Environmental research, analysis, education

Jon Thomas

Contact Information

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Houston, TX 77025

Home: 281-***-****

Cell: 281-***-****

E-mail addresses: ***********@******.***; ********@*******.***

Education

M.S. in Biology from Baylor University – May 2009

B.S. in Biology from Baylor University – August 2005

Research/Professional Experience

Research Experience

Research Assistantship – Baylor University

May 2006-May 2009

Projects:

Coastal Prairie Wetlands Water Quality Study – Southeast Texas: Anahuac NWR, Armand Bayou Nature Center, and Brazoria NWR

Fire risk assessment and endangered bird species habitat monitoring – Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge, Lago Vista, TX

Fire risk assessment and endangered bird species habitat monitoring – Balcones Canyonlands Preserve, Austin, TX

Fire behavior study – Camp Swift, Bastrop, TX

Research Student-Worker Position – Baylor University

August 2003-August 2005

Lake Waco Water Project – Baylor Microbiology Laboratory – Waco, TX

Teaching Experience

Teaching Assistantship – Baylor University

September 2005-May 2006

Courses: Histology Laboratory and Introductory Biology Laboratory

Work Experience

Currently employed as an administrative analyst and archery salesman at Bass Pro Shops – Pearland, TX

Construction worker as a summer job from 1994-1999 and 2003 with Blue Star Mechanical

Professional Presentations

Ecological Society of America National Meeting – August 2009 Albuquerque, NM

Canopy fuel characteristics mapping and crown fire initiation and spread

Central Texas Ecology and Earth Sciences – Fall 2008 Austin, TX

Light transmission relates to foliar morphology and nutrient allocation

Southwestern Association of American Geographers – Spring 2008 Bryan, TX

Crown bulk density mapping and crown fire risk at Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge

Balcones National Wildlife Research Group – Spring 2008 Austin, TX

Crown fire risk assessment: Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge

Texas Academy of Sciences – Winter 2007 Waco, TX

Light interception and foliar nutrient allocation relationships

Ecological Society of America National Meeting – Summer 2006 Memphis, TN

Canopy bulk density and fire behavior modeling in Central Texas woodlands

Community Service

Volunteered with Boy Scout Troop in China Spring, TX

Taught primitive wilderness survival skills to Boy Scouts of America, China Spring, TX troop

Accompanied China Spring Boy Scout Troop on Winter Campout Freezoree 2008

Volunteered to help in the construction of a gymnasium for First Baptist Church, Columbus, TX

Skills

Coursework and research experience with geographic information systems (GIS) including utilizing ArcGIS and ERDAS Imagine; highly skilled in remote sensing of the environment, particularly utilizing satellite data and digital aerial photography datasets coupled with field data to monitor vegetation changes.

Extensive field work in fuels assessment, prescribed burning, vegetative survey in terrestrial and wetland ecosystems, utilizing global positioning systems equipment/data, and naturalistic biology techniques including: bird surveys and netting/banding, reptile and fish trapping/surveys, entomology, field geology (mapping and specimen collection), invertebrate trapping/surveys, and small mammal trapping.

Experienced scientific researcher with very strong technical writing and oral presentation skills.

Wildland firefighter type II training: completed S130/190/ICS 100 and pack test- March 2006; S131/191 completed in September 2007.

Coursework and research experience with ecosystem process modeling; including fire behavior modeling using FARSITE, fire prediction, and vegetative productivity modeling.

Extensive microbiological laboratory skills including: microscopy, electron microscopy, bacterial and animal cell culture, staining and identification, water quality testing, and immunological assays.

References

Joseph White, Ph.D. (M.S. mentor)

Professor of Biology

Baylor University, Waco, TX

Dept. of Biology

Office phone: 254-***-****

Margaret Forbes, Ph.D.

Post-doctoral researcher

Baylor University, Waco, TX

Dept. of Biology

Office phone: 254-***-****

Glenn Auer, J.D. (current employer)

Store Manager

Bass Pro Shops Outdoor World, Pearland, TX

Office Phone: 713-***-****

Thomas Wine

HVAC and General Contractor

Blue Star Mechanical, Alleyton, TX

Office phone: 832-***-****

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