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Patrick Wallin

Patrick Wallin

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Natural Resource Department- City of Kent, WA

  • Education

    • CIEE Monteverde, Costa Rica

      2017 - 2017

      • Studied abroad in Costa Rica, studied ecology in a tropical setting. Completed three courses: Tropical Ecology, Humans in the Tropics and Tropical Diversity, also learned plant and animal identification tactics. Lived with Costa Rican family and improved conversational Spanish skills. • Conducted, wrote and presented independent research on army ants, entitled “Arthropod Prey Diversity Following Predation by Army Ants Eciton Burchellii in a Cloud Forest”. Studied if these ants’ foraging… Show more • Studied abroad in Costa Rica, studied ecology in a tropical setting. Completed three courses: Tropical Ecology, Humans in the Tropics and Tropical Diversity, also learned plant and animal identification tactics. Lived with Costa Rican family and improved conversational Spanish skills. • Conducted, wrote and presented independent research on army ants, entitled “Arthropod Prey Diversity Following Predation by Army Ants Eciton Burchellii in a Cloud Forest”. Studied if these ants’ foraging pattern had an impact on arthropod prey density. Show less

    • University of Puget Sound

      2014 - 2018
      Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Biology

      • Minor in Environmental Policy and Decision Making• Coursework in chemistry, computer science (used Java), statistics (used R), Spanish and GIS.• Senior thesis: “Assessing Microplastics inside Benthic Fish Species of the Salish Sea”

    • University of Washington

      2022 - 2023
      Industry Certification Wetland Science and Management

      Took a nine-month certificate program in wetland science. Courses included Wetland Policy, Wetland Ecological Processes, Wetland Delineation, Field Botany and more. Included a practicum project where a wetland site was characterized and a research project was performed. This project consisted of wetland classification, and rating, data collection and culminated in a written report and presentation.

  • Experience

    • Lake Oswego Youth Basketball Association

      Jan 2014 - Feb 2014
      Basketball Coach

    • Jimmy John's

      Jun 2014 - Aug 2014
      Sandwich Maker

    • YMCA of Columbia-Willamette

      Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
      Camp Counselor

    • YMCA Camp Seymour

      Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
      Counselor

    • University of Puget Sound

      Jun 2017 - May 2018

      • Research goal was to determine if fish from different areas of the Puget Sound had different levels of microplastics in digestive tracts. • Devised research protocols to identify and classify various types of microplastics. Used statistical analyses to determine if there were statistically significant differences between the amounts of microplastics in fish in different locations.• Presented research findings at student forum as well as at Zero Waste Washington’s Plastics Summit on September 25, 2017. Show less

      • Purchasing Associate

        Nov 2016 - May 2018

      • Student Researcher

        Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

    • Save our Shorelines

      Jun 2018 - Sept 2018
      Environmental Educator

      Worked alongside other educators in an overnight summer camp setting teaching children ages 8-14 about the marine environment. Was also responsible for a group of kids 24 hours a day.

    • AmeriCorps

      Oct 2018 - Oct 2020

      Helps lead a Washington Conservation Corps crew in building trails, constructing turnpikes, and using herbicides. Duties includes filling in for supervisor when he is out, leading weekly safety meetings and leading conflict resolution when needed. Worked with a crew to assist with the restoration of waterways important to salmonoids by removing invasive plant species and planting native species. Included work with private landowners, knowledge of herbicides, native plant identification and team problem-solving.

      • Assistant Supervisor

        Oct 2019 - Oct 2020

      • Restoration Crew Member

        Oct 2018 - Oct 2019

    • Palouse Conservation District

      Oct 2020 - Jul 2022
      Resource Conservation Technician

      Works with coordinators to implement riparian buffer projects to prevent water pollution and stream erosion. Responsible for leading a crew out in the field to get projects completed.

    • City of Kent, Washington

      Aug 2022 - now
      Natural Resources Aide

      Works in field-based team setting to help keep parks in the city of Kent clean and beautiful. Duties include invasive removal, trash pickup and native plantings. Organizes planting events among our internal crew and assisted with volunteer events. Skills include use of ArcGIS, Quick Capture, FieldMaps and Collector, interacting positively with members of the community and driving large vehicles including pickup trucks.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CPR/AED/First Aid

      American Red Cross
      Aug 2021

    • A-Sawyer

      U.S. Forest Service
      Mar 2020

    • Pesticide Operator, Commercial

      USDA
      Nov 2020