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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

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