•Travelled to job sites across the Midwest; communicated with clients and assessed technical information to safely inspect, categorize, and transport hazardous chemical materials.•Kept well-organized supplies and clean workspaces to guarantee timely, efficient task completion both independently and in a team environment. Wore personal protective equipment in line with job hazard analyses and OSHA HAZWOPER training.•Performed job site inspections under standard operating procedures to ensure that compliance was upheld with federal and state environmental regulations such as: •The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act within Environmental Protection Agency parameters. •Shipping requirements for hazardous materials as instituted by the Department of Transportation.

•Organized and managed client docket of 200+ intellectual property cases focused on materials science, medicine, technology, and environmental inventions.•Assisted diverse array of domestic and international clients including Fortune 500, midsize, and startup companies; environmental, engineering, and biomedical firms; university researchers; and individual entrepreneurs.•Coordinated with foreign associates to ensure prompt and accurate case prosecution in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.•Drafted and typed documents, letters, and memos with accurate information, grammar, and spelling. Created spreadsheets for precise data entry. Developed new and refined existing workflows to increase speed and efficiency of firm processes.•Maintained detailed, accurate records of paperwork, prosecution actions taken and correspondence between clients, attorneys, and foreign associates. Answered phone calls, emails, and other communications; relayed messages to appropriate staff.

•Designed and executed original data-driven project analyzing wildlife physiology, movements, and environmental conditions. Balanced independent and team-oriented work, in the field and remotely, exercising firm decision-making and careful attention to detail.•Honed skills in field work, data collection, data entry, dataset management, data analysis, Excel, Word, GIS, R, technical writing, proposal development, interdisciplinary independent learning, teamwork, problem solving, time management, and meeting deadlines.•Captured and handled live animals; measured and recorded morphological data. Placed and registered passive integrated transponder tags for identification; assisted with surgical implants of temperature loggers and radio transmitters. Tracked animals in the field using triangulation radio telemetry techniques with antennas and receivers.•Constructed operative thermal models to gather environmental temperature data; strategically placed models across the environment based on prior geospatial data and intuition about habitats animals would occupy. Created interactive maps using GIS to display spatial distributions of animal movements and model locations.•With the study site located on a private ranch, balanced project goals with the needs of ranch operations.•Followed established procedures and methodologies, and adapted them to suit project needs. Entered, organized, and analyzed electronic data using Microsoft Office platforms and R. Built and managed multiple databases.•Drafted and wrote a project proposal and final report: presented and successfully defended an Honors Thesis in Biology.

•Selected as a tutor for demonstrating strong leadership, communication, writing, work ethic, and negotiation skills.•Provided administrative assistance to professors through helping design and facilitate writing seminar courses. Recorded and transcribed conversations using dictation software.•Mentored peer clients (native and nonnative English writers) through strengthening writing, analytical reasoning, argumentation, critical thinking, and grammatical skills. •Tutored international military fellows on papers related to international policies and foreign relations.•Offered guidance and counsel; sparked motivation and confidence; formed strong working relationships with clients.

•Partnered with a United States Forest Service crew to maintain federal wilderness areas. Exercised adaptability and teamwork navigating in adverse weather and at high elevations.•Practiced risk assessment while performing rigorous field work; cleared remote trails for recreational safety. Utilized a range of vehicles and tools with personal protective equipment. Felled and bucked trees, cleared brush, leveled uneven ground, dug culverts, created new trail sections, repaired and constructed new fences and small bridges. •Greeted wilderness visitors and provided information on rules, regulations, and navigation. Led interactive sessions for volunteers to learn basics of trail safety, maintenance goals and tool use, local ecology and history, wildlife interactions, Leave No Trace principles, and more.•Packed, led, and rode stock horses and mules through mountainous wilderness. Conducted data collection for visitor use surveys and backcountry horse camp assessments.•Aided biological surveys of local bat and goshawk populations by relaying acoustic calls and identifying individual animals in the field. Identified and physically removed numerous invasive plant species.

•Upkept well-groomed and sanitary park grounds for recreational use. Greeted park visitors and provided information on amenities, events, rules, and regulations.•Planted and watered trees, bushes, grasses, and flowers. Mowed and trimmed lawns. Emptied and cleaned trash and recycling containers. Repaired decaying infrastructure such as fences and bridges; assisted with assorted carpentry and plumbing fixes on indoor and outdoor facilities.•Utilized a range of basic hand and power tools as well as leaf blowers, lawnmowers, weed whippers, and power washers, all while following safety precautions and wearing personal protective equipment. Cleared brush from recreational trails. Identified and physically removed numerous invasive plant species.•Drove vehicles including ATVs, UTVs, 4WD trucks and SUVs, and 1-ton vehicles with 300-gallon water tanks. Safely hauled trailers containing valuable equipment.