Connor Adams

Experience

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  SUNY Potsdam

  Aug 2009 - Dec 2010

  • Worked with the History department to shape and troubleshoot hybrid history courses for freshmen and sophomores, combining traditional lecture and textbooks with digital media, peer discussion, interactive lessons, and online submissions.• Advised students, especially international students and those of different academic backgrounds, on their general education requirements, their obligations as a student of the history department, their deadlines, assignments, grades, and overall academic performance.• Devised methods of evaluating and improving new and experimental courses, charting student progress, attainment of course goals, and success of individual education modules.• Oversaw and trained a team of undergraduate learning assistants who were tasked with assisting students of the course with software, course requirements, and assignments.• Tracked student data, such as grades, attendance, computer lab hours, and credits sought using Microsoft Excel and Blackboard Academic Suite.• Cooperated with other academic departments to direct and fulfill students’ individual academic needs, to schedule computer lab use, and to obtain tutoring, writing, and homework help. Show less • Acted as advisor and counselor for residents in matters of academic success, campus, emotional distress and crisis, adjustment to college life and living away from home.• Liaised with residence hall directors, professors, and concerned parents to ensure that each resident was comfortable and well-adjusted to campus.• Ran residence hall programs and information sessions for students on topics like choosing a major, studying abroad, and joining a college club.• Used experience and knowledge of the university to help students navigate classes, teachers, organizations, registration and applications, codes of conduct, university policies, and local opportunities and resources.• Engaged in weekly staff meetings, tracked and organized information about students, and fostered communication to guarantee that the entire staff was kept apprised of any issues, emotional, physical, or otherwise.• Provided orientation materials, support, and programs to assist students with moving in on campus, getting acquainted with their environment, succeeding in classes, and preparing for the oncoming challenges of being a university student. Show less

  • Adjunct Faculty

    Aug 2009 - Dec 2010

  • Resident Assistant

    Aug 2009 - May 2010
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  Eastern Mountain Sports

  Jun 2011 - Jul 2012

  Front End Manager

  • Provided superior customer service with regard to all product inquiries, cash management transactions, returns, and complaints.• Ran a series of free outdoor clinics for customers like "Day Hikes Around NYC," "Budgeting for a Backcountry Trip," and "Backcountry Cooking."• Supervised, trained, and supported a team of cashiers and other front end associates.• Doubled as a floor sales representative, with expert knowledge of product in the camping and footwear departments.

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  Avalon English Academy

  Aug 2012 - Nov 2013

  Head English Second Language Teacher

  • Supervised a team of five middle school teachers and documented and evaluated progress of both students and teachers, through initial training and orientation, lesson planning guidance, and quarterly evaluations.• Assisted new foreign teachers with adjustments to the culture and setting, such as immigration registration, obtaining and using health insurance, paying bills, learning the language, and navigating the public transit system.• Created and taught speaking, writing, and high-level immersion courses like Model UN, Courtroom, and Environmental Issues, to demonstrate the value of international experience and foreign languages to future global citizens.• Developed resources, digital and physical, for teachers to use in their development as educators and Korean residents, such as a guide for dealing with student stress, a language, culture, and food manual, and lesson plan templates.• Performed administrative duties such as scheduling classes, creating training manuals, tracking student grades, and oversaw the submission of attendance, test, and homework data to be distilled into reports for school management. Show less

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  Eastern Mountain Sports

  Nov 2013 - Dec 2014

  Floor Supervisor

  • Oversaw operations and administrative tasks in a retail environment, executed strategies to increase customer traffic and membership, and communicated with other stores to ensure district success.• Supervised all front-end and back-end operations, such as shipping and receiving, stocking, merchandising, transferring product, and maintaining inventory data.• Ran energizing outdoor clinics and information sessions for customers and organizations on topics like wilderness survival, budgeting for a trip, and selecting the correct gear.• Trained new employees in point of sale operations, sales, product knowledge, membership strategies, and loss prevention. Show less

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  SEC English School

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  English Second Language Teacher

  • Delivered speaking, writing, and listening classes for elementary and middle school students, and tutored students one-on-one for intensive reading and grammar lessons.• Designed new lessons to fit with the school’s existing curriculum and transformed outdated outlines into full lesson plans for the use of the teaching staff.• Facilitated regular one-on-one speaking tests and practice sessions with students and delivered in-depth feedback and suggestions for improvement.• Tracked and organized grades and evaluations for over one hundred students for use by staff, parents, and schools. Show less

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  Montana Conservation Corps

  May 2015 - Oct 2015

  Field Crew Member

  • As a team member of a trail crew, participated in and saw to completion a number of trail work and conservation projects, designed to increase public access to National Forests and Parks, and public investment in local communities and conservation efforts.• Planned and led group activities among the crew and the corps at large and ran multi-day backpacking trips in and around the nearby various Wilderness areas. • Managed crew’s tools, equipment, food, and vehicle, taking care to maintain, repair, and organize when necessary. Show less

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  Montana Conservation Corps

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2016

  Field Crew Leader

  • Led a crew of five Americorps members in implementation of various volunteer projects in the areas of trail maintenance, conservation and wildlife work, community improvement, and national service.• Managed camp and transportation logistics, daily operations, and project work for the immersion crew, based for three months in a remote Wilderness area and cut off from civilization and staff support.• Delivered and expanded on the educational component of the MCC program, a curriculum for the development of young leaders and activists focusing on public lands, conservation, and volunteer engagement in the local community.• Handled administrative duties such as running daily risk management discussions, tracking crew accomplishments, and contributing to the organization’s social media presence through photographs and blog posts Show less

