Josediego Uribe

Experience

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  Aztec Shops, Ltd.

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Retail/Sales Associate

  Organized and arranged in store displays and layouts.Performed and organized merchandise inventory.Provided customer support and assistance.

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  SeaBotix, Inc.

  Feb 2009 - Jun 2009

  Sales/ Marketing Intern

  Planned and Organized trade show participation (ex. World Aquaculture 2009 Veracruz , Mexico.) Created and Developed a Photo Based Product Inventory Catalog for a $1.86 million Army Contract.Processed purchase order, customer sales database and document upkeep/refinement.Developed an Interactive Global Sales and Distributor tracking Map for all 640 ROVs Worldwide.Managed Marketing Calendar and Client Resource Management (CRM) software.

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  World Trade Center San Diego

  Sept 2009 - Mar 2010

  Trade Services Intern

  Non-Profit ; International Trade and Development industry Communicated to members and clients about trade events relevant to them and find recent trade leads for distribution to members and clients. Assisted the Vice President of Trade Services with mailings, and filing client and trade informationUndertook market research projects as agreed upon with the Vice President of Trade Services such as:The development of a country brief outlining trade and cultural information on a specific country.Researched and identified existing trade models for identifying prospective export markets.Identified U.S. or foreign channels of distribution of a specific product, foreign manufacturers for a specific product and foreign tariff and non-tariff barriers to exporting U.S. products.Researched and analyzed San Diego’s $7 billion (Non military) Maritime Industry.Developed spread sheets and graphic analysis of $11billion (military) awarded contracts to the San Diego Maritime Industry. Show less

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  Scripps Institution of Oceanography - Birch Aquarium

  Jan 2010 - Mar 2011

  • Assist in caring and maintaining of animal enclosures, by monitoring water, and air conditions.• Performed food preparation and feeding for animals as well as specimen shore collection.• Contributed in husbandry care and observation of animals for behavioral recording• Demonstrated animal coping strategies for life in a harsh environment to visitors. • Assist in caring and maintaining of animal enclosures, by monitoring water, and air conditions.• Performed food preparation and feeding for animals as well as specimen shore collection.• Contributed in husbandry care and observation of animals for behavioral recording• Demonstrated animal coping strategies for life in a harsh environment to visitors.

  • Aquarist Assistant

    Jan 2010 - Mar 2011

  • Aquarist Assistant / Tide Pool Educator

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2011
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  National Park Service - Cabrillo National Monument

  Feb 2010 - Jul 2010

  Tide Pool Educator

  Learn and understand tide pool ecosystems.Protect animals and plants by educating Visitors as they explore the tide pools.

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  SeaWorld San Diego

  Mar 2010 - Sept 2010

  Animal Department: Mammal• Provided excellent customer service and assistance by responding to guest requirements, expectations and needs.• Prepared and fed daily rations for animals and properly stored food reserves.• Performed animal care and behavioral observations.• Maintained safe and sanitary living areas and areas of food preparation and storage. Provide Customer Service and assistance to team members and guests.Approach guests and offer to take photos with digital SLR cameras.Assist guests with the viewing and printing of photos using special computer software.Maintain, manage and move inventory between store and stockroom locations.Cash Handling and sales processing.

  • Husbandry Assistant

    Apr 2010 - Sept 2010

  • Commercial Photographer

    Mar 2010 - May 2010
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  San Diego State University

  Sept 2010 - Aug 2015

  • Assist laboratory faculty and staff members with professional administrative tasks, data management and analysis and experience working in remote and rugged locations.• Developed a suitability analysis using GIS software for suitable mangrove field site selection in Magdalena Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico.• Collected soil cores, sediment samples, pore-water samples and leaf litter for carbon content analysis, and estimation of carbon transport to adjacent ecosystems.• Set up and maintained a portable Eddy Covariance tower, meteorological sensors and power source for measuring CO2 gas exchange in a mangrove forest in BCS, Mexico (2011-2013).• Collected and conducted water sampling analysis for dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and particulate organic carbon (POC). Show less

  • Environmental Field Researcher

    Sept 2010 - Aug 2015

  • Graduate Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2010 - Jul 2013

  • Greenhouse Technical Assistant

    Sept 2010 - Jan 2011
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  SDSU Research Foundation

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Field and Vegetation Monitoring Technician

  • Conducted sampling, surveying, and cover analysis of CSS and Chaparral vegetation in San Diego County for the Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP).• Recorded changes and comparisons from site to site on native and invasive vegetation.• Performed data entry tasks as well as worked with satellite imagery analysis with Google Earth.

