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E- mail:
GAINES
West,
ckgaines2@
Aurora
CO gmail.
University
of
Denver
(Denver,
CO)
Bachelor’s
in
Biology,
Minors:
Philosophy
and
Socio- Legal
Studies
Nov.
2016 Relevant • Graduated
Course
Work
with
3.4/4.0
cumulative
GPA
• Evolution
and
Ecology,
Conservation
Biology,
Ecological
Case
Studies Experience
Peace
Corps
Peru
Curgos,
La
Libertad,
Peru Water
Systems
Engineer
March
2018- Sept.
2018
• Created operations
six
of
committees
the
gravity
of
fed
local
water
volunteers,
systems
called
that
supply
JASS’s,
water
to
oversee
to
their
the
communities.
day- to- day
• Conducted water
treatment
trainings
procedures.
for
local
JASS
Trainings
members
included:
on
water
system
system
maintenance
maintenance
and
and
sanitation
proper
of water
collected
from
polluted
sources.
• Designed multiple
health
an
anemia
posts
prevention
throughout
program
local
communities
for
women
within
and
children
the
region
that
of
were
Curgos,
implemented
Peru.
in
• Led water
weekly
security
presentations
programs,
and
to
local
introducing
government
new
and
programs
community,
and
tools
addressing
to
further
progress
the
progress.
of Denver
Horticulturist
Botanic
-
40
Gardens
hours
per
at
Chatfield
week
Farms
April
Littleton,
2017-
Colorado Nov
2017
• Removed treatments
noxious
in
order
and
to
invasive
maintain
plant
ecosystem.
species
using
mechanical,
biological,
and
chemical Greenhouse • Led were
groups
Volunteer
introduced
of
30+
–
over
back
volunteers
350
into
hours
the
in
ecosystem
riparian
restoration
to
restore
the
projects
watershed
where
to
over
its
Apr.
natural
1000
2016-
native
state. Apr.
2019
plants
• Created national
protocol
herbarium
for
database.
determining
the
level
of
certainty
for
all
plants
collected
for
the
• Maintained
and
cared
for
a
vast
array
of
plant
species
found
in
various
climates.
• Managed Management
pests
processes.
and
invasive
species
within
the
green
house
using
Integrated
Pest Wimmer Solar
Ambassador
Roofing
and
Exteriors
(Dow
Chemical) May.
Aurora,
2014-
Sep.
Colorado
2014
• Led events.
all
technical
solar- based
discussions
with
Dow,
potential
clients,
and
sustainability
• Presented Solar
Shingles
at
the
as
Colorado
well
as
marketing
Renewable
strategies.
Energy
Society
on
the
technical
aspects
of
the
Dow
• Designed
and
implemented
marketing
strategies
for
Dow
solar
shingles. Foreign
Languages
Spanish
• Competent
oral
and
written
skills
• Six years
years
high
of
school,
Spanish
and
education
1
year
in
up
college)
to
college .
level
Spanish
1003,
(2
years
middle
school,
3
• 12
week
extensive
Spanish
language
training
in
Peru
through
the
Peace
Corps