Experience

Kansas Historical Society

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SHPO Archeologist

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  • Conduct State (Kansas Antiquities Act and KDHE Notice of Intent) and Federal (Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act) law reviews on a daily basis, with an average of 250-300 individual reviews per month, to ensure archaeological cultural resources are protected in Kansas. • Assess archaeological probability in regards to ground-disturbing projects from various private, local, State, and Federal entities and request broad or targeted archaeological surveys as a result. • Represent the interests of the Kansas Historic Preservation Office and act as a liaison at both public-facing and private meetings. • Determine National Register of Historic Places eligibility for nominated archaeological sites. • Coordinate with archaeological consultants on ground-disturbing projects to determine areas of interest and ensure application SHPO standards while simultaneously taking the interests and limitations of all stakeholders into account. • Assist in the Kansas Historical Society’s annual Kansas Archeological Training Program as a field supervisor. Show less



Kansas Geological Survey

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curatorial Assistant

  • Aug 2021 - Apr 2022

  • Catalogued and sorted an assemblage of ~30,000 individual artifacts with ~3,500 lot numbers from the 2019-2021 Odyssey excavations at the San Esteban Rockshelter in Presidio County, Texas. • Processing duties included, but were not limited to: debitage cleaning, osteological analysis and cleaning, historic artifact cleaning, organic artifact cleaning and care (hide/fur, macrobotanicals, quids, coprolites, woven grass floors, woven lechuguilla sandals, etc.), and the care and proper storage of prehistoric human skeletal remains. • Proper measurement, weighing, and identification of artifacts was of utmost importance, requiring extreme attention to detail for catalog accuracy. • Conducted deeper independent research into historic artifacts in order to provide diagnostic date ranges. Show less



Scandinavian Archaeology

• Junior Editor

  • Mar 2021 - Jan 2022

  • Assisted in the online popular science magazine Scandinavian Archaeology’s publications. • Composed 2-3 short social media posts per month, authored one long article every 1-2 months, and proofread and edited grammar and syntax of social media posts and articles submitted to the magazine. • Required a high level of discipline and self-determination required to meet deadlines set by Editor-in-Chief. • Assisted in the online popular science magazine Scandinavian Archaeology’s publications. • Composed 2-3 short social media posts per month, authored one long article every 1-2 months, and proofread and edited grammar and syntax of social media posts and articles submitted to the magazine. • Required a high level of discipline and self-determination required to meet deadlines set by Editor-in-Chief.



Gotlands Museum

• Sweden
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student Curatorial Intern

  • Sep 2019 - Oct 2019

  • Assisted archaeological and curatorial museum staff in a variety of excavation, post-excavation, conservation, and archival duties. • Used FileMaker Pro software, helped archive artifacts and categorized them according to specific museum documentation protocol. Required conducting independent research into archaeological documentation to meet rigors of archival specificity. • As part of artifact archiving, formed typologies for such artifacts as beads, coins, arm-rings, and brooches. • Performed osteological analysis of human and non-human remains. • Assisted in metal detection at a shipwreck site on the Gotlandic coast. • Assisted in an excavation within the city walls of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Visby during a museum CHM contract. Show less



Arendus AB

• Sweden
• Community Development and Urban Planning

• Archaeological Field Supervisor

  • Jul 2019 - Aug 2019

  • Acted as a Field Supervisor (one of two, each having a 5-person team) for the 5-week 2019 Gotland Archaeological Field School. Excavations were conducted on two Iron Age sites, one being a seasonal settlement area and the other an inhumation grave. • Instructional duties: oversaw and instructed students on proper excavation methodology, promoted team cohesion, ensured the students excavated at an even stratigraphy throughout the trench, directed proper field documentation of artifacts and features, and guided students on the drawing of profiles or plans. • Took daily theodolite measurements and instructed students during the process, helping with excavation when needed, and conducting surveys of surrounding areas for potential future excavation sites. • Responsible for coordinating and assisting with team’s post-excavation lab work and documentation. • Gave a lecture detailing Norse ritual sites, how they can be detected archaeologically, what can/cannot be accepted as evidence for such sites, and examples of texts and artifacts corroborating ritual sites. Show less



Uppsala University

• Sweden
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Archaeological Field Supervisor

  • Apr 2019 - Jun 2019

  • 10-week archaeological field course: five weeks as part of a team of master’s students excavating a hill-fort on Gotland. For the following five weeks, the master’s students supervised groups of 4-5 undergraduate students during excavations of stone-settings at an Iron Age grave field on Gotland. • Instructed undergraduate students on excavation tool usage, excavation methodologies and strategies, and helped them develop their competence in the processes of stratigraphic, contextual excavation and rigorous digital documentation. Demonstrated plan and profile drawing techniques for students as well as section-cutting post-holes for profile documentation. • Further honed personal excavation skills, and received training on the following: total station mapping of artifacts and features with point-objects or polygons; the basics of drone photography and its applications for archaeological and geological mapping; and 3D modeling of excavation trenches through layering of multiple high-resolution photographs. Show less


Shawnee County Parks + Recreation
• Recreation Leader - Garfield Community Center

  • May 2017 - Jul 2018

Hein Governmental Consulting, LLC
• United States
• Legal Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Legislative Monitor

  • Jan 2017 - Apr 2017

Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks, and Tourism
• United States
• Public Lands Management Assisstant

  • Apr 2016 - Oct 2016

Envista Credit Union
• United States
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Member Service Representative (Teller)

  • Dec 2015 - Apr 2016

Capital City Bank Topeka
• United States
• Banking
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Bank Teller

  • Jan 2014 - Jun 2015