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Santa Rosa, Ca, Us

Santa Rosa, California, United States

Windsor, California, United States

• Analyze wastewater, stormwater and biosolid samples for physical, chemical, and biological parameters, including BOD, TSS, VSS, TS, VS, TDS, Ammonia, Nitrate, COD (including filtered, floc filtered and soluble), pH, Total Phosphorus, TKN, Turbidity, EC, Salinity, E. coli and total coliform as per EPA methods and Standard Methods.• Prepare laboratory dilutions.• Operate and perform calibrations, maintenance and troubleshooting on a variety of laboratory instruments, such as meters, balances, pipettes and spectrophotometers.• Perform quality control procedures for all tests conducted in lab.

Santa Rosa, California, United States

• Develop artistic proposals and creative suggestions for individual painting commissions.• Manage inventory, art production and client satisfaction with an emphasis on using high quality materials and delivery within a specified deadline.

Sonoma County, California, United States

• Consistently rated top 3 in the region for sales.• Sought out best sales and display opportunities while managing the merchandising of jewelry at 14 different stores within Sonoma County.

Windsor, California, United States

Created Standard Operation of Procedures (SOP) for position of Flyer Clerk.Train and supervise a team of 4 employees during mobile vaccination clinics.Acquire in-depth knowledge about current medical research and trends and current treatments for flea/tick/heartworm control and prevention.

Bay Area

Drive to various businesses to take care of indoor plants. This includes checking each plant for pests, diseases, or other types of stress, cleaning each plant and addressing pests as they arise and watering them. I've acquired knowledge of many indoor plant species, including orchids.

Implement organic gardening practices. Prepare garden beds for plantings, plant vegetables and harvest crops. Direct student and community volunteers in garden maintenance.

Trained in grassland species identification. Survey species richness in designated plots to monitor the effects of different management treatments (seasonal mowing and herbicide) for managing Phalaris aquatica. Enter data into Excel spreadsheets.

Recruit and coordinate volunteers to support coastal prairie restoration work-days. Plan, develop, and execute coastal prairie management and education projects with a variety of agencies and organizations. Lead tours of project site focusing on grass identification, coastal prairie ecology and appreciation, land management strategies and small-landowner options.

Assembled equipment for field use. Assisted in restoration projects (i.e. plantings). Organized on-site nursery.

Compiled extensive herbarium field guide for future monitoring of the Estero Americano Preserve. Researched topics related to grassland health.