Environmental Educator - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Ohio - South Bloomingville, OH
(2025-04 - 2026-05)
20 hrs/week, $15,600 / year
- Coordinate your classes with other trail groups
- Make recommendations for program growth and emphasis in your area
- Participate in every phase of camp and lend assistance to other staff when possible
SWAP Geologist III - West Virginia DHHR - Charleston, WV
(2023-11 - 2024-10)
40 hrs/week, $62,000 / year
- Assessed groundwater movement and characteristics in West Virginia, identifying contamination sources
- Developed and implemented plans to protect drinking-water wells, evaluating risks and recommending preventive measures
- Designed and executed monitoring programs, utilizing field and lab techniques to assess water quality and identify emerging issues
- Ensured program activities aligned with state and federal water-quality regulations
- Engaged communities, water authorities, and stakeholders to communicate findings and provide technical support
Assistant Professor - Marietta College - Marietta, OH
(2019-08 - 2023-11)
65 hrs/week, $54,000 / year
- Taught courses and labs in Environmental Geology, Historical Geology, Physical Geology, and Dinosaur Paleontology
- Developed and taught a freshmen orientation class on information literacy, critical thinking, and scientific skepticism through cryptozoology
- Conducted outreach to elementary, middle, and high-school students
- Advised at-risk freshmen on academic progress
- Supervised undergraduate paleontological research projects
Hall's Cave Paleontologist / Excavator - Texas A&M Center for the Study of The First Americans - College Station, TX
(2018-06 - 2018-07)
50 hrs/week, $15 / hour
- Excavated artifact- and fossil-bearing sediment in Hall's Cave, Kerr County, TX
- Screened sediment to recover micro-debitage and microvertebrates
- Identified Holocene and Pleistocene vertebrate remains
- Used 3D photogrammetry to document Pleistocene megafauna remains
- Explored sediment voids using an endoscope
Teaching Assistant - Baylor University - Waco, TX
(2014-08 - 2019-07)
17 hrs/week, $17 / hour
- Taught labs for Historical Geology and World Oceans
- Developed lectures, quizzes, and exams for the Historical Geology lab
- Held study sessions for students requiring additional support
Program Coordinator / Director - Waco Mammoth Site - Waco, TX
(2012-04 - 2014-03)
40 hrs/week, $45,000 / year
- Directed all day-to-day site operations
- Collaborated with the Education Coordinator to design new programs
- Led hands-on science activities for groups up to 300 children
- Conducted guided site tours and delivered community talks
Bonebed Curator / Educator / Cartographer - The Mammoth Site - Hot Springs, SD
(2008-04 - 2011-11)
50 hrs/week, $35,000 / year
- Served on the Collection Committee
- Supervised EarthWatch, Road Scholar, and Project Exploration field teams
- Trained and managed summer interns
- Mapped new specimens with ArcGIS and introduced photogrammetry
- Presented vertebrate paleontology lectures to visiting groups
- Developed K-12 outreach kits and coordinated classroom visits
- Secured a $50K IMLS grant for bonebed climate control
- Established safety protocols for bonebed fieldwork
Assistant Bonebed Curator / Educator / Cartographer - The Mammoth Site - Hot Springs, SD
(2007-07 - 2008-04)
40 hrs/week, $9.50 / hour
- Supervised EarthWatch, Elderhostel, and Project Exploration teams
- Conducted specimen remapping and lectured visiting school groups
- Managed K-12 activity kits and field-trip logistics
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Vert Paleo - University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH
(2007-01 - 2007-05)
10 hrs/week, Volunteer
- Prepared fossil specimens for labs
- Organized major field trips, including visits to the Field Museum
- Delivered lectures and graded assignments
Mother's Day Site Volunteer - Cincinnati Museum Center - Cincinnati, OH
(2005-06 - 2006-07)
40 hrs/week, Volunteer
- Prospected, excavated, consolidated, and jacketed sauropod fossils near Bridger, MT
- Trained Dinosaur Field School volunteers and managed equipment logistics
Prep Lab Volunteer - Cincinnati Museum Center - Cincinnati, OH
(2004-08 - 2007-06)
12 hrs/week, Volunteer
- Prepared and preserved fossils from multiple excavation sites
Aaron Scott Site Volunteer - Cincinnati Museum Center - Cincinnati, OH
(2001-06 - 2006-06)
40 hrs/week, Volunteer
- Prospected, excavated, and jacketed bones in the Late Jurassic dinosaur quarry near Ferron, UT
