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Hopkins, Minnesota, United States

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

Deploy, sustain, troubleshoot, and repair a variety of communication devices, includingantenna systems, tuners, and transmission lines

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States

■ Have designed and built a garage, chicken coop, sheds, decks, fences, custom built-in cabinets and shelves, desks, and tables■ Interior/exterior painting and staining, drywall, light electrical and plumbing repair

Hopkins, Minnesota, United States

■ Received inventory and managed stock of lab and production room■ Prepared and preserved proprietary blends of essential oils for use in health care products■ Setup and maintained small-scale manufacturing equipment■ Used equipment, hand tools, and hands to fill and assemble health care products■ Performed various handyman tasks to improve workplace

Victoria, Minnesota, United States

■ Planted, pruned, staked, transplanted and performed other duties required to produce and grow apple trees■ Collected pollen from and hand-pollinated flowers for the apple breeding program■ Mowed, weeded, applied mulch, and performed other duties to maintain various research plots

Eden Prairie, Mn

■ Prepare sales orders, track inventory, generate financial and sales reports using Intuit Quickbooks■ Consult with customers directly to find the product that best suits their needs■ Prepare orders to be shipped and arrange logistics■ Design products via hand drafting and Autodesk AutoCAD; construct prototypes using a variety of metal fabrication machines and hand tools■ Photographer, designer, and copywriter for all marketing materials and catalogs; proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Minnetonka, Minnesota, United States

■ Identified plant species in sample plots at wetlands■ Collected and preserved invertebrates with dip nets and bottle traps■ Identified preserved invertebrates under microscope in lab and recorded data for multi-county studyAlso did this in the summers of 2014 and 2015

Playa Caletas, Costa Rica

■ Shared responsibilities to maintain a clean and orderly rural biological field station■ Recorded data from carefully observing, measuring, and examining nesting sea turtles, hatchlings, nests, and nest sites■ Trained another in hatchery protocol while managing camp in off-season■ Led tours of PRETOMA’s project and camp to encourage community involvement of tourists and localsReturned for 3 months the following year to act as camp caretaker.

Charles City, Va

■ Identified and counted adult and juvenile eagles along James River■ Recovered satellite receivers from Chesapeake Bay in collaboration with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science■ Captured birds for a Virginia Commonwealth University bird-banding project■ Collected fish from rearing ponds at a Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery■ Cared for juvenile Atlantic Sturgeon; observed feeding habits to modify feeding schedule and method■ Rebuilt cable-ferry landings at Presquile National Wildlife Refuge

Cyber4Heroes Program

Grateful selectee for an intensive cybersecurity program hosted by Metropolitan State University and funded by the NSA. It resulted.

Certificates, Information Technology

Activities and Societies: Distinguished Graduate Award

Bachelor'S Degree, Biology/Biological Sciences, General