Madison Kuczek
West Plains,MO
Summary
Wildlife and Marine biology graduate with recent experience working with a state conservation agency. I am seeking to further develop the skills that will allow me to conduct research and contribute to the field of conservation to a higher degree.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fisheries Technician
Missouri Department of Conservation
West Plains
05.2023 - Current
- Conducted frequent data collection of a habitat structure survey project to determine fish introduction for angler use
- Handled the tagging of Brown Trout at Shepard of the Hills fish hatchery that will be used to determine survival and migration patterns of the diploid Crawford strain of Brown Trout
- Managed data from a Stripper Bass project that used tags to determine survival and migration
- Involvement from collecting the receivers to creating visualization patterns in ArcMap
- Assisted the Rare Fishes Program with a Topeka Shiner monitoring project in the Moniteau Creek watershed near California, Missouri
- Subsequently aided in tank maintenance of Topeka Shiners at the Lost Valley Hatchery in Warsaw, MO
- Performed Blue Catfish post regulation evaluation on the Lake of the Ozarks after altered slot limits
- Assisted stream ecologists in the count, identification, and rescue of stranded mussels in the Pomme De Terre River.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Wildlife Biology and Marine Biology
Southern Arkansas University
05.2022
University of Southern Mississippi
Skills
- Identification of stream fishes
- Data collection and analysis
- Seine netting
- Experience with ArcGIS
- Fish aging using otoliths
- Experience operating a boat, trolling motor, and small live sonar equipment
Certification
- Boating Safety Certification Card, NASBLA, 2023
- Open Water Diver: ISO 24801- Diver Level 2 (PADI)
- S-130 Firefighter Training (Online Component) (National Wildfire Coordinating Group)
- L-180 Human Factors in The Wildland Fire Service (Online) NWCF 2014 (National Wildfire Coordinating Group)
- IS-00100.c: Introduction to Incident Command System (FEMA: Emergency Management Institute)
- IS-00700.b: An Introduction to the National Incident Management System (FEMA: Emergency Management Institute)
Relevant Field And Academic Experience
- Experience interacting with public, private landowners, and AGAF officials regarding management tactics.
- Advanced knowledge and use of analytical laboratory tools and techniques, including compound microscope, centrifuge, fish diet analysis, and aging larval fish based on otolith reading.
- Experience assessing shorelines with private landowners in Alabama and Mississippi.
- Experience water sampling and identifying zooplankton and phytoplankton.
- Strong technical writing skills and academically acquired ability to conduct thorough literature reviews and data analysis.
- Experience creating faunal diversity reports based on line transects.
- Assisted professor with a Bluebird Research Project. This included maintaining and checking several bluebird houses over the span of multiple months. The nestlings' ages were identified as well as other species in the area.
Awards
- Presidential Scholarship 2018-2022
- Academic Challenge Scholarship from Arkansas Scholarship Lottery 2019-2022
- Summer Program Scholarship awarded from the SAU Foundation 2022
Timeline
Fisheries Technician
Missouri Department of Conservation
05.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Wildlife Biology and Marine Biology
Southern Arkansas University
University of Southern Mississippi