Kiri Ando

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Cell: 1-818-***-****

Email: abiyrr@r.postjobfree.com

Education

****-**** ********** ** **********, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, CA

B. A. in Environmental Studies, Earth Science minor

3.80 GPA, Cum Laude

2003-2007 Granada Hills Charter High School

Granada Hills, CA

Marching Band, Concert Band, Flute Choir, Jazz Band; competitions, paid

public performances and commercials

AP courses: Environmental Science, Psychology, Calculus

4.0 GPA, Valedictorian

Relevant Courses:

GIS and Environmental Applications/Lab Glaciology

The Physical and Chemical Environment Environmental

Geology/Lab

Earth as a Chemical System/Lab Coastal Geology

Oceanography Aquatic Toxicology

National Environmental Policy Coastal and Marine

Policy

Environment and Society/Lab Sustainable Development

Environmental Policy and Economics General Ecology

Conservation Biology Vertebrate

Paleontology

Amazonian Societies and the Environment Tropical

Ecology and Conservation

Relevant Experience

January-June 2010 Small Mammal Thesis Project

Santa Cruz, CA

Senior Thesis Project

Conducted independent experiment observing the foraging practices of small

mammals in mixed evergreen forests under varying degrees of moonlight

Thesis: "Foraging behavior of two Peromyscus species under varying moon

phases in a mixed evergreen forest"

March 2009 - July 2010 Small Mammal Trapping Project

Santa Cruz, CA

Intern

Conducted live trapping of small mammals to study spacial distributions,

inter- and intraspecific competition, and the effects of ticks and lyme

disease

Participated in two UCSC Environmental Studies Dept. Senior Thesis Poster

Symposiums

September-December 2007 California Public Interest Research Group

(CALPIRG) Santa Cruz, CA

Intern

Campus Climate Challenge; worked with campus transportation to organize a

bike fair

Ran phone banking and petition booths

Increased awareness of fossil fuel consumption; distributed 1,500 free

fluorescent light bulbs

January-April 2009 Santa Cruz Animal Shelter

Santa Cruz, CA

Volunteer

Provided animal care to shelter cats and assisted the public in finding a

suitable pet

Employment History

September 2009-June 2010 Learning Support Services

Santa Cruz, CA

Tutor

Assist college students in General Ecology, Environmental Policy and

Economics, and The Physical and Chemical Environment

Created focused lesson plans for tutoring sessions

Training was geared towards effectively reaching freshmen and disadvantaged

students

January 2009-June 2010 Disability Resource Center

Santa Cruz, CA

Paid Note Taker

Attend lectures, take notes, scan and make copies for students with

disabilities

June-September 2009 Ross Stores

Northridge, CA

Cashier

Assist customers with shopping and check out

Professional Qualifications

Experience using ArcMap, ArcCatalog, etc., Word, PowerPoint, Excel,

Windows and Mac operating systems, 65 wpm

Awards

Dean's Honor List, Cum Laude, University of California, Santa Cruz

2nd Place in the 2010 UC Santa Cruz McHenry Library Essay Contest

Valedictorian, Granada Hills Charter High School

Interests

GIS, natural resource management, geology, ecology and conservation

References

Yiwei Wang Ph.D. Student, UCSC

408-***-**** Yasaman Shakeri Fellow small mammal project intern,

UCSC 408-***-**** Taal Levi

Ph.D. Student, UCSC 831-***-**** Charis Herzon

Assistant Director, Learning Support Services

1-831-***-****

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