Linda Hood
Address: 871 Tierra Del Sol Rd
City: Boulevard
State: California
Zip: 91905
Country: United States
objective
Seeking a position as an environmental technician with a tribal, county, state or federal environmental agency.
Work Experience
Senior Environmental Field & Data Technician (01/02/2006 – 05/12/2010)
Last Employer: La Posta Band of Mission Indians - Boulevard, Ca
Contact Person: Gwendolyn Parada / 619-478-2113
Responsibilities: As a Senior Environmental Technician, responsibilities include: conducting weekly air sampling and maintenance on PM2.5 monitors as well as creating the shipping schedule for sample filters, doing visual inspections and general maintenance on meterological towers and ozone equipment, downloading of all data, entry of data into the national database & tribal database, organizing the water sampling schedule, overseeing staff during bi-annually water sampling, participating in public outreach and training all newer staff. Likewise, the position requires delegating and overseeing the execution of tasks, by other technicians and interns, from each grant workplan.
Accomplishments: During the time spent as a Senior Environmental Technician, I created and maintained many databases (primarily in Microsoft Excel) to help keep the air, water and soil data organized. Keeping up with all of USEPA's constantly changing policies, I assisted the tribe in getting all of their data entered in the the appropriate national databases as well as helped maintain program schedules. I also acquired many certificates for various air and water related classes as well as a few in emergency management and response.
Education
Establishment: Mountain Empire High School
Degree: High School diploma
Education Period: 08/26/1998 - 06/12/2002
Average Grade: 4.14
Details: Took classes in biology and "Environmental Science & GIS"
Skills
Proficient at writing. Work well both alone and with a team. Can follow directions. Problem solving.
Computer Skills: Type 52 WPM, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word 2003, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Works Word Processor, Internet Explorer/Firefox 3, Adobe Photoshop Elements, MapTech Terrain Navigator, Windows Movie Maker, ArcGIS, WeatherLink 5.8, general computer maintenance and troubleshooting, mapping, sending and receiving e-mail
Foreign Language Skills: Can listen to and read some Spanish with novice - intermediate understanding
Additional Information
Publications: “The Universal Hurt” in Perceptions of Infinity (a compilation of poetry) “The End of The Rainbow” in The Best Poems and Poets of 2003
Interests
Reading, writing, paragraph format roleplay, listening to music, baseball, animals, habitat & wildlife conservation, creating/manipulating excel databases, creating/manipulating maps, traveling (national & international), text-based adventure games, advertising/promotion