Amanda Malone

Experience

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  University of Colorado Boulder, Village Market

  Mar 2013 - Jan 2016

  Cashier

  My responsibilities here included checking out customers, stocking goods, taking inventory, assisting with questions, and closing the register and the store.

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  Missouri Botanical Garden

  May 2015 - Jul 2015

  Research for Undergraduate Experience Intern

  My project while interning at Missouri Botanical Garden involved co-writing a revision of the plant genus Stenospermation for Central America. My job included studying herbarium specimens from Central American countries and updating species descriptions from my observations, as well as editing the introduction and dichotomous key. The revision includes information on the history of study, summary of phylogenetic relationships, generic-level taxonomic relationships, morphological and anatomical summaries, notes on cytology, information on flowering behavior, phenology, pollination observations, biogeographical observations, and the economic importance of the genus. I also analyzed the variance of my herbarium specimen measurements using R. Show less

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  Chicago Botanic Garden

  May 2016 - Oct 2016

  Conservation and Land Management Intern

  The main focus of this internship was generating monitoring reports for the federally threatened Sclerocactus glaucus (Colorado hookless cactus) populations in the BLM field office. We utilized handheld GPS devices and ArcGIS mapping software for monitoring and report writing. Other assignments included completing Proper Functioning Condition (PFC) assessments of riparian areas. During this time, the BLM sponsored my participation in a 3 day riparian plant identification workshop.As part of the Chicago Botanic Garden's Seeds of Success program, we collected seeds in accordance with program's procedures. In line with the restoration mission of Seeds of Success, I created a seed collection plan for the Grand Junction field office based on Sage-Grouse conservation needs. I received additional herbarium training through the botanic garden, and one of our projects involved organizing, mounting and labeling our offices herbarium specimens.I assisted with many other projects as well. We completed assessment inventory & monitoring (AIM) strategy implementation in Gunnison and Greater sage-grouse habitat. I worked with the Western Colorado Conservation Corps to safely remove Russian olive and Tamarisk from Sclerocactus glaucus habitat, and assessing future removal sites for planning future projects. My team helped the Colorado Natural Areas Program complete a survey of threatened Penstemon debilis. I assisted with fishery inventories, river patrol and permit inspections, sagebrush establishment research; surveys of Great Basin spadefoot toad and Canyon Treefrog, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Burrowing owl, Mexican Spotted Owl, and annual bat and bird monitoring.This internship was made possible by the partnership between Chicago Botanic Garden and the Bureau of Land Management. Show less

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  Breckenridge Ski Resort

  Dec 2016 - Apr 2017

  Lift Operator

  This position included loading guests onto ski lifts and working in variable weather conditions during the winter months in the Rocky Mountains.

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  2V’s Landscaping and Irrigation,

  May 2017 - Oct 2017

  Landscape and Garden Technician

  Worked in a team to cultivate high-altitude plants in client’s garden beds and greenhouses, practiced plant identification of noxious weeds, native, and ornamental plants, improved horticulture skills

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  Mountain Wave and Blue River Sports

  Nov 2017 - Apr 2018

  Ski and Snowboard Technician

  In this role I interfaced with customers as I fitted them for skis and snowboard equipment. In addition to this I maintained the skis and snowboards with daily waxes, repairs, and tuning.

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  Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands

  May 2018 - Sept 2018

  Forestry Technician

  This first project in this role consisted of generating exploratory invasive plant species data by conducting highest priority invasive plant species surveys in disturbed areas on a military base and collecting general abundance for each species present. We created a report for the invasive plant project for the Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse project. I helped accomplish this by developing hosted feature layers to enable easy data collection in ArcGIS Collector, and carrying out the data collection. This data was submitted to the Alaska Exotic Plants Information Clearinghouse (AKEPIC). In addition to that project, we completed Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) surveys and reestablished burned plots. We accomplished this by operating ATVs and hiking with forestry equipment to remote locations. The last project I had involved collecting vegetation ground truth data using the Alaska Vegetation Classification system and entering the data for comparison with the remote sensing classification. Show less

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  Breckenridge Ski Resort

  Oct 2018 - May 2019

  Security Dispatcher

  This position's responsibilities included dispatching security personnel to safety and security calls. I interacted with emergency services and Colorado Parks and Wildlife if situations arose where wildlife or safety became a concern.

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  ConTemporary Nursing Solutions, Inc.

  Jun 2019 - Aug 2020

  Staffing Coordinator

  This job involved coordinating schedules for per diem nurses at hospitals and kept credentialing documents up to date. This required communicating effectively with nurses and hospital staff to ensure schedules were up to date and both parties were aware of any changes. This ensured the hospital had the coverage it needed on any given day, and that the nurses had regular work if they wanted it. The credentialing element of this job involved sending regular reminders to nurses about expiring credentials and reformatting documents and general data and database management.This position helped me develop my communication, organization, and database managements skills. Show less

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  University of Denver

  Sept 2020 - Nov 2022

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  I operated as the project manager of my research study, by creating and implementing the experimental design, and leading a field team of 2 funded undergraduates and 13 additional volunteers in scheduled field surveys and lab work. We collected biological specimens and recorded environmental information for invasive Russian olive and native Peachleaf willow trees. We collected, weighed, and measured functional leaf traits for ~1800 leaves. I utilized ArcGIS Online and hosted feature layers in ArcGIS Collector to randomly sample trees from sites and I extracted additional landscape level site data from raster layers in ArcGIS Pro. We performed statistical analysis and data management in R and JMP. Linear mixed effects models and model selection methods were used to analyze the differences of environment on native and invasive plant functional traits.In my teaching role I communicated concepts foundational to the scientific method, ecology, evolution, and biology in weekly 3-hour lab sections with ~40 students a quarter. Students were guided students through using lab equipment and performing lab procedures such as microscopy, dissections, measuring chemical concentrations, compass use, animal & plant identification, anatomy, and physiology. I graded lab reports and assignments, and taught the following courses: Sustaining Life, I – Lab, Evolution, Heredity, and Biodiversity – Lab, Physiological Systems – Lecture, General Ecology - Lab, Molecules to Humankind - Lab. Show less

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  USDA Forest Service

  Nov 2023 - now

  Botanist