Management Plant

Craig Mack

Email: abpzsb@r.postjobfree.com

Address:

City: Homer Glen

State: IL

Zip: 60491

Country: USA

Phone: 708-***-****

Skill Level: Any

Salary Range:

Primary Skills/Experience:

To better our fragile environment through whatever means possible.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, Urbana IL 1/2001 to 5/2012 (Natural Resources and Environmental Science)

Job History / Details:

Key Skills

Tree identification

Herbaceous vegetation identification

Invasive vegetation identification

Wetland delineation

Map making, analysis, and database management with GIS, specifically ArcGIS

Survey research methods

Technical writing skills

Extensive experience working under harsh outdoor conditions

Licensed Pesticide Applicator

Accomplishments

Delineated wetlands on reclaimed farmland that was undergoing reforestation. Industry standards and the ACOE 1987 manual were used.

Developed a comprehensive ecological restoration manual giving explicit instructions for the creation and restoration of natural areas on a community college campus. Specific instructions were given for the preparation, creation, management, and monitoring of each individual site. Included were plans for public involvement, funding and labor sources, and legal concerns. The project was presented to the client and a panel of restoration professionals and received great reviews.

Conducted a forest community and structure analysis by utilizing two different sampling methods, and multiple measures of community structure and diversity. The conclusions were used to suggest alternate management tactics.

Conducted an independent watershed analysis, identifying hydrological characteristics of the watershed and explored the concept of using wetlands to treat runoff from both agricultural and urban lands. Several reference wetlands were researched to gauge the efficacy of the idea.

Work Experience

May 2010 to Current

V3 Companies Woodridge, IL

Field Ecologist/Site Steward/Wetland Planter

Assist in the construction, restoration, and management of wetlands, prairies, forests, and riparian areas. Extensive experience removing and controlling multiple species of invasive vegetation utilizing various methods and tactics. Native and non-native plant identification, pesticide application, implementation of erosion control measures, and site specific plant installation.

May 2012 to October 2012

Illinois Natural History Survey Champaign, IL

Biological Field Technician

Conducted fish population surveys in accordance with the Fishes of Champaign County long term population assessment. Responsible for the completion of the habitat assessment at each site, in addition to other duties.

Education

2012 The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign Urbana/Champaign, IL

Bachelor of Science Natural Resources and Environmental Science

Concentration: Resource Conservation and Restoration Ecology

3.69 GPA

Named to the Dean's list for the college of ACES five times

Coursework in dendrology, plant biology, plant and environment ecosystems, soil science, environmental microbiology, etc

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