Katie Evans

Katie Evans

Extended Trip Leader

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Researcher | Biologist | Leader

  • Education

    • DataCamp

      2018 - 2018
      Data Analyst Certificate R Track

      70 hours of learning in R coding for Data Analysis. Courses covered: tidyverse, dplyr, ggplot2, data joining, cleaning, and exploratory data analysis, correlation and regression, R Markdown, Intro to SQL.

    • Miramonte High School

      2007 - 2011
      High School

      Activities and Societies: Lacrosse, Cross Country, Girl Scouts (achieved Gold Award), Junior Statesman of America (club president, attended Georgetown Summer School)

    • University of Vermont

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor’s Degree Biology/Biological Sciences, General

      Activities and Societies: Outing Club elected positions: Cabin Manager and Website Coordinator; TREK Leader: led week-long backpacking trips for incoming students to ease transition to university life – discuss questions and concerns, facilitate first friendships, act as role models/mentors throughout the year; Medlife: traveled to remote villages in Ecuador to provide medical and dental care to residents Pre-Medicine and Pharmacology focus, diverse range of classes, maintained academic scholarship all four years

    • National Outdoor Leadership School

      2011 - 2011
      Leadership

      Backpacking, Kayaking in Norway

    • The University of Glasgow

      2015 - 2015
      Social Sciences

      Activities and Societies: Glasgow School of Art: Pottery

  • Experience

    • Camp Thunderbird For Girls

      May 2010 - Sept 2016
      Extended Trip Leader

      Trips included:7th Grade Trip Leader: led backpacking and canoeing trips (2-9 days) in the MidwestCounselor/Water Front Leader: Lifeguard, canoe instructor for girls age 9 – 16. 8th Grade Extended Pacific Northwest Trip Leader: 6 week backpacking and white water rafting trip9th Grade Extended ‘Junior Leader’ Trip Leader: 6 week backpacking and climbing trips including planning a full day of food and activited for the 300 campers

    • University of Vermont

      May 2013 - May 2014
      Undergraduate Research

      Studied human thyroid cancer causes at an environmental and cellular level. Responsible for all analytics including Westerns Analysis and immunohistochemistry, also experience in PCR. Completed statistical analysis for the study using Microsoft Excel and JMP. Received a “Fall Mini Grant” from my university to conduct my research.

    • Arc'teryx Equipment

      Aug 2015 - Feb 2017
      Product Guide

      Provided the highest level of customer service and store standardsTook an active role in listening to and educating customers to recommend product based on their needs and passions Placed in charge of Suunto partnership, mastering product knowledge and technology, gave a presentation and was in charge of on-boarding new hires and updating current staff

    • EMC Research Inc.

      Sept 2016 - Mar 2019

      Identified innovative public transit program enhancements by successfully balancing technical feasibility, policy compliance, and customer needs• Managed up ot 6 concurrent projects with varying scopes and deadlines• Adapted swiftly to changing priorities, clearly communicating with al my project teams

      • Research Analyst

        Jun 2018 - Mar 2019
      • Research Associate

        Sept 2016 - Jun 2018
    • TRC Companies, Inc.

      Mar 2019 - May 2022
      Data Analyst

      • Led the design, execution, and presentation of impact and process evaluations for residential and commercial energy efficiency programs• Designed a function Rpackage that streamlined al future data projects, saving 30% of project analysis budgets• Orchestrated end-to-end project delivery, including budget management and timely reporting, resulting inquality and on-time deliverables• Mentored junior team members, including founding andrunning a course: R" foundations for EM&V" for all new analysts and kept al staff members up to date on the latest R code• Expert Qualtrics programmer• Co-founded Del leadership board Show less

    • Green Juju Kitchen

      Oct 2022 - Jan 2025
      Product Data Lead

      Transform raw data into actionable insights, resulting in the business growing by 65%Analyze, design, and present monthly and annual business reports increasing data driven decision makingManage 7 unique datasets from product distributors with over 1 million data points

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Sustainable Business Strategy

      Harvard Business School Online
      May 2022
    • Data analyst

      DataCamp
      Mar 2018
    • Dog Training Foundations

      Karen Pryor Academy for Animal Training & Behavior
      Jun 2022
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Katie Evans
      Undergraduate Research Award University of Vermont Apr 2014 I received a grant for my research in pharmacology and cancer studies. I used three techniques, immunohistochemistry, Western Blot Analysis, and PCR. In studying the results we furthered our understanding of cellular biology and created new approaches to cancer diagnostics and treatment. My work was later used in my poster presentation and to publish a paper in Endocrinology.
    • Awarded to Katie Evans
      Merit Based Scholarship University of Vermont Sep 2011 Received a scholarship due to my outstanding GPA in high school, worked hard to maintain the scholarship for all 4 years at university.
    • Awarded to Katie Evans
      Gold Award Girl Scouts of America May 2011 10 years as a Girl Scout culminated into one final project, the prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award. My project entailed designing and implementing a plant biology lesson, then building and planting in raised beds and creating usable landscaping at St Stevens Church and preschool. This project took about 100 hours of service. Fewer than 6% of eligible girls achieve this award.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volunteer

      Issued by MEDLIFE on Jan 2013
      MEDLIFEAssociated with Katie Evans
    • Adult Tutor

      Issued by The Seattle Public Library on Mar 2018
      The Seattle Public LibraryAssociated with Katie Evans
    • 'Grossology' Exhibit Volunteer

      Issued by Pacific Science Center on Aug 2015
      Pacific Science CenterAssociated with Katie Evans
    • Greeter

      Issued by Planned Parenthood of Northern New England on Sept 2011
      Planned Parenthood of Northern New EnglandAssociated with Katie Evans
    • PICU/SICU Liaison

      Issued by Fletcher Allen Health Care on Nov 2012
      Fletcher Allen Health CareAssociated with Katie Evans