Rhiannon Myhre Email & Phone Number

Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Role: I performed a variety of bushland management tasks (e.g., revegetation, environmental weed control, pest management, fire preparedness works) to protect and enhance the sites of biological significance within the Knox municipality. I have developed a deeper understanding of the biodiversity values in the urban environment and how it benefits the community.Skills: Native and exotic plant identification, community engagement, operation and maintenance of machinery and plant, driving company Utes/vehicles.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Role: I undertook a range of research and administrative support tasks in Anne Peters’ research group, in accordance with established research objectives, timeframes, and protocols. To aid research on a population of superb fairy-wrens, I independently conducted field work and data collection with minimal supervision, while collaborating with senior and junior members of the team. I trained and oversaw current Honours students and volunteers. Skills: Bird population survey and census, data collection, processing and analysis, desktop research and scientific writing, nest finding and monitoring, mist-netting, bird banding, taking standard morphometric measurements and blood samples from adults and nestlings.

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Role: I provided professional and tailored services to a wide variety of customers in person, telephone, and email while ensuring the unique needs of their cats were met. I operated custom online websites to make bookings and used EFTPOS and MYOB to process payments. I developed self-management and supervisory skills by independently managing the business and supervising new trainees and work experience students.Skills: Customer service, administration, animal handling, commercial cleaning.

Bachelor Of Science (Hons), Ecology And Conservation Biology, First Class, H1

Research group: Behavioural and Evolutionary Ecology of Birds (Anne Peters). Project: The benefits of accumulating subordinate ‘helpers’.

Bachelor Of Science, Zoology/Animal Biology