Cultural Resource Management & Archeological Project Research
ORCID 0000-0002-7106-1930
Resume
Work
Experience
2022 - Present
Cultural Resource Management
SWCA Environmental Consultants, Houston, TX
Phase 1 archeological survey, above and below ground cultural resources, cultural resource report writing/production, created topographical maps, working with GIS software such as ArcGIS, Survey123, and FieldMaps
2023 - Present
Expert Advisor to the B.O.D. - Cemetery Committee
Texas Archeological Society, Houston, TX
Advising the board of directors in all matters involving historic human remains and cemeteries within the state of Texas, including consulting on the legal jurisdictions of relevant indigenous groups.
2020 - 2022
Nonprofit Logistics
Harris County Public Health, Houston, TX
Nonprofit logistics, food waste management, & grant research. Trained volunteers at restaurants, grocery stores, and food pantries in food waste reduction strategies in order to redistribute food, created online course modules for adult volunteers as well as elementary, middle, and high school science classes
2020 - 2021
Field Data Analyst
Preserving Communities of Color, Hempstead, TX
Nonprofit on-site project management. Phase 1 archeological survey, above and below ground cultural resources, cultural resource report writing/production, oral history & dependent community outreach, created topographical maps, conducted botanical surveys of each area
2014 - 2016
Nonprofit Logistics
God's Love We Deliver, New York City, NY
Nonprofit logistics; Created delivery routes for food donations, oversaw volunteers during delivery, organized the selling and shipping of the promotional cookbook
2013 - 2015
Media & Archiving
Excelsior Music Studio LLC, Brooklyn, NY
Maintained & digitized music archives, maintained communication with students, created promotional media & maintained website
2008, Jan-June
Teacher's Assistant, Theatre Dept.
Shanghai American School, Puxi Campus, Shanghai, China
Created a resource blog with extra materials to help students in their art and theatre coursework (elementary and middle school level), assisted in a fencing course for theatre classes
2006 - 2015
Freelance, Film Industry
various production companies, worldwide
Oversaw logistics and scheduling of over 25 film projects, organized travelling & feeding of all employees, coordinated rental & movement of equipment, completed all union paperwork, coordinated stunt routines and collaborated with the director in terms of on-set safety procedures
Education
Certification
2019 - 2021
University of Houston | Master’s Degree
MA in Anthropology
Thesis: "God is My Quarantine Buddy: Debates in Ritual Practice Among North American Pagans in 2020"
2015 - 2016
Suffolk County Community College | Post-Bachelor's Courses
9 credits in Biology, 6 credits in Psychology
2007 - 2011
Bennington College | Bachelor's Degree
Dual concentration in History & Creative Writing
2022
Adult First Aid / CPR / AED Training
American Red Cross
2022
Geographic Information Systems Professional Certification (GISP)
University of Alaska Fairbanks, online
2021
School of American Thanatology
Thanaotany Certification
2021
Federal Emergency Management Agency
National Incident Management Systems Training
2019
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative
Non-Clinical Human Subjects Training
2014
International End of Life Doula Association
Pre-Apprenticeship Training Course
2010
Prague Film School
One-year certification course, general film studies
Skills
& Expertise
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Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
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GIS Software (ArcGIS, Survey123, FieldMaps, etc.)
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Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash)
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Film editing (AVID, FinalCut)
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Virtual presentations (Zoom, TEAMs, Prezi)
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Grant writing & Lesson Plans
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Website maintenance (WordPress, HTML5)
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Language Proficiency
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Italian (intermediate)
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Danish (intermediate)
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Japanese (basic)
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