Creator, owner, and operator of The Little Rice Ball LLC, a street food inspired restaurant with a focus on environmentally sustainable practices. Responsibilities included all aspects of the business, such as; hiring, payroll, marketing, advertising, supply management, bookkeeping, tax tracking, menu creation, etc.

Worked on various projects such as ground water monitoring for both residential and public supply wells, surface water monitoring for national water quality database, and mercury analysis of stream inverts and fish as part of an acid rain project. Additionally, I traveled to the Pacific-Northwest to work a large regional stream quality assessment project involving 100 streams over numerous disciplines (stream ecology, stream chemistry, stream physiology).

Presented independent research at North American Lake Management Society conference in Saratoga Springs NY. Presentation attached.

Aquatic macroinvertebrate identification, submersed aquatic vegetation identification, northeastern fish species identification, operation of motorized watercraft, data entry and analysis, project implementation and design