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Portland, OR, US

• Work with students to help them understand key concepts, especially those learned in the classroom
• Assist students with homework, projects, test preparation, papers, research, and other academic tasks
• Demonstrate academic competence in the subject area(s) and build a curriculum
• Contribute to student learning, growth, and advancement
• Enhanced student learning with a variety of instructional methods and techniques
• Keep students on task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies

Portland, Oregon Area

• Supply daytime, evening, overnight, and morning animal care for over 300 clients which includes walks, meals, animal waste cleanup, and playtime.
• Utilize GPS mapping to tailor routes to best fit the animal's needs as well as the time frame that clients can request.
• Manage and secure confidential client account information.
• Organize schedule and manage bookings via google calendar.

Portland, Oregon Area

• Educate customers on bird species present in the Pacific Northwest (PNW).
• Instruct customers on how to safely feed & interact with local wildlife (squirrels, birds, and the occasional raccoon!).
• Communicate with a team of individuals (3-5) on how to best complete daily tasks.
• Research new methods and products for backyard wildlife interactions.
• Lift 50 lbs regularly and frequently.
• Oversee freight and other receivables.

Portland, Oregon, United States

• Lift 50 lbs regularly.
• Perform all tasks in compliance with Good Laboratory Practice Regulations (GLPs) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
• Provide communications regarding sample information to laboratory departments and project managers.
• Maintaining equipment and maintaining a clean, safe working environment.
• Collect hundreds of field samples.
• Prepare and itemize each sample for later analysis.

Boise, Idaho Area

• Handle and identify 20+ reptile species within the Orchard Combat Training Center (OCTC) and Morley Conservation Area (100,000+ acres).
• Prepare, construct, and maintain 40 trapping arrays to survey species and assess habitat function and health.
• Responsible for safely tagging reptiles with passive integrated transponders (PIT Tags).
• Weigh, measure, and gather other physiological data from caught specimens.
• Acquire live and dead tissue samples for DNA cataloging.
• Utilize line-point intercept method to determine vegetation coverage in the OCTC.

Boise, Idaho Area

• Facilitate peer to peer learning within challenging academic environments for 2-3 classes a semester.
• Maintain and compile weekly data on student attendance and performance for end-of-semester reports.
• Participate in weekly staff meetings with coworkers and supervisors to discuss and improve tutoring tactics as well as equity, diversity, and inclusion within education.
• Manage groups of 10 to 35 students to focus on appropriate study habits, time management, granularity, and collaborative success.
• Give monthly evaluations to 3-4 members of a cohort.
• Demonstrate knowledge in the subjects of Biology, Ecology, and Geoscience.

Boise, Idaho Area

• Maintain heavy maintenance equipment (Lawn, Construction, Warehouse).
• Supervise other student laborers as a lead crew member.
• Assign and delegate tasks to 2-3 other student laborers.
• Manage areas of native flora within an urban landscape on the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC).
• Sustain multiple ecosystem types on campus such as riparian, temperate, and sage-steppe.
• Communicate biological interactions resulting from proposed landscape management techniques (specifically if they would harm plant or tree species).

Bachelor'S Degree, Environmental Biology, Cum Laude - 3.7

Ecology • Learn about principles of ecology in various organisms and systems (plants, fisheries, reptiles, insects, birds, ecosystems, and.

High School Diploma, Computer Systems Networking And Telecommunications, 3.9

Activities and Societies: • CompTIA A+ Certification • Key Club • SkillsUSA -Gold in Customer/Client Management regional competition•.

Full-Stack Software, Web, And App Development, Javascript, C# And .Net, And React

• 800 hours of hands-on classroom learning • 80 hours of job and internship preparation • Pair with other students daily to work through.