Omar Lloyd Email & Phone Number

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Member of the Field Conservation team at the National Aquarium, leading in the implementation of large-scale habitat restoration projects in the Chesapeake region to improve conditions for wildlife and humans. • Lead maintenance, cleanup and educational days at Fort McHenry Wetland area with MCC, CCCC, Aquarium staff and volunteers: clearing trails, reorganizing sheds and greenhouses, removed and replaced damaged bridge, and bucking and removing storm debris with chainsaws. Weekly events and programming, including Paddle Project, Bird Club bird walks and AquaPartners, require a neat and safe area.• Helped lead Atlantic White Cedar swamp restoration at Nassawango Creek Preserve in March 2023 and 2024: planting 4500+ Atlantic white cedar trees and engaging 100+ volunteers yearly• Dune restoration at NAS Oceana Dam Neck Annex with Department of Navy in May 2023, May 2024 and September 2024: lead 200 volunteers in planting 30,000 grasses and 1,500 shrubs in naturalized dunes, surveyed then treated 6 acres of invasive Asiatic sand sedge with backpack sprayers• Helped lead the completion of Harbor Wetland: coordinated 70 Aquarium staff for a preparation week including composting, goose fencing, registration and setup; leading 300 community volunteers, VIPs and donors in 6 days of planting 33,000 grasses and 120 shrubs

Upper Marlboro, Maryland, United States

As a member of the Maryland Conservation Corps, I completed tasks in trail construction and maintenance, habitat restoration, invasive species removal, basic construction and park improvement projects, chainsawing and using power and hand tools for maintenance work, and environmental education programs for youth and adult visitors to State Parks.• Protected 1072 eastern hemlock trees against the hemlock woolly adelgid using insecticide applicators in October 2021 and May 2022 in New Germany State Park• Created living shorelines at Smallwood State Park and Chesterwood Park. Cleaning shoreline of debris, storm remains and plant matter, moved sand and planted shore grasses to improve aesthetics and ecological functions• Presented Scales and Tales educational programs to 300+ youth and adult visitors• Construction projects: Assisted in horseproof table construction at Assateague State Park, roofing for Tilghman building at Merkle Wildlife Sanctuary, flooring, ceiling and siding work at ranger house• Cedarville State Forest projects: lead and participated in trail building and maintenance, cleared 2 trails after snowstorm with chainsaws, assisted in waterline and campground restoration, Cedarville Trail Overhaul project with Veterans Conservation Corps• Trail maintenance and construction: Cedarville white trail reroute, brown and green trails after snow storm, Rosaryville trail clear after snow storm, William S. Schmidt Outdoor Education Center biology trail, Cedarville Trail Overhaul leading with Veterans Conversation Corps, Hereford part of Gunpowder State Park, Patuxent River Park, Gambrill State Park• Invasive removal work: Japanese barberry, autumn olive, Callery pear, Hemlock woolly adelgid, privet, wavyleaf basketgrass, phragmite tarp project at Calvert Cliffs State Park, wisteria at Fort Dupont

Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Helping and serving those who need assistance with financial or academic records, as well as class or major/minor changes (Office of the Registrar)• Indexing and scanning important academic records so as to be more secure• Archiving older records student records

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Created and published 3 informational pamphlets for environmental issues like conscious consuming, plastic waste and consumption in consumer goods• Educated the public and conducted research on environmental issues in Baltimore, including pesticides, additives and neonicotinoids

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Served a 300-hour AmeriCorps term on the Real Food Farm• Assisted with the harvest, weeding, planting and maintenance of several crops; including but not limited to tomatoes, cucumbers, okra, squash, scallions, lettuce, etc.• Driving a Mobile Farmer's Market across Baltimore, selling freshly grown produce to patrons on both East and West sides of the City• Leading weekly volunteer groups • Gained knowledge and insight on urban growing techniques, plant pathology, use of certain power tools, and field/high tunnel maintenance

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Community Impact Intern Program, Baltimore Green Space• Edited a spreadsheet that contained data on over 2,200 forest patches in Baltimore, grouping them based on who owned the properties and summarizing the data• Worked in the Duncan Street Miracle garden once per week, learning different gardening techniques, harvesting vegetables like tomatoes and watermelons for the community, and weeding• Connected with over 20 community-managed open spaces; checking whether people used the sites anymore

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Responsible for removing all recycling and waste streams from campus buildings to respective locations; including paper/cardboard, plastics, incineration and compost (Recycler)• Provided assistance in the Furniture Reuse Program located at JHU Keswick by removing furniture from different departments and delivering furniture to departments that requested such items• Synthesized new floor plans using Archibus for the Recycling Department regarding placement of recycling bins

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Tutoring high school students after classes on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday every week• Tutoring in mathematics, sciences and any other necessary subjects• Organizing community outreaches such as combating homelessness, petitioning the PARCC test, and finding solutions to police brutality in Baltimore City

Baltimore, Maryland Area

Biophysics Research for Baltimore Teens• Interns are taught in college-level lab techniques and protein biochemistry, including fluorescence, protein structure and plasmid sequencing• Worked with Dr. Carolyn Fitch as lab assistant and up keeper as we worked towards studying the mCherry fluorescent protein and its natural phenomenon• Spent 5 days working in graduate labs and learning about the graduates’ research, education, passions and accomplishments

Baltimore, Maryland Area

YouthWorks position, junior park conservationist • Planned and executed a cleanup of the Chinquapin Run Park and surrounding areas• Gained essential knowledge of the upkeep and conservation of public lands and areas• Maintained the levels of vegetation and trash present in the Chinquapin Run Park