Experience

Metro Govt Nashville & Davidsn

• United States
• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Compliance Specialist

  • Jul 2013 - Present

  •Manages, develops and participates in all habitat assessments and biological and benthic sampling for county wide evaluations of impaired streams. Has vastly improved the existing program by refining methods and bringing all practices up to date and into compliance with regulations.•Organizes, compiles, and interprets all data for efficient and effective conservation plan/report compilation. Implemented more competent and professional QA/QC measures for enhanced data entry and management •Responsible for scheduling, performing and tracking NPDES permit required and TMDL required sampling: including ambient in-stream and wet-weather outfall•Assists with stream determinations, illicit discharge and spill investigations, and BMP inspections •Forms and maintains partnerships for enhanced conservation endeavors, and designs and maintains public education programs, exhibits and curriculum.



Austin Peay State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Instructor

  • Jan 2013 - Jul 2013

• Graduate Assistant

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2012



Austin Peay State University Center of Excellence for Field Biology

• Research Assistant

  • May 2011 - Dec 2012

  •Designed, conducted, and participated in biological studies; focusing mainly on roost selection preference and behavioral response of local bat populations to human disturbance•Assisted in an assortment of research projects, including, but not limited to; radio telemetry of cottonmouths, capture, mark and release of box turtles, and collection and identification of freshwater mussels, fish species, and aquatic macro-invertebrates



Empirical Laboratories, LLC

• Laboratory Scientist

  • Dec 2008 - Dec 2010

  •Performed environmental assays using flow injection analysis and spectrophotometry



California Department of Fish and Wildlife

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Scientific Aide

  • Jan 2007 - Dec 2008

  •Designed and implemented wildlife management programs including, but not limited to: radio-telemetry, chemical and physical wildlife capture/relocation, special hunts programs, habitat restoration and invasive species control•Facilitated the development of and execution of a behavioral aversion program aimed toward large predatory animals in the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley in response to depredation incidents •Assisted the public with law enforcement questions pertaining to nuisance wildlife, hunting and fishing programs and special lands•Performed wildlife captures using a variety of methods for tag and release efforts, species including, but not limited to; American black bear, mountain lion, mule deer, black tailed deer, and white and green sturgeon



Rutherford County Animal Services

• Animal Services Officer

  • Feb 2005 - Jan 2007

  •Performed field investigations pertaining to violations of state and county animal laws, and enforced animal control regulations•Captured and relocated wildlife, and educated the public regarding animal welfare