• Designing and implementing major research projects in alignment with federal and provincial environmental ministry priorities and policies to meet government environmental goals• Providing research program design advice to relevant grant objectives, and assisting with the scientific analysis of various grant-funded projects• Training and facilitating tasks to undergraduate students while providing support with relevant field and laboratory activities, including experimental site maintenance, resource gathering for reports, and other relevant research techniques

• Coordinated environmental inspections and responded to public concerns regarding standing water by conducting a site assessment to determine the risk of West Nile virus (WNV) at storm water management ponds and on private property, as well as consulting with the public to hear their concerns about WNV in their municipality• Demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the various municipal public health and environmental policy related to vector borne diseases, as well as the federal and provincial frameworks on West Nile virus and Lyme disease, the Pesticides Act, the Clean Water Act and the Health Protection and Promotion Act• Coordinated with other agencies, businesses and governments in order to provide best practices for managing WNV risks, as well as using this information to make recommendations to supervisors on how to monitor these risks

• Identified and evaluated tree hazards and diseases in a variety of environments, developing prescriptions and employing best practices in the safe treatment and removal of urban and rural trees.• Provided leadership in the interpretation and implementation of residential requests, following appropriate operational standards and procedures, to ensure timely and safe fulfillment of project deliverables• Consulted with residents and stakeholders to enhance knowledge translation and ensure services were completed to full satisfaction

• Surveyed freshwater streams using electrofishing and fish damming to monitor endangered species, as well as restoring degraded streambanks and deforested land by selecting appropriate tree species• Efficiently worked on a team to complete various tasks related to natural resource conservation in accordance with provincial environmental policies, in order to meet deadlines set out in private contracts and by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry • Experienced in ecotyping, as well as soil and stream classification in forested ecosystems