Heather Doolittle

Experience

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  Bates College

  Jun 2010 - May 2012

  "Determining P-T paths and relative timing of metamorphism based on mineral textures and pseudosection analyses in Small Point, Maine" · Worked closely with three peers to map faulting, folding, stratigraphy, and bedding at a 1:4,500 scale · Determined the metamorphic zonation of study area based on mineral assemblages · Presented monthly slide shows to the Bates community on research progress and findings · Identified the presence of a previously unpublished metamorphic boundary at Small Point · Currently constructing final publishable report of all results and geologic interpretations Show less "The importance of Zostera marina to a local food web based on the analysis of compound specific isotopes in Maquiot Bay, Maine" · Analyzed both bulk C and N stable isotopes and compound specific amino acid stable isotopes · Used problem solving skills to adapt an efficient laboratory method for analysis · Maintained and used GC-FID to determine amino acid concentrations · Organized and quantified large datasets into manageable Excel spreadsheets · Discovered that Z. marina is an insignificant dietary carbon source for many estuarine species Show less

  • Senior Honors Thesis

    Apr 2011 - May 2012

  • Teaching Assistant and Tutor

    Sept 2010 - May 2012

  • Technical Writing Assistant

    Sept 2010 - May 2012

  • Research Assistant

    Jun 2010 - Dec 2010
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  HETI

  Jan 2012 - Jan 2013

  Geologist
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  University of Maine

  Aug 2013 - Sept 2015

  Graduate Research Assistant
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  Tighe & Bond

  Sept 2015 - now

  • Senior Engineer

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Project Engineer

    Jan 2022 - Jan 2024

  • Staff Engineer II

    Sept 2015 - Dec 2021