Education

• 2005-2008: Attending Elizabeth City State University ; majoring in Geology graduating June 2007
• 2001: AAS Majoring in Biomedical Instrumentation; ECPI College of Technology
• 1998: Received Graduates Equivalency Diploma with honors; College of the Albemarle 5 th in class of 475

Awards &Scholarships

• Fal 2007: Received UNC SMART grant
• Fall 2007: Received CERSER research scholars grant
• Spring 2007: Received UNC SMART grant
• Spring 2007: Received chancelors list for GPA of 3.92
• Spring 2007 :Received CERSER research scholars grant
• Fall 2006: Received CERSER research scholars grant
• Fall 2006: Awarded Murices Powers research scholarship
• Fall 2006: Awarded chancellors list for GPA 3.9
• Fall 2006: Received academic achievement award for highest GPA of sophomore geology major
• Spring 2006: Chancelors list awarded for gpa of 4.0 GPA
• Spring 2006: Awarded Murices Powers research scholarship
• Spring 2006: Received CERSER research scholars grant
• Fall 2005: Awarded chancellors list for GPA 3.9
• Fall 2005: Received CERSER research scholars grant
• Spring 2005: Awarded the CERSER research scholars grant

Specialized Knowledge & Skills

• Research Poster, and Report Composition, Graphics Design

Computer & Technology

• Microsoft network administration Dos, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows
• Electronic troubleshooting & repair operation of electrical testing tools; DMM, Oscilloscope Amp meters
• Electronic Schematic Analysis & Design

Internships/ Educational Grants

• Spring 2007: awarded MSEIP research grant from project historic ecology of the Chowan river water shed.
• Fall 2006: awarded travel grant to attend and present at the sacnas ntional convention October 25-29
• Fall 2006: awarded travel grant to attend and present at the SCEC annual symposium September 10 -13
• Summer 2006: acquired internship with southern California earth quake center (SCEC) appointed to ASU LiDaR research team; Tectonic geomorphology and earthquake geology of the 1857 reach of the San Andreas Fault: a new look from Airborne Laser Swath Mapping.
• November 2005: travel grant awarded to attend DHS Scholars a fellows colloquium Washington DC
• October 2005: Travel grant awarded to attend SACNAS annual conference $1500
• Summer 2005: research assistant with the Department of Homeland security for ReDIReCT project based out of USC CREATE center.
• March 16 – 21, 2005: Completed internship at Mt. Rainer national park. The internship focused on the preseason preparation and the environmental standards that are required for park maintenance.

Employment

• Spring 2005- present research assistant Elizabeth City State University, ONR undergraduate team researcher, and lab assistant: GEMS department Currituck sound sediment study 2005.
• 2004-present: Landscape Design and alteration self employed Edenton , NC
• 2002-2004: Carpenter with Bailey & Sons Construction Moyock , NC
• Spring 2002- fall 2002: Public Relations and Wild Life Documentation Buffalo Field Campaign, West Yellowstone, Montana.
• 2001-2002 machine operator / mechanic, Ashton Lewis Lumber co. Gatesville , NC . Operated and maintained industrial machinery including saws, planers, and sorting machines.
• Pre 1999: Part time masons apprentice Crumm Construction Moyock, NC

Presentations

• Morphologic and Ecological Changes in the History of the Chowan River Water Shed. SACNAS National Convention October 14, 2007
• Lidar Applications in Tectonic Geomorphology: A New Look at the 1857 Offset in the Carrizo Plains. SCEC annual conference September 10 -14 2006 & at the SACNAS Annual Convention October 2006
• “The evolution of visually based representational standards and Techniques in Geologic Mapping and Field Methods Since 1817” SACNAS 2005 National Conference, September 31, 2005
• Art and The Evolution of the Geologic Mapping, Presented at ECSU Science week February 26, 2005 & Art in Science Conference April 16, 2005
• Oral Presentation “Locating Geologic References within the Oral Traditions of Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest” ECSU Art in Science Conference April 16, 2005
• Power Point/ oral, presentation “ReDIReCT” presentation before the DHS review committee, University of Southern California , Center of risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorist Event. August, 2005

Research Interest

• Emerging tecnology
• Geology: Terrestrial Composition and Continental Emergence
• Anthropology: Prehistoric Civilization and Cross Culture Migration
• Oceanographic Geology: Submerged Shore line of continental shelf
• Geomorphology: disaster prediction and damage assessment
• Ecology: supplementation and conservation of existing resources

Travel Sites Visited

• Carrizo Plains, san andreas fault, CA
• Yellowstone National Park Montana , recreational
• Mt. Rainer national Park, Educational
• Mt. St Helens National Park , Research trip
• Mt. Hood national park, educational
• Elkins West Virginia fossil beds, Paleontology research