Soils technician Resume
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Resume:
Education
B.A., Anthropology May
Archaeology Minor
University of Nevada, Reno
Scholarships and Honors
- - Millennium Scholar
- Dean’s List
- Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Archaeology Experience
Field School, Laumai’a Hawaii Summer
- Learned methods in archaeological excavation and recording, including survey, excavation strategies, material culture analysis, spatial analysis, GPS, field mapping, stratigraphic drawing, artifact illustration, and archival research. Joint field school by University of Nevada, Reno and University of Hawaii, Hilo.
Intern, Historical Archaeology Lab, UNR Fall
- Cleaned, labeled, and catalogued historic artifact assemblages from Nevada, Idaho, and Hawaii. Gained proficiency in identifying and analyzing historic period artifacts. Conducted research on individual artifact types. Input and maintained data in Access database.
Intern, Anthropology Research Museum, UNR Fall
- Labeled and catalogued artifact assemblages from Pipers Opera House, Virginia City in preparation for museum accessions. Used Past Perfect database. Assisted curator with collections management.
Anthropology Research Museum, UNR Spring
- Student Curator- worked on exhibition of Pony Express sites. Made scale models of site features.
Other Field Experience
Great Basin Ecology Landscape Lab, UNR - present
- Soils technician- conducted resin capsule and lysimeter extractions. Ran chemistry for Bicarbonate Phosphorus. Prepared soil samples for stable isotope analysis on N. Collected soil samples on all horizons using various instruments. Prepared and pumped run off collectors and snow melts. Took sediment cores.
Aquatic Ecosystems Analysis Laboratory, UNR -present
- Limnology technician- Sampled for water quality, zooplankton, fish and crayfish. Processed and prepared fish and invertebrates for stable isotope analysis. Collected benthic samples. Filtered for ammonium, total phosphorus, dissolved phosphorus and Calcium. Identified larval stage invertebrates. Conducted bioassays and YSI profiling.
Aviation Archaeology Investigation and Research, Sonoma -present
- Volunteer – Assisted in field survey of several aircraft sites. Conducted archival research. Submitted releasable information request from Navy for crash site data.
Relevant Coursework
Archaeology of Nevada, Anthropology and Ecology, Archaeology of North America, Historical Archaeology, Industrial Archaeology, Environmental Archaeology, Archaeological, Methods, Analytical Methods, Collections Research, Museum Training, Forensic, Anthropology, Introduction to Geotechnology, Geology, and Historical Geology
