Experience

Dudek

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Biologist

  • Oct 2017 - Present

• Associate Biologist

  • Oct 2017 - Apr 2022



Southern Sierra Research Station

• Weldon, California

• Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Field Technician

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017

  - Conducted presence surveys for the endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher according to USGS and USFWS protocol - Implemented cowbird management, using cowbird trapping and target netting techniques - Monitored and searched nests for riparian bird species: Common Yellowthroat, Song Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, and Bullock's Oriole - Identified bird species by sight and sound; Re-sighting bands - Recorded/entered data and navigating using Garmin GPS units, MS Excel, and ArcGIS - Conducted presence surveys for the endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher according to USGS and USFWS protocol - Implemented cowbird management, using cowbird trapping and target netting techniques - Monitored and searched nests for riparian bird species: Common Yellowthroat, Song Sparrow, Yellow Warbler, and Bullock's Oriole - Identified bird species by sight and sound; Re-sighting bands - Recorded/entered data and navigating using Garmin GPS units, MS Excel, and ArcGIS



Redhorse Corporation

• United States
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Biological Field Technician

  • Feb 2017 - May 2017

  - Conducted Desert Tortoise density surveys following established USFWS protocols - Identified Desert Tortoise, tortoise signs, and other sensitive desert species - Collected data and navigated using Trimble GPS units in remote locations - Conducted Desert Tortoise density surveys following established USFWS protocols - Identified Desert Tortoise, tortoise signs, and other sensitive desert species - Collected data and navigated using Trimble GPS units in remote locations



California Department of Food & Agriculture

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Agricultural Technician I

  • Jan 2017 - Feb 2017

  - Conducted agricultural pest quarantine inspections - Identified and handled host material according to Emergency Quarantine Response protocol - Followed established protocols for regulating establishments into compliance with an emergency pest quarantine - Educated and Communicated with the public and business owners regarding pest biology, quarantine information, and measures for host material safeguarding - Conducted agricultural pest quarantine inspections - Identified and handled host material according to Emergency Quarantine Response protocol - Followed established protocols for regulating establishments into compliance with an emergency pest quarantine - Educated and Communicated with the public and business owners regarding pest biology, quarantine information, and measures for host material safeguarding



ERS Environmental Record Search

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Regulatory Researcher

  • Oct 2015 - Sep 2016

  - Researched and organized regulatory and historical data for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and other due diligence reports using MS Office suite, Image manipulation programs, and ArcGIS online - Communicated with and provided support for clients regarding project details - Tracked projects using MS Access, Excel, & Outlook - Researched and organized regulatory and historical data for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments and other due diligence reports using MS Office suite, Image manipulation programs, and ArcGIS online - Communicated with and provided support for clients regarding project details - Tracked projects using MS Access, Excel, & Outlook



University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Avian Field Technician

  • May 2015 - Aug 2015

  - Conducted territory mapping and nest-searching/monitoring of the grassland bird species Spiza americana - Identified grassland bird species by sight and sound - Resighted bands to identify S. americana individuals - Surveyed vegetation – grassland plant identification, robel pole measurements, and Daubenmire method - Collected and processed arthropods with sweep net and vacuum sampler - Aided in mist-netting, banding, and measuring of S. americana males and nestlings - Conducted territory mapping and nest-searching/monitoring of the grassland bird species Spiza americana - Identified grassland bird species by sight and sound - Resighted bands to identify S. americana individuals - Surveyed vegetation – grassland plant identification, robel pole measurements, and Daubenmire method - Collected and processed arthropods with sweep net and vacuum sampler - Aided in mist-netting, banding, and measuring of S. americana males and nestlings



UC San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Oct 2014

  - Studied invertebrate diversity within marsh plots from varying elevations emulating sea-level rise- Collected, identified, and preserved arthropod specimens from sweep net and pitfall trap samples- Provided maintenance and collected data for common-garden marsh plant experiment

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  - Extracted and amplified the mitochondrial CO1 gene region in polychaete species found in San Diego County for phylogenetic analyses and for identification of cryptic species- Prepared agarose gels, conducted electrophoresis on PCR samples, and performed nanodrop analyses

• Research Internship

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

  - Studied the effects of beach nourishment on benthic macro-invertebrate diversity- Collected sand and invertebrate data in field; Sorted, identified, and preserved specimens in lab- Analyzed data using JMP software and photographed specimens using Zerene Stacker focus stacking software



UC San Diego

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Mar 2013 - Jun 2013

  - Studied effects of invasive ant mutualism with aphids on native bee pollination and plant reproductive fitness - Collected, identified, and pinned bee specimens from the field using bowl traps and aspirators - Analyzed data using Microsoft Excel - Studied effects of invasive ant mutualism with aphids on native bee pollination and plant reproductive fitness - Collected, identified, and pinned bee specimens from the field using bowl traps and aspirators - Analyzed data using Microsoft Excel



REI

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Customer Service Specialist

  • Nov 2006 - Jan 2012

  - Processed point-of-sale transactions - Identified and resolved customer issues, including orders from distribution centers, order pick-ups, special orders, repair requests, and loss prevention effort - Processed point-of-sale transactions - Identified and resolved customer issues, including orders from distribution centers, order pick-ups, special orders, repair requests, and loss prevention effort