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Check, VA

Assisted customers (farmers and gardeners) with properly choosing fertilizers, amendments, pest control, and cover crops on phone and via email. Advised farmers on fertilizer and amendment recommendations. Created resources for catalog, blog, and social media. Improved website searchability. Presented at conferences and online meetings. Represented company.

Langwig/Hoyt Labs, Department Of Biological Sciences, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Entered and managed cleaning of field data in databases (Excel and R). Obtained quotes for and ordered lab equipment and supplies. Supervised and trained undergraduates and graduate students. Maintained lab. Assisted in fieldwork and laboratory experiments. Prepared and packaged solutions.

Mims Lab, Department Of Biological Sciences, Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Worked on assemblage, cleaning, and initial analyses of dataset for a national fishes vulnerability study due to climate change in R. Started an amphibian traits database. Obtained quotes, created price lists, and ordered lab supplies and equipment. Assisted in setting up the laboratory. Maintained laboratory.

Strickland Lab, Department Of Biological Sciences, Blacksburg, VA

Conducted assays for research projects. Supervised and trained undergraduate and graduate students. Scheduled use of equipment and supplies for lab and researchers from other labs. Maintained lab. Purchased and repaired equipment and supplies. Assisted graduate students in field work. Built air circulator for 13C labeling of plots based on design from.

Strickland Lab, Derring Hall

Conducted an experiment on microbial utilization of low-molecular weight carbon exudates. Collected data for short-term carbon fluctuation, long-term carbon mineralization, substrate-induced respiration, catabolic response profile, soil organic carbon, counting collembola, and extracellular enzyme assay.

Tracy Lab, Smyth Hall

Conducted an experiment on comparing soil health indices between grazing methods. Collected and analyzed data for short-term carbon utilization, long-term carbon mineralization, microbial biomass, soil organic carbon, fungal:bacterial ratio. Assisted graduate students in forage collection, identification, and processing.

Blacksburg, VA

Managed greenhouse nursery and fertility program. Assisted in other tasks as needed, including weeding, planting, harvesting, tractor use, and packaging.

Set-up and broke down market stand. Packaged vegetables. Stocked produce. Answered customer questions. Handled the register.

Bluemont, VA

Fielded calls from clients, answered questions about their horses and made appointments. Acted as a go-between for mobile veterinarians and clients, called clients to update them as to the arrival time of the vet, reviewed the services to be provided, and obtained answers to client questions. Assisted in the preparation for appointments by gathering.

Berryville, VA

Trained and managed 4 people on a 500-acre grass-fed and pastured livestock farm, raising cattle, sheep, hogs, layers, broilers, and turkeys. Created and maintained animal records. Ordered and obtained feed and supplies.

Balgue, Nicaragua

• Created long-term garden plan and record keeping to make the project more sustainable with a base of long-term and short-term volunteers
• Trained a local woman in gardening in order for her to become the volunteer manager at a nearby permaculture farm/hostel

Berryville, VA

Worked on 500 acre multispecies pastured/grassfed livestock farm, raising chickens: broilers and layers, turkeys, ducks, sheep, pigs, and cows. Sold farm products at a weekly farmers market.

Sperryville, VA

Supervised work crew of 4 interns and participated in the daily tasks of the vegetable farm. Sold produce at a weekly farmer’s market. Rebuilt 2 chicken coops and a greenhouse.

Purcellville, Virginia, United States

Obtained proficiency in heavy machinery (tractors and skid loader) with implements and trailers for preparing fields, planting, cultivation, harvesting and haying. Supervised work crews of up to 10. Sold produce at a weekly farmer’s market and at the farm stand. Made compost (Luebke-style). Raised 6 pigs as a second year side project and managed the laying.

Agronomy And Soil Science, 3.9 Gpa Out Of 4.0

Activities and Societies: Soil Judging Team/Club, Co-Treasurer 2015-2016

Associate’S Degree, Science, 4.0 Gpa Out Of 4.0