Eric Murray Email & Phone Number

Woodland, California, United States

• produce quality assurance for crop seeds• run purity and noxious seed tests for crop seeds to calculate percentage of quality seeds and identify if there's any contaminating species• test germination rates for crop seeds• monitor and log temperature data for the growth chambers ensuring temperatures stay within the defined range

• Audited vegetation work done in proximity to PGE distribution circuits to ensure compliance with minimum radial clearance requirements • Applied tree risk assessment to identify trees that could threaten PGE facilities reducing the probability for fires and power outages caused by vegetation• Documented findings using Field Maps and Survey 123 software creating clear and accurate data• Communicated with property owners to gain access for inspections in a way that increased positive relationships• Worked independently in the field operating four wheel drive vehicle

Davis, California, United States

• Independently managed most of day to day greenhouse operations in accordance with SOP documents • Operated and trained others in the operation of lab equipment such as large autoclave and track sprayer while documenting each use in official company records• Assisted with data collection for research scientists in the plant science lab and in the field such as scanning plants with Phenospex Plant Eye and weighing plant mass ensuring clarity and accuracy of data• Basic data analysis using Excel such as calculating standard deviation, mean, and creating tables • Organized the planting schedule using Excel and communicating with scientists for their planting requirements• Germinated seeds for various crop and weed species for use in research in the greenhouse and the lab• Performed bioassays to test treatments for the bremia pathogen on lettuce and maintained bremia pathogen samples following SOP document• Familiarized with using lab instruments such as pipettes and scales to make accurate measurments• Applied integrated pest management techniques including pesticide spray application and use of beneficial insects on targeted plants • Calculated pesticide application mixing rates using the label instructions and kept inventory of pesticide applications• Other greenhouse maintenance such as irrigation setup, climate control monitoring, sanitization of surfaces from disease, and fertilizer application• Supervised the plant science interns day to day duties

Davis, California, United States

• Applied integrated pest management techniques to targeted plants including pesticides and beneficial insects• Operated forklift for soil bin transportation• Utilized large autoclave for soil sanitization• Communicated with university researchers to meet experimental needs

-Planted and pruned trees in city of Davis-Instructed volunteer groups during tree planting

Southern California

• Prescribed tree trimming recommendations for Southern California Edison’s transmission and distribution power lines • Used range finders and sag/sway data to determine power line clearance• Documented prescriptions using various software including Collector, Clarion, and Survye123• Applied risk assessment for trees that posed potential hazard to the high voltage power lines • Interacted with customers to inform them of operations within their property• Navigated damaged dirt roads and difficult terrain with off road vehicle and on foot

Pendleton, Oregon, United States

• Assisted licensed surveyor to create maps for culvert replacement projects• Hiked in difficult terrain while performing property line maintenance • Set corner boundaries under supervision of licensed surveyor• Handled and setup tripod and prism equipment for property line traversing

Arcata, California, United States

• Surveyed forest plots using various equipment such as range finders, compass, DBH tape, and GIS maps• Collected data in lab for moisture content, biomass particle size distribution, and ash content• Created and organized spreadsheets of the data into tables and figures using Microsoft Excel