health coaches and private appointments for company owner. Company advanced my training through Hubbard Business College in sales, productivity, and general metrics. Increased company sales to highest record in company history. Helped with company inventory, production, shipping and handling of products, company events, and customer retention/sales.

St George, Utah, Us

Promoted to Health Coach. Upon manufacturing all product available, promoted to Health Coach. I worked with customers on health goals and took inbound calls for potential clients. Lead the department in sales after two weeks and sold more than the entire department combined after 1 month. Learned how to adress customer needs over the phone and learned aspects of phone sales.

St George, Utah, Us

In charge of manufacturing Balance of Nature products(Fruits, Veggies, Fiber and Spice). Received raw ingredients, blended ingredients, encapsulated and bottled product, labeled, Inventoried and transferred to shipping department. Maintained and cleaned production equipment, tools, and production floor.

Promoted to Supervisor over metal shop. Managed orders and supplies for metal shop. Managed orders and quality control from leads in the field.

Worked in Metal Shop. Used metal breaks and other equipment to manufacture house siding, facia, and soffit orders. Installed windows and custom metal products on high end houses and hotels.

Promoted to Project Manager. Managed sub contractors, employees, and supply management on multiple sites simultaneously. High end landscape management that averaged $1.5 million per quarter(largest single project supervised was $820K). Executed contracts with owner and customer. Managed estimates, labor force, and all factors that lead to profit/loss per project.

Promoted to Lead Supervisor. Managed construction crew in all landscaping components. Communicated project status with employer and customers, maintained heavy equipment, maintained company inventory of equipment and supplies, worked through the cold winters and hot summers of Utah.

Installed irrigation systems, interpreted landscape designs, masted common landscape tools and equipment, staged and planted plants/trees, installed low voltage electrical systems, installed water features, installed gas plumbing for exterior fire features.

Built and monitored custom salmonid ponds for clients. Cared for, transported, monitored, and helped breed gamefish and koi for private clients. Monitored and measured basic water quality and biological parameters for fish and pond ecology. Built custom ponds ranging form 2k gallons to 2.5 million gallons. Supervised fellow workers and translated Spanish for owner.

Boise, Idaho, Us

Promoted to Quality Control. After extensive experience in warehouse operations and function, I was promoted to quality control of order selection. I was to verify orders selected by employees for damage, shipping quality, order contents and quantities per content, In charge of disciplinary actions related to selection errors. (worked fulltime during job transition to other full time job for two months).

Boise, Idaho, Us

Promoted to Forklift Division. Received all inbound inventory of Albertsons Distribution. Stocked all "Pods" for order selecting in dry goods during swing shift. worked with warehouse scissorlifts with capacity of raising pallets more than 40 feet and extending up to 10 feet.

Boise, Idaho, Us

Promoted by Warehouse Manager to Order Selector. After earning employee of the month out of 400+ employees, I was asked to come inside the warehouse and select orders for stores. Received store orders, gathered inventory items for order, safely transported and prepared orders for shipping, transported orders to docking doors for shipment. Worked swing shift from 3 pm to finish(usually between 3 am and 9 am the next day).

Boise, Idaho, Us

Managed truck washing for roughly 40 tractors and 200 trailers at Albertsons Distribution Center. Swept, cleaned, sanitized, and washed interior/exterior of all tractors and trailers. Procured parts for mechanics necessary to repair and maintain tractors and trailers. Transported all correspondence for Albertson Stores between Warehouse and Company Headquarters in Midvale Utah.

Salt Lake City, Ut, Us

Volunteer Christian Service. Studied and applied knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Studied Brazilian Culture and became fluent in Brazilian Portuguese. Volunteered with "Operation Smile" and served as a translator for American Doctors that provided surgery for children with cleft pallet and structural dental needs. Lived in Brazilian States of Sao Paulo, Goias, and Minas Gerais.

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Received donations, organized donations, priced donations, staged donations for sale on sales floor. Light supervision duties granted during service.

Day guide from Glen Canyon Dam to Lee's Ferry Arizona. Guided tourists through natural wonders on the Colorado River such as Horseshoe bend and Glen Canyon. Required to present and explain Hydrology, geology, indigenous history, and natural ecology of Colorado River in the region.

Advanced Biology internship. Monitored water quality at Glen Canyon Recreation Area swim areas for basic water quality and harmful pathogens such as E. coli. Participated in Endangered Species Program that reared/captured, pit tagged, and monitored endangered Colorado Humpback Chub. Participated in gamefish monitoring of Lake Powell. Studied standard water quality parameters.

Masters, Educational Leadership And Administration, General

Batchelors, Biology/Biological Sciences, General