Additional Work Experience

"Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you."

- Aldous Huxley

 

The following is a summary of work experience, not all of which is related directly to communications. However, it does fill in the few empty places to create a more complete picture of additional skills and experiences I bring into play.

Natural Resources Work

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Forest Protection Limited, New Brunswick, summers of 1979, 1980
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Timber cruiser; duties included:
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establishing  and consistently sampling plots on cruise lines for pre- and post-spray sampling of stands sprayed with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), an experimental bacterial spray

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tallying larval counts of sample branches

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laying out agar plates to determine spray density prior to spraying

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South Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority, Ontario, summer of 1976
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Student Forester Technician; duties included:
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surveying sections of various conservation areas to determine forest stand composition

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reviewing soil analyses of sections surveyed

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developing tree-planting plans for re-forestation of areas

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creation of maps  and reports for use in re-forestation of conservation areas following spring

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limited nature interpretation duties

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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, York Regional Forest, summer of 1975
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Experience '75 summer student; duties included:
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clean-up of regional forest tracts

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trail-cutting

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slash-chipping

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wood-chopping

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fence repair

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standby forest fire duty

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Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Gogama District, summer of 1973
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Junior Forest Ranger; duties included:
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thinning jack pine stands

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planting jack pine seedlings

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collecting jack pine cones from slash in cutover areas

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cleaning access points

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cutting canoe portages

Other Work

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Holland Landing Adventure Day Camp, Ontario, summer of 1977
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Program co-ordinator; duties included:
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training and supervision of high-school aged camp councillors

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development and delivery of outdoor activity programs for youngsters aged 5 through 12

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production of final report with analysis and recommendations

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Newmarket Minor Hockey Association, Ontario, winters of 1973-74, 1974-75
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Official scorer for all rep games; duties included:
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running score clock

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recording statistics on official scoresheet

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maintaining order in penalty box

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doing PA announcing in arena

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Student Union Building, University of New Brunswick, summers of 1980,1981
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SUB staffer; duties included:
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bartending and supervision of various organization's activities within SUB

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regular security sweeps of SUB

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Canadian Tire Corporation, Ontario, summer of 1974
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clerk in automotive section; duties included:
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stocking shelves

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assisting at automotive sales desk

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customer service

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arranging stock in warehouse

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cleaning

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