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Jefferson City, Missouri, United States

Natural Resource Damages Assessment and Restoration Trustee council technical representative, primarily for the Tri-State Mining District of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Columbia, MO

Collected field and laboratory data as part of a landscape-level ecotoxicology study evaluating impacts of neonicotinoid insecticide use on native pollinators, especially native bee populations. Primary duties included: Collection of native pollinators using sweep nets and active traps, identification of pollinator specimens to species, harvesting of plant.

Finger Lakes State Park

Performed minor plumbing, electrical, and building structure repairs.Maintained a variety of government owned vehicles and equipment, such as skid-steer loaders, farm tractors, and UTVs.Operated heavy machinery to maintain and improve ATV trails in the park.

Rock Bridge & Katy Trail State Parks

Managed invasive species throughout the State Park (including autumn olive, bush honeysuckle, burning bush, callery pear, multiflora rose, and winter creeper) using chemical and mechanical control methods.Prepared fire lines for controlled burns, as part of habitat improvement plans.Guided interpretive hikes in the park for visitor groups.Performed routine.

Sedalia, Missouri

Planned, prepared, and adjusted work schedules and assigned team members to specific duties and followed up to ensure duties were properly completed in a timely manner.Recruited and interviewed job applicants to recommend or determine employment.Attended leadership training courses and performed as a leader and role model, maintaining positive team member.

Sedalia, Missouri

Ordered merchandise, verified delivery of merchandise, ensured quality, compared record with merchandise ordered, and reported discrepancies.Trained team members in store policies, department procedures, and job duties.Ensured proper customer service throughout the store and addressed specific customer issues.

Sedalia, Missouri

Corresponded with insurance companies to ensure maximum prescription coverage for customers.Ensured adequate inventory of prescription drugs.

Sedalia, Missouri

Sedalia, Missouri

Warsaw, Missouri

Helped organize an effort to sample the habitat, fish populations, and human disturbance levels in the watershed of Big Buffalo CA, which provided data for land management decisions in one of MDC's priority watersheds.Stocked, harvested, fed, and cared for fish in the Lost Valley Fish Hatchery and monitored the effects of these efforts to optimize.

Sweet Springs, Missouri

Improved small impoudment fish habitat by transplanting beneficial aquatic plants into places where habitat was scarce.Controlled invasive species, such as Sericea lespedeza and autumn olive.Restored savanna habitat via woody species control.Applied aquatic herbicides to treat nuisance aquatic vegetation.Manipulated dissolved oxygen and food supply levels.

Master Of Science - Ms, Natural Resources Science And Management, 3.42 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Graduate Student Organization (WAFSGSO) - Vice-President 2019 - 2020 Emphasis.

Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Science And Cartography, 4.0 Gpa

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Fisheries And Wildlife Sciences, Magna Cum Laude 3.74 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society