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· Manage the entire sales cycle, from lead generation to closing deals, while increasing territory sales and expanding the customer base.· Conduct high-volume inside sales activities, such as lead follow-up and cold outreach, alongside outside sales efforts, including in-person client meetings and territory development projects.· Act as a resource for current customers and prospects to better help them achieve their goals and grow their business.· Delivered in-service product training to new customers, ensuring successful adoption and long-term satisfaction.· Collaborate with the marketing team on digital sales strategies and leveraged LinkedIn for prospecting and customer engagement.· Attend national tradeshows and conferences to support business development and drive brand visibility.

Hamilton, Montana, United States

Advisor: Heinz Feldmann, M.D., Ph.D.• Perform polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, real-time/quantitative PCR (qRT-PCR) tests, digital droplet PCR tests (ddPCR), viral DNA or RNA purification/extraction from animal tissues, enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) analyses, western blot tests, molecular cloning, phylogenetic analysis pipelines, bioinformatics analysis of NGS, nucleic acid extraction, and nucleic acid quantification procedures.Research:• Assessing Mastomys natalensis cytomegalovirus as a self-disseminating vaccine platform for Lassa virus by conducting studies to determine virus and vaccine kinetics, effective dosing, and transmission of vaccine between co-housed animals.• Assessing Mastomys natalensis as a possible host and disease model for monkeypox. Currently determining possible routes of infection, viral kinetics and disease severity.• Assessing vesicular stomatitis virus as a vaccine platform for a Lassa virus vaccine in a Guinea pig model

Missoula, Montana, United States

• Client communications, assisted with software design, digitized network facilities such as fiber, copper, and coax cables, labeled network facilities, linked network facilities to a relational database, verified accuracy of labels in relational database.• Software used: AutoCAD, Cable Management System (CMS), Microsoft SQL, NewNet Services Webmap

Missoula, Montana, United States

• Educated customers on plant care, provided recommendations, answered customer questions.• Watered plants, organized greenhouses, transported plants, potted plants (trees, shrubs, flowers, vegetables), fertilized plants, assessed general plant health, handled incoming shipments, maintained grounds and store, inventoried plants.

Walden, Colorado, United States

Seasonal• Supervised US Forest Service Youth Conservation Corps and Rocky Mountain Youth Corps workers and enforcing safe work habits. Interfaced with National Forest visitors sharing area, wildlife, and trail knowledge.• Constructed/cleared water drainage ditches and trail corridors to include rock removal, felling and bucking trees, retreading trails, constructing buck and rail fencing, opening/closing seasonal roads, cleaning and sanitizing campsite vault toilets, collecting campsite water samples, shocking potable water sources, completing grant logs.

Murray, Kentucky, United States

• Promoted after one year as Desk Clerk to Resident Advisor. Became FERPA Certified.• Enforced Housing’s rules upon Elizabeth Residential College residents and guests. Managed the front desk.• Created welcoming, informational bulletin boards and door decorations.• Hosted residence educational and informational programs, and wrote-up incident reports. • Maintained guest, violations, and packages log-ins; wrote work orders for resident and phone services.

Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States

Seasonal• Delivered strong customer service at the register. Completed sales and closed the cash register.• Decorated cupcakes, assisted with baking, and originated new ideas.• Restocked the counter, answered phones, swept, mopped, and cleaned-up after guests

Fort Benton, Montana, United States

Seasonal• Served as first point of contact with the public to answer phones, assist walk-in traffic, share Leave No Trace Etiquette, and educate visitors on river safety rules. • Performed interpretation of natural heritage of the Missouri River, Lewis and Clark Expedition and Native American tribes to educate visitors on the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. Designed and presented programs at campgrounds. Maintained grounds.• Assisted wildlife biologist in black-tailed prairie dog activity mapping (mapped perimeter of dog towns).

Merville, British Columbia, Canada

• Volunteered 410+ hours.• Managed volunteers and phone inquiries to build strong internal and external relationships. • Fed, watered, performed physical exams, conducted lab work (lead and blood tests, fecal exams), and treated injured wildlife (raptors, raccoons, deer, beavers, precocial and altricial birds, and more). Cleaned and sanitized kennels; raptor handling.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Wildlife Biology, Alumnus

Activities and Societies: Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program) Scholar, Alpha Mu Gamma.

Education record

Activities and Societies: Davidson Honors CollegeNational Student Exchange