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Collin Charette

Portales,NM

Summary

Organized and motivated employee eager to apply time management and organizational skills in various environments. Seeking entry-level opportunities to expand skills while facilitating company growth.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Archaeological Field Technician Volunteer

Eastern New Mexico University
Portales, NM
07.2021 - 07.2021
  • Worked closely with cultural resources staff to assess and properly handle artifacts.
  • Recovered and researched material findings such as tools or pottery and documented findings to advance collective field knowledge.
  • Created artifact typologies to organize past material cultures.
  • Adhered to documentation and recordkeeping requirements to preserve chain-of-custody for investigations.
  • Recorded exact locations and conditions of artifacts uncovered in diggings or surveys.
  • Reported on daily findings during excavations in detailed research reports and highlighted complete projects with published papers in respected journals.

Combat Engineer (12B)

US Army
Killeen, TX
02.2016 - 04.2019
  • Located and neutralized various types of mines and IEDs.
  • Used visual methods and mine detectors to identify and locate mines, effectively detonating enemy threats.
  • Maintained over $120'000 in equipment with no loss.
  • Trained extensively on weaponry, tactics and methods of battle.
  • Responded immediately to routine and critical accidents, incidents and other emergencies.
  • Operated wheeled vehicles and equipment over varied terrain and roadways for support of combat operations
  • Through training and experience gained a strong attention to detail
  • Self-motivator through adverse conditions
  • Problem-solver in highly stressful environments

Education

High School Diploma -

BMC Durfee
Fall River, MA
05.2014

Bachelors of Science - Applied Anthropology - Archaeology

Eastern New Mexico University
Portales NM
08.2019 - 06.2024

Skills

  • GPS navigation
  • GIS applications
  • Laboratory analysis
  • Artifact analysis
  • Historical research
  • Site surveying
  • Field investigation
  • Professional demeanor
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Findings presentation

Accomplishments

  • Performed duties as Acting Team Leader with 4 subordinates under stressful conditions
  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Collaborated with team of 15 in the development of numerous projects through the years of 2024 through 2025, leading to publications and presentations at several professional conferences, to include the Society of American Anthropologists conference 2025.

Software

ArcGis

Microsoft Suite

GPS

David SLS

Agisoft Metashape

Languages

English
Native language

Interests

History

Anthropology

Collin Charette