Experience

Glorieta Geoscience, Inc

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Biologist/Field Tech

  • Oct 2017 - May 2018

  Santa Fe, New Mexico  Conduct range of environmental compliance field testing/monitoring tasks, including ground water sampling, oversight of well development/construction, testing for methane and other volatile compounds, testing for petroleum products, and soil sampling  Write technical project reports and project proposals, and prepare various legal documents and permit applications  Design and conduct biological studies and research based on client needs, selected projects include: o Identified… Show more  Conduct range of environmental compliance field testing/monitoring tasks, including ground water sampling, oversight of well development/construction, testing for methane and other volatile compounds, testing for petroleum products, and soil sampling  Write technical project reports and project proposals, and prepare various legal documents and permit applications  Design and conduct biological studies and research based on client needs, selected projects include: o Identified cause of fish kill event in private pond and determined mitigation options o Investigated effects of water volume reduction on population of fathead minnow in private lake o Researched water flow requirements of endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow for use in water rights litigation proceedings concerning water use on the Rio Grande, NM  QA/QC environmental data Show less



Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Scientific Technician 2

  • Apr 2017 - Oct 2017

  Westport, Washington Conducted field sampling/surveying of recreational groundfish, tuna, and salmon fisheries  Conducted at-sea observing onboard commercial and sport charter fishing vessels  Collected wide range of biological and fisheries field data and samples  Required communication and cooperation with wide range of fisheries stakeholders: commercial and recreational anglers, general public, and governmental employees



Saltwater Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Fishery Biologist/Observer

  • Apr 2016 - Nov 2016

  Half Moon Bay and Fort Bragg, California Contracted to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) Worked on commercial trawl fishing vessels to collect at-sea biological and fisheries data/samples for NOAA and PSMFC fish stock assessments and population studies  Followed rigid sampling procedures: Collected and compiled clear, detailed data and ensured data were accurate, randomized, and free of sampling bias  Budgeted time efficiently based on… Show more Contracted to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) Worked on commercial trawl fishing vessels to collect at-sea biological and fisheries data/samples for NOAA and PSMFC fish stock assessments and population studies  Followed rigid sampling procedures: Collected and compiled clear, detailed data and ensured data were accurate, randomized, and free of sampling bias  Budgeted time efficiently based on sampling priorities and adapted to different situations  Worked independently in adverse conditions for extended periods of time  Cooperated/coordinated with wide range of fishery stakeholders including crews of fishing vessels, fish plant workers, and federal and state government employees and contractors  Monitored and recorded offload of retained catch after every trip  Conducted data entry into NOAA and PSMFC databases after every trip Show less



Santa Fe Brewing Co.

• United States
• Consumer Goods
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lab Department Manager

  • Dec 2012 - Jun 2014

  Santa Fe, New Mexico Responsible for quality assurance of all product, conducted all lab operations, and developed and refined standard operating procedures  Responsible for identifying both immediate and long-term quality control priorities  Performed range of analytical tests in lab and production floor settings including: o Yeast cell counts and viability analyses using hemocytometer and staining techniques, and Chemometec NucleoCounter o Preparation of aerobic, anaerobic, and other… Show more Responsible for quality assurance of all product, conducted all lab operations, and developed and refined standard operating procedures  Responsible for identifying both immediate and long-term quality control priorities  Performed range of analytical tests in lab and production floor settings including: o Yeast cell counts and viability analyses using hemocytometer and staining techniques, and Chemometec NucleoCounter o Preparation of aerobic, anaerobic, and other selective bacterial cultures o Microbial analysis using multiple methods including: Gram staining, selective growth conditions, catalase testing, and morphological examination under oil immersion o Measurement of dissolved oxygen and CO2 levels in finished product and packages using Hach Orbisphere and Zahm & Nagel Headspace Air Tester o pH measurements  Cultured and propagated yeast cells  Developed and maintained Microsoft Excel spreadsheets for accurate production and product testing records  Responsible for lab equipment inventory and maintenance Show less



SeaWeb

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Science Intern

  • Apr 2012 - Aug 2012

  Washington, District of Columbia and San Francisco, CA Wrote review articles of science papers: Distilled information in scientific publications and compiled review articles to present information in format more accessible to people without scientific backgrounds  Wrote website content and performed website administration tasks  Carried out data entry in complex Microsoft Excel spreadsheets  Conducted public outreach and fundraising



Smithsonian Institution

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 700 & Above Employee

• Science Intern

  • Jun 2007 - Aug 2007

  Washington, District of Columbia Worked to derive means of differentiating goby species based on each species’ morphological features  Examined preserved specimens in lab setting using dissection scope and digital x-ray camera, catalogued distinctive morphological features of each specimen, determined which features/combination of features were distinctive to which species  Constructed dichotomous key for species identification Acknowledged in: Baldwin, C, Weight, L, Smith, D, & Mounts, J 2009… Show more Worked to derive means of differentiating goby species based on each species’ morphological features  Examined preserved specimens in lab setting using dissection scope and digital x-ray camera, catalogued distinctive morphological features of each specimen, determined which features/combination of features were distinctive to which species  Constructed dichotomous key for species identification Acknowledged in: Baldwin, C, Weight, L, Smith, D, & Mounts, J 2009, ‘Reconciling genetic lineages with species in western Atlantic Coryphopterus (Teleostei: Gobiidae)’, Smithsonian Contributions to the Marine Sciences, vol. 38, pp. 111-138. Show less