Jody Wycech

Experience

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  Allemon’s Landscape Center

  Jun 2006 - Dec 2006

  Cashier

  • Effective customer service representative answering customer questions via phones and in person resulting in the successful processing of ~$3,000 personal gross profits per day.• Adept team player via collaboration with a team of three other cashiers, three laborers, and two floor managers to complete and coordinate large landscape orders and eBay sales of gardening products.

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  Camp Bow Wow

  May 2007 - Aug 2011

  Shift Manager

  • Professional personnel manager with problem solving skills as evidenced by the delegation of daily tasks and resolution of interpersonal conflicts among employees.• Successful customer service representative advertising services to customers via phone and in person resulting in the complete booking of boarding services through the 2009-2011 summer seasons.• Energetic team player assisting back office daycare team with the administration of medications and/or meals to dogs.

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  Grand Valley State University

  Aug 2008 - Apr 2012

  • Results-oriented researcher as evidenced by detailed annual reports and poster presentations. • Effective problem solver as demonstrated by the successful interfacing and troubleshooting of a high performance liquid chromatograph tandem mass spectrometer and a gas chromatograph tandem mass spectrometer. Successfully found and repaired leaks in gas tanks and instrument tubing and disassembled and reassembled a quadrupole mass spectrometer for cleaning. • Knowledgable environmental chemist as demonstrated by the analysis of contaminants in water, soil, and fish using column separation techniques, chromatography (liquid, gas, and ion), mass spectrometry, and spectrophotometry (atomic absorption, atomic emission, infrared, and ultraviolet/visible). Show less

  • Environmental Chemistry Research Assistant & Instrument Technician

    Aug 2010 - Apr 2012

  • Program Manager

    Aug 2008 - Apr 2012
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  University of Wisconsin-Platteville

  Jun 2010 - Jul 2010

  Geomorphology Research Assistant

  • Skillful documentarian of data collection process in the field and results in the laboratory resulting in two Geological Society of America conference posters and a technical summary report, the latter of which was later used as a publication (GSA Special Paper 508).• Technical data interpretation skills developed during the processing of remote sensing, exposure dating, subsurface particle size, and azimuthal results which resulting in two poster presentations showing the timing of sand deposition and dune formation correlated with Lake Michigan high and low water levels, respectively.• Diligent team player executing field and laboratory objectives resulting in collaborative relationships with 8 individuals.• Detail-oriented field scientist with organization skills preparing supplies and equipment maintaining a field notebook as evidenced by a successful field season in often rugged weather and mosquito conditions. Show less

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  The University of Texas at Austin

  May 2011 - Aug 2011

  Organic Geochemistry Research Assistant

  • Excellent technical writer as demonstrated by the generation of a final project report, which was later adapted into a publication (doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2012.10.006).• Productive organic geochemist as evidenced by the successful extraction and analysis of an organic biomarker preserved in 200 marine sediment samples in 3 months using gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS).• Enthusiastic team player through the communication and coordination of daily tasks with four peers and a supervisor to optimize instrument and space usage resulting in continuous throughput of samples and daily runs on the GC-MS.• Deadline-oriented chemist as evidenced by the successful extraction and analysis of ~100 additional samples for a customer. Show less

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  MSU Bioeconomy Institute

  May 2012 - Aug 2012

  Analytical Chemistry Intern

  • Well-honed teamwork experience through collaboration with a 4-person organic chemistry team to identify synthesized compounds using liquid and gas chromatography and mass spectrometry resulting in the successful development of a startup (Jolt Energy).

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  University of Wisconsin-Madison

  Sept 2013 - Aug 2017

  Project management experience gained as a Research Assistant• Effective communicator of technical geochemistry results to both scientific and lay audiences as evidenced by one podcast interview and two articles in EARTH Magazine and The Economist.• Detail-oriented manager of 6 projects that were completed on time and under budget resulting in 4 publications in 4 disparate geology journals.• Skillful organizer with honed abilities to optimize the use of relatively small (<$2,000) budgets as demonstrated by a 75% reduction of microscopy project costs.• Successful data analyst of large nested datasets using R as evidenced by the statistical analysis and interpretation of 4,100 trace metal and stable isotope measurements. Show less Program management experience gained through Geoscience Graduate Student Association elected board member positions (Vice President, Ombudsperson, and Symposium Coordinator) • Effective leader with experience chairing and delegating tasks of committees to plan 3 departmental social events, 3 fundraisers that raised a total of $600 for the Dane County Humane Society, and 1 research symposium for ~300 attendees.• Effective conflict resolution skills through confidential mediation of inter-personal issues, which prevented discrimination charges between a disabled student and the department. Show less

  • Project Manager

    Aug 2012 - Aug 2017

  • Program Manager

    Aug 2013 - Apr 2015

  • Teaching Assistant

    Sept 2013 - May 2014
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  Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

  Sept 2017 - Sept 2019

  Environmental Scientist

  • Successful project manager with a cost-oriented mindset as demonstrated by the successful completion of 3 projects on time and under budget.• Technology acumen developed by execution of quality control protocols in Microsoft Excel, data analysis in R, photograph analysis in ImageJ, and figure/infographic design in Adobe Illustrator as evidenced by 2 best poster awards and 1 publication on principle component analysis of climate data.• Safety-oriented chemist with experience analyzing trace elements in water and carbonates resulting in the successful completion of technical and hazardous protocols in a Class 1000 clean room and measurement of 550 samples.• Adept supervisor of 4 undergraduate and high school students with task management and personnel development skills as evidenced by the successful team effort to wash, sieve, clean, and analyze trace metals from 550 samples. Show less

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  Terra Laboratories

  Oct 2019 - Dec 2019

  Geochemist

  • Geologist with experience identifying customer needs and independently developing methods resulting in new standard operating procedures for 21 environmental tests.• Knowledgeable innovator with experience developing new techniques that will result in two patents involving the chemical tagging of plant strains and development of a product to optimize geological formation identification during fracking.• Cross-functional collaborator with success expanding an oil and gas startup into the hemp testing sector as evidenced by the acquisition of a multimillion-dollar investor. Show less

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  U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

  Jul 2020 - now

  • Project chief of the Petroleum Geochemistry Research Laboratory with experience managing a $1.7 million budget and collaborating with USGS personnel to align laboratory capabilities with Energy Resource Program needs, resulting in over 100,000 data points annually in support of energy assessments and research.• Supervisor and mentor of 6 employees, fostering a harmonious work environment resulting in productive scientists who annually analyze over 16,000 samples under rigorous quality management system requirements. • Passionate advocate for others by providing employment for students through contract positions and for handicapped adults through the Jefferson County StepUp Program. Show less • Organic geochemist with experience operating isotope ratio mass spectrometers and a GC-MSD resulting in 1 new method, 2 new standard operating procedures, and over 1,000 δ13C, δ2H, and biomarker results in support of the USGS Energy Resources Program. • Task lead of the stable isotope international hydrocarbon gas (HCG) reference materials project, entailing advertisement online and via posters at 3 conferences and distribution to 16 recipients from 6 countries. • Laboratory consultant with interpersonal skills liaising with non-technical personnel and architects to ensure the approved plans for the new $250 million USGS Energy and Minerals Research Facility at Colorado School of Mines met laboratory requirements. Show less

  • Laboratory Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Chemist

    Jul 2020 - Jun 2024