Jessica L. Kirkham
**********@*****.*** *** Reisling Street 937-***-****
Centerton, AR 72719
EDUCATION
Bowling Green State University (Bowling Green, OH) BSc Biology & Environmental Science Dec. 2008 WORK HISTORY
Enterprise Holdings, Inc. Part-Time Inventory Coordinator September 2015-Present Enterprise Rent-A-Car (Rogers, AR)
Update vehicles’ locations and statuses on internal databases
Inspect vehicles for damage and coordinate with vendors to recondition excessive damage
Process and track vehicles moved from rental facilities and delivered to regional used dealerships Riverside Technology, Inc. Fisheries Biologist August 2013 – June 2015 IAP World Services Fisheries Biologist August 2010 – August 2013 Mississippi Laboratories, NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries Science Center (Pascagoula, MS) Projects
Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Water Column Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) November 2011 – June 2015 Ichthyoplankton Sorter, Taxonomist and Zooscan Technician
Sorted and identified larval fishes and fish eggs collected with neuston, bongo and MOCNESS
(Multiple Opening/Closing Net and Environmental Sensing System) nets
Captured record of invertebrate zooplankton with Hydroptics Zooscan zooplankton scanner and Zooprocess software
Tested water samples collected during plankton research cruises for chlorophyll concentrations
Preserved plankton samples collected with bongo, neuston and MOCNESS nets during at-sea operations during two seasons on spring plankton survey Expanded Annual Stock Assessment (EASA) March – October 2011 Chief Scientist
Oversaw collection and processing of stock assessment data for elasmobranchs and teleost fish species on bottom longline surveys
Conducted pre- and post-planning for obtaining and transporting sampling gear, biological samples, data recording devices and miscellaneous equipment
Prepared and submitted survey documents containing fish stocks data
Completed 137 sea days on 65-foot to 100-ft commercial fishing and shrimping vessels
Coordinated with boat captains on planned sampling routes DWH Oil Spill Response Surveys August 2010-March 2011 Biological Technician
Participated in three seasons of shrimp bottom fish surveys to study seafood safety in response to DWH oil spill
Entered DWH survey catch data for analysis into DWH Seafood Safety database
Experienced in biological sampling (otoliths, gonads, fin clips, skin, muscle) and discerning sex and reproductive stages in elasmobranches, teleost fishes, and invertebrates Office Competencies
Experienced in Microsoft Office Suite
Exposed to administrative documentation (i.e. DWH Biological Sample Chain of Custody and workplace property accountability forms)
Excelled in interpersonal communication (e.g. verbal and written)
Accomplished in multi-tasking and detail-oriented