Dillon Osleger

Experience

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  National Park Service

  Jan 2013 - Jun 2014

  Intern

  Performed field work monitoring whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) for mountain pine beetle and blister rust (cronortium Ribicola) in the greater Yellowstone areaMonitored amphibians in wetlands in Yellowstone National Park

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  Montana State University

  Aug 2013 - Jan 2016

  Independently taught laboratory sections in 2 courses: geomorphology and soils. Job included lab creation, teaching of material, leading field trips, grading assignments, and advising of students. 5 lab sections total teaching a total of ~150 students. Senior research involving ground penetrating radar studies as well as assisting in laboratory experiments. Led research project involving culturing bacteria from the DYE 3 ice core.Performed:Enumerations of Bacteria for viable bacterial cell countsFluorescent dying of cells for use of epiflouresent microscopyX-ray Diffraction to characterize sediments present in Ice Gas chromatographyIon chromatographyPCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) to characterize bacteriaCulturing of bacteria in both liquid and solid growth medias

  • Teaching Assistant

    Aug 2015 - Jan 2016

  • Geomorphology and Cosmogenic nuclide geochemistry laboratory

    Dec 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Geomicrobiology lab

    Aug 2013 - Dec 2014
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  UC Davis

  Dec 2015 - Aug 2016

  Laboratory Technician

  Junior Technician leading research team focusing on the investigation of Paleo-environmental conditions and viability of certain proxies. Extensive geochemical work including LA-ICPMS, stable and radiogenic isotopes, and TIMS.

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  University of California, Santa Barbara

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Graduate Student Researcher

    Aug 2016 - Jun 2018

  • Graduate Student

    Aug 2016 - Jun 2018
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  Specialized Bicycle Components

  Jan 2019 - now

  Soil Searching Global Ambassador

  Global ambassador for Specialized Bicycles regarding my work in sustainable trail building, conservation, activism and community building within the cycling community.

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  Shred Lightly Creative

  Apr 2019 - now

  Creative Director

  Helping companies do good by leveraging their business practices, platform and community to impact our natural environment in positive ways. Clients & projects include: Creative direction for feature length films for Specialized, Wahoo Fitness, Camelbak & MSR; Editorial pieces for Protect Our Winters, Polartec Fabrics, Easton Cycling, Rapha, The Radavist, and Patagonia; Video production for Topeak and Specialized Bicycles.

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  Tahoe Donner Association

  May 2019 - Dec 2019

  Land and Open space
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  OutdoorGearLab

  Jun 2019 - Feb 2020

  Review Editor: Gear testing and writer

  Testing gear across multiple categories, writing honest technical reviews and driving consumer purchases.https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/author/dillon-osleger

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  Rapha

  Jan 2020 - now

  Ambassador

  Global Ambassador for Rapha in mountain bike. Hosting non profit volunteer work, modeling, creative writing, standard work as an athlete.

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  Sage Trail

  Feb 2020 - now

  Executive Director

  I manage trail stewardship and conservation across the Transverse Range of California, from Point Conception to Ojai/Ventura. Our nonprofit manages 200 miles of trail on public land, 80 miles of trail within land conservancies and preserves, multiple habitat restorations, and advocacy for public access initiatives. With several thousand constituents including multiple forms of outdoor recreation, we are one of the largest stewardships in both physical range and affected population in Central/Southern California.For my initial calendar year I raised $650,000 from grants (federal, state and local), awards, donations, and contracts. From this I re-opened 20 miles of trail lost to wild fire, permitted and constructed 10 additional miles, and helped drive public land options in population centers lacking in outdoor equality. Show less