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Supervisor: Andy Gossens. Radio telemetry with both handheld and dual yagi systems. Collected specimens in difficult field conditions. Used snares and chemicals to tranquilize wild cranes for banding and data collection, participated in controlled burns. • Safely handling wild animals, experience using Microsoft Excel and other custom wildlife data entry tools. CPR certified. Working individually and as part of a team, communication. Adaptability to changing work schedule.

Supervisor: Ron Zimmerman, Jim Buchholz. Train, organize and recruit new employees. Oversee and advise employee assignments. Create schedules and prioritize projects. Operate a variety of tools, both handheld and power tools. Table saw, sander, jointer, router, dremel, drills, skill saw, etc. Paint signs, clear trail, prepare for special events. Educate and provide tours for visitors. • Teamwork and leadership, creativity, attention to detail, patience, customer service. First aid knowledge

Operate radio telemetry for Spruce Grouse and GPS for Goshawk. Trout stream rehabilitation. Create terrestrial habitat diversity. loon, bat, and fish surveys. Loon nest raft supervision. Participated with American marten reintroduction. Eradicating different invasive species. • Adaption to difficult situations, teamwork, perform physically demanding work. First aid knowledge.

Radio telemetry, electro-shocking, plant and animal identification, small mammal trapping, soil/water/terrain map reading and creation, utilizing GIS, ARC map, Word and Excel programs for data entry and report writing. Forestry techniques include pacing, tree identification, sawtimber/pulpwood estimations, and successional stages.

Operate lawn and house care equipment including riding lawn mower, hedge trimmer, leaf blower, snow blower, and various hand tools. Provide customer service. • Teamwork, adaptation to stressful conditions, attention to detail, odd variable hours.

Responsible for keeping 2 to 6 people on task, keeping a civil working environment for coworkers, handling food and operating a cash register, providing a sanitized establishment, customer service, understanding different diversities, dependability. • Promoted to Supervisor after just two weeks on the job.

Creating tent pads, clear trail, provide maintenance on existing camp sites, exotic species removal. Collecting data and caring for wildlife. Worked with assortment of hand tools including hand saws, pulaskis, weed whackers, loppers, pick axes, rock bars, etc. • Teamwork, independence, stressful conditions, acceptance of new cultures and ideas, managing natural resources, limiting impact on environment by using leave-no-trace methods.