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Stephanie Bartzick

Current location: Troy, New York

E-mail: stephanie.bartzick@gmail.com

Website: stephaniebartzick.wix.com/sbartzick

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Education

Ithaca College - Ithaca, New York 

Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science

Concentration in Ecology

​2010 - May 2014

Ithaca College Environmental Studies and Sciences Website

Croton Harmon High School - Croton-on-Hudson, New York

Advanced Regents Diploma

​2006 - 2010

Certifications

PADI Professional Divemaster

PADI Enriched Air Diver

First-Aid/CPR Certified (Aug. 2015)

Emergency Oxygen Admin. (Aug. 2012)

CyberTracker:

The Art of Tracking-Track & Sign 1

Employment
Instructor
Flying Deer Nature Center - New Lebanon, New York

February - August 2015

  • Created and executed original outdoor lesson plans for children aged six through twelve, and mentored teenage CITs

  • Engaged students with lessons on wild edibles, aquatic life, animal movement, animals, survival skills, community, etc.

  • Built a positive relationship with parents and the community in order to develop, grow, and customize lesson plans

Quality Control Analyst 1
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals - Rensselaer, New York

February - May 2015

  • Performed aseptic technique within Biological Safety Cabinet and throughout laboratory

  • Qualified to run the Amsco Autoclave, perform Growth Promotion, and receipt of material

  • Organized and managed laboratory supply inventory

Naturalist Intern
Five Rivers Environmental Education Center - Delmar, New York

June - October 2014

Skills 

Animal tracking and signs

Apiculture

Field Research Design

Flexible

GPS

InDesign

Lesson Planning 

Microsoft Office

Medium-Scale Maple Sugaring

Mycoagriculture

Organization 

Radio Telemetry

Small Mammal Tagging

Small Mammal Trapping

Streamflow Measurement

Taxidermy

Tree Identification

Various Fish Sampling Techniques      including Electrofisher

Water Quality Sampling

Wood-Working

 

Writen Works 

  • Taught students mycoagriculture, apiculture, and maple sugaring production through hands-on experience

  • Authored and edited production manuals for mycoagricultre (25 pg.) and maple sugaring production (37 pg.)

  • Managed the laboratory where students experiment with newly learned material

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Teaching Assistant: Natural Resources and Ecology
Ithaca College - Ithaca, New York

January - May 2013, January - May 2014

Head Teaching Assistant: Environmental Sentinels
Ithaca College - Ithaca, New York

​August - December 2013

  • Organized and lead the additional Teaching Assistants through preparation workdays

  • Assisted in teaching and demonstrating outdoor awareness and survival skills

  • Prepared class supplies for the Professors to promote an organized and comfortable learning environment

Organic Growers of Ithaca College

Treasurer

August 2011 - May 2014

Organic Growers of IC Website

 

Slow Food Ithaca College

President, Treasurer

August 2011 - May 2012

 

Ithaca College Environmental Society

Treasurer

August 2011 - May 2012

 

 

Leadership

Click the following titles to view each document

 

Oyster Mushroom Cultivator:

Ithaca College

 

Maple Syrup Manual:

Ithaca College

  • Taught Pond and Stream Ecology classes for 5th - 7th graders focusing on biodiversity and health/quality of various stream sites.

  • Performed terrestrial/aquatic trail checks 3 times/week, held outdoor after-school programs, and managed apiary

  • Developed and presented public programs on leaf identification and honeybee ecology and management 

2010 - present

2010 - present

Laboratory Manager
Ithaca College - Ithaca, New York

​May - December 2013

  • Filed, organized, and bought supplies for indoor and outdoor laboratory projects

  • Managed campus apiary and sugar-bush

  • Constructed various storage structures and honeybee hives

Environmental Studies and Sciences Department Office Assistant
Ithaca College - Ithaca, New York

​August - December 2012

  • Organized Faculty Appreciation Dinner

  • Filed and compiled department transactions and paperwork

  • Displayed department events and achievements in a creative fashion along hallway bulletin boards

Ecological Outdoor Educator and Administrative Intern
Primitive Pursuits - Ithaca, New York

​January 2014 - May 2014

  • Assisted with operating programs for the Ithaca Forest Preschool and elementary school programs and after-school programs

  • Taught outdoor skills such as tree identification, friction fire making, and natural awareness

  • Promoted special events and programs offered through the company

Fresh-Produce Super-worker
GreenStar Natural Foods Market - Ithaca, New York
​May 2013 - May 2014

  • Assisted customers in locating products and informing them of their uses

  • Prepared and stocked fresh produce

Assistant Researcher
Operation Wallacea - Honduras
​June - August 2012

  • Developed terrestrial (Cusuco National Park) and oceanic (Utila/Cayos Cochinos) research design and procedure skills

  • Collected and processed personally acquired data that was compiled into a larger database

  • Broadened personal wilderness survival skills and assisted in developing other students skills

Head CRT (Compost, Recycle, Trash)
Ithaca College - Ithaca, New York
​March - April 2011

  • Selected appropriate locations for recycling, compost, and trash bins for a national confrence (NCUR)

  • Taught volunteers and guests of the confrence the proper way to dispose of waste

  • Organized CRT volunteers to their appropriate location

Volunteer Field Researcher
Tethys Research Institute - Sanremo, Italy
​May 2010

  • Utilized cetacean monitoring programs including Rainbow Click and SeaPro Ultra

  • Surveyed cetacean behavior and movement throughout the Ligurian Sea on a sailboat

  • Collected behavioral and physiological data on cetaceans and entered into mainstream data base

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