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  Soil Ecology and Restoration Group

  Oct 2012 - Nov 2014

  Restoration Ecologist / GIS Technician

  • Produced high quality maps using GPS equipment and GIS software as well as managed and updated geo-mapping database.• Worked in independent and team-oriented field work involving non-native vegetation removal, weed abatement, erosion control, irrigation system installation, native plant propagation, planting, seeding, vegetation monitoring/identification, sensitive species monitoring, and other tasks associated with habitat restoration projects in San Diego County, San Clemente Island, Camp Pendleton and Miramar Air Base.• Monitored native and sensitive species involving annual census counts, qualitative habitat assessment, population mapping.• Greenhouse experience in plant propagation from seed, transplants, and cuttings, as well as monitoring the overall progress and health of plants. Show less

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  Amec Foster Wheeler

  Apr 2014 - Jan 2018

  Technical Professional I - Biology / Environmental Scientist

  • Experience in independent and team fieldwork involving: non-native vegetation removal, weed abatement, erosion control, irrigation system installation, vegetation monitoring, native plant propagation, planting, seeding, vegetation monitoring/identification, sensitive species monitoring, environmental sampling wetland/watershed mapping and delineation in multiple projects across San Diego, Riverside, Imperial counties and military owned land.• Carried out habitat restoration and monitoring projects of S. California flora in coastal sage scrub, chaparral, coastal dune, desert, estuary, marsh and riparian habitats.• Performed population surveys of the San Diego Arroyo Toad in Riparian habitats.• Participated in mapping and surveying of SD County and San Clemente Island vernal pools for presence of fairy shrimp, and identifying and classifying the species when encountered. Show less

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  City of San Diego

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2015

  Environmental Services Management Assistant

  • Assisted in the Chollas Creek Restoration Project, including management of project funds, allocating of resources, directing field personnel and managing crews during habitat restoration phase. • Habitat restoration projects involving: invasive species removal, hydro seeding, seed dispersal, ecological monitoring, habitat assessment, GIS mapping, and plant propagation.• Performed cost comparisons and logistical analysis on alternative daily cover usage and daily landfill operation costs, as well as evaluated innovative and alternate recycling /solid waste management technologies for usage at the Miramar landfill.• Experience reviewing waste management plans for Miramar landfill and California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) reports for Rose Creek Canyon and Boden Canyon restoration projects. • Performed biological and monitoring environmental surveys for city owned Multiple Species Conservation Program (MSCP) areas. • Participated in a local survey and acoustic bio-monitoring of local bat species.• Led a LEED education project to create a plant species survey of drought tolerant species for use in San Diego urban and residential areas. Project consisted of identifying and locating over 200 plant species, photographing, GPS tracking and creating an interactive GIS vegetation map. Show less

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  Wells Fargo Home Mortgage

  Nov 2015 - Sept 2018

  Customer Service Representative/ Administrative Assistant

  • Responsible for engaging existing customers regarding inquiries services and products for customers, as well as providing excellent customer service support. • Managed communication between internal and external partners, as well as provided one-on-one feedback, performance coaching and procedure training, on new or enhanced protocols.• Processed, reviewed and generated data trend reports to management• Performed supervisory and management duties of office operations, team personnel and project management. Show less

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  SDSU Research Foundation

  Oct 2018 - Dec 2020

  Lab Coordinator and Field Technician

  • Assisted faculty and students with administrative tasks, budgeting and equipment/supply purchasing, data management and analysis and field work in remote and rugged locations.• Maintained, tested and calibrate lab equipment for field deployment and experimentation. • Monitoring and technical maintenance of remote field stations in remote and rugged locations.• Managed and processed ecological and environmental data, experienced with graphing and statistical analysis as well as technical writing for grants and research publication.• Trained undergraduate researchers in conducting quality lab and field work. Show less

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  NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

  Nov 2020 - Sept 2022

  NOAA EPP Earth System Sciences and Remote Sensing Scholar

  • Networking and collaborating with scientific professionals• Research on the natural and human dimensions of fisheries conservation and management • Experience with the scientific writing process and preparation of a journal manuscriptResearch Focus: Aquaculture fish feed and addressing NOAA’s mission of promoting a sustainable seafood market and economic benefits to the local San Diego region.

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  Tierra Data Inc

  Jul 2022 - Aug 2024

  The position covers a broad range of natural resource investigations or assessments in terrestrial, aquatic, and marine environments.Main Responsibilities and Duties include:• Gathering and analyzing data to create and manage wildlife and vegetation species lists, perform vegetation mapping, transect data, sensitive species monitoring and nesting bird surveys to reports and communicate with regulatory agencies, engineers, and clients.• Develop and maintain client relationships, while providing support and services to public, private, and non-governmental clients.• Conduct biological resources surveys in a wildland environment.• Conduct environmental impact analyses and formulate avoidance, minimization, and mitigation/conservation measures.• Prepare biological reports and related documents in accordance with CEQA and NEPA for specific projects in various jurisdictions.• Experience using editing software, database management, visualization, and GIS mapping tools.• Experience implementing principles of conservation, habitat restoration planning and execution • Professional capacity building, such as seeking and maintaining professional society certifications. Show less

  • Assistant Project Manager, Biology and Habitat Restoration

    Jan 2023 - Aug 2024

  • Staff Biologist, Ecologist, and Restoration Specialist

    Jul 2022 - Aug 2024
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  County of San Diego

  Aug 2024 - now

  Land Use Environmental Planner II