Mia Varney
Wallingford,CT
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a position in Connecticut's cannabis industry. Dependable and adaptive employee, natural with customer service but also has a wide variety of technical skills. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Retail Associate
Slow Puffs
08.2022 - Current
- Customer service, stocking inventory, inventory counts, sales, and sharing extensive knowledge about all smoking and vaping products including CBD, THC-O, HHC, and much more. Managed over 50 customers daily.
Botanist
Personal Residence
01.2022 - Current
- Growing and maintaining a wide variety of plants
- Maintaining a design desirable for a corporate medical workplace.
Researcher
Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station
05.2022 - 01.2023
- Working on invasive pest research and biological control, conducting transects, identifying plant and insect species, educating the public, and maintaining a clean laboratory.
Water Toxicity Tester
Environmental Monitoring Laboratory
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Testing for total suspended solids, oil and grease extraction, pH, special conductance, dissolved oxygen, fluoride, algal counts, animal husbandry, and maintaining a clean laboratory.
Education
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT12.2023
High School Diploma -
Lyman Hall High School
Wallingford, CT2019
Skills
- Customer Service
- Leadership
- Critical Thinking
- Organization
- Adaptability
- Public Speaking
- Problem Solving
- Team work
- Time Management
Awards
- Chapter FFA Degree, 2016
- Greenhand FFA Degree, 2017
- Dean's List; Fall Semester 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 Spring Semester 2020, 2021, and 2022
- Noble Proctor Research Award, 2022
- Harlan Stevenson Service Award, 2022
Activities
- Animal trainer, 2011-2018
- 4H, 2011-2018
- Botany Club at Southern State Connecticut University, 2021-2023
Community Service
- Hubbard Park Pet Walk for Rescues, Ran llama and alpaca exhibit, Meriden, CT, 01/01/15, 12/31/17
- Agriculture Day at Haddam Library, Ran llama and alpacas exhibit, Haddam, CT, 01/01/18, 01/01/18
- Hammonasset State Park Clean Up, Cleaned litter off the beach, Madison, CT, 01/01/19, 01/01/19
- Day of Service, Painted a bridge, New Haven, CT, 01/01/19, 01/01/19
Timeline
Retail Associate
Slow Puffs
08.2022 - Current
Researcher
Connecticut Agriculture Experiment Station
05.2022 - 01.2023
Botanist
Personal Residence
01.2022 - Current
Water Toxicity Tester
Environmental Monitoring Laboratory
01.2017 - 01.2022
Southern Connecticut State University
High School Diploma -
Lyman Hall High School