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Ethan Vroonland

Ethan Vroonland

Gainesville,United States

Summary

Highly-motivated individual with desire to take on new challenges and to learn. Strong worth ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively and quickly mastering new skills. I desire to learn processes fully, placing an emphasis on the question: Why?..every step of the way in order to achieve the most informed and concise products & science.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Ecologist I

CHW, INC
Alachua, United States
05.2023 - Current
  • State, Federal, and Local Environmental Permitting
  • NEPA permitting and document production, (EISs)(EAs)
  • State and Federal wetland jurisdictional determinations/delineations
  • Project development & environment studies (PD&E)
  • GIS Map making and operation of devices
  • Preparation of open space / Habitat management plans
  • UMAM assessments, Impact analysis
  • Project management/Client interaction
  • Prepare applications for wetland jurisdictional determinations
  • Ground truth site conditions to document locations and current conditions of natural resources
  • Attend meetings and/or conference calls with clients and project teams and provide technical assistance for environmental permit entitlements
  • Conduct surveys for southeastern American kestrel using survey methods recommended by Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC)
  • Conduct surveys for threatened and endangered species including Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) 100 percent survey methodology for state listed gopher tortoises
  • Proficient in full acoustic/roost monitoring surveys per USFWS Florida Bonneted Bat (FBB) Consultation guidelines as well as USFWS satisfactory reports of surveys
  • Proficient in the use of Bat acoustic monitoring equipment as well as acoustic analysis software for several species of bats
  • Ground truth site conditions to map existing land use and habitat cover using Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCFCS)
  • Assist project teams and clients with assessing potential cost of wetland mitigation obligations and analyze potentials for onsite/offsite mitigation opportunities
  • Prepare environmental reports for submittal to Clients and USDA
  • Federal and State 'Threatened' species surveys and reports analysis.

Assistant Consultant, Environmental Scientist, P-07

WSP
Gainesville, United States
01.2022 - 04.2023
  • ArcGIS pro and ArcMap experience (Minor degree from AAMU) - utilized in map making for WSP reports, ecological assessments, soil maps, land use maps, topography maps, etc
  • Lake and stream condition indexing, benthic macroinvertebrate identification and assists in data reductions and metric calculations, which include taxa richness, population density, diversity, evenness, life habit categorization, long-lived, sensitive, and very tolerant taxa for client report deliverables
  • FDEP surface water collection certified, utilize and calibrate scientific utensils for water data collection such as dissolved oxygen, pH, temperature, conductivity, and turbidity etc
  • Assisted with Uniform Mitigation Assessment Method (UMAM) report production as well as Endangered Species Act (ESA) section 7 and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents
  • Conducts Phase I: Environmental Site Assessments and report deliverables to clients
  • Wetland and upland plant identification, wetland delineations experience throughout Florida
  • Conducting wildlife surveys and reports, WSP reports/client deliverables production
  • Boating (licensed), ATV, and trailering experience.

Field Technician

Alabama A&M Paint Rock Forest Dynamics Project
Huntsville, United States
05.2021 - 08.2021
  • Tagging, mapping, and measuring tree diameters for data collection, use of calipers, taper measures, laser range finders, ATV, and cameras
  • Digitizing watershed maps into ArcGIS
  • Northern Alabama tree species identification
  • Published a photojournalist piece of the project on Paintrock.org

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Alabama A&M Physiology and Endocrinology Lab
Huntsville, United States
07.2018 - 05.2021
  • Evaluate animal behavior using Ethovision software
  • Assist in cannulations, blood collection, data collection, dissections, and general lab work including buffer preparation, and equipment calibration
  • Responsible for animal care in experimental animals
  • Use of a spectrophotometer to conduct colorimetric assays
  • Assisted graduate students with scientific paper assessments, data collection, and problem solving
  • Trained junior staff in laboratory protocols, expectations, and procedures.

Herpetology Intern

John Ball Zoo
Grand Rapids, United States
05.2019 - 08.2019
  • Monitored animal health and quality of life for terrestrial, aquatic, and amphibian species
  • Monitored and maintained species specific environmental conditions such as pH, temperature, moisture, and nutrition
  • Assisted in the animal care and administration of drugs to injured and sick animals under the supervision of veterinary staff
  • Participated in and conducted wildlife seminars for the public regarding animal care, history, and origins of various animal populations as well as conservation efforts and initiatives
  • Created a plant guide documenting the maintenance, toxicity, life expectancy, habitat, environmental conditions, and quantity of every species of flora throughout the National Treasures building
  • Worked in conservation and data collection for turtle species on the zoo grounds, as well as field research in population numbers using telemetry and netting techniques
  • Documented and researched incoming and existing herps at the zoo, created a basis for the expected environment, behavior, and nutrition guide SOPs.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Animal Bio-Health Sciences

Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL
04.2021

Minor - Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems

Alabama A & M University
Normal, AL
04-2021

Skills

  • State, Federal, and Local Environmental Permitting
  • NEPA permitting and document production (EISs)(EAs)
  • State and Federal wetland jurisdictional determinations/delineations
  • Project development & environment studies (PD&E)
  • ArcGIS & GPS equipment
  • UMAM assessments, Impact analysis
  • Project management
  • Proficient in the use of Bat acoustic monitoring equipment as well as acoustic analysis software for several species of bats
  • Ground truth site conditions to map existing land use and habitat cover using Florida Land Use, Cover and Forms Classification System (FLUCFCS)
  • Assist project teams and clients with assessing potential cost of wetland mitigation obligations and analyze potentials for onsite/offsite mitigation opportunities
  • Conducting wildlife surveys and reports
  • Boating, Trailering
  • Technical report writing
  • Plant identification
  • Endangered Species Surveys

