In cooperation with the WAS Employment Service
-With my Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental Geography, I plan to begin a career in either fisheries management or aquaculture. This will allow me to utilize my acquired skills and interest in the preservation and conservation of aquatic ecosystems and/or the practices of sustainable fisheries management.
Education
*Education:
-University of South Florida (Tampa), Bachelor of Arts Degree in Environmental
Geography, July 2009.
-3.31 Overall GPA (unweighted)
-Manatee Community College, Associates of Arts Degree, December 16th, 2005
-3.44 Overall GPA (unweighted)
Experience
*Work Experience:
-June 2007 through September 2007: Internship at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, Florida.
-Telemetry and tagging of local snook and redfish populations
-Population monitoring
-Conservation and Sustainability education
-Data analysis
-June 2007 through September 2007: Internship at the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission’s (FFWCC/FWRI) Port Manatee Redfish Hatchery in
Bradenton, Florida.
-Telemetry and tagging of local redfish populations
-Maintenance of fish ponds on site
-Capture, feeding, and maintaining health of redfish on site of all sizes
-Conservation and Sustainability education
-Data collection, entry, and analysis
-Geographic Information Systems software
-Home range software
-Projected in GIS maps (various projections)
-Spatial Analysis
-Historic background information research
-Data summaries using output from Statistical Analysis System (SAS)
-I have been trained in certain aspects of:
-ArcINFO Desktop GIS
-Spatial Analysis Extension
-Hawthe’s Tools
- XTools Pro
-2000 through July 2009: Employee of Island Discount Tackle on Anna Maria Island, Florida. This is my family’s fishing tackle retail store.
-This job has built my communication skills through interacting with customers, as well as fellow employees, over the years in a multitude of different situations
-Daily duties include some of the following:
-Stocking shelves and ordering product from multiple distributers
-Dealing successfully with customers and making sales
-Taking the time to explain how to fish successfully, as opposed to just “making another sale”
-Daily maintenance and cleaning
Publications
*Honors:
- President’s List (≥ 3.8 GPA) at Manatee Community College for two (2) semesters
- Dean’s List (≥ 3.5 GPA) at Manatee Community College for two (2) semesters
-Bright Futures Scholarship for eleven (11) semesters
-Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society, Florida Eta Chapter (2008 - present)