Administrative Assistant Project
Resume:
Debra A. Ferris
Gun Barrel City, TX. 75156
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EXPERIENCE: Cashier 1
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department – Purtis Creek State Park
March 2012 – Present
• Primary responsibilities include taking fees from guests to the state park.
• Responsible for the proper management of cash drawer, counting and managing money taken in at cash register.
• Tasked with processing required documentation of monies taken in during the day.
• Performed miscellaneous tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
Tender/Proposal Writer
Tenders – UK (Via ODesk, Online)
February 2012 – Present
• Responsible for writing and editing tenders and proposals for Tenders-UK in an online capacity.
• Exceeded all deadlines producing high quality, well written and thoroughly researched documents, most recently, for a request for government funding for a dental practice.
• Learned how to write proposals and tenders utilizing proper grammatical formatting for the UK.
• Communicated effectively with clients in the UK utilizing Skype.
Technical Writer/Terminology Translator
Chemwatch
www.chemwatch.net
Online Position (September 2011 – Present)
• Responsible for editing online Materials Safety Data Sheet content for Chemwatch, the world’s largest database of independently reviewed MSDS. Internet team member.
• Met and exceeded deadlines for assignment submission. Accurately documented and submitted online work hours.
Project Administrator – Interim Contractor
Trinity Basin Conservation Foundation
www.trinitywaters.org
Athens, TX (May 2011 – July 2011)
• Oversaw management of current projects/grant obligations in accordance to project frameworks and timelines in an interim capacity.
• Maintained communications with partner organizations (Sand County Foundation, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas Wildlife Association, Texas A&M University) ensuring a positive relationship with each organization.
• Acted as a liaison between Water as a Crop cooperators and the Sand County Foundation overseeing the proper initiation of projects performed at the Mill Creek pilot project site located in Ellis and Navarro counties.
• Generated invoices and maintained files related to each project.
• Oversaw the continued management of day to day office operations such as filing, monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and the timely delivery of those communications to the bookkeeper/treasurer via email and electronic/paper filing.
• Conducted research activities for potential funding agencies
Administrative Coordinator
Trinity Basin Conservation Foundation/Trinity Waters
www.trinitybasin.org
Athens, TX. (January – May 2011)
• Performed various administrative duties under the direction of Executive Director, Jody Carton.
• Primary author of final draft of the NRCS Area Wide Plan for the middle Trinity Basin.
• Identified private foundation grant prospects as part of resource development research project. Researched and authored grant applications to several foundations.
• Authored content and created framework for new Trinity Waters website.
• Researched content and populated library of website links for the Trinity Waters Knowledge Bank.
• Actively participated in prescribed burns in conjunction with the Texas Forest Service and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
• Volunteered for field activities with the Texas Wildlife Association LANDS Program including radio telemetry demonstrations to 5th graders.
• Conducted various administrative duties including paper and computer filing, sorting documents, checking operating and principle accounts against bank statements and preparing account documents for email to Treasurer and bookkeeper utilizing Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF.
Decennial Enumerator, United States Department of Commerce, Department of the Census
www.census.gov
Dickens, Crosby, Kent, Stonewall, King, Garza, Motley, Floyd and Cottle Counties (2010)
• Independently gathered demographic information on residents in four of the above counties as part of the 2010 US Census.
• Completed forms per government protocol for the demographic data gathered from area residents during interviews.
• Recorded mileage, expenses and hours worked accurately per government instructions. Documented changes to county roads compared to maps provided.
Herpetological Survey Technician, Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area
Bureau of Land Management
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Grand Junction, CO. (2009)
• Independently participated in continuation of 2008 survey of amphibian and reptile populations in the newly designated Dominguez-Escalante NCA. Comparisons between historical and present populations will be made at future date by BLM biologists to determine population trend.
• Actively conducted census activities of amphibian and reptile populations during hikes into remote canyons associated with the NCA.
• Inventoried all potential water sources in adjacent areas associated with the canyons utilizing GPS technology to record waypoints of findings.
Created updated ESRI ARCMAP including 2008 and 2009 data of sightings
including downloading of GPS water waypoints from DNR Garmin. Prepared
geodatabase with the assistance of IT staff for future use by BLM.
