Rachael Leitnaker
Lancaster,OH
Summary
I am a 25-year-old woman pursuing a career in regenerative agriculture. My background in interior design has given me many "design thinking" skills I believe are applicable to many other fields. I believe there is design in everything we do, and I hope to bring these skills and perspectives into fields of work that I am passionate about making a difference in. I am finishing my first year as a ranching apprentice and have gained a wide breadth of basic skills needed to help operate a cattle ranch. In the future, I aim to dive deeper into these skills and further diversity my knowledge and skills in agriculture.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Ranching Apprentice
Round River Resource Management
03.2023 - Current
- Custom cattle grazing operation at which I was an intern for 9 months through the New Agrarian Program.
- Managed yearling stockers and cow/calf herds rotationally grazing across 76,000 acres.
- Learned a wide range of skills and regenerative ranching methodologies. arbed wire and high tensile electric fencing, low-stress stockmanship, moving cattle on ATV/UTV or foot, working cattle in chute, doctoring cattle in field with Pnue dart gun, tagging and castrating calves, operating skid steer and tractor, driving manual truck and hauling trailer, forage (STACK method) and animal performance assessments, and water cell maintenance and plumbing.
- Attended two HMI workshops and learned basics of Holistic Management.
Freelance Photographer/Graphic Designer/Artist
Self-employeed
01.2018 - Current
- Freelance experience includes photoshoots, posters, album art, wedding invites, business cards, signs, and stickers.
- Experience directing, shooting, and editing photos.
- Work one-on-one with clients and engage them in the design process to create personal designs that aim to convey the story the client is trying to tell.
- Use a combination of programs such as Adobe Photoshop and InDesign, and hand-drawn and digitally drawn graphics.
- Commissioned to create paintings for the Quivira Coalition's yearly magazine and holiday card.
Farm Hand
Find A Way Farms
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Farm hand for a family-owned homestead that produces high quality, Katahdin Lamb in the foothills of the Appalachia.
- Learned a wide range of basic land management skills. Most responsibilities included maintaining wood lots and pastures.
- Acquired skills include use and maintenance of weed whackers and chainsaws, tree cutting, chopping wood, and maintaining wood burning furnace, driving a tractor, UTV, and ATV with a single axle trailer.
- Construction projects included building a gabion basket retaining wall and reinforcing culverts with a concrete bag wall. Through this process I learned how to operate a front loader bucket, construct the walls, hand dig and level terrain and use a wide variety of tools and materials in the process.
- Other responsibilities included setting up temporary electric net fencing and moving sheep from one pasture to the next.
Deli Cook
Farmacy
07.2022 - 03.2023
- Deli cook at a specialty food store. Farmacy's mission is to help individuals heal and nourish their bodies through food and natural supplements, help local economy by supporting local producers and artisans, and reduce waste through composting, recycling, and providing products in bulk sold by weight per customer’s needs.
- Learned how to cook a wide variety of healthy foods including vegan and gluten free options.
- Everyday tasks included preparing grab-and-go sandwiches, salads, desserts, breakfast burritos, daily specials, soups, and smoothies, keeping the kitchen clean, organized, and managing the menu based on pulled stock, seasonal produce, and customer demand.
- I learned how to manage and make food in a waste-conscious way, trying very hard to make good use of everything while saving the store money.
- Other responsibilities included weighing, portioning, and labeling food, and assisting customers.
Interior Design Intern
UNISPACE
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Intern position at Unispace, global office design company.
- Selected and organizing material finishes and communicating and forming relationships with material representatives.
- Put together presentation decks in Adobe InDesign to communicate design intentions for client meetings.
- Worked in Building Information Modeling programs such as Revit to make floorplan adjustments and rendering room scenes in Enscape/Revit.
- Worked within a budget.
- Ideated and troubleshooted design solutions with a team and communicated to other Unispace designers via Microsoft Teams across the U.S. on large scale projects in Chicago and Seattle.
- Presented myself professionally in a professional and cooperate environment.
P.A.R.E OSU Classroom Layout Design
The Ohio State University
06.2020 - 08.2020
- Recruited to work with OSU PARE to redesign classroom layouts with social distancing protocols and CDC guidelines for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year.
- Worked in AutoCAD, creating blueprints with measurements
- Made revisions as needed in a timely manner as we were on a tight schedule to finish before the start of the school year.
Cashier/Food Prep/Catering Delivery Service
Santino's
10.2016 - 08.2018
- Worked cash register and balanced cash drawer.
- Assisted customers and took orders.
- Prepared food such as wraps, sandwiches, salads, cookies and cheesecakes.
- Took catering orders, prepared catering trays and delivered catering orders on time.
- Bussed tables and kept Dining and work area clean to health code.
- Inventoried and restocked items daily.
Nursery Care Provider
First Presbyterian Church
07.2015 - 08.2018
- Watched over children of ages Infant – 4th grade.
- Maintained a safe and clean environment for kids to play.
- Distributed snacks and lunches, bottle fed infants and changed diapers.
- Organized activities, and engaged with children.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Interior Design
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH05.2022
GED -
Lancaster High School
Lancaster, OH05.2017
Skills
- Cattle Management
- Rangeland Management
- Construction Work and Landscaping
- Timber Cutting
- Farm Equipment and Infrastructure Maintenance
- Graze Planning
- Interior Design
- Graphic Design
- Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere Pro
- Autodesk Revit
- Window Restoration, Glazing and Painting
- Photography
- Drawing and Drafting
- Painting
Timeline
Ranching Apprentice
Round River Resource Management
03.2023 - Current
Farm Hand
Find A Way Farms
07.2022 - 03.2023
Deli Cook
Farmacy
07.2022 - 03.2023
Interior Design Intern
UNISPACE
09.2021 - 05.2022
P.A.R.E OSU Classroom Layout Design
The Ohio State University
06.2020 - 08.2020
Freelance Photographer/Graphic Designer/Artist
Self-employeed
01.2018 - Current
Cashier/Food Prep/Catering Delivery Service
Santino's
10.2016 - 08.2018
Nursery Care Provider
First Presbyterian Church
07.2015 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Science - Interior Design
The Ohio State University
GED -
Lancaster High School
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