Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ n 1998 to Present

Ø Bachelor of Science in Zoology

o Completed courses in Lower Invertebrate Zoology, Microbiology, Ecology, Cellular and Molecular Biology, Entomology, Animal Physiology, Vertebrate Zoology, Evolutionary Biology and Microbial Ecology.

Ø Minor in Geology.

o Completed courses in General and Historical Geology, Paleontology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy, Introductory Field Methods, Mineralogy, Optical Mineralogy, Petrology and Structural Geology.

Ø Graduated May 2003.

Ø Accepted to the Master’s program in Quaternary Science at NAU – Fall 2003.
Completed courses in Pollen Analysis, Quaternary Geology, Quaternary Geochronology, Environmental/Global Climate Change, Advanced Invertebrate Zoology, Scanning Electron Microscopy, Vertebrate Paleobiology, Advanced Statistics and Geoarcheology.

· Previously majored in Geology with emphasis in Paleontology. 31 semester hours.

· Major interests: Paleoecology and paleoclimatology, specifically, utilizing terrestrial mollusks as Quaternary paleoecological and paleoenvironmental indicators. Also interested in isotopic analysis of molluscan shells for age determination and paleothermometry.

Projects

· Completed a paleontological investigation with Dr. Jim Mead on bovine fossils and extant and fossil mollusks for Arizona State Parks. 2001.

· Participated in collection of piñon pine litter fall-through and scale insect infestation data on a research project in stress ecology. 2002.

· Currently completing a paper on the fossil and extant molluscan fauna from Kartchner Caverns, Arizona and surrounding environs.

· Currently working on a research project identifying terrestrial molluscan species along the ecological gradient from the San Francisco Peaks to the Little Colorado River.

· Worked with Dr. Scott Anderson and associates to complete a preliminary lake core study of Walker Lake, Flagstaff, Arizona USA. Took two lake cores, performed pollen separations and analyzed core samples for pollen populations and taxa identification.

· Thesis project: Fossil and extant mollusks from Porcupine Cave used to reconstruct the Irvingtonian paleoenvironment from South Park, Colorado.

teaching experience

· Developed and taught UNIX operating systems curriculum for Rio Salado College, Tempe, Arizona.

· Taught informal operating systems classes to ITS staff at NAU.

· Taught basic UNIX and shell programming classes to ITS programming staff at NAU.

professional experience

· Currently employed by the USDA Forest Service as a biological scientist on the Rio Grande National Forest in southwestern Colorado.

· Employed by NAU for 7 years as full time staff managing and supporting the Academic Computing Help Desk which is the primary point of contact for computing support for Mountain Campus, Statewide and International students.

· 25+ years experience in the computer industry as a systems administrator, programmer, instructor, and consultant.