Forging positive working relationships and addressing project needs. Data analysis projects included: performance metrics, communicating data insights for companies. Translation projects included: game localization, employee handbooks, historical documents, poetry, closed captioning for a historical documentary. Transcription projects included: medical lectures, graduate coursework, workshops, podcasts. Editing projects included: proofreading Polish gaming blog posts, rating translations, copy writing.

Successfully secured NSF funding for three years of study through an accepted proposal ($90,000). Conducted independent and original research towards the completion of a thesis exploring the effects of human impact and noise on the vocalizations of non-native songbirds in the Hawaiian Islands. Conducted wildlife and plant surveys to identify locations where species are present. Collected field data via observation and recording of song. Conduct plant identification surveys to understand native and non-native plant composition at field sites. Developed a metric of urbanization at each field-site. Coordinate with community organizations to implement education outreach regarding the importance of conservation. Conducted acoustic analysis of sound samples in Raven Pro software and created spectrograms of each sample. Used R and JMP software for statistical analysis of field data which is to be interpreted and summarized at the completion of the Master’s thesis. Coordinated a successful crowdsourcing campaign ($2,900 goal) through Experiment.com to raise funds for equipment.

Served as Assistant to the Executive Assistant to the Vice President. Tracked and prepared daily financial reports and point of sale figures for all jewelry stores in the Na Hoku network, and distributed reports to President and Vice President each morning. Ran monthly sales reports for the monthly sales meeting. Maintained positive relationships with store managers and district managers. Created graphics for pamphlets and newsletters on a monthly basis. Ran payroll reports on a biweekly basis. Assisted with meeting preparations and shipping of incentives to exceptionally recognized sales associates.

Worked along-side twenty other research and evaluation assistants. Worked in groups to conduct data collection through interviewing of visitors, observation of visitor behavior, such as time tracking in various exhibits and activities. Distributed surveys to visitors for data entry. Conducted data entry and statistical interpretation on a smaller scale towards the entire project.

Tracked progress of over 100 research projects being conducted at the Denver Zoo in 2012. Assisted in yearly collection of proposals, weekly reports, photographs, and related financials. Worked closely with the accounting department to maintain project budgets. Maintained positive working relationships with researchers and associates. Updated research project tracking databases through data entry. Wrote several articles pertaining to the department’s conservation activities for the Denver Zoo’s website, working with the IT department on the design of the page. Worked with individual project managers to assist in their work as needed. Participated in outreach workshops for Earth Day. Made travel and meeting arrangements for staff and visiting researchers. Maintained and cataloged scientific journal library. Assisted in presentation preparation for visitors and weekly brown-bag meetings to disseminate conservation efforts to staff and the public.

Assisted in management of student tutor staff. Maintained, entered, and organized tutor and walk-in schedule database, both before the start of the semester (to be available as classes started) and throughout. Maintained up-to-date schedule information on the website. Trained incoming tutors and administrative assistants. Answered incoming questions regarding services. Help organize and coordinate event table for student activities and welcome events. Maintained a positive and organized office atmosphere.