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Summerville, South Carolina, United States

Managing around 300,000 acres of timberland spread across the state of South Carolina while working with numerous stakeholder entities.

Georgetown, Georgia, United States

Entry level forester position where I gained more responsibility and experience in managing two delivered harvesting crews along with pay-as-cut and stumpage crews in AL/GA/FL, having knowledge in each states’ best management practices. Additionally, I administered silvicultural activities such as reforestation and aerial herbicide application in the AL/GA/FL area. I then expanded my skill set by getting my commercial UAS license and finding applications for drones with reconing storm/bug damage, fire outbreaks, harvest monitoring, and post-harvest imagery acquisition.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Performed custodial roles of sanitizing high-touch areas and dining areas in Turner Place dining hall. Restocked utensils, napkins, condiments and disposed of garbage. Used floor machine to mop floors at the end of the day. Helped in other areas as needed.

Brunswick, Georgia, United States

Shadowed harvesting, silviculture, planning, and roads foresters. Conducted and presented own summer-long research project on thinning quality. Performed survival audits, thinning audits, and harvest inspections. Interacted with contractors and land users on a daily basis. Attended meetings and field days. Utilized various mapping systems (GIS, GPS, PDF) to navigate stands. Assessed 7,000 acres for hardwood competition control feasibility. Flagged utilities, hazards, and environmental zones for contractors and reported concerns to the proper agency. Processed invoices for contractor work. Stood in as acting harvest manager during times of need. Moved contractors to more suitable tracts during adverse weather conditions. Assessed contractor close-out methods and BMPs. Advised contractors on how to layout their harvest. Created and printed maps in FMS.

Blacksburg, Virginia

24/7 military-style leadership development program that houses both the ROTC programs and the VPI Battalion (citizen-leader track), something that is very unique among other senior military institutions.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Interacted with customers with questions about books, shelved and retrieved books, performed clerical and custodial duties.

Abingdon, Virginia, United States

Navigated to USFS inventory plots through challenging terrain by foot using maps, GPS, compass, logger’s tape and laser/ultrasonic rangefinders. Measured tree growth/regeneration, site condition, vegetation profiles and down woody material using standardized protocol to a high degree of accuracy. Used topographic/satellite maps along with physical observation to update and draw detailed maps with key features and distances for easier navigation to plots.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Interacted with customers with questions about books, answered phone calls and emails, ordered books on behalf of customer and based on demand, shelved and retrieved books, cleaning customer areas, shipped orders, clerical duties for buying/selling books at register.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Provided excellent customer service to enhance the customer's online grocery shopping experience. Worked with a sense of urgency to keep food fresh, kept in contact with store employees and customer to find items or replacements, gave updates on the process of their order, and delivered the groceries directly to their door on time.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Assisted with animal grooming, bathing animals and making sure animals were walked and fed. Cleaned kennels, floors and surfaces, restocking, washing, and trash disposal.

Ruckersville, Virginia

Cleaned kennels, floors and surfaces, restocking, washing, trash disposal, and help with animal examinations as needed. New experience with cleaning surgical instruments, performing laboratory tests, and general animal care.

Stanardsville, Virginia

Ruckersville, Virginia

Washed screensPlaced screens back on shelves in numerical order

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Forestry Operations And Business Major, Leadership Minor, 3.36

Activities and Societies: Virginia Tech Forestry Club, Timbersports, Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (Golf-21), Summer Transition.

Associate Of Science (A.S.), General Studies, 3.359, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies:Early College Scholar, Honors Graduate

Advanced Diploma, 3.692

Activities and Societies: Monrobots robotics clubDual enrollment student at PVCC A/B Honor Roll