Experience

Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Environmental Quality Analyst

  • May 2019 - Present

  I administer the regulation of human activities in lakes, streams, and regulated wetlands for the State throughout Oakland and Macomb counties I administer the regulation of human activities in lakes, streams, and regulated wetlands for the State throughout Oakland and Macomb counties



City of Ferndale

• Parks and Recreation Board Member

  • 2014 - Present



City of Ferndale, Michigan

• United States
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Beautification Commission member

  • Mar 2015 - Jan 2021



State of Michigan

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Technician

  • Nov 2006 - May 2019

  Assist in the management of Federally-mandated, State-implemented air monitoring activities. Assist in the management of Federally-mandated, State-implemented air monitoring activities.



Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge

• Landscape Designer

  • Apr 2015 - Apr 2017



Self Directed Project

• Project Manager/Design Intern

  • May 2014 - Jun 2014

  I designed and installed a 5,000 square foot prairie restoration at the University of Michigan - Dearborn Natural Area. Primary responsibilities included grant-writing for funding, site design and documentation, and managing volunteer labor. I designed and installed a 5,000 square foot prairie restoration at the University of Michigan - Dearborn Natural Area. Primary responsibilities included grant-writing for funding, site design and documentation, and managing volunteer labor.



Focus: HOPE

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Management Intern

  • May 2013 - Sep 2013

  Planned and implemented over $50,000 of landscape improvements at Glazer Elementary School. Wrote RFP and negotiated contract for playground construction, hired ancillary contractors as needed, organized and managed volunteer labor. Planned and implemented over $50,000 of landscape improvements at Glazer Elementary School. Wrote RFP and negotiated contract for playground construction, hired ancillary contractors as needed, organized and managed volunteer labor.



The Conservation Fund

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern

  • Feb 2006 - Nov 2006

  The Conversation Fund runs the day-to-day operations of the City of Ann Arbor's Greenbelt Program. The Program was created to preserve natural and working farmland surrounding Ann Arbor in order to preserve it's rural character and contain urban sprawl. While employed as a paid intern, I Created baseline documentation for conservation easement acquisitions, investigated development agreements for unenforced conservation easements owned by the City, coordinated with GIS staff to create maps for staff use, arranged and organized meetings of the Greenbelt Advisory Commission and Parks Advisory Commissions, took notes for meetings, and helped with everyday office tasks.



The Henry Ford

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Historical Presenter

  • May 2001 - Apr 2006

  The Henry Ford is a large indoor/outdoor museum complex in Dearborn, MI. As a presenter, I conducted lectures and museum tours for tourists and school groups. I also hosted theater events during Black History Month and demonstrated a number of historical craft trades for visitors. I regularly worked as a steamboat deckhand on board the museum's steam-powered paddleboat, where I also delivered lectures. The Henry Ford is a large indoor/outdoor museum complex in Dearborn, MI. As a presenter, I conducted lectures and museum tours for tourists and school groups. I also hosted theater events during Black History Month and demonstrated a number of historical craft trades for visitors. I regularly worked as a steamboat deckhand on board the museum's steam-powered paddleboat, where I also delivered lectures.



Mifsud and Barton Ecological Consultants, LLC

• Intern

  • May 2004 - Nov 2004

  While employed as an intern with this ecological consulting firm, I conducted reptile and amphibian surveys, delineated and mapped wetland habitat in the field and via GIS software, compiled and organized statistical information, assisted and collected in report preparation and literature review, and took part in a seasons-long study of migration patterns of the Blanding's Turtle. While employed as an intern with this ecological consulting firm, I conducted reptile and amphibian surveys, delineated and mapped wetland habitat in the field and via GIS software, compiled and organized statistical information, assisted and collected in report preparation and literature review, and took part in a seasons-long study of migration patterns of the Blanding's Turtle.