Objective
Highly motivated, personable, hard working individual looking for adventurous work. Strong outdoor skills, boating, and leadership background with Red Cross Certification in CPR/AED for the professional rescuer, First Aid Response, Lifeguard Training, Wilderness First Aid, Leave No Trace Ethics, and current U.S. Coast Guard nearshore OUPV license. From the Department of The Interior certification in: Firearms Training, Bear safety, MEDIC First Aid, NSC Defensive Driving, and B-3 Aircraft Safety.
Experience
ROYAL COACHMAN LODGE, Bristol Bay, AK June 2008-October 2008
Fly-Fishing Guide
• Guided two anglers 5-6 days a week at premier fly-out lodge located in Bristol Bay region of Southwest, Alaska;
• A smaller lodge, requires the staff to be highly interpersonal with the guests and flexible with lodge operations.
TROUT UNLIMITED, Washington, D.C. Summer 2007
Government Affairs Intern
• Worked directly with Director of Legislation for the largest coldwater conservation organization in the U.S;
• Developed and implemented strategies to advance Trout Unlimited’s legislative and administrative policy agenda;
• Facilitated extensive interpersonal work with many sectors.
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, Fairbanks/Tanana, AK Summer 2006
Fisheries Technician
• Operated and maintained salmon weir on the Tozitna River, a tributary to the Yukon;
• Collected escapement and age/sex data of the Summer Chum and Chinook runs for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska State Fish and Game, and Yukon River Fisheries Association;
• Lived in wilderness field camp. Experience with jet boats, small plane and helicopter flight, bear, and wildfire safety.
CAMP DUDLEY, Westport, NY Summer 2004 & 2005
Senior Camp Leader
• As oldest boys camp in the United States located in the Adirondack Mountains, trained in leadership and outdoor skills;
• Guided and supported backpacking and canoe trips in Adirondack Park by setting goals, planning, and leading outings;
• Directed and coordinated team sports programs, boating, and fishing program for all ages
• Leader of cabin unit.
CORNELL UNIVERSITY November 2004 – February 2005
Field Technician ,
• Assisted in trapping, tagging, and sterilizing white tailed deer for Cayuga Heights Deer Project study.
STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION (SCA), Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, AK Summer 2003
Student Intern
• Restored and rerouted the only maintained trail in park;
• Lived and worked in wilderness camps, engaging secure outdoor and environmental skills.
KYLEMORE FISHERY, Connemara Ireland July 2002
Exchange Student, Assistant Fly-Fishing Guide
• Worked on family-run commercial salmon farm, assisted in daily operations;
• Guided fly- fishing for Atlantic salmon and sea trout with foreign tourists both river and lochs
SEA EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (SEA), Woods Hole, MA. August 2002
Student
• Prepared for 11days at sea in intensive classroom study in marine biology, maritime history, as well as navigation and nautical science;
• Supported scientific study on Gulf of Maine marine species composition, Myctophid fish diversity;
• Received highest honors.
Education
CORNELL UNIVERSITY, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ithaca, NY
Bachelor of Science, May 2008
Major: Natural Resources: Policy and Management
Published: Newark Star Ledger, Energies, Michigan Trout Magazine
Graduated Cum Laude
Certification
Strong outdoor skills, boating, and leadership background with Red Cross Certification in CPR/AED for the professional rescuer, First Aid Response, Lifeguard Training, Wilderness First Aid, Leave No Trace Ethics, and current U.S. Coast Guard nearshore OUPV license. From the Department of The Interior certification in: Firearms Training, Bear safety, MEDIC First Aid, NSC Defensive Driving, and B-3 Aircraft Safety.
Skils