EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
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Creative Thinker
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Sustainable Design
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Written and Oral Presentation
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Outdoor Risk Management
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Leadership & Motivation
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Aquatic Bird & Small Mammal Handling
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Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite
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Basic Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
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Adult and Pediatric First-Aid/CPR/AED
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POST PC 832 Laws of Arrest
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NAI Certified Interpretative Guide
CERTIFICATIONS
CNC EDUCATION
Senior Naturalist (Full-time, Permanent) 2016-Current
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Supervisor to 8-10 employees and up to 20 volunteers
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Plant and wildlife naturalist for all ages groups, public and private throughout the Santa Monica Mountains
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Urban Archaeology Corps Youth Mentor, Temporary Spring Camp Overnight CoDirector, Project Leader for Habitat Restoration at Peter Strauss Ranch
NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY
Gallery Interpreter (Full-time, Temporary) 2014-2015
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Developer and leader for groups of all ages through indoor and outdoor tours of exhibit halls, outdoor pavilions, gardens, and lake pits
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One hour of research and tour development required daily for formal and informal interpretation
WORK EFFORTS
WORK ACHIEVEMENTS
LOS ANGELES ZOO AND BOTANICAL GARDENS
Education Specialist (Part-time) 2013-2015
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Trained in anatomy, endangerment issues, conservation efforts and behavioral traits of: Asian Elephants, Great Apes, and California Condors in highest capacity for crowd presentation and one-on-one guest interaction
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Petting zoo goat and sheep handler/educator
NAVITAT CANOPY ADVENTURES
Assistant Canopy Guide & Education Team Member (Part-time) 2013
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Outdoor, labor intensive position, trained in rope repel, military knots,
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Responsible for harnessing of 3-9 guest on all lines of tour. Highest point 91.5 meters above ground
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Advanced to education team member, trained to educate fellow guides
CITY OF COMPTON
Paid Public Art Intern (Full-time, Temporary) 2010
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Designer of economical and sustainable public art, made to draw attention to the natural elements surrounding the city’s local creek
INTERNATIONAL BIRD RESCUE CENTER, SAN PEDRO
Weekly Volunteer, 2010
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Assistant in cleaning, medical care, treatment, and feeding of oiled, injured, sick and distressed birds;
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Birds include but are not limited to: Green Heron, Black Crowned Night Heron, Coots, Stilts, Common and Pacific Loons, Eastern and Western Grebes, Brown and American White Pelicans, as well as many more wild aquatic and semi-aquatic birds.
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COMMENDED FOR DILIGENCE DURING PAYROLL DELAY AT COMPTON CITY
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ADVANCED TO EDUCATION TEAM MEMBER
AT NAVITAT CANOPY ADVENTURES
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CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION FOR VOLUNTEERISM AWARDED BY:
•City of Rialto (Mayor, Mayor Pro Temporé, and Council)
• Joe Baca, Member of United States Congress
• Wilmer Amina Carter, California Assembly Member
