Technician Medical
Resume:
Chad Corroy
Las Vegas, NV 89183
******@*****.***
Resume
Education:
B.S. Biology
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
B.S. Conservation and Environmental Science
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Chemistry (Minor)
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Experience
Field Representative II (Tortoise Field Biologist) September
2014 - Present
Power Engineers Las Vegas, NV
. Preformed preconstruction surveys for desert tortoises
. Assisted with desert tortoise health assessments and attaching
transmitters
. Preformed preconstruction tree surveys
Environmental Monitor / Biologist
June 2013 - September 2014
SWCA Las Vegas, NV
. Performed field monitoring for desert tortoise in a high-density
tortoise area and halted construction teams as needed for tortoise
encounters.
. Performed tortoise relocations and burrow deconstructions
. Performed WEAP training
. Escorted vehicles on BLM land in order to avoid desert tortoise
mortalities and habitat disturbance
. Performed plant presence/absence surveys for a potential large
scale solar project
Environmental Inspector / Environmental Scientist
September 2012 - May 2013
Greenstone Environmental Services
Las Vegas, NV
. Implemented creative solutions to ensure environmental compliance
within regulatory guidelines, during the construction of a 220-kV
transmission line
o Desert tortoise preservation, Migratory Bird Act, fugitive dust
control, hazardous materials cleanup and containment, maintenance
of BMPs per the project's SWPPP
o Research regulatory requirements and write reports documenting
permit compliance
o Monitoring construction crews to ensure compliance during
construction operations
o Respond to requests from the client's third-party environmental
monitors
. Give daily briefings on areas of environmental concern to contractors
and biological monitors
. OSHA-10, Handling Hazardous Materials trained, and Dept. of Air
Quality Dust Class Certification
Contract Wildlife Biologist June
2010 - November 2011
New Mexico Game and Fish
Las Cruces, NM
. Monitored two separate populations of Desert Bighorn Sheep in
extremely rugged terrain
. Used telemetry to obtain visuals on sheep and check for mortalities
. Submitted monthly reports summarizing data collected in the field and
population estimates
. Performed necropsies
. Maintained vehicles and equipment
Deer and Carnivore Research Technician January
2010 - April 2010
Mississippi State University
Escanaba, MI
. Trapped deer using clover traps and Net-Blasters
. Performed medical workups, collared, checked for pregnancy and
implanted VIT tags
. Located predation sites, and black bear dens using telemetry
. Performed medical workups on collared black bears and cubs including
implanting PIT tags
. Performed medical work up and collared a wolf
. Performed track surveys and checked hair snares for predators
. Set snares for coyotes and foothold traps for coyotes, and bobcats
Wildlife Technician I
May 2009 - October 2009
Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
Cedar City, UT
. Trapped and anesthetized prairie dogs
. Conducted spring counts of prairie dog colonies
. Assisted in mist netting of bats and birds
. Assisted in bird banding
Ecological Restoration Technician
September 2008 - January 2009
Waukesha Land Conservancy
Waukesha, WI
. Removed and sprayed invasive plants
. Collected seeds
. Assisted in planting prairie
Research Technician
June 2008 - August 2008
University Of South Dakota Lemont,
IL / Ellison Bay, WI
. Monitored and assessed the quality of habitat of the endangered Hine's
Emerald Dragonfly
. Performed quantitative streamlet sampling
. Collected Hine's Emerald Dragonfly larvae
. Performed observational surveys to determine presence of adult Hine's
Emeralds
. Monitored dragonfly behavior patterns
. Recorded data and collected genetic samples from larvae
Field Technician March 2008
- May 2008
Great Basin Institute Las Vegas, NV
. Performed line distance sampling of desert tortoises
. Collected data including but not limited to size, weight, and sex
. Wilderness first aid certification
. Walked twelve kilometer transects using compass, topographic maps, and
GPS units
Field Technician November 2007-
December 2007
University of Montana Write, WY
. Collected ground-truth vegetation data using GPS units and digital
cameras
. Used hard copy maps to determine and navigate to work sites
Environmental Scientist
August 2007 - November 2007
Colorado State University El Paso, TX
. Used GPS (Trimble) and GIS to find and setup existing sites as well as
creating new sites
. Collected data using line-point intercept, gap intercept, and soil
stability tests
. Provided general assessments of new sites
Owyhees WMA Conservation Assistant May 2005 -
September 2005
The Nature Conservancy Boise, ID
. Participated on a Strategic Weed Accelerated Treatment (SWAT) Team
. Worked on early detection and eradication of invasive species in
western Idaho
. Worked in close coordination with government agencies such as IDFG,
Forest Service and BLM as well as with local Cooperative Weed
Management Areas (CWMA) and ranchers
. Used PDA's and GPS units to recorded baseline data on weed locations
and areas treated
. Compiled computer summaries and wrote end of season report on the
management activities
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