Hardworking and reliable graduate student with strong academic history combined with resourceful attitude. Offering research and farming skills.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Graduate Assistant
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gloucester Point, VA
2023.07 - Current
Assists with maintaining the VIMS Shellfish Research Farm
Working knowledge of bottom cage, floating cage, long line, and FlipFarm equipment
Assisted in installing FlipFarm lines
Assists and maintains research projects deployed on the farm
Supported preparation for conference logistics
Developed annual report designs to present data-driven insights to key stakeholders
Farm Assistant & Sales Associate
N.Sea. Oyster Co.
Hampstead, NC
2022.09 - 2023.07
Worked water column lease using SEAPA oyster bags on an Australian long line system (ALS)
Assisted in tumbling, grading, bagging, deploying, and harvesting oysters
Gained experience and knowledge with Floating Upwelling Systems (FLUPSY)
Performed standard farm maintenance and cleaning
Assisted with marketing and sales
Served customers on-site and at events.
Research Technician
Frimpong Lab, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
2022.05 - 2022.09
Assisted in habitat and water quality measurements of Tom’s Creek, Blacksburg, VA
Measured abundance of Nocomis leptocephalus, Bluehead Chub, as well as their eggs, nest associates, and predators
Assisted in electrofishing to evaluate community species’ relative abundance and size
Deployed and monitored cameras for underwater observation of nests
Research Assistant
Aquatic Evolutionary Ecology Lab, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
2020.01 - 2022.01
Dissected croaker, Micropogonias undulatus and mullet, Mugil cephalus, to obtain their gut and otoliths
Determined age of fish using otoliths
Quantified microplastics in the gut using KOH digestions method and analyzed contents under a microscope
Analyzed spatial distribution and sex ratio differences in summer flounder using NEFSC data in ArcGIS
Presented poster on spatial distribution and sex ratio differences in summer flounder at 2022 annual AFS Tidewater chapter meeting.
Research Technician
Weed Science Research Facility, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
2021.01 - 2021.06
Performed daily care of the horticulture facility involving weed and crop species
Recorded and entered vegetation data
Cleaned and prepared lab equipment for solutions, specimens and samples
Research Assistant
Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
2019.09 - 2020.02
Assisted in animal husbandry tasks concerning Holstein cows
Recorded animal temperatures, food intake weight, and room temperatures
Drew and spun blood samples to analyze heat stress effects on lactating dairy cows
Co-authorship, 'Evaluating the impact of heat stress and altered glycemic state on plasma ɣ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) in lactating Holstein cows.'
Research & Farm Assistant
Virginia Tech Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Swine Unit
Holland, VA
2017.09 - 2019.09
Learned valuable farm management practices and responsibilities
Performed daily animal husbandry and farm upkeep tasks
Implemented artificial insemination among sows
Castrated boars less than 2 weeks of age
Processed litters including ear notching, tail docking, teeth clipping, and administered iron shots.
Education
B.S. Fish And Wildlife Conservation - Marine Fisheries
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
2022-12
Associate degree, General Arts and Sciences -
Camp Community College
05.2019
M.A. Marine Science -
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Gloucester Point
Skills
Shellfish Harvester License
Marine Safety Cold Weather Training
First Aid and CPR Certification
Boater’s License
Experience with R and R Studio
Versed in Microsoft Office 360 and Google Workspace
Experience with ArcGIS
ERDAS Imagine 2020 Course Spring 2022
Talks Presentations
Poster presentation at 2022 AFS Tidewater chapter meeting on spatial distribution and sex ratio differences in summer flounder
Coursework
Ecology
Principles of fish and wildlife conservation
Oceanography
Genetics of natural and managed populations
Animal breeding and genetics
Population dynamics and estimation
Fish ecology
Marine ecology
Marine botany
Coasts & society
Fisheries techniques
Fisheries management
Fisheries Biology & Lab
Environmental law
Introduction to remote sensing
Human dimensions of fish and wildlife conservation
Environmental Nonprofits
Ichthyology
Evolutionary biology
Biological statistics I & II
Chemistry I & II
Volunteer Experience
UNCW, Dr. Jarvis’ Coastal Plant Ecology Lab, 08/2022, 10/2022, Assisted with seagrass identification, biomass collection, and measuring photosynthetic efficiency rates.
USFWS Partners for Fish & Wildlife Program, North Fork Roanoke River, 10/2020, Assisted with various practices including bank stabilization (streambank matting & staking) and live stake installation to help restore the bank and habitat along the North Fork Roanoke River.
Virginia Tech, New River, 09/2021, Electrofishing and seine netting in freshwater streams of the New River to assess the effects of the invasive redline darter, Etheostoma rufilineatum, population on the native fantail darters, Etheostoma flabellare.
Timeline
Graduate Assistant
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
2023.07 - Current
Farm Assistant & Sales Associate
N.Sea. Oyster Co.
2022.09 - 2023.07
Research Technician
Frimpong Lab, Virginia Tech
2022.05 - 2022.09
Research Technician
Weed Science Research Facility, Virginia Tech
2021.01 - 2021.06
Research Assistant
Aquatic Evolutionary Ecology Lab, Virginia Tech
2020.01 - 2022.01
Research Assistant
Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Tech
2019.09 - 2020.02
Research & Farm Assistant
Virginia Tech Agriculture Research and Extension Center, Swine Unit
2017.09 - 2019.09
B.S. Fish And Wildlife Conservation - Marine Fisheries
Virginia Tech
Associate degree, General Arts and Sciences -
Camp Community College
M.A. Marine Science -
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
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