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Brette Chambers

The Plains

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Environmental Specialist

Montgomery County
12.2023 - Current
  • Communicates daily with stakeholders (such as contractors, homeowners, and regulatory agencies) to safeguard ecological health on active sites
  • Performs environmental site assessments and provides remediation recommendations
  • Obtained DEQ Erosion & Sediment Control and Stormwater inspector dual certification
  • Organizes and attends environmental education events in collaboration with other local governments
  • Creates educational media in compliance with MS-4 standards
  • Member of the Technical Review Committee for the DEQ stormwater management handbook

Point Count Technician

University Of Delaware
05.2023 - 06.2023
  • Collected accurate data on grassland & woodland birds through sight and sound to inform management decisions, working early hours on an unpredictable schedule
  • Data entry
  • QA/QC

Volunteer Collections Assistant

10.2022 - 05.2023
  • Updated and maintained databases and records; digitized vertebrate data taken from specimens into Excel and uploaded to the database on Teamwork
  • Kept record of the hundreds of bird and mammal species kept in the Virginia Tech collection
  • Assisted in preparing specimens
  • Developed and maintained filing systems to facilitate easy access to information

Conservation Law Intern

Virginia Department Of Wildlife Resources
10.2021 - 12.2021
  • Developed comprehensive pool of more than 500 test questions related to division Standard Operating Procedures, to ensure proper enforcement of environmental laws by officers
  • Reviewed current conservation laws and policies in Virginia
  • Scheduled, helped conduct, and document agency inspections, reviews, and analysis
  • Assisted in managing departmental accreditation process
  • Aided in review and revision of department forms and agency directives
  • Created and managed office systems to efficiently deal with documentation, filed paperwork and organized computer-based information.

Biology Research Assistant

Marymount University
01.2020 - 06.2020
  • Collected and recorded data about African Cichlid breeding behavior from 5 different populations of fish for later assessment and data analysis.
  • Leveraged highly effective communication and active listening skills to work effectively scientists of diverse backgrounds and accomplish common research goals.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Wildlife Conservation

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
05.2023

No Degree - Biology & Psychology

Marymount University
Arlington, VA
05.2020

Skills

  • Marketing and social media (Instagram, Facebook, X, physical media): Created informational content to educate a variety of audiences on ecological issues through my role as a County environmental specialist & marketing chair for Virginia Tech's conservation fraternity
  • Verbal and written communication with stakeholders
  • Data collection and analysis: Created, organized, and participated in 10 field research studies on bird, reptile, and mammal species to inform conservation and management decisions; analysis through R programming
  • Google Workspace and Microsoft Suite proficiency
  • GovSense & NetSuite experience

Timeline

Environmental Specialist

Montgomery County
12.2023 - Current

Point Count Technician

University Of Delaware
05.2023 - 06.2023

Volunteer Collections Assistant

10.2022 - 05.2023

Conservation Law Intern

Virginia Department Of Wildlife Resources
10.2021 - 12.2021

Biology Research Assistant

Marymount University
01.2020 - 06.2020

Bachelor of Science - Wildlife Conservation

Virginia Tech

No Degree - Biology & Psychology

Marymount University

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