Morgan Sayler
Sioux Falls, SD Phone: 605-***-**** Email: ******.******@*****.*****.*** or *********@*****.*** Education
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
B.S Geology, Expected: May 2026
Experience
Paleontology Research Laboratory Internship Museum of Geology SD Mines, Rapid City, SD 2024 – Present
● Performed fossil preparation and rehousing, digital data entry, collections management, and collections research. Organized specimens and shelving, assigned and labeled catalog numbers, and identified taxa and elements. Worked with US Forest Service fossil collections from numerous locations.
● Organization and attention to detail. Paid attention to detail when rehousing and labeling specimens, and entering them into digital data entry.
● Excellent penmanship. Labeled specimens and cataloged numbers into collections management system for the Paleontology Internship.
● Written and oral communication skills. Communicated verbally with other interns to discuss specimen identification for the Paleontology Internship. Wrote a Paleontology Intern summary report on the learnings and contributions I have made. Oh My Cupcakes Sioux Falls, SD Summer 2023
● Accurately completed customer orders, cashier for in store customers, open and close store, prepare batter and bake cupcakes and other offerings. Sioux Falls Municipal Band Sioux Falls, SD 2022 – Present
● Play clarinet performing in a group setting at various indoor and outdoor venues. Achievements
South Dakota Regent Scholar 2022 – 2024
SD Mines Dean’s List Spring 2024 - Fall 2024
School Involvement
South Dakota Mines University Band 2022 - Present
● Have been section leader in charge of organizing music, talking to the director, and leading my section for the semester of spring 2025
Women in Science Engineering (WISE) 2022 - Present
● Women in Science and Engineering is a center that helps provide women on the SD Mines campus with opportunities to engage in outreach, leadership, and professional development. Society of Economic Geologists (SEG) 2022 - Present
● Members of this club get experience listening to professional geologist activities, trips to mines and other areas, and develop professional knowledge in economic geology. Relevant Skills
Microsoft Office Applications
● The ability to use Word, Excel, Powerpoint, ect. in any professional environment. Excel was used to record numbers for the Paleontology Internship. Geospatial Technology
● The ability to use ArcGIS in a professional environment.