Jaclyn Rubino

Experience

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  Buffalo Bill Center of the West

  May 2013 - Nov 2015

  Research Assisstant

  Duties involved cultivating relationships with private collectors and institutions to acquire high quality images and rights for publications. Some administrative assistant tasks included data entry, and researching provenance of artwork

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  McCracken Research Library

  Aug 2014 - Nov 2014

  Project Archivist

  Archived photographs of Ken Blackbird

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  Yellowstone Basin Inn

  Apr 2015 - Nov 2015

  Head Cook

  Cooked breakfast and lunch daily for between 20 and 40 guests in a high end inn. Duties include inventory, menu planning, kitchen skills, and guest service. Requires working independently, multitasking, being a self starter, and keeping budget on track

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  Southern Dharma Retreat Center

  Mar 2016 - Oct 2016

  Cook

  Planned and prepared breakfast for between 20 and 40 guests through the duration of week long retreats. Duties included pantry inventory, menu planning, kitchen skills, and guest service. Required early mornings (4 am start time), cheerful demeanor, and capability to work well under pressure.

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  Tiny House Printing

  Mar 2017 - now

  Owner, artist, operator

  I run a small scale printmaking business out of my even smaller scale camper. I am all of the roles in the business, I do the marketing, social media, art, distribution, sales, accounting. This is a passion project, I am currently selling work in three gallery spaces, showing also on a small scale, and doing occasional markets.

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  Iron Horse Station

  Mar 2017 - Nov 2019

  Manager, bartender, team lead

  Food service and bartending in a high volume high end hotel and restaurant. Managed a crew of 10 people on shift, duties included guest management and customer service, knowledge of the menu, local beers, local attractions, delegating tasks and designing sections as needed. Consistent high volume required the ability to multitask and focus under high stress. Higher end clientele in a small town called for personalized experiences for repeat customers.

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  Mountain Magnolia

  Apr 2017 - Nov 2020

  Head Banquet Server

  Primarily banquet service, occasional waiting tables at a fine dining establishment, and high end bed and breakfast. Requires guest service within both the restaurant and the inn, customer satisfaction is a priority. High end banquet events include weddings, requires cleanliness, organization, and strict attention to detail. Breakfast cook as needed at Mountain Magnolia inn- requires feeding 10-30 people buffet style, requires menu planning, accommodating dietary restrictions,organization and efficiency. Show less

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  French Broad Rafting and Ziplines

  Mar 2018 - Oct 2020

  River Guide

  Strenuous physical demands include lifting and moving boats on and off of buses, paddling boats loaded with 4-6 people down river through dangerous and changing conditions. Ability to read water and paddle guests of varying skill levels through class four whitewater. Knowledge of flora, fauna, local landmarks and history, and maintaining composure in challenging, high risk, and high stress scenarios to ensure guest safety, comfort, and enjoyment

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  FAR FLUNG OUTDOOR CENTER, LLC

  Jan 2020 - Apr 2021

  Team Lead

  requires ability to read water and paddle a 2 person canoe solo down and up river in changing weather and wind conditions. Requires coaching of customers to ensure their comfort and success, overnight trips require planning, packing, organizing, and backcountry cooking. Deep wilderness exposure requires competency in the backcountry both for survival and comfort of guests and myself. Requires driving 15 passenger vans towing a canoe trailer, the ability to back trailers down narrow and steep boat ramps, as well as loading and unloading 12 canoes from the trailer safely and efficiently. Show less

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  Allen's Diamond 4 Ranch

  Aug 2020 - Nov 2020

  Ranch Cook

  Mountain ranch cook, job includes but is not limited to cooking for groups of 3-30 people,budgeting and purchasing food for a weekly planned menu, living and working without modern amenities, some horsemanship, packing ability, wilderness competency, splitting wood, starting fires, driving a manual transmission towing a gooseneck trailer, other miscellaneous ranch work

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  Dog Sled Adventures

  Jan 2021 - Mar 2022

  Musher

  Responsibilities include feeding and souping 120 dogs daily, as well as cleaning the yard, harnessing and hooking up teams of up to 12 dogs, running teams of 8-10 dogs, as well as various manual labor tasks and heavy machinery usage as needed.

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  Great Northern Resort

  Apr 2021 - now

  Trip leader, education coordinator, river manager

  ACA certified level 4 paddle, row, swiftwater instructor. River Manager, Head Trip Leader.Head of education- Teach paddle, row, and rescue classes through Flathead valley community college to the public as well as organize and orchestrate the curriculum for new guides.Senior trip leader(wilderness first responder and emergency medical technician certified).Lead a team of guides on river and off, manage guests, keep trips safe and organized.Paddle a class 3-4 glacier river during runoff, with violent eddy lines, strainers, and very cold water-Technical class 2-3 after runoff.Physical demands include lifting and moving boats on and off of trailers in a five stack configuration. Paddle guiding or rowing up to 10 guests on a raft while safely navigating guests of varying age and skill set through class three/ four whitewater. Knowledge of flora, fauna, local landmarks and history, and maintaining composure in challenging, high risk, and high stress scenarios to ensure guest safety, comfort, and enjoyment. Additionally, some education- private overnight rowing seminars, community college rowing programs, new guide training, swiftwater rescue certification programs Show less

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  Ridgerunner Outfitters Llc

  Sept 2022 - Nov 2022

  Backcountry cook/ Packer

  Organized menus and prepared food for hunters and staff three times daily, various camp chores, gathering wood and keeping fires going, saddling, watering and feeding stock. Packing using decker saddles, leading mule trains through rough terrain. High end customer service.