Hannah (Phares) Apatang

Project Manager at McCormick Biological Inc.
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Wasco, California, United States, US

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Credentials

  • Non-law Enforcement State Firearm Certified
    Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
    Jul, 2018
    - Nov, 2024
  • Utah Prairie Dog ESA Section 7 Certified
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)
    Jul, 2018
    - Nov, 2024

Experience

  • McCormick Biological Inc.
    • United States
    • Environmental Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Project Manager
      • Aug 2020 - Present

      Serve as the primary contact and representative with clients and contract coordinators, aswell as manage or assist in managing company projects and/or clients.• Conduct field surveys to detect biological resources including sign of special status speciesand identification of local flora and fauna observed, for a variety of projects.• Assess impacts to resources and make recommendations of avoidance and mitigationmeasures in compliance with Federal Endangered Species Act (FESA), National EnvironmentalPolicy Act (NEPA), California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Migratory Bird Treaty Act(MBTA).• Conduct data analysis and interpret results• Prepare detailed technical written reports and evaluations of biological resources asrequested by agencies, clients, permitting processes and/or supervisors.• Hire, supervise, train, and evaluate the performance of subordinate employees• Provide guidance and recommendations to clients, including construction personnel, asneeded.

    • Staff Biologist I
      • Dec 2018 - Aug 2020

      • Conduct Transect Surveys following agency-approved methods for the detection federal-listedspecies • Prepare written evaluations of biological resources, identify plants and wildlife observed during surveys and evaluate potential for species occurrence. • Document field activities, complete field forms, and prepare reports pursuant toagency and client requirements.• Monitor construction in compliance with biological/environmental avoidance, minimization, and mitigation measures.

  • Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
    • United States
    • Government Administration
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Wildlife Technician II
      • Apr 2018 - Dec 2018

      Conduct field operations in support of the General Conservation Plan for the federally listed Utah Prairie Dog. Duties included presence/absence surveys for Utah prairie dogs, their predators and other small mammals, population counts/estimates, setting baited live traps, handling, and translocation of prairie dogs. As a wildlife technician II, I was also been responsible for training and leading four other field technicians. Conduct field operations in support of the General Conservation Plan for the federally listed Utah Prairie Dog. Duties included presence/absence surveys for Utah prairie dogs, their predators and other small mammals, population counts/estimates, setting baited live traps, handling, and translocation of prairie dogs. As a wildlife technician II, I was also been responsible for training and leading four other field technicians.

  • Jones and Henry Laboratory
    • Laboratory Analyst
      • Oct 2017 - Apr 2018

      Maintain integrity of hardcopy casefile records and digital tabular databases; Operate and maintain routine laboratory equipment to assist in performing laboratory analysis on drinking water, wastewater, ground water, soil, sediments, sludge and industrial wastes, oils and industrial materials. Maintain integrity of hardcopy casefile records and digital tabular databases; Operate and maintain routine laboratory equipment to assist in performing laboratory analysis on drinking water, wastewater, ground water, soil, sediments, sludge and industrial wastes, oils and industrial materials.

  • University of Nevada, Reno
    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Field Technician
      • Apr 2017 - Aug 2017

      Assisted a PhD Student in a long-term mark-recapture study to estimate the density of pygmy rabbits in the Great Basin region. Primary activities associated with this position focused on trapping and surveying for pygmy rabbits. Trails cameras were also used to observed pygmy rabbit behavior and abundance as well as presence, diversity, and behavior of predators within study sites. Assisted a PhD Student in a long-term mark-recapture study to estimate the density of pygmy rabbits in the Great Basin region. Primary activities associated with this position focused on trapping and surveying for pygmy rabbits. Trails cameras were also used to observed pygmy rabbit behavior and abundance as well as presence, diversity, and behavior of predators within study sites.

  • The Institute for Wildlife Studies
    • Small Mammal Technician
      • Feb 2017 - Mar 2017

      Capturing, handling, tagging and recording biological measurements of small mammals; Setting and baiting wire cage traps; trap maintenance

    • Wildlife Biologist
      • Jul 2016 - Mar 2017

      Field work to lethally remove predators from Mariana crow nesting sites by use of firearms and live-trapping methods. Duties also included predator surveys by sight, sign, and remote sensing equipment, maintenance of predator trap, video/trail camera system maintenance and reviewing video/camera footage. Alongside predator removal, I had other duties such as data entry and management (MS Office Suite), basic data analysis, and report writing.

Education

  • The University of Toledo
    Bachelor of Science - BS, Environmental Science
    2010 - 2016

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