PLANT PROTECTION AND QUARANTINE TECHNICIAN Summary Environmental Biologist experienced researcher expertise data collection study. Analytical detail-oriented. Highlights Certificate study Wetlands Identification Delineation Proficient Microsoft Office suite Excellent verbal written communication skills Knowledgeable invasive insects plant hosts Undergraduate thesis study "Species Diversity Lepidoptera Oak Hickory Northern Hardwood Forests Luzerne County, PA Accomplishments Keystone College Academic Honor Award -Dean's List Spring 2011 Fall 2008 Mildred Wrigley Ryder Scholarship Fall 2009 Spring 2010 Joseph Sirotnak '66, Esq., Memorial Scholarship Fall 2007 Spring 2009 Experience Plant Protection Quarantine Technician May 2011 August 2011 Company Name － City State Regional specialist independently conducting Asian Long-Horned Beetle Emerald Ash Borer ground based visual surveys eight northeastern Pennsylvania counties. Implemented PPQ standards safeguards agriculture natural resources risks associated plant pests ensure abundant, high-quality forest canopy. Employed industry standards effectively collecting forest insect field data reporting results timely manner. Forest Insect Pest Aide I May 2009 August 2009 Company Name － City State Forest Insect Pest Aide May 2008 August 2008 Company Name － City State Emerald Ash Borer, Asian Longhorn Beetle, Sirex Wood wasp apiarian surveys Lackawanna County, PA (2008) 10 northeastern Pennsylvania counties (2009). Accurately identified plant hosts utilizing dichotomous key, enabling placement, baiting monitoring Lindgren Funnel, sugar bait, IPM Tech panel purple panel insect traps. Operated maintained PDA owned 4x4 pickup truck Panasonic Toughbook computer Global Mapper Microsoft Office software. Trail Steward Workshop Staff Member May 2007 August 2007 Company Name － City State Trail maintenance Keystone College's 160-acre Woodland Campus Lake Manataka Environmental Field Station, hazardous tree removal firewood harvest. Provided field support Watershed Explorers Workshop performing water quality monitoring local lakes streams utilizing Secchi depth, temperature, conductivity, oxygen depth profile, benthic macro invertebrates, taxa richness fish indices. Employing methods electro fishing, seining kick nets; collection identification macrophytes. Flammulated Owl Research Lab Technician September 1998 January 1999 Company Name － City State Laboratory analysis documentation Flammulated Owl prey delivery video, operating video editing equipment. Field data analysis nest site foraging habits determine regional insectivorous dietary selection, consumption, prey density diversity. Organized insect collections stereomicroscope, invertebrate field guide. Analysis insect energy content, utilizing caloric centrifuge, determine caloric requirements individual nests. Results provided support undergraduate independent study University Nevada-Reno David P. Arsenault's unpublished thesis Degree Masters Science Environmental Natural Resource Science. Wildlife Biology Field Assistant May 1998 September 1998 Company Name － City State Assisted avian field surveys utilizing research data analysis determine condition current population Flammulated Owls western New Mexico. Collected nest site microhabitat forest density measurements Garmin GPS unit, fiberglass tape, spherical densitometer, clinometer, telescoping pinhole camera video recording equipment constant monitoring survey routes along Continental Divide, New Mexico. Participated broadcast surveys, observed nest site selection, flight patterns, observed collected foraging rates prey selection data, used targeted mist nets capture, band take blood samples DNA fingerprinting, observed nest brood habits fledgling success. Education Certificate Wetland Delineation Identification 2012 Rutgers, The State University New Jersey － City State US Bachelor Science Environmental Biology 2011 Keystone College － City State US Affiliations Keystone College Eco Club North American Bird Phenology Program Certifications American Red Cross First Aid CPR training FEMA Federal Emergency Management Training Skills Skillful application bench chemistry lab setting adhering standard operating procedures. Ability analyze test basic wet dry chemistry obtaining qualitative quantitative chemical measurements. Capacity follow recipes formulate mixtures based manufacturer's specifications. Keen technical mechanical ability. Strong work ethic ability work collaboratively independently variety challenging conditions.