Experience

Atwell, LLC

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Technician

  • Jul 2022 - Present

  Monitor and record bat and bird mortalities at a wind farm in Indiana. Used Trimble GNSS DA2 receiver to pin point mortalities and upload species, location, age, sex and reproductive status to online data storage using Survey123. Monitor and record bat and bird mortalities at a wind farm in Indiana. Used Trimble GNSS DA2 receiver to pin point mortalities and upload species, location, age, sex and reproductive status to online data storage using Survey123.



TerraSond Limited

• United States
• Surveying and Mapping Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Surveying Technician

  • Mar 2020 - Sep 2021

  Working with a survey team on an offshore wind farm project to help map the seafloor of the project area using side scan sonar, multibeam sonar, magnetometers, and sub-bottom profilers. Quickly learned data acquisition, navigation and data quality control roles for sidescan sonar, multibeam sonar and magnetometers. I have worked sub-bottom acquisition only. Participated in and lead elements of the deployment and recovery processes for survey gear. This was done following established procedures, ensuring proper safety precautions were followed during varied weather conditions. Managed inventories for the ship I was stationed on and helped coordinate with the office and other vessels for rental gear management. Show less



The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Aug 2017 - Dec 2019

  Assisted advisor in multiple projects by assisting in data gathering, data management and drafting project reports for Texas Parks and Wildlife. Work focused on multi beam sonar surveys but also included acoustic tag receiver deployment and retrieval and siren eDNA sampling and trap deployment. Used Hypack 2018, ArcGIS Pro, R-Studio, IBM SPSS and Microsoft Office software for recording, analyzing and presenting data. Assisted advisor in multiple projects by assisting in data gathering, data management and drafting project reports for Texas Parks and Wildlife. Work focused on multi beam sonar surveys but also included acoustic tag receiver deployment and retrieval and siren eDNA sampling and trap deployment. Used Hypack 2018, ArcGIS Pro, R-Studio, IBM SPSS and Microsoft Office software for recording, analyzing and presenting data.



Michigan State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student

  • Jun 2013 - May 2017

  Zoology Bachelor of Science with concentration in Marine Biology. Research experience in data processing for a project in the Holekamp laboratory on MSU's main campus. Used Raven sound analysis software to identify and select hyena vocalizations from recordings. Zoology Bachelor of Science with concentration in Marine Biology. Research experience in data processing for a project in the Holekamp laboratory on MSU's main campus. Used Raven sound analysis software to identify and select hyena vocalizations from recordings.



Potter Park Zoological Society

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

• Education Department Intern

  • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

  Assisted in preparation for construction of features for Nature Play area, taught students at high school level about animal behavior and assisted in teaching animal ecology, public outreach to various age groups and experience handling education animals. Assisted in preparation for construction of features for Nature Play area, taught students at high school level about animal behavior and assisted in teaching animal ecology, public outreach to various age groups and experience handling education animals.