Experience

North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Park Ranger

  • Oct 2014 - Present



Haw River State Park

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educator

  • Feb 2013 - Sep 2014

  Teach environmental education classes and facilitate team-building activities for elementary through high school groups in addition to adult groups. Classes include wetlands ecology, orienteering, forest ecology, wilderness survival and soils, in addition to others. Manage groups of 8-14 students for day groups or overnight stays of 2-3 days. Teach environmental education classes and facilitate team-building activities for elementary through high school groups in addition to adult groups. Classes include wetlands ecology, orienteering, forest ecology, wilderness survival and soils, in addition to others. Manage groups of 8-14 students for day groups or overnight stays of 2-3 days.

• General Utility Worker

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2012

  Performed park maintenance to include mowing, trail maintenance, grounds keeping, equipment maintenance and repairs, building maintenance and set up for conferences. Used zero-turn and walk-behind mowers, weedeaters, utility vehicles and hand tools. Additionally, I spent time shadowing and aiding environmental education instructors with programming and team-building activities and classes. Performed park maintenance to include mowing, trail maintenance, grounds keeping, equipment maintenance and repairs, building maintenance and set up for conferences. Used zero-turn and walk-behind mowers, weedeaters, utility vehicles and hand tools. Additionally, I spent time shadowing and aiding environmental education instructors with programming and team-building activities and classes.



North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve/ NC Coastal Reserve

• Intern

  • Aug 2011 - May 2012

  General management/stewardship intern. I worked on a variety of projects including visitor counts, vegetation planting/restoration, GPS/GIS mapping and also conducted research for invasive species study design.Equipment: Trimble GPS units, ArcGIS 9.3 General management/stewardship intern. I worked on a variety of projects including visitor counts, vegetation planting/restoration, GPS/GIS mapping and also conducted research for invasive species study design.Equipment: Trimble GPS units, ArcGIS 9.3