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  Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation

  May 2017 - Oct 2018

  Trail Crew Leader

  • Led a trail crew on various trail maintenance and construction projects in the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness, from clearing blowdown and other annual maintenance to structure and trailbuilding projects.• Cleared hundreds of miles of wilderness trails in both frontcountry and remote backcountry settings with traditional tools: a crosscut saw, hand saw, and single-bit axe.• Performed deferred maintenance such as brushing, shoring up structures, removing hazard trees, and fixing tread creep.• Trained a group of Wilderness Ranger Interns in the fundamentals of trail work, backcountry travel, nutrition, navigation, Leave No Trace Ethics, and other skills essential to wilderness work and backcountry survival.• Managed logistics such as vehicle and tool maintenance, data reporting, setting up backcountry spike camps, planning food, tool, and fuel needs for projects, and collecting and organizing paperwork from crew members. Show less

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  Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation

  May 2019 - Nov 2020

  Lead Wilderness Steward

  • Oversaw the delivery of a Wilderness conservation non-profit’s summer field program, bringing together volunteers, interns, seasonal staff, and federal agencies in order to maintain trails, collect data, sponsor community conservation events, and educate the next generation of public land advocates.• Promoted a culture of safety and risk mitigation, developed detailed emergency response plans for multiple crews, and regularly responded to incidents in both local and backcountry settings.• Interviewed, hired, and onboarded staff, interns, and volunteers of all ages and backgrounds, taking care to seek out people who could bring passion to the work of conservation and benefit from the personal growth of the field experience.• Collaborated with federal public land agencies to determine seasonal goals and volunteer opportunities, plan community outreach events, and negotiate trail maintenance and data collection projects.• Mentored and educated the public, volunteers, seasonal staff, and interns about public land ethic and policy, backcountry travel and recreation, and citizen science, through an extensive pre-season training program and various field projects.• Tracked, collected, and organized field data into digestable reports for use in land management decisions, future project planning, contract negotiations, and fundraising.• Managed the organization’s tool and gear cache, and the logistics of multiple crews and volunteer groups, across different regions; from scheduling and travel planning, equipment selection and distribution, vehicle and gear maintenance, and balancing educational opportunities with tangible work goals. Show less

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  U.S. Forest Service

  May 2021 - Oct 2021

  Wilderness Trail Crew Leader

  • Served as a crew supervisor to administer the trails and public lands of the Bob Marshall Wilderness, using traditional tools and livestock to clear blowdown, repair trails, supply cabins, spray noxious weeds, and collect data about Wilderness usage.• Helped to manage the logistics and success of a remote backcountry ranger station and its seasonal work program, by caring for the buildings and the livestock, ordering, inventorying, and organizing food and equipment, and planning ten day trail projects for multiple crews based at the station.• Interacted with recreating members of the public from all over the world, managing hunting inspections, food storage and bear safety, fire regulations, and being a presence on the land and the face of the Forest Service. Show less

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  U.S. Forest Service

  May 2022 - Oct 2022

  Wilderness Ranger

  • Represented the values and mission of the Forest Service both in the backcountry and the local community, serving as a patroller, educator, noxious weed mitigator, and outfitter/guide liaison for the Gros Ventre Wilderness and gateway communities.• Developed and implemented local educational events and field outings concerning Leave No Trace Ethics, backcountry travel and survival, local flora and fauna, and conservation history and policy, focusing in particular on teens from backgrounds underrepresented in the outdoors.• Partnered with local youth groups and volunteer organizations to complete citizen science objectives integral to the local Forest Management Plan and the future health and sustainability of the Forest, like campsite monitoring, hunter patrols, wildlife counts, solitude monitoring, and water sampling for long-term climate studies.• Overhauled backlogged data from previous monitoring work into cohesive and informative databases for more efficient collection and analysis. Show less

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  Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation

  May 2023 - Sept 2023

  Senior Wilderness Steward

  • Returned to the Selway Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation to assist the new Executive Director and Program Director with onboarding and training an entirely new crop of Wilderness Stewards, Volunteer Liaisons, and Wilderness Ranger Fellows.• Led a crew of Wilderness Ranger Fellows on a summer full of projects in the Wilderness -- trail work, datas collection, cabin repair, and campsite monitoring -- to assist the U.S. Forest Service with their management objectives and to train a new generation of public land advocates.• Created and delivered several Wilderness Management training modules to federal land management staff, non-profit partners, and volunteers at the annual Northern Rockies Wilderness Skills Institute.• Interfaced with recreators, students, volunteers, and interns to educate the public about best practices in the Wilderness, particularly about Leave No Trace principles, trail maintenance protocol, and Wilderness safety and first aid.• Developed a hybrid organization system designed for the unique challenge of working and collecting data in a remote backcountry location and reporting and analyzing that work in digital form. Show less

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  Flatiron School

  Sept 2023 - Dec 2023

  Software Engineering Graduate

  • Leveraged Python, JavaScript, React, Redux, HTML, and CSS to build dynamic and responsive full-stack web applications.• Applied Restful conventions and HTTP protocol for seamless communication between front and back-end systems.• Acquired a comprehensive understanding of OOP and ORM principles as well as database management, ensuring optimized performance and data integrity.• Demonstrated expertise in Git, GitHub and GitHub Projects, leveraging version control to collaborate effectively within development teams of all sizes.• Successfully applied learned concepts of full-stack engineering, including building user-friendly interfaces using React, managing databases with SQLAlchemy, and implementing RESTful APIs for seamless data exchange between client and server. Show less