Theodore W.

Experience

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  Stahancyk, Kent & Hook P.C.

  Jun 2007 - Sept 2008

  Student Intern

  Janitorial work, assisted lawyers with office maintenance and small individual projects. Worked in a professional firm atmosphere in downtown Portland. Developed skills working alongside professionals in the field of law as well as improving etiquette skills for being in a professional job and environment. Also developed computer software skills and assisted in graphic design projects using Microsoft and Adobe software.http://www.stahancyk.com/in_the_community/student_intern_program

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  Lighthouse Inn Bar and Grill

  Oct 2007 - Sept 2009

  Food Preparation and Dishwasher

  Operated and maintained a commercial sized dishwasher, food prep, and provided excellent customer service.

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  Safeway

  Jul 2009 - Sept 2009

  Seasonal Courtesy Clerk

  Assisted customers in carrying out groceries, finding and recommending items for sale, returning carts and baskets, emptying bottle return machines, and janitorial work. Developed skills as a salesman as well as providing world-class customer service in a high-volume customer environment.

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  Kruger's Farm Market

  Jun 2010 - Sept 2010

  Seasonal Employee / Farm Representative

  Organized a parking lot during summer farm events, working with a signaling crew to park up to 300+ cars a night. Assisted in trash management, customer service, and product restocking in market store. Operated a corn-roasting machine and participated in food sales during special events.

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  Folberg Construction

  Jul 2011 - Sept 2011

  Property Renovation / Brick layer

  Assisted in renovation of a rental home and surrounding property. Removed blackberries/brush, operation of chainsaw and gas-powered yard equipment (weed-eater, brush cutter, lawn mower) as well as construction equipment (jumping jack compactor, leveling tools). Built an additional parking space with a retaining wall base, laying bricks and compacting gravel.

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  Oregon State University Public Surplus and Campus Recycling

  Apr 2012 - Jun 2012

  Student Laborer

  Operated commercial sized box trucks, participating in a campus-wide recycling program as well as removal of department surplus items. Loaded and unloaded heavy items including office and living furniture, organized surplus items for sale at the "OSUsed" surplus store. Was a sale associate during store hours.

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  Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  Jun 2012 - Sept 2012

  Mid-Coast District Fisheries Intern

  Assisted the district fisheries technician in operation of the Siletz Falls adult fish trap and aided in other projects throughout the mid-coast district• Processed adult hatchery Summer Steelhead for recycle, food share, broodstock transfer and carcass placement• Took age/genetic samples on all adult wild Summer Steelhead and Spring Chinook Salmon passed above the trap (scale sampling)• Entered data from adult fish collection/passage into records• Operated and maintained all equipment that assisted with fish passage, including a hydraulic lift bucket, lib truck, trap head-gates, etc.• Used gas-powered yard equipment (weed-eater/brushcutter) to help clear trails around the trap / upkeep of the trap area• Assisted in estuary seining of the Siletz, Salmon, and Siuslaw estuaries for abundance of juvenile Chinook salmon and other species• Assisted in operation/removal of a incline plane trap and operation of a rotary screw trap for juvenile salmonids • Attended and assisted volunteers at a Coho Salmon fin-clipping event for clipping juvenile Coho salmon• Assisted the STEP biologist in a family fishing event for kids 17-under and helped teach young anglers how to fish, and performed community outreach by advertising the event locally• Had educational opportunities with operation of the Siletz Falls fish trap and seining in Yaquina Bay with a group of high school students• Assisted in juvenile Coho salmon snorkeling surveys by taking pool dimensions and entering data using a PDA• Worked with an electrofishing crew taking genetic samples of juvenile Steelhead in the upper Siletz River basin• Assisted the mid-coast habitat biologist in placement of wood habitat for rearing and spawning salmon Show less

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  Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  Jan 2013 - Apr 2013

  North Fork Alsea River Hatchery Intern

  Assisted the hatchery manager and hatchery technicians in operation of two adult salmonid fish traps on the North Fork Alsea River• Processed adult hatchery winter steelhead, took genetic and gonadic samples of native winter steelhead• Performed antibiotic treatment of native winter steelhead caught from sport fishermen for the broodstock program• Assisted in hatchery duties including fish feeding, fry and egg sorting, tank cleaning, trout stocking/liberation, etc.

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  Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  Experimental Biological Aide - Santiam Basin Creel Surveyor

  Recorded angler pressure and angler catch data on the South Santiam River near Lebanon and Sweet Home, OR• Recorded length and species of fish (Spring Chinook Salmon, Summer Steelhead, various trout species), and checked for different tags and markings, including adipose fin clip, recycle tag, radio transmitter tag, etc.• Required to drive over 200 miles a day on average in a state vehicle, working 10 hour solo shifts• Appropriately recorded and entered data using a PDA and uploaded data to system network on a weekly basis• Actively approached sport fishermen and the public with enthusiasm and knowledge of local fisheries to help educate anglers about legal species, catch limits, appropriate fishing methods, etc. Show less

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  Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  Feb 2014 - Jun 2014

  EBA - Juvenile/Adult Salmonid Fish Trap Technician - Life Cycle Monitoring Project

