Management Program

Mike Meldrum

Email: *********@********.***

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City: Sevierville

State: TN

Zip: 37862

Country: USA

Phone: 865-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $54,000

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Job History / Details:

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1) JOB TITLE(If Federal, include series and grade: Park Ranger 0025 GS5

FROM (MM/YY): 5-00 TO (MM/YY): present

SALARY: 25.77 per hr HOURS PER WEEK: 40

-- -- EMPLOYER'S NAME: Great Smoky Mountains National Park

AND ADDRESS: 107 Park Headquarters Gatlinburg TN 37738 WORKED IN: Cades Cove District

AND ADDRESS: 10042 Campground DR. Townsend, TN 37882

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DESCRIBE YOUR DUTIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Cades Cove District: nine months experience Resource Education and Visitor Services. Researched, developed and presented thematic interpretive programs to include: John Cable Gristmill Tours, Hayrides, Junior Ranger and Campground Amphitheater. The Cades Cove District receives two million visitors annually. Cades Cove is on the National Register of Historic Districts. The eleven-mile scenic loop road is one of the finest places to view wildlife in the Eastern United States. Assured that educational programs satisfied both first time and return visitors needs.

Interviewed Great Smoky Mountain and Cades Cove residents to incorporate first hand knowledge into Programs. Independently searched archives, oral history records and primary and secondary sources to create innovative thematic programs.

Presented well-organized thematic interpretive programs.

Developed Cable Mill thematic tours that involved hands-on visitor participation with use of tools in growing of crops and Appalachian culture that revolved around farming.

Researched, developed and presented Campground Amphitheater PowerPoint Pre-program about black bears in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Creating an emotional and intellectual understanding of management and visitor safety with this resource. Program was interactive (pictures, questions and answers with explanations) connecting the resource with the visitor.

Presented Campground Amphitheater Programs using interpretive skills and illustrated with multiple slide projectors, dissolve unit, wireless controls and sound system to interpret park role and management plans for the future of Cades Coves historic structures.

Presented thematic hayrides on Managers in the Cove. Interpreted controversial park policy to visitors that reflected National Park Services priorities and objectives in managing the resources of the Great Smoky Mountains NP and Cades Cove.

Presented Junior Ranger Programs creating emotional and intellectual connections with the Park resource of trees and their importance to both human and native wildlife existence. Junior Ranger thematic programs utilized props and equipment to involve participants with hands on experiences and meet program goals and objectives.

Developed thematic demonstration program on Woodworking Tools. Thematic program on tools was designed to demonstrate the use of tools that would have been used in Cades Cove in construction and maintenance of log structures. Visitors were able to participate in the program with use of two-man crosscut saw, shave horse and spoke shave in an emotional, intellectual and hands-on experience to connect them to the historic resource.

Independently wrote, developed, designed and implemented District non-personal services including Resource Education Programs announcement bulletin boards.

Coached Co-workers and on use of software programs: Microsoft PowerPoint for evening programs, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, new computers recordable/rewriteable CDRW drive and flat bed scanner.

Set up new computer, flat bed scanner, and wireless microphone system for Cades Cove Resource Education District resource education.

Assured visitor safety and security of tools and NPS property.

Student Conservation Association Intern (SCA)

Direction/Coaching/Supervision

Mentored Spring, summer and fall SCA in all aspects of the Resource Education Department to include preparation of thematic presentations, use of audiovisual equipment and PowerPoint presentations. Assuring the programs meet NPS standards for thematic programs.

Cades Cove Loop Road Programs

Roving/informal contacts

Determined high visitor use area in order to meet visitors. Provide information and present informal talks and resource-based educational programs.

NPS Resource Education Division Special Event: Fall Harvest Hayride Fee Demonstration Program

NPS staff in the presentation of a popular special event. The single annual event coordinated by the Resource Education Division within the District accommodates over 1,000 visitors annually.

Researched and developed thematic interpretive hayrides for more then 300 visitors incorporating park critical resource issues with traditional Southern Appalachian fall harvest activities.

Utilized primary resources such as oral histories and interviews from former Cades Cove residents Bonnie Myers, Hugh Myers and John P. Cables Head Miller Hubert Suliven to complement and personalize educational program.

Utilized wireless microphone and speaker system to accompany interpretive hayrides. Responsible for the accountability and security of NPS equipment and radios.

Coordinated activities with NPS employees, including park partners and volunteers.

Assured visitor safety during evening events.

Visitor Center Information Desk

Provided in-depth information and assistants to visitors.

Provided visitors with in-depth maps of area home sites, cultural and genealogical information upon request.

Completed necessary documentation inherent in visitor center operations (lost and found reports and back country permits)

Supplied information about Students Conservation Association Program (SCA) and Volunteer-in-the-Parks (VIP) programs to interested visitors. For those visitors who wanted additional and more in depth information was furnished via e-mail.

Parks-As-Classrooms Educational Programs (PAC)

Parks-As-Classroom, curriculum based educational programs developed for (kindergarten-8th) utilizing varied interpretive techniques (knowledge of the resource, knowledge of the audience and the appropriate techniques to create connections).

Developed PAC Programs for Cultural Resource Management with co-worker

Developed and presented new PAC Cultural Resource Management Program for 7th grade students.

Developed and presented new PAC Air Quality Program for 5th grade students.

Responsible for taking over 75 digital photos for both programs.

Developed publisher program format to print pictures for PAC Cultural Management Program and Air Quality Program.

Printed and laminated all photos for PAC Programs.

Assisted co-worker in writing of clues for PAC Programs.

Developed relay race with co-worker

Developed and presented a relay race to provide an activity for students before PAC hayrides to introduce program theme and involve students in an educational activity. This activity also gave a vent for energy of young participants after long bus ride to PAC site. Acquired all props for clues from Natural History

Responsible for taking 25 digital photos for program, then laminating them for long-term endurance of program.

Outreach/off-site educational programs:

Presented How to Read Maps in an out reach PAC program to local School explaining not only map reading but also trail safety.

Explained the importance of the park as a resource for hiking safety and educational opportunities.

Took part in Interview-a-Ranger at local school.

Developed and presented off-site program with teachers to visit local schools to interpret Great Smoky Mountains NP resources i.e. red wolf, bear, elk and Cove culture.

Developed and presented off-site program for 300 Alcoa Elementary School students for Environmental Days. Use of props (skins and antlers) for a hands-on experience to connect them to the natural resources in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park.

Developed and presented off-site Junior Ranger program at Townsend Visitor Center for 35 5-12 year-olds on Trees are Tremendous using props (skins and tree slab) to connect them with the importance of trees in the park as well as the world. Giving participants creating emotional and intellectual connections with the Park resource of trees and the continuum of human use of this resource.

Developed Excel programto better manage the PAC evaluation system. Electronic filing and storing of evaluations. Reducing paper and inter-park mail system use.

Partnerships

Cades Cove partnerships include Volunteer-in-Parks (VIP), Natural History Association (NHA), Friends of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Friends), Horse Riding Stables Concession and Campground Store/Bicycle Concession.

Volunteer (VIPs) Direction/Coaching/Supervision

Coordinated and managed schedule of volunteers (VIPs) to facilitate presentation of an additional thematic program on Woodworking Tools:

Researched and developed thematic program on Woodworking Tools. Thematic program on tools was designed to demonstrate the use of tools that would have been used in Cades Cove in construction and maintenance of log structures.

Visitors were able to participate in the program with use of two-man crosscut saw, shave horse and spoke shave in an emotional, intellectual and hands-on experience to connect them to the historic resource.

Developed Excel programto better manage the VIP volunteer hours and visitor contacts.

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