Sarah Witalka

Experience

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  Green Valley Greenhouse

  May 2014 - Sept 2014

  Garden Center Associate

  Assisted customers, stocked and cared for plants, handled money and used a register to make sales

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  Green Valley Greenhouse

  May 2015 - Aug 2015

  Garden Center Associate

  Assisted customers, stocked and cared for plants, handled money and used a register to make sales

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  North Dakota State University

  Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Student Dining Employe

  Kitchen assistant in one of the campus' dining halls, I helped to maintain a sanitary working environment and performed small meal preparation duties. I worked alone and with others to quickly and effectively complete tasks such as measuring and portioning foods.

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  NDSU COLLEGE OF PHARMACY, NRSG & ALLIED SCIENCES

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Student Lab Assistant

  Assisted a graduate student in performing experiments including growing and amplifying bacterial plasmids, extracting and purifying protein, performed basic lab duties including washing dishes and making stock solutions

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  Anoka County Parks & Recreation

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Maintenance Worker

  Responsible for maintaining conditions in parks across Anoka County with use of county vehicle and equipment. Duties included trash collection, trail and pavilion up-keep, and janitorial duties in park restrooms

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  North Dakota State University

  Sept 2019 - Dec 2019

  Student Dining Employee

  Team member at two NDSU Food Court locations: Hoagie Hut and Twisted Taco. Utilized a point of service system to assist customers, practiced safe food handling procedures to prepare and assemble orders, maintained sanitary working conditions, and effectively communicated as part of a team to efficiently complete tasks.

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  Student Conservation Association

  Jan 2020 - now

  Conservation Steward

  Served and lived with a crew of three stewards performing conservation tasks in the NY Thousand Islands region. Projects included monitoring invasive species, trail construction and maintenance, improving natural habitat, and beautifying state park areas.

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  Prairie Restorations, Inc.

  May 2022 - now

  Responsible for coordinating restoration activity in large sites such as Battle Creek Regional Park, Nicollet Island, Watermark Neighborhood and Nature's Refuge Neighborhood. Leading crews of up to 15 individuals on multi-faceted projects that span several weeks. Evaluating many acre sites to plan future restoration work, including reporting current species and distribution as well as soil conditions and topography. Quoting future work for possible clients and maintaining correspondence with current clientele. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Jun 2024 - now

  • Assistant Project Manager

    May 2022 - now