Michael Brown
Baldwinsville
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Freight
Home Depot
08.2020 - Current
- Unload the truck in a timely manner.
- Place merchandise in a neat arrangement, following store protocols, to maximize sales and customer satisfaction.
- Pick up any debris, and remove misplaced items to be restocked in correct locations.
- Accurately check the on-count numbers of merchandise on the shelves, and correct any errors.
- Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.
Seasonal Fish and Wildlife Tech
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
06.2025 - 10.2025
- Conduct a grassland bird survey, roadside/point count data sheet.
- Monthly vehicle and equipment usage sheets.
- Operate a state vehicle and tow or launch a boat.
- Goose and duck banding.
- Colonial waterbird counts.
- Golden-winged Warbler Survey.
- Firearm training.
- Spruce Grouse Recovery Program with Angelena Ross.
- Intermediate ArcGIS.
- Double-crested cormorant population management.
- Wildlife Management Area maintenance and survey.
- Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP)
- Assist with banding/releasing of Bald Eagles.
- Assist in selling sportsman licenses at the NYS Fair.
- Vessel Operating Training.
- Conduct a Bog Buck moth survey.
- Deer aging and CWD testing.
- Ring-necked Pheasant stocking in WMAs.
- 4-H Outreach Program at Camp Wabasso.
Office Assistant 1
New York State at Upstate Medical University
08.2024 - 04.2025
- Unloading incoming freight, and checking paperwork for discrepancies.
- Count, inspect for damages, and make any notations on the freight bill.
- Pick, pack, label, and ship out supplies throughout the hospitals.
- Enter receipts for incoming supplies.
- Clerk duties include filling, calling down requests, Critical Station, and Kit supply assembly.
- Correctly enter shipping data into the computer system.
- Assisting the stockroom associates with inventory.
- Substitute supervisor.
- Provided administrative support to staff members, including copying and scanning documents, filing paperwork, and ordering supplies.
Intern
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Internship in the Bird Department.
- Keep animal enclosures clean, germ-free, and safely secured.
- Prepare food such as pellets, fresh produce, meat, or administer medications.
- Maintain, water, and replace landscaping in the animal exhibits.
- Design, build, and repair environments that are as close to natural habitats as possible.
- Physically examining and/or inspecting the well-being of the birds in the collection, such as their health, condition, and/or welfare.
- Come up with creative ideas for enrichment to keep animals active and interested in their environments.
- Supported educational programs by engaging visitors with informative presentations.
- Conducting independent research and providing suggestions for improved animal care.
- Keeping detailed records of animal breeding habits, behavior, and health, and reporting any irregularities.
Piping Plover Steward
NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Surveying piping plovers along sandy shorelines and documenting their behavior in a log.
- Preserving habitat by installing and maintaining beach grass plants.
- Installing protective fencing.
- Providing public education.
- I participated in an ecological restoration project for dune grass.
- Field surveying of avian species at Green Lakes State Park, and recording data into Cornell’s Merlin Bird ID app.
Seasonal Aid
Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Assisted at New York Envirothon as a contest judge at Hobart & William Smith College.
- Assisted in hydroseeding projects.
- Survey, mapping, identify and removal of invasive water chestnuts on the Seneca River.
- Completed New York State Department of Conservation erosion & sediment control certification.
- Completed New York State boater certification.
- Educate public on environmental impact of water chestnut.
Associate Naturalist
Beaver Lake Nature Center
10.2021 - 01.2022
- Provide extensive interpretive programming for visitors of all ages and a wide variety of interests.
- Animal care experience with painted turtle and stinkpot turtle.
- Research environmental or wildlife topics.
- Guided nature walks.
- Field identification of avian and mammalian species
- Set up trail cameras and educate visitors on local species.
- Removal of invasive plant species.
- Educating visitors on variety of species
- Set up educational birthday parties
Ecotoxicology Intern
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Internship at Rome Fish Hatchery.
- Animal care and research of wood frog tadpoles at Gloversville lab.
- Field identification of avian and mammalian species and bird survey
- Work under the direction of the Aquatic Toxicant Research Unit Biologist Eric Paul.
- Build and set up bird boxes in varies sites of study.
- Correctly measure tree swallows, blue birds, house wrens, black-capped chickadee species and record data.
- Accurately record field data on bird and turtle species.
- Set up turtle traps and collect blood samples from painted and snapping turtles.
- Necropsy on a beaver and musk rat with section head of ecotoxicology Dr. Yu Chen.
- Record data on growth of wood frog tadpoles.
- Electro-fishing and gillnetting to study fish in contaminated areas.
- Operated centrifuge machine and pipette turtle plasma into test tube for analysis.
- Collect fish using fyke nets.
- Mist netting birds for collecting data.
- Collect biological data on fish including length and weight.
- Small mammal trapping for data.
- Implement quality control measures to ensure that biological data is of high quality and free from errors.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Zoology
State University of New York (SUNY) At Oswego
Oswego, NY12.2023
Skills
- Inventory management
- ArcGIS mapping
- Wildlife survey techniques
- Equipment operation
- Data collection analysis
- Customer service
Timeline
Seasonal Fish and Wildlife Tech
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
06.2025 - 10.2025
Office Assistant 1
New York State at Upstate Medical University
08.2024 - 04.2025
Intern
Rosamond Gifford Zoo
01.2024 - 05.2024
Piping Plover Steward
NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
05.2022 - 07.2022
Seasonal Aid
Onondaga County Soil and Water Conservation District
05.2022 - 07.2022
Associate Naturalist
Beaver Lake Nature Center
10.2021 - 01.2022
Ecotoxicology Intern
NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
05.2021 - 08.2021
Freight
Home Depot
08.2020 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Zoology
State University of New York (SUNY) At Oswego