William Patten
South Deerfield,MA
Summary
Motivated student currently working towards a degree in Sustainable Food and Farming. Adept at prepping resources, equipment and materials for research. Experience in field research and lab work. Educational background in Environmental Science, Chemistry and Botany.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Research Assistant
Wheaton College
2022.05 - 2022.08
- Worked on an independent research team over the summer at Wheaton College
- This included data collection, data analysis and data entry
- Also included lab monitoring and dissections
- Studied the population dispersion of invasive praying mantises.
- Caught dozens of mantises
Customer Service/Laborer
Pine Tree Nursery
2018.06 - 2018.08
- Provided Customer service in retail nursery and greenhouse
- Managed and stocked inventory
- Cared for plants including weeding, watering, pruning, monitoring health
- Managed displays.
Hospital Volunteer
Cooley Dickinson Health Care
2017.05 - 2018.06
- Provided directions to people in the hospital
- Assisted varied departments with entry level tasks
- Interacted with many types of people with multiple needs in stressful scenarios.
Farm Hand/Laborer
LaSalle Florists
2017.06 - 2017.08
- Worked as laborer in field and greenhouse of family owned farm and retail florist
- Harvested Flowers
- Prepped inventory.
Education
School Sustainable Food And Farming -
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA12.2024
College in Environmental Science -
Wheaton College
Norton, MA09.2022
High school diploma -
Frontier Regional School
South Deerfield, MA05.2019
Skills
- Typing (10+ years)
- Data Entry (6 years)
- GIS (1 year)
- Microsoft Office (8 years)
- Swimming (10+ years)
- Data Analysis Skills (6 years)
- Horticulture (10+ years)
- Data collection (6 years)
- Lab Safety (6 years)
- Laboratory Testing (5 years)
- Lab Equipment Operation (4 years)
Timeline
Research Assistant
Wheaton College
2022.05 - 2022.08
Customer Service/Laborer
Pine Tree Nursery
2018.06 - 2018.08
Farm Hand/Laborer
LaSalle Florists
2017.06 - 2017.08
Hospital Volunteer
Cooley Dickinson Health Care
2017.05 - 2018.06
School Sustainable Food And Farming -
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
College in Environmental Science -
Wheaton College
High school diploma -
Frontier Regional School
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