Senior Environmental Technician

• Mar 2020 - Present

Daily tasks include: - active system review via cloud platform - regular maintenance of equipment both on and off site - calibration and quality checks for variety of Water, Air and Noise monitors/sensors - troubleshooting instrumentation issues - research and development of monitoring equipment - data review - writing memorandums, management plans, weekly, monthly and calibration reports - client relations and customer support - assisting/mentoring junior technicians with instrumentation and equipment queries Other Duties/ Cross-trained in: - Erosion and Sediment Control Inspections (ESC’s) • currently undergoing CAN-CISEC training - Certified in Class 2 Backpack Electrofishing and have over 50+ hours of in field operation - basic fish and freshwater mussel ID • assisted with many SARA freshwater mussel surveys alongside GEMS Ecology Team - proficient in water quality testing with training in proper sampling & handling techniques - knowledge in excess soils Reg 406/ 19, and soil sampling protocols - Currently hold my Advance Drone Licence with over 100hours of flight time conducting ESC inspections and GIS mapping Show less

Stewardship Youth Ranger Team Lead

• Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

Worked in and around the community on natural resource management projects. Providing group leadership, motivation, and supervision to a team of Stewardship Youth Rangers (a program partnered with the MNRF) on a variety of field projects. Duties include research and identify learning opportunities for the group, creating a work plan, ensure the availability of required resources and equipment, ensure compliance with workplace safety regulations, and work cooperatively with various community partners to plan and implement stewardship projects. Skilled used weekly tasks include: orienteering to remote campsites, canoeing in a variety of conditions, providing up-keep to over 38km of back-country hiking and walking trails in the area, as well as general office duties. Show less

Assistant Water Resource Technician

• May 2019 - Jun 2019

Conducted and collected benthic data using the Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network protocol. Collected and analysed surface water quality through water sampling. Organized data entry of field data Organized and updated data entry of water level in surrounding lake in the watershed Created templates used for data manipulations (graphing yearly water level trends within lakes) Helped with trail and conservation area maintenance (posting/re-hanging signage, clearing trails of fallen debris, and odd jobs) Show less

Assistant Water Technician

• May 2018 - Jun 2018

Conducted and collected benthic data using the Ontario Benthos Biomonitoring Network protocol. Collected and analysed surface water quality through water sampling. Organized data entry of field data Organized and updated data entry of water level in surrounding lake in the watershed Created templates used for data manipulations (graphing yearly water level trends within lakes) Helped with trail and conservation area maintenance (posting/re-hanging signage, clearing trails of fallen debris, and odd jobs) Show less

Great Lakes Freshwater Mussels Research Field Assisstant

• Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

Toronto Zoo is the largest zoological park in Canada with a collection excess of 5000 animals of which the fishes collection is one quarter of the total. Being apart of the Toronto Zoo Great Lakes Program team included tasks to continue a field conservation project for freshwater mussel population studies in numerous watersheds in Southern Ontario. Duties included; assisting with daily field surveys using quadrant search approach for freshwater mussels, assessing and collecting data on site water quality (factors including dissolved oxygen, pH, water temperature, ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, phosphorous and turbidity), collecting basic site data (time and date, weather, current temperature, surrounding vegetation communities, and notes about present aquatic life), as well as quadrant data (canopy cover, depth, substrate, noting presence of algae and/or macrophytes), and finally identifying any found freshwater mussels species on site and recording data on shell condition, shell description, height, width, length and photographing said species. In addition to assisting with ‘I am Important! I am Protected’ public awareness campaign initiatives by answering any questions the public might have when coming across a site visit. Many other tasks giving included keeping the Toronto Zoo's freshwater mussels database up to date, organizing and naming photos taken at each site, compiling photographs to receive additional conformation of identified species, as well as updating maps on ArcGIS and AutoCAD, and following procedures to clean equipment after each completed watershed location to avoid contamination/ further invasion of invasive species (spiny water flea, Eurasian water milfoil). Show less

Senior Staff (seasonal)

• Mar 2010 - Aug 2017

Senior Staff, supervised and assisted children’s golf camp (ages 4-14, groups of 15), worked on POS system in snack bar serving customers, pre-plating food, dishwashing dishes and catering for wedding receptions and golf tournament, distributed marketing material for club, at Bridal Shows and at the Durham Region Golf Show Senior Staff, supervised and assisted children’s golf camp (ages 4-14, groups of 15), worked on POS system in snack bar serving customers, pre-plating food, dishwashing dishes and catering for wedding receptions and golf tournament, distributed marketing material for club, at Bridal Shows and at the Durham Region Golf Show

Catch Basins Technician (Seasonal)

• May 2015 - Aug 2016

Catch Basin Technician, traveled throughout Durham Region, City of Toronto and County of Wellington. Treated catch basins in residential area for Mosquitos that are carriers of the West Nile Virus. Daily duties consist of logging in all the days’ data (number of catch basins, hours, larvacide data, condition equipment used and any required maintenance), completing assigned areas in a timely fashion (tight schedule between rounds and all the areas that needed to be treated), working in all weather conditions (rain or shine). Show less

Co-op

• 2014 - 2014