Emely Romo Email & Phone Number

Long Beach, CA, US

Los Alamitos, California, United States

• Collaborate with staff from the United Water Conservation District (UWCD) to rescue and relocate 6 rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), 7,541 partially armored threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), 62.
• Snorkel 1 mile of stream in Arroyo Seco to assess the population of rainbow trout from previous relocation efforts; document weight and length of each trout captured by e-fishing and dip nets; caudal fin clips were.
• Monitor 62 sites within 13 streams in Los Angeles, Ventura, and Orange County within a month
• Utilize a HORIBA U-50 and YSI ProDSS to monitor dissolved oxygen (% and mg/L), conductivity (uS/cm), water temperature (C), salinity (ppt), pH, and turbidity (NTU); Recalibrate the YSI ProDSS every 4 months
• Collect and summarize data on native aquatic species sightings, hydrology (e.g., stream flow, water levels, and quality), habitat type, distribution, and condition, to improve habitat and species population resilience.
• Assist with the preparation of a Region 5 Drought Program overview document; document includes program background, metrics collected, individual site description, site maps, monitoring frequency, reason for monitoring.

• Maintained professional and efficient communication with company director, construction crew, project managers, and coworkers via Microsoft Teams and Outlook
• Construction monitoring with coordination with construction crews, working on an active construction site to provide direction to crews for maintaining project compliance
• Advised crew to adhere to pre & post construction condition expectations (I.e., minimize activity footprint, minimize vegetation impact, site-re-contouring)
• Conducted pedestrian field surveys,s including preconstruction clearance surveys for nesting birds, special-status plant and animal species, as well as habitat assessments and construction monitoring within the.
• Ability to perform extensive fieldwork on potentially uneven terrain and during adverse weather conditions, often independently
• Performed Biological Resource Assessments for species and describe general vegetation types and habitat conditions

Long Beach, CA

• Provide one-on-one training for new hostess’; instruct trainee on daily work processes and policies and assist in navigating Point-of-Sales (POS) systems, reservation software, and restaurant menu/floor plan memorization
• Clarify all questions or concerns provided by guests and or new employees
• Maintained a high level of urgency during a dinner rush
• Developed relationships with guests and provided a unique experience to those coming in by enthusiastically greeting and displaying excitement for returning costumers
• Regularly sanitized, frequently touched surfaces; wore appropriate PPE
• Professionally answered phone system transfer/direct calls, received and conveyed detailed messages to general managers and event coordinator

Long Beach, California, United States

• Achieved 2.95 cases completed per hour with an acceptable benchmark of.75, exceeding the standard by approximately 2.2 cases
• Built trust with respondents by providing transparency of information and the importance of participating in the census
• Responsible for securing and limiting access to all government equipment (i.e., government-issued devices)
• Reviewed assignment area to determine the organization of neighborhoods and locate households for conducting interviews
• Recorded information provided by the respondent, double-checked information for accuracy
• Conducted interviews with residents in assigned areas by following strict guidelines and Federal laws (Title 13); maintain the confidentiality of respondent household information

Long Beach, California

• Daily duties include but are not limited to: ensuring workspaces, tools, and equipment are clean, organized, and functioning correctly; prepping and feeding food; snorkeling; making observations and recognizing.
• Familiar with chemical, biological, and mechanical filtration of water, backwash procedures, and protein skimmer
• Identified 15+ species of invertebrates 25+ vertebrates within the Northern Gallery
• Logged 300+ hours of training, education, and aquarist duties
• Participated in development opportunities during the internship, including group training, group presentations, and professional networking
• Collected and delivered water samples to Water Quality Lab; analyzed water quality results for outstanding pH, alkalinity, salinity, ammonia, and nitrite levels

Pacific Grove, California

• Worked with 4th to 12th-grade students to learn about steelhead trout and monitor the water quality of the watershed habitats; analyzed data collected with students to determine the viability of the river
• Distinguished between phytoplankton and zooplankton organisms in water sampling using a dissecting and a composite microscope
• Sampled river water for turbidity, salinity, and pH levels at multiple locations within the Monterey watershed Conducted quality check of data using Microsoft Excel
• Utilized chemical kits to perform water quality test
• Identified and reported the presence of harmful algal bloom (HAB phytoplankton in ocean water samples to the NOAA National Phytoplankton Monitoring Network (PMN)
• Distinguished between phytoplankton and zooplankton organisms in water samples

Marina, CA

• Suggested additional beverages and items to customers to increase restaurant sales
• Communicated with kitchen staff regarding customer allergies, dietary restrictions, and other special needs
• Served all food courses and non-alcoholic and alcoholic beverage items to guest utilizing correct coursing procedure
• Completed side work during downtime including shining glasses and rolling silverware
• Took guests food and beverage orders, utilizing suggestive selling techniques
• Correctly placed orders into the Aloha point-of-sale system

Seaside, California, United States

• Identified 12 amphibians, 12 reptiles, 25+ marine fish, 30+ marine birds and waterfowl, 15 terrestrial birds, 9 bats, 10 marine mammals, and 15 native plant species
• Monitored and revisited pitfall traps, Sherman live traps, cover boards, drift-fence traps to identify small mammals and reptiles living in the area; recorded mass in grams (g), length in millimeters (mm), sex (M/F).
• Conducted field surveys for purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) and black abalone (Haliotis cracherodii) at various MPA sites along the Monterey County coastline; recorded position, health, and size of.
• Captured and released coast horned lizards (Phrynosoma coronatum) for tags, recorded mass (g), sex, and length
• Observed seed filed trays at multiple sites throughout the C.S.U. Monterey Bay campus for giving-up densities of California Ground Squirrels (Otospermophilus beecheyi); collected qualitative data, weighed seeds.
• Utilized Google Earth/ESRI ArcMap to create large scale aerial maps of multiple surveying sites along the coast of California for 2 Capstone projects