Wildlife Biologist

• Aug 2019 - Present

Wetland Conservation Technician

• Feb 2018 - Aug 2019

Fish and Wildlife Technician 1

• May 2017 - Jan 2018

• Conducted freshwater wetland delineations per request • Carried out permit compliance • Aided in raptor, American black duck, and black tern surveys, big game management, and equipment maintenance • Performed Canada goose/double-crested cormorant capture and banding • Conducted freshwater wetland delineations per request • Carried out permit compliance • Aided in raptor, American black duck, and black tern surveys, big game management, and equipment maintenance • Performed Canada goose/double-crested cormorant capture and banding

Wildlife Technician

• Aug 2016 - Nov 2016

• Applied transmitters to Eastern Box Turtles • Located turtles using radio telemetry • Applied transmitters to Eastern Box Turtles • Located turtles using radio telemetry

Wildlife Technician

• Nov 2015 - Mar 2016

• Trapped, banded and applied backpack transmitters to wild turkeys • Rocket net maintenance, set up, and use • Located backpacked birds from previous years using radio telemetry • Managed bait sites using infrared cameras • Trapped, banded and applied backpack transmitters to wild turkeys • Rocket net maintenance, set up, and use • Located backpacked birds from previous years using radio telemetry • Managed bait sites using infrared cameras

Wildlife Technician

• Apr 2015 - Aug 2015

• Sharp-tailed Grouse: Trapped, banded, and handled; Located radio collard birds using homing radio telemetry technique; Located nests, tracked brood movements; Conducted vegetation analysis using Robel pole, ten pin point intercept measurement, and quadrat • Black-tailed prairie dogs: Captured, tagged, marked, and released; Monitored female prairie dogs for estimation of coterie size • Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Sites: Used nest dragging to locate avian nests on allotted sites (waterfowl, shore birds, and upland game bird species); Conducted egg candling, vegetation analysis, and nest monitoring

Wildlife Technician

• Jan 2015 - Feb 2015

• Tracked and located Ruffed Grouse using radio telemetry • Conducted habitat analysis of areas in which birds are located • Tracked and located Ruffed Grouse using radio telemetry • Conducted habitat analysis of areas in which birds are located

Seasonal Biological Wildlife Technician

• Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

Working and assisting current technicians and biologists in varying aspects of current projects. Species Management: Canada Goose, Woodchuck, Eastern Coyote, Herring/Ring-billed Gulls, American Crows, Pigeons Assisted Projects: Goose round ups, Goose harassment, Woodchuck management on golf courses, Coyote management on airports, WV ORV bait drop, trapping, landfill wildlife management (Gulls, Crows), Pigeon removal Working and assisting current technicians and biologists in varying aspects of current projects. Species Management: Canada Goose, Woodchuck, Eastern Coyote, Herring/Ring-billed Gulls, American Crows, Pigeons Assisted Projects: Goose round ups, Goose harassment, Woodchuck management on golf courses, Coyote management on airports, WV ORV bait drop, trapping, landfill wildlife management (Gulls, Crows), Pigeon removal

Cashier, Supervisor

• Jun 2008 - May 2014

Oversee front end department and assist department manager with tasks. Address, propose, and initiate solutions to customer conflicts. Oversee front end department and assist department manager with tasks. Address, propose, and initiate solutions to customer conflicts.

Lake Steward

• Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

Inspected water craft and removed identified invasive species Maintained data sheets Educated the public on the following topics: -Invasive species transportation and possible effects on the native species -Identification of invasive species -How to clean their water craft Inspected water craft and removed identified invasive species Maintained data sheets Educated the public on the following topics: -Invasive species transportation and possible effects on the native species -Identification of invasive species -How to clean their water craft