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Fort Bragg, California, United States

• Manage individual restoration projects including managing planning/design activities, securingenvironmental documents and permits, coordinating implementation, and overseeing monitoringand data management.
• Prepare grant proposals through private, local, state, and federal sources.
• Manage contracts with funders, consultants, and subcontractors.
• Manage bid processes, budgets, and reporting.
• Build strategic, scientific, and technical capacity in the field.
• Build and maintain positive and productive relationships with agency, NGO, tribal, and privatepartners, to collaboratively plan and implement projects.

Fort Bragg, California, United States

• Conducted biological scoping surveys including protocol-level endangered species surveys and wetland delineations for private landowners and government agencies
• Wrote biological reports inventorying special status resources in projects areas including rare flora and fauna and, sensitive habitats, and wetlands
• Assisted private clients and government agencies in understanding environmental rules and regulations pertaining to their project and securing permits
• Developed mitigation, monitoring, and reporting plans to address impacts to special status resources and facilitate restoration projects
• Interpreted biological findings on site and determined the least environmentally impacting area for proposed development
• Corresponded and collaborated with stakeholders and government agencies regarding biological findings to identify next steps

Fort Bragg, CA

• Organized scheduling and conducted spawning ground surveys for adult salmonids in Mendocino coastal streams
• Maintained and downloaded PIT tag antenna arrays to track fish migration in river systems
• Led backpack electrofishing surveys to distribute PIT tags and estimate population size
• Operated weirs, traps, and counting structures to tag salmonids and monitor life cycle
• Performed summer and winter habitat surveys by evaluating quality of available fish habitat
• Conducted longitudinal profile surveys to analyze stream bed elevation change

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Eureka, CA

• Conducted Northern Spotted Owls surveys to determine occupancy, nesting, and reproductive status
• Performed biological surveys and produce reports to identify listed species on parcels to guide future management actions
• Composed permit applications and associated documentation to ensure clients are in compliance with the law
• Created maps using GIS to delineate existing and proposed project features
• Assisted clients in the compliance process by addressing their needs and keeping an open line of communication

Fortuna, CA

• Conducted field surveys according to established standard procedures and research protocols for Endangered Species Act (ESA) listed salmonids
• Evaluated anadromous fish and other fish populations by conducting carcass surveys, spawning surveys, and snorkel surveys
• Collected and input field data into electronic data collectors and computer databases such as Microsoft Access
• Oversaw quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC ) of data by computing and organizing data
• Assisted with the preparation of annual biological reports and summary of findings

Arcata, CA

• Carried out stream habitat surveys and spawning ground surveys in anadromous streams for analysis, planning, and restoration
• Led citizen science salamander monitoring study to evaluate effectiveness of restoration actions by determining standard procedures, coordinating with participants, and preparing biological report
• Created a geomorphic map of the Mattole Estuary using Avenza Maps, LiDAR, GPS, historical aerial photographs, and ArcMap
• Collected water resource data by deploying HOBO data loggers and managing stream gauge station to monitor water turbidity, flow, and other metrics
• Planned eDNA fishery study by contributing ideas and determining research methods to asses distribution and abundance of native and invasive fish species
• Taught K-8th students in Title I schools a six lesson program about watersheds and salmonids to foster sense of environmental stewardship

Fortuna, CA

• Conducted habitat inventory surveys to categorize reaches within Humboldt and Mendocino watersheds for stream analysis and planning
• Deployed HOBO data loggers in coastal streams to record temperature variations to track the effects of the drought

Fortuna, CA

• Conducted channel habitat typing to categorize reaches within Humboldt and Mendocino watersheds for stream analysis and planning
• Performed spawner surveys for Chinook and Coho salmon and Steelhead trout to track trends in population sizes
• Wrote Fisheries Restoration Grant Program agreements and reviewed restoration project budgets
• Taught K-8th students in Title I schools a six lesson program about watersheds and salmonids to foster sense of environmental stewardship
• Organized community restoration event and recruited 140 volunteers who planted 3,000 native trees and removed non-native invasive plants from a 13,000 square foot area

San Antonio, Texas Area

• Conducted point count vegetation surveys and recorded collected data for climate change research projects
• Scanned and uploaded scientific journals and documents into internal database for archival purposes
• Interviewed colleague from target population and interpreted answers to boost participation in employee resource group

Spokane, Washington Area

• Welcomed and assisted visitors and staff, managed appearance of library, restocked office supplies, and handled small payments
• Scanned documents, entered data into spreadsheets, and performed other clericalduties when needed
• Shelf read and organized books according to the Library of Congress Classification system

Cushing, MN

• Restored prairies in central and southeastern Minnesota using stewardship and monitoring protocols
• Removed invasive plant species through a variety of techniques including prescribed burns, herbicide spraying, and brush cutting
• Surveyed vegetation using belt transects to determine composition of native and invasive species

San Francisco Bay Area

• Assisted and effectively communicated with customers to ensure satisfaction and promote sales
• Recorded and maintained inventory of products