Alicia Billings

PO Box ***

Port Orford, OR ***65

abp0sy@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.lotuswebconsulting.com

Goal

To foster the flow of information from the source to the user by creating and promoting delivery systems.

Computer Programs, and Languages Used

MS Front Page

Graphical Programs Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Illustrator

MS Publisher

Scribus

Other C++

PurposeType

Word Processing

and

Office Programs MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint

MS Works

iWork (Pages, Numbers)

OpenOffice

Bookkeeper

Quicken

Databases MYSQL

MS Access

MS SQL Server 2008

GIS ArcView

ArcInfo

ArcExplorer

Google Earth

Experience

Lotus Web Design and Consulting

Owner/DesignerNovember 2007 - Present

Duties:

Design and implement websites using graphics, html, php, mysql, and javascriptDesign and implement database systems for other applicationsBillings, accounting, taxes, and advertising

Highlights:

Presentation about the importance of fishing community involvement in regulation creation and change at the 6th International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference in Portland, Maine (July 2009)Created a Content Management System that requires authentication for clients to have more control over the content of their website. This was expanded for an application for the Port Orford/North Curry County Chamber of Commerce to allow members to login and maintain their business and account information

For a portfolio, please visit http://www.lotuswebconsulting.com/portfolio

Port Orford Ocean Resource Team

Ocean Project DirectorFebruary 2008 - June 2009

Duties:

Create scientific protocols, procedures, and reportsTech Support for network and computersWebsite (creation and content)Public communication (newsletter, newspaper articles and press releases, public resolutions and comment, presentations)

Highlights:

Wrote a proposal that was one of only two picked by the Oregon State Legislature to be implemented as a pilot Marine ReserveNetworked computers and printers to ease movement of documents and shared printing

Contact Leesa Cobb at 541-***-****

West Coast Groundfish Observer Program

Groundfish ObserverMarch 2007 - November 2007

The West Coast Groundfish Observer program provides trained biologists to work aboard commercial fishing vessels and produce statistically valid, fishery-dependent data of the catch.

Duties:

Monitor for marine mammal interactions and other endangered speciesRecord fishing effort information (location, time, data, depth)Estimate total catch, retained, and discarded weightsSample for composition of species in the catch and document reasons for discardRecord weight, length, sex, and take dissections from tagged fishTake biological samples such as sex, length, otolith, and tissues

Highlights:

Created an online, anonymous survey for observers

Contact Jon McVeigh at 707-***-**** for job qualifications and David Edick at 800-***-**** for employment records.

Dynamac Corporation, Inc.

Marine TechnicianJune 2005 - October 2006

Data Collection:

Navigating small boats in estuariesConduct conductivity, turbidity, and depth (CTD) scansCollect fish, water, and sediment samplesOn-boat underwater video collection

Laboratory Analysis:

Identification of invertebrates using a dissecting microscopeAnalysis of total suspended solids (TSS) and grain size (GSA)View underwater video for later analysis

Other:

Long days beginning early in the morning, extended travel, diligence to tide charts and weather reports, and using GPS to navigate to collection site were requiredQuality Control of entered data, from spreadsheets and databases

Highlights:

Hired as a three month seasonal worker and a position was created for me to stay onLearned the value of quality of data and the storage vessels of that data (ie databases and spreadsheets

Contact David Beugli at 503-***-**** or Tom Moser at 541-***-****

Other employers include:United States Forestry Service (Forestry Aide) - basic GIS experienceUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service (Wildlife Intern) - basic GIS and GPS navigation skillsNorth Pacific Groundfish Observer Program (Groundfish Observer)University of Kansas (Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Computer Lab Technician, Herbarium Worker, and Undergraduate Data Collection)

If you would like to know about these positions, contact me!

Education

University of Washington, online

Graduate Certficates in Web Technology Solutions and Database ManagementJuly 2009

Completed two certificates to learn how to use databases for scientific data and to use the web as a means of disbursing that data

University of Alaska, Anchorage

Fisheries Practicum ClassOctober 2001

Three credit class for completing a three month contract in the North Pacific Groundfish Observer Program

University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

B.S. Ecology and Evolutionary BiologyMay 2001

Overall GPA of 3.6 in three years of attendance with 26 credits transferring from courses earned while in high school

Johnson County Community College

College Now Program and Early Release from high schoolMay 1998

Overall GPA of 4.0 in both advanced placement courses taken at the high school and courses taken at the college during Early Release

Professional Associations and AccomplishmentsTreasurer, webmaster, and editor for the - 2007-PresentFord Family Foundation Leadership Program participant - 2008-2009Secretary and Commissioner of the Port Orford Parks Commission - 2008-PresentOffice Personnel for the Port Orford/North Curry County Chamber of Commerce - Present

References Available Upon Request

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