Zoologist

Zoologist — Northwest Ecological Institute

Olympia, WA | September 2023 – Present

• Managed 4 seasonal population censuses of focal mammalian species across 12,000 acres of protected wetlands, coordinating teams of 6 field assistants and improving survey completion speed by 25%.
• Designed a GPS collar telemetry study to track movement corridors of 8 target predatory species, utilizing ArcGIS to process spatial coordinates and decreasing telemetry data cleanup cycles by 32%.
• Secured $140,000 in federal conservation grants by partnering with 3 state wildlife agencies to publish comprehensive environmental impact assessments for wetland ecosystems.
• Authored 5 peer-reviewed technical reports on native fauna conservation status and presented research findings at 3 regional wildlife biology conferences, increasing public funding support by 20%.

Associate Wildlife Biologist — Cascade Wildlife Conservancy

Bend, OR | June 2021 – August 2023

• Conducted 18 detailed habitat suitability evaluations for endangered bird populations, identifying key nesting zones and reducing client mitigation expenses by 15% through proactive planning.
• Constructed population viability spreadsheets and statistical models in R for 10 regional amphibian species, prompting the expansion of 2 protected zones by 1,200 acres.
• Supervised the installation of 35 remote camera traps to monitor wildlife paths, training 14 volunteer monitors and improving photo identification speed by 18%.
• Restructured the biological data logging system, cataloging over 30,000 wildlife records to improve search efficiency and data retrieval speeds by 35% across the organization.

Wildlife conservation, Population dynamics, Habitat restoration, Radio telemetry, GIS mapping, ArcGIS Pro, R-Studio, Environmental impact assessments, Statistical modeling, Wildlife tracking, Camera trapping, Federal grant writing, Species identification

Riparian Habitat Restoration Project

Role: Lead Field Zoologist

Tools: ArcGIS, R-Studio, Garmin GPS, Trimble

Led a 14-month restoration initiative for salmon spawning habitats, raising local fry counts by 34% and reducing stream bank erosion by 25%.

Sage Grouse Telemetry Survey

Role: Research Zoologist

Tools: R (lme4 package), ArcGIS Pro, VHF Receivers

Monitored 45 nesting sites using radio telemetry and spatial modeling, reducing survey data entry lag by 40% and identifying 3 new critical nesting corridors.

• Associate Wildlife Biologist (AWB) (2021)
• Professional Wetland Scientist (PWS) (2024)

• Languages: English (Native), French (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Volunteer wildlife rehab technician at regional centers (2022-present)
• Availability: 3 weeks notice