Illinois University Project Assistant

SONAM BHATTARAI

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Edwardsville, IL, 62025 *******@****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonam-bhattarai-53470710a Professional Summary

A passionate, hardworking, and determined conservationist, trying to enhance and analyze the essence of conservation and the practicable implementation of new and effective techniques with a collaborative approach

Education

Master’s in Environmental Science Expected: December 2023 Specialization: Environmental Technology and assessment Edwardsville, Illinois Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE)

Bachelor’s in Forestry Graduated year: 2020

Major: Geographic Information System and Alternative Energy Pokhara, Nepal Institute of Forestry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal Work Experience

Student Intern March 2020-August 2020

Forest research and training center (FRTC)-Government of Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal

• Prepared a review report on “Ways towards a pest and disease resistant forest (a review on applied non-chemical control measures in practice)

• Served as a coordinator for Four days training on “Seed collection, storage and nursery management”

• Worked on data entry and inspection for the National Forest Assessment Report. Research Project Assistant Jan 2016- Jan 2019

Nepal biodiversity research and conservation center (NBrCc), Nepal Kathmandu, Nepal

• Filed and organized records during “The Centro-eastern elephant corridor expedition 2016, Nepal”

• Worked on data interpretation and report writing in a project “Geo-spatial modelling of walk trails of Asian elephants as a tool for mitigating Human-elephant conflicts in Central Nepal”

• Assisted on-field for the project structure installation and helped survey the project

“Using bee as eco-deterrent for crop-raiding elephant: testing effectiveness, efficiency as a tool for human-elephant conflict (HEC) mitigation in Central Nepal” Skills

• Exceptional communication and networking skills. Project Management

• Programme Coordination and management GPS and GIS

• Resource Planning and Documentation Statistical analysis and matrix'

• Nursery techniques Public Speaking

Trainings

• GPS and GIS training

• Seed collection, storage, and nursery management

• Tree tagging

• Building pavement for future action

• Gender integration in forestry

• 21 days Anchoring and Journalism

Volunteer experience

• “Annual Nationwide Cleanup 2017”

• Photo Exhibition and Painting Competition

• Sanitation and Community teaching

• Ensuring the positive vibes for a better Society Activities

• “Wildlife week” in 2073 and2074

• Regular Bird watching programs.

• Sparrows count

• Flash mob

Affiliation

• General member- Bird Conservation Nepal (BCN)

• Secretary- Alumni Association for Conservation and Development (AACD)

- Organized interschool essay competition on “World Elephant Day”

- Served in the organization committee for “Wildlife week 2073”

• School and College Co-Ordinator- Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA)

- Coordinated the youth for “Annual Nationwide Cleanup 2017”

- Helped form interschool committee for Climate action

• Research assistant - Nepal Biodiversity Research and Conservation Center (NBrCc)

- Served as project communicator between our team and the locals and was responsible for the logistics arrangement of the team

- Worked as a translator for the international team during the projector

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