Peer-reviewed publications

  • The Effect of Dietary Sodium Octanoate on Ghrelin Concentration and Feed Intake in Chickens and Turkeys: A Comparative Study. N. O. Taofeek, D. Thompson, J. Rowland, P. Sanmartin, N. Ceron-Romero, E. Vrooland, O. Cintron, M. Rushing, K. McKee, S. Lopez, K. Blake, L. Shackelford, M. Baker, M. Verghese, and J. A. Vizcarra. Poultry Science Under Review.
  • Ceron-Romero N, Taofeek N, Thomas A, Vroonland E, Sanmartin K, Verghese M, Heinen E, Vizcarra JA. Capromorelin, a ghrelin receptor agonist, increases feed intake and body weight gain in broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). Poult Sci. 2021 Aug;100(8): 101204.
  • K. Sanmartin-Castillo, E. Vroonland, N. Ceron, N. Taofeek, L. Swanson, M. Verghese, E. Heinen and J. Vizcarra. 2020. The Effect of a ghrelin receptor agonist (capromorelin) on Feed and Water Intake, Body Weight Gain and Animal Behavior in Female Broad Breasted White Turkeys ( Meleagris gallopavo ). Poultry Science Annual Meeting (Abstract).

Abstracts to Scientific Meetings

  • K. Sanmartin-Castillo, E. Vroonland, N. Ceron, N. Taofeek, L. Swanson, M. Verghese, E. Heinen and J. Vizcarra. 2020. The Effect of a ghrelin receptor agonist (capromorelin) on Feed and Water Intake, Body Weight Gain and Animal Behavior in Female Broad Breasted White Turkeys ( Meleagris gallopavo ). Poultry Science Annual Meeting (Abstract).
  • N. Taofeek, N. Ceron-Romero, K. Sanmartin, E. Vroonland, M. Verghese, and J. Vizcarra. 2020. The effect of short-term feed restriction and refeeding on ghrelin, growth hormone, glucose, insulin, and corticosterone concentrations in male broiler chickens. Poultry Science Annual Meeting (Abstract).
  • N. Ceron-Romero, N. Taofeek, A. Thomas, K. Sanmartin, E. Vroonland, M. Verghese, and J. Vizcarra. 2020. The effect of corticosterone infusion on the concentrations of insulin, ghrelin and glucose in full fed and feed restricted birds (Gallus gallus domesticus). Poultry Science Annual Meeting (Abstract)
  • Thomas, T. Smith, K. Muse, N. Merrell, B. Mosley, M. Paris, N. Ceron, N. Taofeek, P. Sanmartin, E. Vroonland, E. Cebert, J. Boateng, S. Ogutu, M. Verghese and J. Vizcarra. 2020. The effect of Hemp (Cannabis sativa) supplementation to the Skip-a-Day Feeding Method in Broiler Chickens: 1: Animal Behavior. STEM Day 2020. Alabama A&M University.
  • T. Smith, A. Thomas, K. Muse, N. Merrell, B. Mosley, M. Paris, N. Ceron, N. Taofeek, P. Sanmartin, E. Vroonland, E. Cebert, J. Boateng, S. Ogutu, M. Verghese and J. Vizcarra. 2020. The effect of Hemp (Cannabis sativa) supplementation to the Skip-a-Day Feeding Method in Broiler Chickens: 2: Animal Performance. STEM Day 2020. Alabama A&M University.
  • Ceron-Romero, N, N. Taofeek, A. Thomas, H. Chance, E. Vroonland, M. Verghese, and J. Vizcarra. 2019. The Effect of ghrelin antagonist (D-Lys3) GHRP-6 on feed intake in broiler chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus). STEM Day 2019. Alabama A&M University. Abstract #18.
  • Taofeek, N., N. Ceron-Romero, A. Thomas, E. Vroonland, M. Verghese, and J.A. Vizcarra. 2018. The effect of Short-Term Feed Restriction on Spatial Memory: Development of a Novel Galliform Model. 2019. Aging Symposium. The University of Alabama at Birmingham Abstract p41.

Certification

  • Good laboratory Practice
  • Working with IUCUC
  • Responsible Conduct of Research

Affiliations

  • Skateboarding
  • Photography
  • Journalism
  • Mycology
  • Soccer
  • Snowboarding
  • Music
  • Art

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Ecologist I

CHW, INC
05.2023 - Current

Assistant Consultant, Environmental Scientist, P-07

WSP
01.2022 - 04.2023

Field Technician

Alabama A&M Paint Rock Forest Dynamics Project
05.2021 - 08.2021

Herpetology Intern

John Ball Zoo
05.2019 - 08.2019

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Alabama A&M Physiology and Endocrinology Lab
07.2018 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Science - Animal Bio-Health Sciences

Alabama A & M University

Minor - Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems

Alabama A & M University
  • Good laboratory Practice
  • Working with IUCUC
  • Responsible Conduct of Research

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