• Guided 500+ students through a comprehensive curriculum on animal training and learning theory, consistently receiving top scores on internal evaluations, and earning over twenty public five-star reviews from students.• Managed administration tasks and maintained student records using Salesforce, ClassMarker, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and other software platforms.• Received a higher caseload of students with a background in balanced training due to my ability to effectively educate on the benefits of humane training methods while fostering open dialogue while avoiding eliciting defensiveness.• Skilled at breaking down complex Behavior Analysis topics into clear, digestible information to fit a variety of learning styles, ensuring all students can engage and succeed.• Streamlined and standardized administrative processes for instructors and management by rewriting and consolidating scattered documents into centralized SOP handbooks with a linked table of contents for easy navigation.• Developed an interactive mentor database with location mapping, reducing student-mentor matching time from approximately one hour to only two minutes; replacing manual Google Maps searches with an automated system that displayed the nearest mentors based on student addresses• Worked effectively in a fully remote teaching environment, ensuring high quality instruction and seamless delivery of services with little oversight.•

• Trained and handled detection dogs to locate vulnerable species using positive reinforcement training techniques, consistently achieving over 96% detection rates through continuous canine performance monitoring.• Collaborated with clients to assess the feasibility of conservation projects proposals, and to development canine detection research initiatives aligning with the organization's mission.• Assisted with grant writing, and project proposals, along with the development and execution of research initiatives.• Facilitated public outreach events, and presented in workshop panels on topics including the Neurology of Canine Olfaction & The Impact of Welfare-First Training Methods on Detection Dog Performance, and presented webinars on various detection related topics

• Trained and handled detection canines to locate bird and bat fatalities across windfarms in multiple states.• Updated the canine training program to eliminate techniques rooted in deprivation and negative punishment, replacing these methods with positive reinforcement and a variety of motivational training techniques.• Developed a Trap Awareness and Emergency Release training program for existing and incoming canine handlers.• Collected geospatial, weather, photographic and other field data measures to upload into backend systems for statistical analysis that informed mitigation strategies, ultimately contributing to the reduction of bat fatalities on windfarms.• Assisted with field experiments, ensuring data integrity and reliability from the planning and execution phase through to final reporting.

• Participated in research and development of new and specialized asphalt products • Developed tailored microsurfacing blends for various climates, ensuring product performance and consistency across fifteen states.• Performed mix design and ensured quality control by testing products using ASTM standards in both laboratory and natural field settings.• Created detailed reports to present test findings and product recommendations to all levels of stakeholders.