Rebecca Porter Email & Phone Number

Annapolis, Maryland, United States

Rockville, Maryland, United States

• Kept meticulous records on the 200-500 patient samples that are processed in the lab on a daily basis.
• Promptly responded to emails and phone calls from doctors and their staff with professionalism and respect.
• Took swift, appropriate action when faced with new situations and emergencies.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Created a powerful data collection application that streamlined the annual reporting process of 350 employees across 200 offices, increasing efficiency and vastly improving the quality of collected data.
• Led a team of 10 to test the app during development; conducted group training sessions over Zoom; served as administrator and IT for the app in its first year; and created exhaustive front- and back-end user guides for.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Synthesized 4 years of annual reports, spanning several hundred pages, into a cohesive and compelling 45-page narrative that showcased the achievements of the Threatened and Endangered Species Program.
• Reorganized thousands of digital files following a Bureau-wide transition between file hosting systems.

Powell, Ohio, United States

• Monitored and maintained filters and life support systems for dozens of saltwater tanks housing hundreds of animals, including cartilaginous and bony fishes, crustaceans, mollusks, and cnidarians.
• Observed animals for behavioral changes and signs of illness; reported any concerns to supervisors.
• Conducted daily water quality testing using a YSI probe, colorimetry, and titrations, and took corrective measures when parameters were outside of acceptable ranges.

Delaware, Ohio, United States

• Welcomed students, faculty, staff, and trustees to the HR office; answered questions, addressed concerns, and defused situations with difficult visitors.
• Maintained vital records on the University’s 650+ student employees in paper and digital copy.

Delaware, Ohio, United States

• Researched the impact of road deicing salt on freshwater ecosystem health using mesocosms.
• Tested water quality using field and lab techniques; recorded identities and numbers of zooplankton species present in water samples; managed data in Microsoft Excel and analyzed data in RStudio.
• Presented findings at Ohio Wesleyan University’s Summer Science Research Symposium on September 24, 2018

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Reviewed 700 scientific papers to investigate the impact of species discoveries on foundational literature.
• Collected data from papers’ methods sections and filled information gaps with internet research and by cold-calling authors and employees of referenced companies.
• Co-author of a manuscript based on findings, which is being submitted to journals for publication.

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States

• Rehabilitated orphaned and injured Maryland wildlife including songbirds, raptors, waterfowl, herptiles, and small mammals.
• Learned and practiced basic veterinary medicine such as health evaluations, the administering of medication, anesthesia, and euthanasia.
• Performed delicate tasks, such as the care and handling of newborn birds, in a high-stress, under-staffed environment.