Technician Service

Jonathan Winston Leff

**** * **** ****** #* Denver, CO 80218 617-***-**** abo9q8@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER; Boulder, CO May 2007

B.A., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Summa Cum Laude, G.P.A. 3.76

Honors Thesis: Volatile organic compounds produced by soil microorganisms

COLBY COLLEGE; Waterville, ME, Dean s List transferred in 2004

ADDITIONAL COURSES/PROGRAMS

Hazardous Waste Operations & Emergency Response (HAZWOPER) Certified December 2007

Wilderness First Responder Training (wilderness medical training) May 2004, February 2007

National Outdoor Leadership School Alaska Mountaineering Course July August 2002

RELATED EXPERIENCE

GEI CONSULTANTS, INC.; Littleton, CO October 2007 to Present

General Ecological Technician

Conduct integral support for a wide array of ecological and risk assessment projects

Manipulation of data using advanced techniques and by performing statistical analysis

Conduct field and laboratory work in the field of ecology and soil microbiology.

THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO; Boulder, CO May 2006 May 2007

SURF Grant Recipient and Lab Assistant

Conducted independent research in the field of microbial ecology for an honors thesis

Performed up-to-date field and laboratory microbial ecology techniques including:

o Non-methane hydrocarbon analysis using gas chromatography (FID) in conjunction with soil

characterization using GC/MS

o CO2 measurement using LICOR 6200 infrared gas analyzer and gas chromatography (TCD)

o Soil and plant macro- and micronutrient analysis using Alpkem spectrophotometer autoanalyzer

o Soil C and N analysis using elemental analyzers (Carlo Erba) and microbial C and N using

Shimadzu TOC/TN analyzer

o Physical soil analyses

o Microbial community characterization using molecular microbiological techniques including DNA

extraction, PCR, qPCR, DNA cloning and sequencing

USDA FOREST SERVICE; Boulder, CO May August 2005

Biological Technician (Plants)

Surveyed, identified and mapped noxious weeds using GPS and GIS software

Treated noxious weeds by mowing, pulling and herbicides

Worked in remote locations

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE

WILDERNESS VENTURES; Jackson, WY June August 2007

Wilderness Trip Leader

THE CHEWONKI FOUNDATION; Wiscassett, ME June August 2004

Camp Counselor and Wilderness Trip Leader

THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE; Newton, MA June August 2003

Seasonal Employee

AOL BLACKVOICES (FORMERLY AFRICANA.COM); Cambridge, MA July 2001

Intern

OTHER SKILLS

Microsoft Office, SPSS, VBA, graphing programs, modeling software, ArcGIS, Dreamweaver, graphics programs

Spanish (writing and speaking proficiency)

Horseback, motorcycle and ATV riding skills

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS /LEADERSHIP/ACTIVITIES

J.W. Leff, N. Fierer. In Press. Volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from soil and litter samples. Soil

Biology & Biochemistry.

Soil Ecology Society poster presentation (2007)

Phi Beta Kappa Member (2007)

Experience speaking Spanish in Latin American countries

The Hiking Club at CU (Co-President (2006-2007), Secretary (2005-2006) and Trip Leader (2005-2007))

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