Motivated professional with a strong commitment to natural resource protection. Proven experience collaborating effectively within team environments to achieve conservation goals.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fire Officer
Michigan DNR
Traverse City, MI
04.2025 - Current
Wildfire supression
Prescibed burning
Land managment
Heavy equipment operation
Equipment maintenance
Environmental Scientist
Stantec
West Olive, MI
05.2023 - 06.2024
Sampled air, soil, and water for remediation efforts as a member of emergency response team.
Task manager for several local projects, involved scheduling, budgeting, and client communication.
Team field lead for restoration crews.
Ecological Field Technician
Stantec
West Olive, MI
06.2021 - 05.2023
Implementing best management practices for restoration projects, created by project managers and engineers.
Primary duties include invasive species treatment, native planting and seeding, prescribed burning, and erosion control practices.
Frequently used hand and power tools, such as brush cutters and chainsaws.
Used tractor and implements for seeding, mowing, and transporting material.
Field Technician
Ottawa County Conservation District
Grand Haven, MI
08.2019 - 10.2019
Acted as the field technician for the Bass River and Deer Creek E. Coli monitoring project.
Collected water samples from all sample sites and assisted in the laboratory with sample analysis.
International Worker
Thea’s Inn
Ikaria, Greece
05.2018 - 08.2018
Provided customer service to international customers in the restaurant and inn, developed effective communication with kitchen staff, customers, and owners.
Research Assistant
GVSU Annis Water Resources Institute
Muskegon, MI
05.2017 - 08.2017
Collected field data throughout the Indian Mill Creek watershed to assist graduate student with their master's thesis.
Surveyed and monitored E. Coli levels from public lakes and beaches in Muskegon County.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resource Management
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Allendale, Michigan
04.2021
Certificate - Geographic Information Systems Technology
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
04-2021
Skills
Hazardous waste management
Microsoft Word and Excel
GIS
Plant Identification
Certification
National Wildfire Coordinating Group Certifications S-130, S-190, and L-180
Michigan chauffer license
Timeline
Fire Officer
Michigan DNR
04.2025 - Current
Environmental Scientist
Stantec
05.2023 - 06.2024
Ecological Field Technician
Stantec
06.2021 - 05.2023
Field Technician
Ottawa County Conservation District
08.2019 - 10.2019
International Worker
Thea’s Inn
05.2018 - 08.2018
Research Assistant
GVSU Annis Water Resources Institute
05.2017 - 08.2017
Bachelor of Science - Natural Resource Management
GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Certificate - Geographic Information Systems Technology
ARPA Technician at MICHIGAN DNR – PARKS AND REC DIVISION – GRANTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE UNITARPA Technician at MICHIGAN DNR – PARKS AND REC DIVISION – GRANTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE UNIT