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Richmond, Virginia, United States

• Partner with local farmers and landowners to create and execute tailored conservation plans• Conducted ongoing evaluations of conservation practice efficacy through systematic field inspections• Utilize GIS and specialized software to generate precise maps, forecast erosion, and asses environmental impacts, aiding data-driven decision-making• Oversaw the preparation and execution of contracts and financial documents, ensuring 100% compliance with regulatory guidelines• Acted as a community liaison, educating landowners on the available conservation programs and best practices in land stewardship

• Trained and onboarded new employees on lab functions, sterility protocols, and equipment usage ensuring compliance with safety regulations• Supervised day-to-day activities to ensure optimum workplace productivity• Design and executed innovative experiments to test fungicide resistance among wine vineyards acrossVirginia• Streamlined experimental workloads by developing and implementing weekly and monthly schedules for experimental set-ups and execution

• Carried out grape leaf bioassays to determine fungicide resistance• Prepared new media needed for experiments• Collected botrytis, downy and powdery mildew samples from vineyards across Virginia• Maintained a wide array of bacterial and fungal cultures for preservation

Suffolk, Virginia, United States

• Assisted in customer service and food preparation• Promoted customer loyalty programs to increase revenue• Trained new employees on Point-Of-Service systems and other restaurant functions

Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

• Created social media presence to boost public interaction• Maintained daily cleaning schedules to ensure a sanitary workplace• Provided information to potential adopters on community events and adoption processes

Master'S Degree, Natural Resources

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Science, 3.92

Achieved Bachelor of Science in three years with summa cum laude distinction