Sustainability and Natural Resources Management

Daniel J. Larson

614-***-**** *****************@*****.***

**** ******** **** ** ******** OH, 43119

Education:

Arizona State University Tempe, AZ

Bachelor of Science May 2024

Major: Sustainable Food Systems

• Magna Cum Laude Honors

• 3.77 GPA

• Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society

• USDA NextGen Scholarship

• Natural resource management including water analysis, GHG emissions, soil analysis, and environmental engineering

• Public policy on how to maintain environmental health, economic welfare, and social justice in urban and rural areas

• Examined agribusiness and its effects on environment, policy, economy, and food sovereignty and analyzed leverage points for innovation

• Urban planning for sustainable cities

• Nutrition studies including effects on social equity and access to food

• Budget planning and menu creation for restaurants and food service companies Columbus State Community College Columbus, OH

Major: Mechanical Engineering Technology

• Technical Writing for process analysis and training

• Material Science for manufacturing

• Electronic and digital fundamentals

Work Experience:

Brian Kozicki Events May 2023 – Present

Columbus, OH

Audio/Visual Equipment Store

Stage Technician

• Erecting and tearing down stage, light, video, and sound equipment

• Transporting and care of equipment including driving box trucks and moving vans Norse Dairy Systems/ Weston Foods July 2002 – April 2023 Columbus, OH

Manufacturer and supplier of filling machines, baked goods, and packaging products to the dairy industry Lead Set-up Operator, Maintenance Technician, Warehouse Clerk 40+hrs/week

• Led, trained, and mentored shifts of machine operators in good manufacturing processes, safe work practices, and quality assurance, to meet production goals and customer expectations

• Performed repairs and calibrations on production equipment including troubleshooting and replacing parts to maintain production capabilities. Performed preventative maintenance to avoid excessive downtime

• Recorded production numbers, employee hours, raw material usage, and scrap numbers and all other records for production and inventory

• Ran statistical diagnostics for process improvement which led to higher production, reduced downtime, and reduced scrap

• Inventory controls including shipping and receiving Columbus Piano Moving June 2000 – July 2002

Columbus, OH

Mover Technician

• Care and transport of customer goods

• 24 ft Truck driving

• Administrative tasks including overseeing payment and managing inventories Sears & Roebuck April 1997- June 2001

Columbus, OH

Sales Associate/Warehouse Clerk

• Strong Customer Service skills

• Financial transactions and record keeping

• Inventory Controls

Internship

Mid-Ohio Food Collective September 2023 – April 2024

• Analyzed program strategies

• Budgeting and expense reports

• Equipment maintenance logs

• Inventory management

Volunteer Experience

FLOW (Friends of the Upper Olentangy Watershed) April 2024 - Present

• Invasive plant removal

• Watershed rehabilitation

Mid-Ohio Food Collective June 2023- Present

Non-Profit Food Bank serving 20+ Ohio Counties

• Receptionist duties including customer service and data entry

• Farm duties including robotics and vertical indoor growing procedures

• Data entry

Relevant Skills

• Microsoft office including Excel, PowerPoint, Word

• Public Speaking and presentation

• Project management including continuous improvement teams that led to increased production and lower scrap

• Organization skills and self-motivated including completing an online degree

• Strong communication skills across multiple disciplines and fields

• Research, data collection, data analysis, statistical diagnostics including Integrated Process Management

• SAP and other inventory management

• Marketing and promotional skills including social media

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