Experience

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  North carolina museum of natural sciences

  Jun 2008 - Jul 2013

  Curator of educational living collections, program animal collection manager

  Oversaw the daily husbandry, health care, and management of over 250+ animals utilized for educational programming on site and thru educational outreach across the state of North Carolina• Training of more than 100 interns and volunteer staff each year for the institution’s animal handling protocols • Management and reporting for an annual resource budget averaging $18,000 per year• Oversaw the annual USDA & Wildlife permit reporting for all mammal and/or endangered species within the collection• Development of the first digital program use tracking statistics for the species utilized within the collection providing collection management protocols and limiting usage on stress-sensitive species• Enclosure modification, fabrication, systems maintenance, HVAC work, plumbing and basic construction within animal holding areas.• Supervision of full time/part-time staff regarding weekly and monthly tasks with husbandry and animal enrichment as well as interns and volunteers.• Regular work with native and exotic venomous lizard and snake species. • The assistance of Veterinary Services staff regarding health management (medications, regular checkups, etc) and data collection on a variety of species.• Assisted NCMNS veterinarian (2008-2009) in the management of medical supply ordering, inventory, case management, and assistance with on-site medical procedures. Show less

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  Rphphoto - freelance landscape photography

  Jun 2011 - now

  Ceo & janitor

  I began embarking on a journey as a landscape photographer in 2011 and have been making the transition ever since from the natural science field to photo educator. Four continents down so far, ready to check off the last three. I co lead educational photography tours with Colby Brown Photography all over the globe along with acting as a team lead for The Giving Lens.

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  North carolina state university

  Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

  Research technician

  Hired as a team member to provide daily husbandry, assisting graduate research and data recording for research poultry flocks at the NCSU Prestige Farms Poultry Science Unit. • Observation and data recording of food consumption for egg-producing bird groups • Incubator monitoring, hatching, and the establishment of new research houses for continued bird groups• Post-mortem weight analysis and data logging with food-grade birds• egg collection, feeding, and general daily care of all poultry houses on the Prestige property Show less

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  The giving lens

  Feb 2015 - Jun 2018

  Trip lead / assistant manager of operations

  Co leading / managing humanitarian centric, global destination photography experiences tied to partnerships with NGOs around the world.• Establishment, planning and coordinating operational logistics for international trips with NGO partners • Interviewing international applicants regarding trip opportunities and participation• Budget management and cost forecasting for trips• Social media marketing, content creation, and brand development

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  Great outdoor provision co.

  Jul 2016 - Dec 2018

  Sales associate / buyer contact / duty manager

  Sales associate focused on outfitting destination travel customers and one of 6 duty managers for the store.• Buyer contact for travel goods and management of travel department in store• Assistance with stocking and inventory management, customer special orders, internal store transfers• Opening and closing duties (financial deposits and record-keeping) and supervision of staff when duty manager• Training of staff on new products and sales techniques Show less

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  Blarney stoneworks inc

  Jan 2019 - Mar 2020

  Vice president

  We design, fabricate and install granite, marble and quartz stone in kitchens, baths and other rooms in your home or for your commercial needs.

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  Great outdoor provision co.

  Mar 2020 - now

  Assistant manager & fly fishing specialist