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Tennessee, United States

Jackson, Tennessee Area

Davis, California

▪ Managed records and active protocols for use of animals in laboratory research.▪ Trained 10 new lab members and employees on laboratory safety and standard operating procedures within the lab.▪ Maintained accurate and up-to-date records of all training and UC safety compliance.▪ Point person for all laboratory veterinarian consults, IACUC and laboratory safety inspections.▪ Provided oversight of in-lab use of hazardous chemicals and updated stock records through the UC Chemical Inventory System.▪ Supervised 8 graduate students and post-doctoral researchers during laboratory research and experimental observations on live fishes.▪ Managed laboratory tissue and DNA inventory for use in phylogenetic analysis.▪ Prepared figures and illustrations for PI, post-doctoral researchers, and graduate students for use in journal publications.

Chattanooga, Tennessee Area

▪ Successfully cultured lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) fry to acceptable size for reintroduction to the Tennessee River.▪ Successfully released more than 150 lake sturgeon finglerlings to the Tennessee River near Seven Islands State Park.▪ Implemented protocols for genetic crosses of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) stock to assess for viability of augmentation of natural populations.▪ Performed routine maintenance on aquaculture systems.▪ Managed daily feeding and performed water quality assessments to ensure animal health.▪ Changed water in all aquaculture systems on a daily basis and cleaned holding areas to maintain optimal conditions for rearing fish, and assessed animals for disease.

▪ Coordinated bar operations on shift, directing servers and hosts as needed.▪ Served as store manager when general manager was unavailable.▪ Communicated with customers and other employees to fulfill guest needs.▪ Optimized workflow through innovation and improved bar processes, resulting in substantially decreased serving time for bar guests.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

▪ Performed critical maintenance on aquarium systems.▪ Created nutrition guidelines for all animals and designed weekly feeding schedule.▪ Performed routine water quality testing.▪ Interacted with museum guests and provided educational information on animals.▪ Provided hourly shows on astronomy in the Akima Planetarium.▪ Responsible for coordinating shows and maintaining hyper-hemisphere projector and associated computer system.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

▪ Taught two 25+ student undergraduate biology courses per year as assigned by department head.▪ Labs taught: Ichthyology (3 semesters), General Ecology (1 semester), Non-majors Intro Biology (1 semester), Comparative Vertebrate Biology (1 semester).▪ Lead class discussions on scientific principles in biology and basic experimental design.▪ Organized and lead field exercises to various locations including multi-day trips for observation and collection of animal specimens.▪ Designed lesson plans and lab activities appropriate for meeting teaching goals.

Master'S, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology, 3.78 Gpa

Activities and Societies: The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB) - Student MemberCoursework: ▪ CORE: Evolution (4.

Undergraduate Certificate, Fish And Wildlife Management

Bachelor'S, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology, 3.2 Gpa