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Goodyear, Az, Us

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Greeted guests and responded to guest inquiries and requests in a timely, friendly and efficient manner, mix and garnished beverages according to recipe and portion control standards, operated POS system efficiently to ensure guests recieved their drinks and checks on time.

Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Ames

Monitored the work of drivers and package handlers to verify all work was completed in a timely manner. Excellent customer service skills, flexibility, the ability to multitask, general administrative abilities and reasoning skills were necessary to ensure timely service. Ensured all packages were delivered in a timely manner while also supervised a crew of 10 staff members.

College Station, Texas

Working under an NSF-funded study that tested the role parasite mating systems have in impacting the evolution of parasite life cycle complexity. I have been involved in molecular lab work which includes DNA extractions, primer redesigning, and PCR. In the spring, we will be doing an extensive amount of field work dissecting host species for helminths parasites, and field-collection of host species (catfish, crayfish, leeches, and other invertebrates) for helminths parasites.

Green River, Wyoming

Conducted fish population surveys, collected museum specimens from a variety of mountain streams and lakes, setting up fishing weirs for the salmon run at the Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area, and helped out with the decades long habitat restoration project for Muddy Creek in southern Wyoming. Acquired important knowledge on operating and repairing boats, electrofishing backpacks, and a variety of fishing nets and traps.

Ames, Iowa

Lincoln, Nebraska Area

Duties: Prepped buffers, solvents, mobile phase, and media for lab personnel via work orders. Equipment used daily included the following; pipettes, pH meter, balances, and centrifuges. Gained experience with High Performance Liquid Chromatography through classroom learning. Data entry and technical writing after sample prepping. Followed all updated SOP's and all FDA safety protocols.

Bryan/College Station, Texas Area

Assisted with water snake mark-recapture research focused on the post-delisting monitoring of the Concho water snake and snake parasite dispersal. I conducted field surveys along the Concho and Colorado Rivers in west-central Texas as well as Gus Engeling Wildlife Management Area in northeast Texas. Major duties of the job included the catching and processing of snakes and snake parasites, collection of data and entry, and genetic sample preparation. Processing of snakes required measuring mass, length, sex, reproductive status, tissue sample collection, parasite removal and preservation, collection site description and pit-tagging prior to release. Capture of snakes required recording GPS and site description data. Canoeing, hiking, wading to and from locations were a daily requirement and occasional camping required to access more remote locations. Interactions with private landowners were necessary as well maintaining a positive attitude no matter how humid and hot conditions were.

Peru, Nebraska

Assisted with the laboratory section of the Fall 2014 Limnology class. As a teacher’s assistant, I was required to identify aquatic organisms and perform water quality sampling to students. I was also required to teach to small groups about proper sampling and water quality techniques.

Peru, Nebraska

While at Peru State College, I conducted my undergraduate research on trematode parasite diversity in gar (Lepisosteus sp.) in the Big Thicket National Preserve in southeast Texas, as part of National Science Foundation Award 1253129 (Survey and Inventory of Fish Parasites in the Big Thicket National Preserve). The work included under this grant required a lot of hours in the field collect fish from gill nets, dip nets, minnow traps, and seine nets. I currently have a manuscript about a new trematode species found within gar (Lepisosteus spp.) that has been submitted and waiting for a peer review. This long-term project aims to document new and previously described species of parasites in fishes all found outside and within the Big Thicket National Preserve. My research while I was on the NSF grant required strenuous hours in the lab as well. Identification of organisms using a compound microscope was required and I would have to be able to identify organisms ranging from all kinds of parasites. Under the NSF grant, I completed my undergraduate thesis working on the redescription of the trematode species. With my thesis required a lot of data management and use of statistics to provide legitimate data.

Papillion, Nebraska

provided outstanding customer service, sanitized and cleaned daily, stocked shelves with customers products, recorded and reported accurate inventory counts.

Associate'S Degree, Applied Engineering

Emphasis in Wind Turbine Technology

Bachelor’S Degree, Wildlife Ecology

Activities and Societies: Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society American Society for Parasitologists Biology ClubAcquired a degree.