David Guarente

Experience

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  United States Army

  May 1998 - Jul 2002

  U.S. Army Executive Officer

  Captain U.S. Army, Signal Corps at Ft. Gordon, GA and Ft. Hood, TX— 1998-2002Managed a company of 120 soldiers as an executive officer and handled the financial budget for spending within the company using a computerized program for equipment expenditures in excess of one million dollars each. Conducted and led a platoon of soldiers in field exercises providing the communications support to a whole battalion during month-long military desert field training exercises. Responsible for vehicle preventative maintenance and providing telecommunications, bounced off both satellites and the troposphere, between brigades. Show less

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  Coldwell Banker

  Apr 2003 - Mar 2007

  Real Estate Broker Associate

  Real Estate Broker, Coldwell Banker, Daytona Beach, FL — 2003-2006Gathered information on land use and zoning maps as well as deeds and mortgage. Provided customer service at the office reception desk assisting and informing both sellers and buyers of their options during the real estate selling and buying processes. Handled all details during contract negations in accordance with state and federal laws. Coordinated between all parties concerned with the real estate transactions, including, though not limited to, mortgage companies, banks, title companies, home inspectors, and surveyors. Organized documents related to home property sales in order to ensure a smooth and efficient closing process. Show less

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  TranSystems

  Apr 2007 - Sept 2013

  Professional Land Surveyor

  Land Surveyor Crew Chief, TransSystems, Kansas City, MO — 2007-2013Conducted boundary surveys and right-of-way surveys for proposed land subdivisions, highway, and railroad expansions, and construction layouts of commercial and university buildings’ footprints. Researched public records for deeds and property descriptions, easements, and right-of-ways. Ran highway and railroad elevations to known control points and mapped land contours with GPS, EDM, and level laser and digital technology to provide engineering plans to clients in a timely manner. Show less

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  Northern Light Health

  Oct 2013 - Nov 2018

  Health Information Management Specialist

  Health Information Management Specialist, Blue Hill, ME—2015-2018Organized electronic medical records for patients in a hospital, provider clinics, and specialties offices. Planned more efficient ways to complete tasks without surpassing the departmental budgets. Patient representative responsible for patient intake, switchboard, directing patient requests, organizing hospital admitting, and registration.

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  The Nines

  Dec 2018 - Sept 2019

  Front Desk Supervisor

  Front Desk Supervisor, The Nines Hotel, Portland, OR— 2018-2019 Experience in dealing directly with the public with creative customer service skills.Communicated information from written communications, analyzed reports.Related well to all kinds of people; built rapport and effective relationships.Defused high-tension situations comfortably.Learned to effectively cope with change while switching gears comfortably and act without having the total picture.

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  Oregon Space Grant Consortium

  Dec 2019 - May 2020

  Research Intern

  Created, analyzed, and catalogued an inventory of Mount St. Helen’s volcanic ash samples using scanning electron microscopy.

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  Cascadia2021

  May 2021 - Jun 2021

  Project Intern

  Cascadia Subduction Zone GPS field deployment and recovery of seismic nodes set up to measure seismic and crustal motion.

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  GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, UNITED STATES DEPT OF

  Jun 2021 - Apr 2022

  Physical Science Technician

  Developed a comprehensive inventory of coastal landslides triggered by Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquakes from LiDAR DEM data using QGIS software.Assisted in field work investigations of terrain slope topography, collected soil samples and elevation survey of landslide toe. DOI training in ethics, cybersecurity, workplace safety, and anti-harassment.

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  Washington Geological Survey, Washington Department of Natural Resources

  Apr 2022 - now

  Geophysical Scientist/ Natural Resource Scientist

  Geophysicist team member for Washington State's SSSP (School Seismic Safety Project), whose responsibilities include: Deployment of geophysical instrumentation, Collection of geophysical data, and Processing of field data to determine seismic velocities, ground shaking potential, and conversion of data into dispersion curves, for school campus locations across the entire state. Ensure the management and processing of field data to be aligned with WGS data standards.Field equipment maintenance, site reconnaissance, and scheduling.Determine subsurface geological conditions and resilience, as well as potential seismic ground shaking at statewide school campus locations, using 1D MASW and MAM geode seismometer 24-channel arrays and active generation of surface wave attenuation and propagation in order to determine shear wave phase-velocity measurements. Show less