Enthusiastic, motivated individual willing to go above and beyond expectations to promote work success. Focused on supporting team success with efficient, accurate and productive contributions. Listens, learns and applies newly acquired knowledge for a consistent and better outcome.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Fish Culturalist
Yakama Nation
07.2023 - Current
Assisting in trapping, spawning, egg collection, data collection, water flow regulation, and feeding schedule's for proper egg/fish development.
Ability to analyze dead or spawned out salmon to check with egg retention and take vital samples for disease analysis.
Data collection of salmonoids to sustain fish propagation records such as mortality's, weight, size gains, medications, diets and water temperatures.
Fisheries Technician
Environmental Assessment Services
04.2023 - 07.2023
Identification of juvenile salmonoid and non-salmonoid species, fin clip identification, weight, measurements and identification of injuries/diseases for analytical analysis of yearly salmonoid returns.
Monitoring fish health and recirculation of sampled salmonoid to accurately record data in spreadsheets and summarize fish success.
Data compiled was used to summarize daily, weekly and annual reports to be analyzed in comparison to fish success across USACE hydro electrical projects.
Environmental Technician
Wildlands, Inc.
10.2021 - 04.2023
Restore and enhance degraded environmental areas/habitats through environmental/riparian restoration efforts.
Understanding and recognition of plants, knowledge of each plant's role within riparian and upland-transitional ecosystems, helping with erosion control and plant survivability through various ecosystems and educating the public on the benefits of restoration efforts.
Following Federal, State and tribal policy/procedures to ensure restoration success, along with periodic maintenance checks.
Fish & Wildlife Technician
Oregon Dept. Of Fish & Wildlife
04.2021 - 10.2021
Performing daily inspections in an effort to prevent the introduction and spread of aquatic invasive species
Compiling daily & weekly data reports and performing public outreach to inform the general public about the impacts of aquatic invasive species on wildlife and their habitats
Enhanced wildlife population monitoring by implementing efficient data collection techniques.
Following State environmental policies and procedures.
Student Trainee (Biological Sciences) GS-4
Bureau of Reclamation
06.2020 - 09.2020
Restoring and enhancing Salmonoid habitat and living conditions throughout the Grande Ronde River Valley
Duties include Spawning ground surveys, Snorkel surveys, Beaver dam analogs, PITT tagging, CWT handling, Hatchery Brood stock collection, Genetic/Gastric lavage samples, data collection and collection of water flow measurements.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resource Conservation
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resource Conservation
Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, OR
12.2020
High School Diploma -
Kiona-Benton City High School
Benton City, WA
06.2016
Skills
Documentation, reporting & data collection
Operations support
Scientific/technical writing
Collaboration experience
Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Procedure/Policy attentive
10-week Course in ArcGIS Pro & Spatial data
Environmental background
Knowledge in Fisheries, Rangelands, Forestry & Environmental policy
Site assessment
Water Resource Management
Fisheries management
Habitat Restoration
Timeline
Fish Culturalist
Yakama Nation
07.2023 - Current
Fisheries Technician
Environmental Assessment Services
04.2023 - 07.2023
Environmental Technician
Wildlands, Inc.
10.2021 - 04.2023
Fish & Wildlife Technician
Oregon Dept. Of Fish & Wildlife
04.2021 - 10.2021
Student Trainee (Biological Sciences) GS-4
Bureau of Reclamation
06.2020 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resource Conservation
Oregon State University
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resource Conservation
Eastern Oregon University
High School Diploma -
Kiona-Benton City High School
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