  Operated and maintained a rotary screw trap for juvenile salmonids and an adult fish trap on North Scappoose Creek, near Scappoose, OR• Responsible for operation of a rotary screw trap, catching juvenile Coho salmon, cutthroat trout, steelhead, trout fry, lamprey ammocetes, cottids, and other small fishes• Required to identify juvenile fish down to species and take lengths on a subset of salmonids as well as lamprey ammocetes. Trained to administer tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) to anesthetize fish prior to measurement. Marked and released salmonid subset upstream of the trap to determine trap efficiency• Daily duties included trap safety checks, taking stream data, as well as adjustment of the trap based on flow conditions to ensure the trap was fishing correctly and effectively• Responsible for operation of an adult salmonid fish trap located at Bonnie Falls. Required to identify and handle adult native winter steelhead, take age samples (scales) and pass above trap. • Appropriately recorded and entered data correctly, worked solo at the traps for 4 hours/day, 20 hours/week• Trained in mounting juvenile steelhead scales to gum cards Show less

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  Cabela's

  Aug 2014 - Feb 2015

  Fishing/Marine/ATV Full-time Retail Outfitter

  Full-time sales outfitter in the Fishing and Powersports departments •Enhanced knowledge of Fishing, Marine, Automotive, and ATV/UTV products and accessories during training and on sales floor•Sold a variety of products including marine sonar/GPS units, electric and gasoline boat motors, kayaks, personal floatation devices, vehicle and ATV/UTV winches, seat covers and floor liners, fishing rods, reels, terminal tackle, and many other accessories•Routinely offered customers knowledge and tips, while answering questions regarding fishing and powersports products and accessories, as well as the Cabelas brand•Provided legendary customer service to customers in an incredibly high volume customer environment, successfully offering Cabelas Club Visa cards, Cabelas Xtreme Protection plans, and ordering items online with the Sales Floor Kiosks for items not available at the store•Worked individually and as a team to make the Powersports and Fishing departments among the best in the entire store in sales and customer service, from store set through grand opening and the opening months Show less

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  Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

  Feb 2015 - Apr 2015

  Experimental Biological Aide - Marine Mammal Observer - Marine Mammal Monitoring Project

  Observed stellar and California sea lions and their predation on spring Chinook salmon, steelhead, sturgeon, and lamprey in the Willamette River near Clackamas, OR• Recorded species and individual characteristics of stellar and California sea lions predating on several species of fishes in the Willamette River•Used binoculars to identify branded individual sea lions and monitor their activities, while identifying predated fish down to species in order to help estimate overall predation and population abundance•Appropriately recorded and entered data using paper data sheets and uploaded data by email on a weekly basis•Approached by the public on a regular basis, acting as a face of the project and the Fisheries Department answering questions about sea lions and the project as a whole•Required to stand in survey locations for up to a hour and 30 minutes at a time, in all types of weather Show less

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  Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission

  Apr 2015 - Sept 2018

  Fisheries Technician 1 - Northern Pikeminnow Program

  Responsible for operating sport reward program stations, interacting with sport anglers involved in the annual Sport Reward Fishery in the Columbia River for Northern Pikeminnow. • Responsible for setting up daily turn-in stations for anglers throughout the lower Columbia River basin from Cathlamet to Washougal•Interviewed anglers to record angler catch, including Northern Pikeminnow (NPM) and other species, took fork lengths on NPM, and scanned all NPM for Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tags•Rewarded anglers for turning in NPM over 9" in length, and issuing reward vouchers, including tagged fish vouchers worth $500•Interacted with the public daily, answering questions about the Sport Reward Fishery program, including why the fishery is in place and how to get involved in the fishery•Required to work independently, working at two stations each day Show less

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  Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife

  Aug 2015 - Nov 2018

  Scientific Technician 2

  Contributed to several fisheries projects pertaining to salmon and steelhead throughout Region 5 in Southwest Washington. Including but not limited to:Spawning ground surveyor/fisheries bio data sampler for salmonids in the Lower Columbia River basin and it's tributariesSport fishery creel surveyor for salmonids in the Lower Columbia MainstemSport fishery creel surveyor for steelhead in the Lower Columbia River tributaries (CRSSE project)Washougal River adult salmonid resistance board fish weir operator Lower Columbia River Commercial fishery observerLower Columbia River Commercial and Tribal fishery bio data sampler Show less

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  AKS Engineering and Forestry

  Feb 2019 - now

  Field Survey Crew Chief

  I have worked under professional direction of Professional Land Surveyors to perform a wide variety of survey field work including topographic and boundary surveying, GNSS and GIS surveying, monitoring, and construction layout staking. I started at AKS Engineering and Forestry with no prior experience, knowledge, or training in land surveying. As a crew chief, I am responsible for being lined out and successfully completing survey tasks in an efficient manner to meet budgeted timelines, and leading crew technicians in the field - teaching field technicians of all experience levels. I have also spent time training and mentoring newly appointed crew chiefs to help them with AKS surveying standards, time/job management, and passing on skills from my own experience. Originally hired as a survey tech (rodman), I performed labor-intensive work including packing heavy survey equipment across all terrain types and conditions. I staked construction stakes accurately and efficiently, trained to seek out land corners/monuments using prior survey records and studying lines of occupation, and brush-cut sight lines through dense vegetation using a variety of hand tools (machete, hand saws, chain saws, gas-powered trimmers). I am trained in daily operation and maintenance of many Trimble surveying products including Robotic total stations (VX & S series), R10 GPS Receivers, DINI electronic levels, X7 scanners, SX10/12 scanning total stations, TSC3, TSC5 and TSC7 Data Collectors with Trimble Access, among other products and programs. I have performed quality work at a high level of production and accuracy with professional attention to detail and safety at all times while working 50 hours/week year-round, up to 60+hours/week during peak work load. Work includes public (Prevailing Wage) and private clients from across the states of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Job sites range from typical subdivisions, right of way / roadways, industrial sites, and forested settings. Show less