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Olympia, WA, US

Olympia, Washington, United States

• Collaborate with tribal government staff to define GIS project requirements, delivering custom digital maps and web applications that support tribal priorities.
• Develop and maintain web maps through Experience Builders, and Dashboards on ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online, improving data accessibility and visualization.
• Contribute to key reports within the Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program (SSHIAP), including the Tribal Habitat Strategy and State of Our… Show more
• Contribute to key reports within the Salmon and Steelhead Habitat Inventory and Assessment Program (SSHIAP), including the Tribal Habitat Strategy and State of Our Watersheds, providing crucial geospatial data and.
• Stay current with GIS industry trends through conferences and workshops, implementing new technologies to improve workflow efficiency. Show less

Bellingham, Washington, United States

• Extracted and quantified arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spores from soil samples using sucrose centrifugation and vacuum filtration protocols to support spore density analysis.
• Leveraged dissecting microscope techniques to accurately count and record spore quantities for statistical analysis in studies examining mycorrhizal availability.
• Set up and maintained greenhouse mycorrhizal inoculum potential experiments analyzing impacts on grass root colonization over time with field… Show more
• Set up and maintained greenhouse mycorrhizal inoculum potential experiments analyzing impacts on grass root colonization over time with field sampled soil.
• Contributed to interdisciplinary research at the intersection of environmental science and agriculture, focusing on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in raspberry cultivation.Keywords: Research Assistant, Arbuscular.

La Conner, Washington, United States

• Operated both backpack and boat electro-fishing equipment for post-restoration monitoring of the Barnaby Reach as well as the mainstem Skagit River (100 hrs backpack unit, 40 hrs boat unit)
• Hiked up to eight miles daily to reach remote access backpack electrofishing sites.
• Identified juvenile salmonids (Chinook, Coho, Pink, and Chum Salmon; rainbow, bull, and coastal cutthroat trout).
• Bio-sampled ESA-listed salmonids including gastric lavage, fin clipping, mass for… Show more
• Bio-sampled ESA-listed salmonids including gastric lavage, fin clipping, mass for bioenergetics, etc.
• Collected water quality data using YSI probe and Swoffer velocity meter.

Mill Creek, Washington, United States

In this position, I demonstrated leadership skills by delegating tasks to staff and co-managing staff meetings. I would successfully train new employees in learning day-by-day responsibilities and applying effective communication skills with students. As an assistant center director, I worked with our center director in organizing and executing community.