Experience

Monarch Joint Venture

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Milkweed/Monarch Monitoring Technician

  • Apr 2023 - Present

  Working as part of a two-person team of milkweed monitoring technicians working with the Bureau of Land Management to characterize monarch butterfly habitat on public land in California. Implementing the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Protocol (IMMP) to gather data on blooming plant species, milkweed and monarch presence and abundance, and landscape characteristics in priority areas throughout the state, laying a foundation for long-term conservation efforts. Working as part of a two-person team of milkweed monitoring technicians working with the Bureau of Land Management to characterize monarch butterfly habitat on public land in California. Implementing the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Protocol (IMMP) to gather data on blooming plant species, milkweed and monarch presence and abundance, and landscape characteristics in priority areas throughout the state, laying a foundation for long-term conservation efforts.



Cal Poly Bailey College of Science & Mathematics

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Researcher

  • Mar 2020 - Jun 2021

  • Worked with a team of faculty/students designing a global systematic literature review examining the individual, population, and community effects of vertebrate-influenced tree damage • Generated keywords/search terms to procure relevant, peer-reviewed information • Tested, refined, and implemented a database for data collection • Created my senior project report examining the community-level effects • Regular tasks included reading/synthesizing literature, Excel data analysis, organization, & teamwork Show less



Robert E. Kennedy Library

• United States
• Libraries
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Library research assistant technician

  • Jan 2018 - Jun 2021

  • Maintained a help desk and an online chat service for aiding students in their research needs• Thoroughly trained in research methods, database navigation, credibility assessment, and customer service • Delivered research and data visualization workshops to groups of 20-40 students• Diagnosed and provided solutions for personal and public technology

• Student Curator

  • Oct 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Collaborated with students and faculty across disciplines to showcase Cal Poly's diversity in its visual communication of information• Co-produced an exhibit representing the College of Science and Math that presented data on campus water bottle fill-up stations and their positive impact on the environment, coupled with plastic usage statistics • Behind the scenes work included leadership, teamwork, GIS, data collection and presentation, and statistical analysis