Experience

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  Alpine Tree Service, LLC

  • Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

  • Sales Arborist / Plant Health Care Manager

    • Mar 2022 - Present
    • Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

    • Managed and began the Plant Health Care division of Alpine Tree Service. This included direct management over all tree treatment technicians.• Brought in more than $700,000 in revenue and multiple six figures in profit over a two year period as well as doubled plant health care growth yearly from 2022 to 2024.• Evaluated and critically analyzed thousands of trees in and around Western Colorado and diagnosed tree issues/diseases. (e.g. Cytospora Canker, Rhizospheara Needle Cast, Ash Bark Beetle Infestation, Thyronectria Canker, Oak Bullet Gall, Sudden Needle Drop, Bacterial Wetwood, etc.)• Built, ran, and maintained one of the premier commercial plant health care laboratories on the Western Slope adhering to the standards set by ISA and expected of a professional arborists' plant health care program.• Directly oversaw the hiring process for all Plant Health Care personnel including applicant outreach and interviews.• Acquired relevant certifications/licenses including but not limited to: ISA Certified Arborist, ISA Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ), Colorado Department of Agriculture: Qualified Supervisor License, Certified Colorado Gardener, etc.

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  Grand Valley Trees LLC

  • Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

  • Owner

    • May 2022 - Present
    • Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

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  CACI International Inc

  • Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

  • Geospatial Analyst

    • Jul 2021 - Nov 2021
    • Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

    • Outlined and delivered high-quality, reliable topographical and human geography features for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's JANUS program.• Efficiently extracted geospatial feature data from MAXAR satellite imagery to produce detailed maps using ArcMap.

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  Group 145 Enterprise

  • Arkansas, United States

  • Co-Owner

    • Nov 2020 - Jun 2021
    • Arkansas, United States

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  Peace Corps

  • Senegal, Africa

  • Agroforestry and Environment Specialist

    • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
    • Senegal, Africa

    * Evacuated Due to Covid-19 Pandemic*• Trained in the sustainability, food insecurity, malnutrition, education, and economic issues facing Senegal and many neighboring West African countries.• Learned Pulaar "Pula Futta" and integrated into a host community of just over 1000 people in the southern Tambacounda region of Senegal.• Taught hundreds of Senegalese men, women, and children about sustainable energy practices, healthier yet viable diet alternatives, and sanitary household habits.• Influenced business growth and development within my region.• Created and began implementing plans for more sustainable and profitable energy use within my local village.

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  TÜV Rheinland North America

  • Bentonville, Arkansas

  • Lab Supervisor / Senior Lab Technician

    • Jun 2017 - Aug 2019
    • Bentonville, Arkansas

    • Learned the various testing standards for toys, textiles, solar, and household goods. Including ASTM F963-17, AATCC Testing Manual, 16 CFR, NIST Handbook 130 and 133, and many others.• Conducted a multitude of physical, mechanical, chemical, and flammability tests on a wide selection of samples.• Worked with accounting, business administration, and project management tools to aid in effective day to day completion of tasks.

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  Rockline Industries, people who make it right

  • Springdale, Arkansas

  • Chemical and Microbiological Lab Assistant

    • Dec 2017 - Feb 2018
    • Springdale, Arkansas

    • Tested hundreds of batch samples of lotions to ensure product surpasses government regulations and industry standards. Testing involved precise recreation of formula, regular titrations, and UV-Vis spectroscopy.• Analyzed bacterial growth and proliferation on different manufactured tissue samples.• Learned and conformed to cGMPs on a regular basis.

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  Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  • Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

  • Outside Lawn and Garden Sales Associate

    • Feb 2016 - Jul 2016
    • Fayetteville, Arkansas Area

    • Aided customers and local business owners in answering advanced questions about fertilizers, plant anatomy, chemistry, plant classification, biology, and water ecology.• Acquired license and regularly used power equipment including fork lifts, narrow aisle reach trucks, and order pickers.

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  University of Arkansas

  • Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

  • Plant Pathology Virology Lab Assistant | Head of Lab Maintenance

    • Jan 2015 - Nov 2015
    • Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

    • Performed labs such as total RNA extraction on desired samples, transformation through TOPO cloning, the culturing of virus exposed bacteria, extracting DNA from the culture, using Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR) in order to amplify specific segments of genetic material, using electrophoresis in order to examine the results of the performed PCR’s, and several more labs in the range of biological sciences. • Accrued the knowledge and understanding of various computer programs and machinery affiliated with different lab equipment.• Led the plant pathology virology lab maintenance team in preparation of all chemicals and necessities for upcoming experiments. Dealt with initialization of all experiments in the virology lab.

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  Visit Hot Springs

  • Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

  • Paid City Intern

    • Jan 2014 - Aug 2014
    • Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States

    • Built communications among coworkers and visitors through work with the hospitality and business districts of the city of Hot Springs.• Created and revised over a dozen documents to improve current development in the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas.• Implemented and regularly utilized all Microsoft Office suite products with a particular emphasis on Publisher, Excel, and Word.