Elizabeth Padilla
Loveland,CO
Summary
Dynamic professional with a proven track record in project management and community engagement. Excelled in wildlife monitoring and environmental education, leveraging organizational skills to lead successful initiatives. Demonstrated adaptability and attention to detail in diverse roles, from laboratory research to fieldwork, significantly contributing to conservation efforts and scientific research.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Contact Representative
United State Department of the Treasury
Denver, CO
04.2024 - 02.2025
- Evaluate, advise and provide options to establish payment plans and settlements according to the needs of the taxpayer with the objective of collecting taxes and associated obligations.
- Enforced rules and regulations, according to federal laws.
- Perform administrative and technical procedures to locate and review records, complete required paperwork, and maintain accurate and up-to-date records in the database.
Environmental Management Surveyor
Freelance
Westmister, CO
08.2019 - 12.2023
- Lead initiatives in Ecolodge design and implementation, skillfully overseeing project execution while refining operational plans.
- Designed citizen science procedures and environmental educational programs to engage the participation of the communities surrounding natural protected areas.
- Managed assembly and data entry in the field of wildlife biology, observing, collecting, recording, and summarizing data from scientific research with bats and caves.
Ecodetour & Ecolodge Administrator
Para La Naturaleza
San Juan, PR
09.2015 - 07.2019
- Spearheaded project planning, facilities inspections, resolving challenges, preventative actions, and applicable regulations according to Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards.
- Managed budgets and operational staff, proposals, monitored and maintained accurate database records, supervised citizen science projects, environmental tours, community initiatives, and volunteer programs.
- Provided community support after a natural disaster. Teach workshops on health, zoonotic disease prevention, and environmental safety.
Environmental Interpreter
Para La Naturaleza
San Juan, PR
09.2006 - 09.2015
- Expert in the field of wildlife biology, observing, collecting, handling, and summarizing data from scientific research on bats, birds, and toads.
- Delivered interpretative environmental tours while driving experiences in nature, and conducted hands-on fieldwork involving species monitoring, data collection, and habitat restoration assessments.
- Cultivated community and volunteer relationships through the planning and coordination of citizen science research activities, workshops, and conservation projects.
Laboratory Research Assistant
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Bayamon, PR
04.2003 - 08.2006
- Stood out with scientific gathering data, budget control, and management of National Institutes of Health research proposals.
- Animal handler used to culture Plasmodium yoelii samples for gene expression analysis, and to develop scientific data for a possible malaria cure.
- Laboratory leadership, managed procedural guidelines, laboratory equipment, inventory, maintenance, and records.
- Expertise in scientific research, such as setting protocols, handling, and monitoring bats.
Education
Master of Science - Science of Environmental Management (M.SC.)
Ana G. Mendez University
PRBachelor of Science - Biology
Inter American University
PRSkills
- Record and database management
- Animal handling
- Lab safety protocols
- Field research
- Wildlife monitoring
- Project management
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Environmental education
- Laboratory techniques
- Community engagement
- Organizational skills
- Attention to detail
- Adaptability
Timeline
Contact Representative
United State Department of the Treasury
04.2024 - 02.2025
Environmental Management Surveyor
Freelance
08.2019 - 12.2023
Ecodetour & Ecolodge Administrator
Para La Naturaleza
09.2015 - 07.2019
Environmental Interpreter
Para La Naturaleza
09.2006 - 09.2015
Laboratory Research Assistant
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
04.2003 - 08.2006
Master of Science - Science of Environmental Management (M.SC.)
Ana G. Mendez University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Inter American University
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