Will Lenihan

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Brooklyn, NY 11235 E-mail: accfay@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Science in Ecology/Bachelor of Arts in Communications, August 2013

SUNY Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, NY

GPA: 3.78/4.00

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:

Undergraduate Research, Effect of Nitrogen Deposition on Pitcher Plant Root Morphology, SUNY Plattsburgh

Hudson Hall Greenhouse, Plattsburgh, NY, Spring 2013

§Constructed minirhizotron camera set-up to monitor root growth.

§Used Image J software to analyze root growth.

§Made and applied chemical solution treatments.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Mountain Lake PBS, Archivist/Production Assistant, Plattsburgh, NY Fall 2010 - Fall 2013

§Setup the station’s first media database using FileMaker Pro database software.

§Used FileMaker to enter data for over 9,000 video tapes.

§Produced segments and operated the camera for field shoots.

Adirondack Museum, Education Assistant, Blue Mountain Lake, NY Fall 2013

§Gave interpretive tours of museum exhibitions.

§Assisted at children’s educational events.

§Oversaw the security of museum artifacts.

Windowscapes, Landscaper, Millbrook, NY Spring 2008 – Spring 2010

§Laid down sod.

§Planted trees and ornamental shrubs.

§Built stone walls.

Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Greenhouse Intern, Millbrook, NY, Spring 2004 – Spring 2008

§Designed interpretive displays for Institute's public greenhouse.

§Selected and ordered plants for the Institute’s carnivorous plant display

§Trained greenhouse volunteers.

HONORS, AND AWARDS:

SUNY Plattsburgh Dean’s List, Majority of Semesters

Lake Champlain Research Institute Undergraduate Research Award, Spring 2013

Outstanding Graduating Senior in Ecology Award, Spring 2013

Selected as Student Reviewer for the SUNY-Plattsburgh Journal: Scientia Discipulorum, Fall 2012

Casella Waste Management Systems Scholarship, Fall 2012

Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society, Spring 2010

RELEVANT COURSES:

General Physics, Calculus I, Statistics, Chemistry I & II, Field Ecology, Invertebrate Zoology, Wetland Ecology and

Management, Forest Ecology and Management, Wildlife Ecology and Management, Population and Community

Ecology, General Ecology, Sustainability, Evolution, Extinction, General Biology I, General Biology II and Physical

Geology

COMPUTER SKILLS:

FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Excel, Some ArcGIS/ArcMap, NED 2, ImageJ, Final Cut Pro

FIELD AND LAB SKILLS:

GPS, wetland delineation, plant identification using dichotomous keys (Northeastern flora), stream flow and velocity

measurement, field water quality measurement and habitat assessment, electrofishing, fish, bird, and small mammal

handling and tagging; minnow and small mammal trapping, animal tracking, and radio-telemetry, DNA extraction, PCR,

restriction digests, and protein electrophoresis.

ACTIVITIES:

Volunteer at Meadowbrook nursing home, historian for Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, College Theater Association

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