Technician Real Estate

Megan McCrae Short

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OBJECTIVE: To obtain a challenging position as Staff Environmental Scientist for MACTEC.

EDUCATION:

• University of Kentucky, 2009: Bachelor of Science in Natural Resource Conservation and Management, with a

focus in Animal Biology. Minor: Biological Science.

Major GPA: 3.53

• Bluegrass Community and Technical College, 2007: Associate in Science in Natural and Life Sciences.

ACADEMIC HONORS:

• Delta Epsilon Iota Academic Honors Society, 2007 - Present

• Dean’s List, Fall 2007

RELEVENT COURSE WORK:

• Environmental Law, Natural Resource Policy Analysis, Fundamentals of Soil Science, Statistical Methods, Data

Collection Techniques, Environmental Geohydrology, Independent Study in Natural Resources.

FIELD EXPERIENCE:

Summer – Fall, 2008

• Spent three weeks in Robinson Forest focusing on water and soil sampling instrumentation, collection, and

preservation.

• Spent one week in Eastern Kentucky focusing on Phase 1 and Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessments of

previous coal mining sites for potential real estate development.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

University of Kentucky, Department of Entomology, 2008

• One year of part time experience assisting with and conducting research on the dietary habits of Lasiurus borealis.

• Compiled an in depth literature review and written analysis on the ecology of all Corynorhinus species in the

Southeastern United States.

• Presented a poster of data and results of the L. borealis study.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel.

• General understanding of ArcGIS.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

University of Kentucky, Department of Entomology. March, 2008 – January, 2009

Wildlife Lab Technician and Research Assistant

• Assisted with identifying and calculating the relative percentage of insect orders in bat guano in order to study the

dietary habits of several bat species throughout the state of Kentucky.

• Assisted in the capture and physical assessment of bats in the field. Experience with mist nets, Anabat detectors,

and field measuring devices, as well as collecting fecal pellets from bats captured.

• Responsible for entering data and maintaining excel spreadsheets.

• Maintained cleanliness of the wildlife laboratory.

• Data gathered for L. borealis was analyzed and used as an individual research project.

Nicholasville Road Animal Hospital. October, 2007 – January, 2009

Veterinary Technician

• Responsible for corresponding with clients on the progress and well being of their animals.

• Assisted Veterinarians with vaccine administration, nail trims, surgical preparation, and various other procedures.

• Responsible for drawing blood for heartworm tests.

• Maintained cleanliness of the clinic and kennel.

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