Violet McCann
Saint Paul,MN
Summary
Hardcore dinosaur kid turned motivated second-year college student and dedicated workplace leader. Pursuing research and a career in forensic geology.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Shift Lead
Crisp and Green
08.2023 - Current
- Takes customer orders, makes and serves salads, grain bowls, acai bowls, and smoothies
- Dishes, restocking, prep, other assorted tasks
- Shift Lead - Opens and closes, organizes staff tasks on shifts, and checks stock
Supervisor
Campus Center Manager
09.2022 - Current
- Sets up Campus Center events like catering, lectures, and more
- Answers questions about ongoing events and campus
- Supervisor role - schedules student workers and provides support for unique situations
Guest Services Attendant
Batavia Depot Museum
05.2021 - 08.2023
- Greets visitors at front desk, provides information about the museum contents, completes gift shop sales, opens and closes Depot Museum
- Fossil identification and paleontology/geology research projects
- Summer 2022, created and ran Prehistoric Riverwalk program based on independent research
Front of House
Currito
07.2022 - 08.2023
- Takes customer orders, makes and serves bowls, wraps, salads, and smoothies
- Dishes, restocking, prep, other assorted tasks.
Education
Bachelors In Progress - Biology, Geology, And English Majors
Macalester College
St. Paul, MN05.2026
Supplementary Courses -
Waubonsee Community College
Sugar Grove, IL01.2022
High School Diploma -
Batavia High School
Batavia, IL01.2022
Skills
- Lab Equipment Procedures
- Fossil Preparation and Sampling
- Argumentative, Scientific, and Creative Writing
- Data collection and Statistical Analysis
- Rock Hand Sampling
- Team Leadership
- Independent Research
- Audio programming - 4 instruments, bands, producing
References
References available upon request.
Writing
Dukane Literature Festival
- 2nd place in Descriptive Sketch category in Dukane Literature Festival (2019 and 2020)
- 1st Poetry category in Dukane Literature Festival (2021)
- 1st place in Dramatic Scene Dukane Literature Festival (2021 and 2022)
Other
- 1st place Chicagoland area poetry slam competition (2022)
- Published on Macalester campus anthology Sketches of a Body: A Faulty Projection (2024)
- Research paper on local Silurian geology in Gustafson Research Center in Batavia Depot Museum (2022)
Volunteering
Burpee Museum of Natural History
- Reptile Exhibit (2016-2017) - Providing animal care and visitor information
- Fossil Lab (2018-2022) - Preparing fossils using paleo lab equipment
- Paleofest (2022) - Fossil lab for weekend symposium event
- Hanksville-Burpee Quarry Dig Utah (2016 and 2019) - Learned how to excavate and cast fossils
- Dinosaur Shindig Carter County Montana (2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018).
Timeline
Shift Lead
Crisp and Green
08.2023 - Current
Supervisor
Campus Center Manager
09.2022 - Current
Front of House
Currito
07.2022 - 08.2023
Guest Services Attendant
Batavia Depot Museum
05.2021 - 08.2023
Bachelors In Progress - Biology, Geology, And English Majors
Macalester College
Supplementary Courses -
Waubonsee Community College
High School Diploma -
Batavia High School