Experience

New Jersey Audubon

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Bander-in-Charge

  • Aug 2021 - Present

• Banding Lead

  • Apr 2021 - Jul 2021

• Bander-in-Charge

  • Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  - Managed and operated a high-volume fall migration passerine banding station - Supervised a field technician and volunteer extractors - Developed novel field forms and reference material - Error checked and entered banding data - Took photos of birds in hand for reference library - Managed and operated a high-volume fall migration passerine banding station - Supervised a field technician and volunteer extractors - Developed novel field forms and reference material - Error checked and entered banding data - Took photos of birds in hand for reference library



Klamath Bird Observatory

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Banding Program Coordinator

  • Apr 2018 - May 2020

  • Managed and operated a network of long-term monitoring constant effort mist netting and banding stations during the summer breeding and fall migration seasons (6 months) • Conducted additional associated research including area search, point count, tree phenology, and habitat composition surveys • Took blood and feather samples for contribution to the Genoscape Project • Provided logistical support and participated in target-netting projects including color banding Oregon Vesper Sparrows, Yellow-breasted Chats, and Hermit Warblers and attaching light-level geolocators via leg loop harness to Hermit Warblers • Helped organize and carry out two NABC-approved five day Banding Fundamental workshops • Created and implemented a short field training course • Carried out public outreach in the course of regular banding efforts and demonstration events • Managed operation and upkeep of KBO’s Upper Klamath Field stations and field vehicles • Communicated with banding station partners • Recruited and trained crew of interns in the field and in a classroom setting following a curriculum designed in accordance with NABC standards • Worked with international program partners to recruit and secure appropriate visas for international intern candidates • Developed novel training and reference materials to teach banding fundamentals and KBO specific codes and protocols • Co-organized and acted as participating trainer in three NABC certification sessions in cooperation with Humboldt Bay Bird Observatory • Managed federal and state permits for both long-term monitoring and target-netting projects • Error-checked, edited, and scheduled long-term monitoring and target-netting datasets • Produced annual summary reports and presentations • Participated in Western Hummingbird Partnership Hummingbird Banding for Conservation Workshop in Sierra de Manatlan Biosphere Reserve, Jalisco, MX Show less


HawkWatch International
• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Crew Leader

  • Aug 2017 - Oct 2017

Manomet
• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Lead Bander

  • Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

University of Belize Environmental Research Institute & Black Rock Lodge
• Lead Bander & Trainer

  • Nov 2016 - Mar 2017
• Migration Technician

  • Aug 2016 - Nov 2016
• Lead Bander

  • Apr 2016 - Jun 2016

Black Rock Lodge
• France
• Real Estate
• Lead Bander & Trainer

  • Dec 2015 - Mar 2016
• Lead Bander

  • Aug 2015 - Nov 2015


Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center

• Artist in Residence Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

• Banding Technician

  • Mar 2015 - May 2015

  - Operated and maintained 20 constant effort mist nets- Extracted, banded, and processed birds- Collected tick, claw, feather, and blood samples - Sorted invertebrate samples and processed blood samples for plasma metabolite analysis


Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences
• Bird Banding Intern

  • Sep 2014 - Nov 2014
• Bird Banding Intern

  • Apr 2014 - Jun 2014

Raptor Education Group, Inc. (REGI)
• Avian Rehabilitation Intern

  • Sep 2013 - Nov 2013

Vermont Institute of Natural Science
• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Wildlife services intern

  • May 2012 - Apr 2013

Dartmouth College
• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee
• Lab technician

  • Sep 2011 - Nov 2011


Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research assistant

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  • conducted plant diversity estimates by identifying and counting plants in experimental plots and along line transects • identified and captured bumblebees • made behavioral observations of foraging bumblebees • conducted plant diversity estimates by identifying and counting plants in experimental plots and along line transects • identified and captured bumblebees • made behavioral observations of foraging bumblebees

• Lab technician

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2011

  Pollen counting: • prepared slides using fuchsine dye • classified and counted pollen grains using compound and dissecting microscopes Soil processing: • processed soil and litter samples using a ball mill Greenhouse work: • watered, weeded, and fertilized experimental plants • monitored plants for greenhouse pests • made cuttings of parent plants Bumblebee husbandry: • prepared sugar water and pollen dough at specific concentrations for diet experiments • fed bees and measured nectar and pollen consumption rate • dissected terminated colonies by extracting pupae to measure reproductive output • scored bumblebee videos for frequency and intensity of behaviors Show less



Dartmouth College Forester

• Northern Studies Intern

  • Jul 2010 - Sep 2010

  • tracked Eastern Brook Trout using radio telemetry and GPS • prepared fish scale slides for DNA analysis and aging • tracked Eastern Brook Trout using radio telemetry and GPS • prepared fish scale slides for DNA analysis and aging