Shireen H. Delfanian
**** * **** **, ***********, MN 55417
*******.*****@*******.***
Career Goal
Field Ecologist, researching impacts caused by pollution, invasive species or ecological upsets.
Education
Graduated from St. Cloud State University Spring 2020 with a BS in Ecology and Field Biology, Minor in Geographic Information Science – GPA 3.32/4.0
Studied abroad at Akita International University in Akita, Japan from April 1st-August 5th 2019
Attended Conference in Akita, Japan, on Climate Change and Renewable Energy – August 1-9, 2017
Work Experience
Undergraduate Research Project with Associate Professor Matthew Davis on Deep Sea Fish Locomotion – September 2019- Ongoing
Part-time employee at Michael’s craft store from October 2017 to May 2019
Customer service and cashier experience along with cleaning duties.
Worked full time as Quarry Park Caretaker for Stearns County – May 2018 to August 2018
Performed grounds keeping duties such as tree trimming, brush cutting, patrolling, writing tickets, cleaning public areas and locking down the facilities at the end of the business day.
Volunteered to collect Lake Cores for Undergrad Geology Research – Feb 2018
Research Grant for Baseline Research on Restored Wetland- Oak Lake Field Station South Dakota State University: Department of Natural Resource Management – Summer 2017
Measured water data (DO, electronegativity, temperature, depth); collected species data and biomass, dry weight; catalogued invertebrate specimens and photographed under microscope.
Worked part time at South Dakota State University Herbarium Summer 2016
Sorted specimens by genus and species; catalogued habitats, lat. and long. coordinates, physical descriptions, phenology, collector, elevation, etc.
Software Experience
ESRI ARC MAP v10.6.1
ESRI ARC Catalog v10.6.1
ERDAS Imagine
Microsoft Office Software
Adobe Photoshop 2020
Adobe Illustrator 2020
Relevant coursework completed
-General Ecology
-General Zoology
-Organic Chemistry
-Introduction to Environmental Impact Statements
-Limnology
-Ichthyology
-Plant Biology
-Principles of GIS
-Techniques in GIS
-Intro to Remote Sensing
-Digital Image Processing
-Map Design and Presentation
-Concepts in Spatial Analysis
-Thematic Cartography
-Graphic Information Systems
Honors
Dean’s List, St. Cloud State University – Spring 2017, Spring 2020
Presidential Academic Scholarship – 2015-16
Residential Life Scholarship – 2015-2016
Brookings Figure Skating Club Scholarship – 2015-2016
Activities
Member of Student Artists Association – Spring 2020
Member of the Ecology Club – 2016 to 2020
Member of JP Network – 2016 to 2020