Experience

Dennis'​ 7 Dees Landscaping & Garden Centers
• United States
• Construction
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Plant Care Specialist

  • May 2019 - Present


The Walt Disney Company

• United States
• Entertainment Providers
• 700 & Above Employee

• Agricultural Sciences- Entomology Intern

  • Jun 2018 - Jan 2019

  · Scouted for pest insects in acre greenhouse with four different produce areas · Bred and released beneficial insects including beneficial parasitoid wasps, ladybird beetles, pirate bugs, and mites · Seeded, transplanted, pruned, and cared for produce in state of the art hydroponic systems · Scouted for pest insects in acre greenhouse with four different produce areas · Bred and released beneficial insects including beneficial parasitoid wasps, ladybird beetles, pirate bugs, and mites · Seeded, transplanted, pruned, and cared for produce in state of the art hydroponic systems



Fort Collins Nursery

• United States
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Nursery Sales Associate

  • Feb 2018 - Jun 2018

  · Navigated customers through the greenhouses and outside areas to assist with plant sales inquiries · Unloaded plants from truck deliveries and arranged them in the greenhouse · Designed and decorated endcap displays for sales and featured plants and flowers · Navigated customers through the greenhouses and outside areas to assist with plant sales inquiries · Unloaded plants from truck deliveries and arranged them in the greenhouse · Designed and decorated endcap displays for sales and featured plants and flowers



The Butterfly Pavilion

• United States
• Entertainment Providers

• Entomology Intern

  • Aug 2017 - Jan 2018

  · Managed herbivore and carnivore feedings and feeding schedule · Created new educational exhibits · Designed and implemented an experiment to study how cricket nutrition correlates to growth · Managed herbivore and carnivore feedings and feeding schedule · Created new educational exhibits · Designed and implemented an experiment to study how cricket nutrition correlates to growth



McKay Lab- Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management

• Student Researcher

  • Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

  · Assisted with data collection in both the greenhouse and in the field · Supported Ph.D. students in transplanting hemp, greenhouse growth, root studies, and PCR · Participated in lab-wide projects with hemp, corn, and grain · Assisted with data collection in both the greenhouse and in the field · Supported Ph.D. students in transplanting hemp, greenhouse growth, root studies, and PCR · Participated in lab-wide projects with hemp, corn, and grain



Smith Lab- CSU Department of Biology

• Research Intern

  • May 2016 - Dec 2016

  Conducted own field and lab research on grasshopper nutrition and growth at Konza Prairie Biological Station · Aided Post-Docs and Ph.D. students in entomological, photosynthesis, and plant growth research · Worked daily in a lab setting collecting and inputting data Conducted own field and lab research on grasshopper nutrition and growth at Konza Prairie Biological Station · Aided Post-Docs and Ph.D. students in entomological, photosynthesis, and plant growth research · Worked daily in a lab setting collecting and inputting data



Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management

• Student Research Intern

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  · Assisted in various components of graduate and Ph.D. students’ research projects both in the field and the lab · Collected and inputted data using microscopic counting techniques · Managed essential laboratory functions such as caring for insects and plants · Assisted in various components of graduate and Ph.D. students’ research projects both in the field and the lab · Collected and inputted data using microscopic counting techniques · Managed essential laboratory functions such as caring for insects and plants



Sacramento Tree Foundation

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations

• Urban Forest Assessment Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  · Surveyed 300 plots in the Sacramento region with a small team · Measured and recorded various aspects of individual trees · Inputted plot data into i-Tree Eco software and submitted to US Forest service for processing · Surveyed 300 plots in the Sacramento region with a small team · Measured and recorded various aspects of individual trees · Inputted plot data into i-Tree Eco software and submitted to US Forest service for processing