Field Research Assistant – Graduate Student Project: “Demographics and Spatial Characteristics of an Urban Mule Deer Population in Alpine, TX.”
Sul Ross State University
www.sulross.edu
Alpine, TX. (2007-08)
• Responsible for gathering telemetry data utilizing YAGI antenna and receiver, compass and Garmin GPS unit.
• Accountable for location verification using LOAS software, data entry into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets and e-mailing of weekly reports.
• Actively participated in drop net captures of desert mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus), radio collar placement, ear tattooing and weighing. Also assisted with conducting Daubenmire quadrate measurements, plant sampling and plant identification.
Administrative Assistant/Researcher, Center for Big Bend Studies
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX. (2007 – 2008)
Dental Assistant, Dr. Gary Conrad, D.D.S.
Telluride, CO. (1999-2002)
Medical Assistant/Medical Office Administrative Assistant
Arizona, Utah (1997-1999)
EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science (2008) Natural Resource Management; Major Concentration Wildlife Management
Sul Ross State University, Alpine, TX.
GPA: 3.53
• Dean’s List 2007 – 2008
• Invited to present project “Proposal for a Restoration Project – The Mare Pasture Project” at first Student Outdoor Learning and Critical Thinking Conference at Sul Ross in 2008.
• Performed first NRM Internship while still in attendance at Sul Ross – independently conducted radio telemetry and data collection as part of graduate students’ research of desert mule deer (2007 – 2008)
MILITARY: Honorably Discharged Veteran, United States Air Force, 1990 – 1995. Medical Services Specialist, E-4. Good Conduct, National Defense Medals, Organizational Excellence and Longevity Ribbons Awarded.
Who’s Who Among Students at Colleges and Universities (2007)
Sul Ross State University Dean’s List (2007 - 2008)
Midland College Dean’s List (2006)
Delta Tau Alpha Agricultural Honor Society Member (Apr. 2008 – Present)
Winner Grand Champion – Out of State, First Place – People and Wildlife Categories, Texas
Section Society for Range Management Photography Contest (2010)
National Rifle Association (2008 – Present)
Audubon Society (2009 – Present)
Arbor Day Foundation (2010 – 2011)
The Nature Conservancy (2011)
Sul Ross State University Range and Wildlife Club (2007 – 2008)
TRAINING: EMT – Basic Training/Certification, USAF (1990-1995)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support Training/Certification (1994)
Colorado Hunter Safety Education/Certification (2000)
ESRI Intro to ARC/GIS Certification Course (2007)
Red Cross Heartsaver™ First Aid (CPR) Training, BLM (2009)
Microsoft Excel Skills (2007 - present)
Microsoft Word Skills (1995 – present)
PowerPoint Skills (2007 – present)
Adobe PDF Skills (2007 – present)
Umbraco and WordPress Web Design Skills (2011)
4x4 Vehicle Operation/Safety Training, BLM (2009)
Pesticide Applicators Training/Testing, Sul Ross State University (2008)
CONFERENCES: Texas State Section Society for Range Management (2007/2008)
Quail Management, Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch, Roby, TX. (2010)
Trinity Basin Conservation Foundation Watershed Steward Conference (2011)
VOLUNTEER: Texas Wildlife Association LANDS Program (Learning Across New Dimensions in Space) – 2011-present
Prescribed burning – Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch, Sul Ross State University, TBCF
Sul Ross State University Range and Wildlife Club “Turkey Shoot” – Cook – 2008
HOBBIES: Fly Fishing – Utah, Colorado, Texas, Wyoming (2000 – Present)
Downhill Snow Skiing – New Mexico, Arizona, Canada, Colorado, Utah (1982 – Present)
Big Game Hunting – Colorado, Texas (2000 – Present)
Waterfowl Hunting (2000 – Present)
Upland Bird Hunting (1975 – Present)
Cooking, reading, antiquing, raising chickens
REFERENCES: Jody Carton
Director of Conferences. Foundation for Research on Economics and the Environment (FREE)
http://www.free-eco.org/
Koy Coffer
Education Specialist, Texas Wildlife Association
http://www.texas-wildlife.org/
Heidi Plank
Wildlife Biologist, Bureau of Land Management, Grand Junction, CO.
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