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Location:
Boulder City, NV, 89005
Posted:
September 23, 2010

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Resume:

Sandra Hatfield

**** ********* ** ( Boulder City, NV 89005( 702-***-**** (

*********@*****.***

Objective

Any position that has to do with Environmental Science or any other field

that I may be able to use my degree. Also to be part of a team that

works to preserve our planet while preserving their business.

Profile

Motivated, organized, and punctual individual.

Have graduate in the Fall of 2009 with a B.S. in Environmental & Resource

Science and two minors in Mathematics and Psychology.

Able to maintain a sense of humor under pressure.

Is competent with demonstrated ability to easily transcend cultural

differences. Able to thrive in deadline-driven environments. Has

excellent team-building skills.

Have been awarded with the Millennium Scholarship when graduated from

Boulder City High School.

Joined an art club while in high school during my senior year.

Became a mathematics tutor for about 5 years at Nevada State College.

Gained skills in not only problem solving but also gained people skills.

Have done community service at Hemingway Park in Boulder City and the

surrounding desert.

Have cleaned up trash at the park for about a month to reduce the risk of

the big horn sheep from eating the trash. In this process I have gained

experience in observing animal behavior.

Have participated at the Step Out for the American Diabetes Association.

Started the race to find a cure two years ago and is still participating

in it every year.

Skills Summary

. . Computer Skills Include:

o Microsoft Word

o Publisher

o Some skills in Excel

o PowerPoint

o Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

o Type approx. 30 to 35 wpm.

. Other Skills Include:

o Problem solving

o Leadership skills

o Team building skills

o Locating and identifying animal tracks

o Observing animal behavior

o Identifying desert plants

o Ability to use a pH meter and a dissolved oxygen meter

o Ability to use a GPS out in the field.

o Skills in using a portable flume.

o Some skills in reading and making topographic maps of areas near

Lake Las Vegas Wash

Experience

Most of my experiences come from taking courses at Nevada State College.

In taking courses for my degree in Environmental and Resource Science, I

have been involved in research of seeps along the wall that is located

below the Lake Las Vegas Dam. During the time of this research, I have

gained experience in sampling water, some microbiology, measuring flow

rates with a portable flume, locating and identifying animal tracks, and

some geological identification. There has been some training in the use

of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary

electrophoresis (CE). I have gained ability to use various lab equipment

needed to grow microbes that were gathered at the seepage sites. During

the process of studying the area around the seepage sites I have gained

experience in working with others as a team and gained some leadership

skills.

I have taken a class where I have gained some skills in using

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and reading the maps that are

created from this program.

I have also taken a Desert Plant class and have gained some experience in

identifying desert plants.

Employment History

August 2003 to May 2008,

Mathematics Tutor

Nevada State College

1125 Nevada State Dr.

Henderson, NV.

89002

702-***-****

May 2006 to July 2006,

Courtesy Clerk

Vons

1131 Nevada Hwy

Boulder City, NV.

89005

702-***-****

July, 2002 to October 2002

Courtesy Clerk

Albertsons

1008 Nevada Hwy

Boulder City, NV.

89005

702-***-****

Education

Summer of 2002 to Fall of 2009,

Nevada State College

1125 Nevada State Dr.

Henderson, NV.

89002

702-***-****

GPA: 3.5/4.00

Fall of 2001 to fall of 2002,

Community College of Southern Nevada

700 College Dr.

Henderson, NV.

89030

702-***-****

GPA: approx. 3.05/4.00

1998 to 2002,

Boulder City High School

1101 Fifth St.

Boulder City, NV.

89005

702-***-****

GPA: 3.00/4.00

References:

Edwin Price, Ph.D. Coordinator for the Environmental and Resource Science,

702-***-****

Vanja Velickovska, Chemistry Professor, 702-***-****

Drew Bush, Diet Aid, 702-***-****

Raquel Mestas, N.A., 702-***-****



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