JESSICA WEINBERG
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| 29 N Spring Garden St |
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401-255-8508 |
| Ambler, PA 19002 |
www.jessica.macnimble.com |
jessica@macnimble.com |
OBJECTIVE
Obtain a field assistant position that will utilize the skills and
experiences in the field of animal behavior that I have gained thus
far in order to further contribute as much as possible to
animal behavior and conservation research. |
QUALIFICATIONS
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- Research education, training and experience, including experimental design, data collection and analysis.
- Past field experience in the hot, humid climates of Bali, Indonesia, and Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea.
- Animal behavior training, experience conducting long hours of behavioral observations, and census training.
- Strong sense of adventure, independent, and at home in new environments for any length of time.
- Strong work-ethic, a quick learner, patient, flexible, easygoing, and exceptional creative problem solving abilities.
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EXPERIENCE
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| GALLOP PRINTS, INC., Pipersville, PA |
2003 - PRESENT |
Private photographic service company specializing in equine photography.
Photographer
Equine photography on-location, digital photo editing, and printing photographs.
- Quickly mastered techniques for photographing horses.
- Diagnosed camera issues resulting in improved quality of photographs.
- Introduced new editing and printing techniques.
- Contributed to constructive restructuring of website photo database.
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SCHUYLKHILL WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CLINIC, Philadelphia,
PA |
2002 - PRESENT |
Treatment and release of sick, injured or orphaned wildlife.
Wildlife Rehabilitation Volunteer
Daily care of animals, including handling, meal preparation, hand-feeding,
cleaning, and basic administration of medications.
- Independently raised several orphaned squirrels from infancy.
- Worked independently and as a member of a team to admit, examine and treat numerous sick or injured
species.
- Photography of clinic patients and educational animals for display in clinic lobby.
- Trained new volunteers.
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| ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES, Philadelphia, PA |
2001 |
Natural sciences museum and research facility.
Vertebrate Zoology Intern
Assist vertebrate zoology department in updating specimen database, cross-checking collection with catalog of specimens, and researching species names and histories.
- Verified, examined, and electronically catalogued entire Great Ape collection
- Electronically catalogued feline collection.
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| THE GRODEN CENTER, Providence, RI |
1999 - 2002 |
Center for support and education of children with autism and related disorders.
Information Systems Assistant
Computer hardware and software maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting.
- Designed and created organization's website, including collection and development of content.
- Developed MS Access database to manage all donations, events, and mailings.
- Completed inventory of all computers and computer software.
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EDUCATION
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| ARCADIA UNIVERSITY, Glenside, PA. |
2003 |
Major in Psychobiology and Minor in Spanish
- Coursework in Animal Behavior, Biological Research Methods,
Conservation Biology, Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Human Evolution,
Natural Resource Economics, Psychology, Spanish, Statistics,
Photography, West African History, and Zoology.
- Peer Tutor, Biology Department Assistant, Theater Assistant.
- Magna Cum Laude, Distinguished Deans List, Vira I. Heinz Travel
Award recipient, Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society member, Sigma
Delta Pi Spanish Honor Society member.
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COMPUTER PROFICIENCIES
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General:
- Familiar with both MAC and PC operating systems
- Hardware setup and troubleshooting
- Software installation and troubleshooting
Applications:
- All Microsoft Office Applications
- Microsoft Publisher
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Premier
- Adobe GoLive
- Macromedia Dreamweaver
- Macromedia Homesite
- TopStyle
- Macromedia Fireworks
- Macromedia Flash
- Macromedia Director
- Sound Forge
- CorelDraw
- Corel Photo-Paint
- Easy CD Creator
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