Estes Park, CO | April 2023 - October 2023

For the summer season of 2023, I served as a Stewards Individual Placement intern through Conservation Legacy. My placement was within Rocky Mountain National Park and the workgroup I was involved with was the Elk & Vegetation Management Program. Through this internship I had the opportunity to explore both wildlife and vegetation assignments, from detailed plant surveys to large mammal captures.

Fort Collins, CO | January 2023 - March 2023

Throughout the winter season of 2023, I worked as a bookseller for Front Range Community College. I worked actively with current students to ensure they received the correct textbooks for their designated classes, oftentimes using their available financial aid. I was responsible for nightly closures, handling of cash and overall cleanliness of the store.

Fort Collins, CO | May 2022 - December 2022

Throughout the summer of 2022, I worked as a fisheries field technician located on a private ranch near Kremmling, Colorado. During this internship I was heavily involved with electrofishing techniques with both backpacking and tote barge forms, PIT tag population estimates, food web sampling using Surber samplers and rock scrubbing, and general fish processing (measuring length and weight, taking fin clips and scales, and completing gastric lavage for diet collection).

Fort Collins, CO | January 2022 - May 2022

In this position I worked extensively with incoming and current undergraduate students in the Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation biology Department at Colorado State University. Often this entailed giving students advice, solving scheduling problems, and completing administrative paperwork for the college. I also graded coursework for the New-to-the-Major seminar class for first semester students at CSU.

Loveland, CO | August 2020 - November 2020

At this retail position I was primarily responsible for closing Target storefront, by handling nightly cash deposits for their Loveland, Colorado location. Alongside my duties of cash management, I interacted with new and returning customers as a lead cashier. Additionally, managing fellow employees daily break and lunch schedules with large crowds was a primary focal point for this position.

Colorado Springs, CO | June 2017 - July 2020

My position at Garden of the Gods was my longest standing retail position, at a little over 3 years at the company. As a sales lead, I was primarily tasked with following opening and closing procedure and creating money deposits at their gift shop. Prior to COVID-19 restrictions, the visitor center saw over 3 million yearly visitors. Most of these customers cycled through the adjacent gift shop, which required deliberate patience and stress-management with such large crowds. I was also responsible for retail merchandising and restocking at this store, as well as training new seasonal staff members.

Lawton, OK | August 2016 - June 2017

At Dippon Engineering I served two roles, administrative and creative. The administrative work was centered around front desk receptionist tasks such as answering the phone, as well as filing and sorting paperwork. With my creative position, I was responsible for the upkeep of the company's website and photography for engineering sites. In both roles I worked in both independent and collaborative environments, speaking with potential clientele and engineers.