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Matthew Coachman

Atlanta,GA

Summary

Wildlife Management student with experience in endangered species research, habitat restoration, and community-based conservation programs. Background includes fieldwork with wildlife biologists, veterinary assistance, and leading environmental education initiatives.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Community Conservation & Environmental Education Coordinator

Redwood Community Action Agency
07.2024 - 01.2026
  • Led community Seed Exchange initiative, distributing 100,000+ donated seeds and teaching youth and residents sustainable food growing and environmental stewardship.
  • Helped manage community gardens, promoting sustainable agriculture and hands-on ecological learning.
  • Assisted in the husbandry of goats and cows on the primacies
  • (Non-Profit)

Vet Tech Assistant

Shadowridge Veterinary Hospital
Vista, CA
03.2023 - 08.2023
  • My duties included giving shots, restraining animals, and running blood samples.
  • Assisted with surgeries, monitored patients, and took X-rays. The main focus here was learning to rehabilitate injured animals back to health.

Field Research Assistant

U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
12.2022 - 05.2023
  • Here I worked alongside multiple field biologists researching the endangered Hermes Copper Butterfly. We would go into the field and collect data on their population size then form a way to help regenerate their numbers. We tracked where they were by using binoculars and trail cameras hooked up to our database of pictures, which turned into a habitat management project involving digging up invasive species of plants and planting trees.

Education

Wildlife Management

Cal Poly Humboldt
Arcata, CA
05.2028

Skills

  • - Animal care
  • - Animal training
  • -Leadership
  • Attention to detail
  • -Currently a member of Reinhardt University's Men’s Volleyball team

Languages

Spanish
Limited Working

Timeline

Community Conservation & Environmental Education Coordinator

Redwood Community Action Agency
07.2024 - 01.2026

Vet Tech Assistant

Shadowridge Veterinary Hospital
03.2023 - 08.2023

Field Research Assistant

U.S Fish and Wildlife Service
12.2022 - 05.2023

Wildlife Management

Cal Poly Humboldt