Michael Svab

Michael Svab

Campground Attendant

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Wildland firefighter at BC Wildfire Service, Natural Resource Science graduate from Thompson Rivers University, Geomatics Engineering Technology grad at Lethbridge College

  • Education

    • Thompson Rivers University

      2020 - 2024
      Natural Resource Science Forestry 3.67

      Activities and Societies: Collegiate volleyball for the TRU Wolfpack Gained experience in a variety of topics concerning natural resources including forestry, wildlife management, and fisheries management. The capstone project of this degree involved research into the use of GIS to analyze factors such as slope and vegetation in the burn severity of wildfire.

    • Lethbridge College

      2017 - 2020
      Geomatics Engineering Technology Geomatics Honours

      Activities and Societies: Collegiate volleyball with the Lethbridge College Kodiaks Gained skills in the field of land survey such as cadastral and civil surveys, and in the field of geospatial analysis, such as map creation, GIS analysis, and imagery analysis.

  • Experience

    • Alberta Parks

      May 2018 - Sept 2018
      Campground Attendant
    • Pincher Creek Agricultural Society

      May 2019 - Sept 2019
      Groundskeeper
    • Alberta Parks

      May 2020 - Sept 2020
      Maintenance Service Worker
    • Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations

      May 2021 - Apr 2024
      Wildland firefighter
    • Thompson Rivers University

      Sept 2023 - Mar 2024
      Research Assistant

      GIS and mapping research work for the Wildfire Research Lab at Thompson Rivers University.

    • British Columbia Wildfire Service

      Apr 2024 - now
      Wildfire Crew Leader
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Damger Tree Assessment - Wildland Fire Module

      Wildlife Dangerous Tree Committee of British Columbia
      Jun 2022