Experience

Clearview

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Manager

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  Responsible for a wide variety of business administrative tasks, including human resources, invoicing, bookkeeping, payroll, contracting, and implementation and administration of various internal software-based processes. Provide P&L projections and reporting on business performance. Define and track projects for Operations team. Continually look for ways to automate, simplify, and cost save on business operations and support services.

• Administrative Assistant

  • Apr 2021 - Jun 2021

  Assisted CEO and Operations team with a wide variety of administrative tasks, including research and report writing, proofreading, HR functions, financial tracking, and day to day internal questions.



University of Tennessee, Knoxville

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Herpetofauna Genetics Lab Technician

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020



Nantahala Outdoor Center

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Whitewater Kayak Instructor

  • Mar 2019 - Oct 2019

  Worked mostly independently, occasionally with a partner, and rarely with a team. Designed and implemented customized whitewater kayaking adventures for clients ranging from 6 to 70+ years old, wounded veterans, cancer survivors, families, and more. Time management, logistical knowledge, interpersonal skills, and risk management were crucial for success. Worked mostly independently, occasionally with a partner, and rarely with a team. Designed and implemented customized whitewater kayaking adventures for clients ranging from 6 to 70+ years old, wounded veterans, cancer survivors, families, and more. Time management, logistical knowledge, interpersonal skills, and risk management were crucial for success.



Pucon Kayak Hostel

• Chile
• Hospitality

• Whitewater Kayak Instructor / Adventure Guide

  • Nov 2017 - Jan 2019

  Worked as a whitewater kayak instructor and adventure guide on custom adventure trips throughout Chile and into Patagonia during the austral summers (approx. Nov – Mar). Operated bilingually (Spanish/English) to negotiate river access and move seamlessly throughout Chile. Utilized conservative risk management decision making and swiftwater rescue skills to bring guests, support staff, and equipment safely home. Worked as a whitewater kayak instructor and adventure guide on custom adventure trips throughout Chile and into Patagonia during the austral summers (approx. Nov – Mar). Operated bilingually (Spanish/English) to negotiate river access and move seamlessly throughout Chile. Utilized conservative risk management decision making and swiftwater rescue skills to bring guests, support staff, and equipment safely home.



Nantahala Outdoor Center

• United States
• Travel Arrangements
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Manager

  • Apr 2017 - Oct 2018

  Administrative tasks included hiring, training, scheduling, and supervising approximately 50 staff members, and managing permitting documentation and paperwork. Redesigned new timesheet system to improve clarity and ease of use, created systems to track and communicate vehicle repairs and maintenance, personnel info, guide certifications, and scheduling. Effective organization, clear communication, thoughtful logistics, interpersonal skills, and attention to detail were essential to success in this role.



Whitewater Express Ocoee Camp

• United States
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Camp Director

  • Apr 2016 - Mar 2017

  Responsible for daily operations on 450-acre, 800-guest capacity adventure camp offering whitewater rafting, horseback riding, paintball, ropes courses, mountain biking, lodging, and more. Administrative tasks included hiring, training, scheduling, and supervising approximately 50 staff members; managing safety permits and documentation; and utilizing resources creatively and thoughtfully to maximize efficiency and minimize waste. Profitably managing a complex operation with many high-risk activities demanded superior organizational skills, keen attention to detail, and decisive leadership.



National Park Service

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Mammal Biologist Intern

  • Feb 2016 - Mar 2016

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park Great Smoky Mountains National Park



Point Reyes National Seashore Association - PRNSA

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fisheries Technician

  • Oct 2014 - Apr 2015

  Worked directly with National Park Service Fisheries crew at Point Reyes National Seashore to support salmonid monitoring program. Field tasks included stream surveys; seining; building, maintaining, and checking fish traps; installing and maintaining DIDSON sonar camera; surgically embedding PIT tags into the peritoneal cavity of smolts; and building, tuning, and maintaining PIT tag antenna stations and associated solar panels and battery arrays. Office tasks included designing Excel file to track DIDSON sonar camera operations and downtime; analyzing DIDSON sonar footage; QA/QC-ing data (quality assurance, quality control); and working with large Excel files and large databases in Microsoft Access



The Ohio State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Stream Ecology Research Technician

  • Jun 2014 - Sep 2014

  As an employee of The Ohio State University, assisted a PhD candidate during the final field season of her project examining interactions between wildfires and stream ecology in the Sierra Nevada (Yosemite National Park). Field tasks included sampling dissolved oxygen and organic carbon, macroinvertebrates, and epilithic algae and conducting vegetation and geomorphology surveys. Office tasks included extensive ArcGIS/Python work to delineate watersheds of interest and determine their fire history utilizing USFS data. Extensive hiking solo or in pairs, navigating off-trail, to reach study locations.



Rutgers University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fisheries Research Technician

  • Jul 2011 - Aug 2011

  While traveling in Mongolia, was invited to join a collaboration of American and Mongolian researchers on a 5-week fisheries expedition in remote northern Mongolia. Field sites were on the Eg and Uur rivers and Lake Khövsgöl. Field tasks included: sampling fish (taimen, lenok, and grayling) by angling, electrofishing, seining, gill nets, and drift nets; sampling invertebrates with drift nets and surber samplers; gastric lavage of lenok and grayling to collect stomach contents; dissection and stomach removal of euthanized lenok and grayling; extracting otoliths; identifying invertebrates to Order; and collecting water column profile samples.



University of Tennessee, Knoxville

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Soil Physics Research Assistant

  • Feb 2011 - May 2011