Jessie Chen

Experience

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  The Tax House

  Oct 2006 - Sept 2007

  Clerical Assistant

  • Entered financial data into ATX software program to complete CA state and federal tax returns• Operated business phone, fax machine and company e-mail account• Composed rental agreements and prorated utility and rental costs • Conducted web search to find property on CA State Comptroller’s database • Maintained high level of discretion with confidential information such as social security numbers

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  UCLA

  Sept 2009 - Jun 2010

  Volunteer Laboratory Assistant/Animal Caretaker

  • Assisted staff researcher with care of Brown Anole lizards on strict, weekly schedule• Fed adults and juveniles portion-controlled, live prey• Administered multivitamin and calcium supplements• Checked proper functioning of heating bulbs • Kept weekly records of births and mortalities, and temperature and humidity conditions

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  Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2014

  Volunteer Gardener

  • Grow edible fruits, vegetables and herbs in 100% volunteer-run garden converted from parking lot• Practice principles of “permaculture” by restructuring garden beds with changing seasons to maximize water use, sunlight exposure, and growing space• Manually remove invasive pests and weeds

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  Descanso Gardens Foundation

  Aug 2013 - Aug 2014

  Plant Records Assistant

  • Manage computer database containing name records for over 10,000 species• Maintain individual records on health, location and fertility for thousands of plants• Create public display labels highlighting accurate botanical information• Create unique accession numbers and ID tags for all incoming plants• Regularly survey 150-acre garden to assess changes in landscape design, plantings, and plant removals or deaths

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  University of Hawaii at Manoa

  Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  Graduate Research Assistant

  • Developed stochastic model of small-scale, Hawaiian fishpond-based oyster farm to determine range of profit outcomes and feasibility of local oyster farming • Researched federal, state, county, and scientific reports to collect cost data on aquaculture and shellfish permits, labor, utilities, land leases, materials• Developed and applied choice experiment to local chefs to determine willingness to pay for locally-grown oysters and preferences for oyster attributes• Presented research on economic feasibility of farming oysters in Hawai‘i to seafood distributors, non-profit organizations, and live ThinkTechHawaii podcast• Consulted on aquaculture’s potential for food provision at Ocean Health Index workshop Show less

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  Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle Response

  Aug 2017 - Jun 2018

  Field Technician, Data Technician (Feb 2018 - June 2018)

  Data Technician (August 2017 - January 2018)• Managed 300,000 trapping records in USDA’s online Integrated Plant Health Information System (IPHIS) database• Reconciled field data submissions to ensure accuracy and quality control• Prepared paper and digital maps using ArcMap and Google maps to assist field crew in locating thousands of sites, including damaged trees, breeding sites and beetle traps• Edited IPHIS data collection template to reflect changes in type of data collected; provide field crew with appropriate data fields in IPHIS mobile data collector appField Technician (February 2018 - June 2018)• Read terrain and road maps to locate and service 30-60 traps located island-wide, daily• Entered into PDA service data; e.g. no. of beetles caught, lure changes, and maintenance work • Performed visual reconnaissance on up to 70 palm trees per assignment; report to team leads on bore hole and damaged frond counts • Used handheld GPS unit to identify coordinates for traps, palm trees, and mulch piles Show less

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  University of Hawaii at Manoa

  Jun 2018 - May 2022

  Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Coordinator

  • Promote the existence of the UROP via informational sessions, on-campus events, and online at the University of Hawai‘i (UH) Manoa to better connect undergraduate students with existing research opportunities • Develop and implement a summer research program for undergraduate students on the Manoa campus to participate in professional development modules and community engagement• Supervise Communications Assistant, who will oversee development and implementation of social media campaign focused on broadening reach of UROP to student body Show less

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  Pacific Asian Center for Entrepreneurship

  Aug 2022 - May 2023

  Program Manager