Andrew Downey

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Phone: 905-***-**** Email: acsy9y@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER PROFILE

A proactive and detailed- oriented Environmental Technician, looking for a position within your organization. Offering experience in environmental testing, assessment, and surveying techniques, as well as government compliancy with legislative regulations. Proven project management skills through successful project completion within budgets. Initiate team collaboration by encouraging innovative ideas, mentoring and training staff. Proficient in the following skills:

Environment Assessment, Testing, & Surveying

Health & Safety & Environmental Compliancy

Prepare, Maintain Reports & Records

Research, Data Collection & Analysis

Verbal Communication, Teamwork & Task Assignment

Project Management & Budgetary Responsibility

Leadership, Training, & Coaching

Public Relations, Speaking, & Communication

Quality Assurance & Client Care

SUMMARY OF ACHIEVEMENTS

MINISTRY & SAFETY COMPLIANCE

Consistently met with 100% compliancy for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Health & Safety at Hawk Lake Lodge. Managed the Lodge and followed protocols to ensure fisheries were respected and that Health & Safety regulations were followed.

Rebuilt brand reputation and increased performance of Hawk Lake Lodge. Improved lodge upkeep and appeared on Specialty TV shows: Xtreme Angler, The New Fly Fisher, and Fisherman TV - encouraged past clients to return, promoted to new ones, and kept regular clients happy which improved the brand and made the lodge a high-rated fishing location.

Immediately led patrons to safety in a potentially dangerous lightning storm. Secured the safety of a client group by going ashore and building temporary shelter when a major unexpected lightning storm hit while on a boat at Hawk Lake Lodge.

LEADERSHIP & MENTORING

Developed a guided tour on Canadian ecosystems as a volunteer Wildlife Tour Guide for Fletcher Wildlife Garden.

Improved client care by training employees with fly fishing backgrounds in spin casting at Hawk Lake Lodge. Noticed that the majority of employees mainly knew fly fishing when few clients fly fished – took the initiative to train them to better serve to clients which improved overall client care.

TECHNICIAN & RESEARCH SKILLS

Contributed to Ministry of Natural Resources research on Small-Mouth Bass. Aided research on small-mouth bass impacting lakefront populations by doing aquatic surveys and assessments to acquire data for researchers from Hawk Lake Lodge.

Organized the moving of research equipment to a remote area at Hawk Lake Lodge. Using teamwork, research, and 2 months of planning, 2 research boats were moved to an outer lake within a reasonable amount of time.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Definitive Edge, Burlington, ON

2015 - Present

Private Contractor

Estimate residential and commercial contracts for clients and present project concepts, adapting to needs as required while managing each project, maintaining timelines, and budgets.

Employ subcontractors and staff, provide training, and work alongside employees to assist with projects, resolve issues, ensure quality work, and meet deadlines.

Familiar with government regulations, able to recognize when permits are required and attain them.

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PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Hawk Lake Lodge, Kenora, ON

2012 - 2015

Orvis Endorsed Senior Fish & Wildlife Technician (Seasonal)

Managed the fishing lodge with up to 15 employees (Waitresses, Dockhands, Housekeeping, Fish & Wildlife Technicians/Guides), oversaw all departments, and chaired the Health & Safety committee.

Scheduled and executed regular Health & Safety tasks like inspecting camps, equipment, vehicles, the restaurant area, and checking for hazards; kept and updated Health & Safety records to meet compliancy.

Liaised with the fire department, Health Canada, Ministry of Natural Resources, Environment, and Labour to ensure lodge compliancy with government legislation and regulation.

Reviewed resumes, conducted interviews, hired and trained staff in survival and wildlife skills, navigation, proper use and upkeep of equipment, use of outdoor vehicles, Health & Safety, and client care.

Ran weekly staff meetings to discuss issues, improving client care, service, trails and camp sites, receive lodge updates and to check in with staff.

Worked with and assigned Technicians to do benthic aquatic analysis, water analysis, and catch (creel) surveys which involved recording the catch and release of fish and sizes; Excel was used to record and compare data against lake depth, temperature, and thermal climb to ascertain a healthy fishery population, or if there was excess fishing.

Provided and sent water samples to the Ministry of Health every 18 days for testing and collaborated with the Ministry of Natural Resources sustain fishery health through regular aquatic and wildlife surveys.

Aided the lodge owner with budgetary responsibilities and oversaw department and project budgets.

Performed preventative and corrective maintenance on all equipment (handheld, monitoring, testing, et all), vehicles, boats, and ATV’s as well as preserved trails and campsites.

Provided outstanding quality service to clients by ensuring staff was well-trained, acting as an Orvis endorsed fishery specialist guide, providing information, and great client care.

Marketed the lodge by posting photos and writing content for Facebook and Instagram, and endorsed the lodge to previous and returning clients.

Promoted the lodge using Public Relations by providing quality service and tours to specialty magazine and TV agents.

Burlington Lawn & Landscape, Burlington, ON

1999 - 2011

Natural Resource Supervisor

Supervised ecosystem landscape projects with 5-10 employees, depending on the project size.

Built ponds for fish species by recreating their habitat: correct pond depth, avoiding aqua-fir, running water as required, prevent erosion with specific vegetation or stone and Gabion rocks.

Created wetlands by re-grading an area, introducing wetland species by building habitats (bat houses, wood duck boxes, bald-eagle nests, amphibian corridors, fish habitats), planting the correct flora and vegetation (reeds, hedges, oaks, beechnut, other degrading and wet plants).

Reduced public access to projects while ecosystems stabilized and monitored them to ensure growth by doing environment assessments and surveys; continued to check-up on them after projects.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies – 2014 - Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Fish & Wildlife Conservation Technician – 2012 - Sault Technical College, Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Additional Training: Valid Class G Ontario Driver’s License, ATV & Snowmobile Rider Course Safety, CPR & First Aid – Level 2, Health & Safety Certification – Level 2, DEF, Pleasure Craft Operator, Canadian Fire Arms Permit, Ontario Chainsaw Certification.

RELATIVE VOLUNTEER WORK

Volunteer - Halton Conservation Authority, Burlington, ON

2012- Present

Wildlife Tour Guide - Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa, ON

2012 - 2014

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