Grant Carstens

Experience

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  Boy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council, Camp Cedars

  May 2015 - Jul 2015

  COPE Instructor

  I instructed the COPE (Challenging Outdoor personal Experience) program and help facilitate the high ropes confidence course.

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  YMCA of Lincoln, Nebraska

  Mar 2016 - May 2019

  • Lifeguard

    May 2018 - May 2019

  • Climbing Instructor

    Mar 2016 - May 2019
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  Nebraska National Guard

  Mar 2017 - Mar 2017

  Soldier

  Graduated BCT in august of 2017, will attend combat medic training in the summer of 2018

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  Boy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Kit Fox Director

  I am the director of the first year program, which teaches basic outdoors skills to most of the first year campers that come to Camp Cedars. In this position I build lessons plans and help my instructors teach basic Scout skills.

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  Nebraska National Guard

  Sept 2018 - May 2020

  Cadet
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  Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

  May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Temporary Park Worker III
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  Iowa Army National Guard

  May 2020 - now

  Vertical construction platoon leader

  • Engineer Plans Officer

    Oct 2024 - now

  • Executive Officer

    May 2023 - Oct 2024

  • Platoon Leader

    Nov 2022 - May 2023

  • Executive Officer

    Jul 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Platoon Leader

    May 2020 - Jul 2022
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  Pottawattamie County

  Apr 2021 - Aug 2021

  Park Ranger intern

  Assists in facilities managment, natural areas managment, environmental education, and park matinence of Hitchcock Nature Center as well as narrow rivers parks as part of the Pottawattamie County Department of Conservation.

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  Nebraska Game and Parks Commission

  Aug 2021 - Mar 2022

  Temporary Park Superintendent One
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  Iowa Department of Natural Resources

  Mar 2022 - now

  Park Manager