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J. COLIN ROSS
4188 Elgin Street
Vancouver, BC V5V 4R4
604 879 7386 (home)
117 Plymouth Street NW
Olympia, WA 98502
306 556 9294 (cell)
[email protected]
Education
BSc (anticipated 2017) The Evergreen State College (2012 – present)
Focus: biology—wildlife conservation and management
Study abroad: Wildlife Management Studies, Tanzania, School of Field Studies, University of
Minnesota, planned Fall 2016
Internship: Elephant Human Relations Aid, Swakopmund, Namibia, 16 credits, The Evergreen
State College, Summer 2015
Study abroad: Wildland Studies, Habitat Conservation & Mountain Ecosystems (Nepal), 18
credits, The Evergreen State College, Spring 2014
Gladstone Secondary School, Vancouver, BC 2007 – graduated June 2012
Western Washington University, College Quest, environmental studies course, Summer 2011
Work Experience
Summers 2014,15
Dec 2013 – Feb 2014
Jan 2012
2009 – 2012
Enduring Construction, laborer
UPS, driver’s assistant
Auto Park BC, laborer
landscaping, garden maintenance, mowing
Field Experience & Community Service
2015 Desert Elephants [elephant tracking & ID, water point conservation, plant transects at
water sources, scientific writing, wilderness camping] Elephant Human Relations
Aid, Damaraland, Namibia, Aug- Sept. See my blog chronicling this experience
http://blogs.evergreen.edu/rosjoh20/
2014 Snow Leopard Conservation [research review, policy document analysis, review of trap
camera data, oral presentation] Wildland Studies project, Nepal
2013 – present African Impact Project Ambassador
2013 African Impact Volunteer Research Assistant & Conservation Worker
African Big 5 & Wildlife Conservation [tracking, monitoring & ID the African Big 5, field
data collection & analysis, create & update animal ID kits, report writing, removal of
invasive plant species, building irrigation infrastructure] Thanda Game Reserve,
KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, September & November
Mara Naboisho Lion Project [lion tracking & collaring, field data collection including
behavioral observation & radio telemetry, educational activities with Masai school
children & Koiyaki Guiding School] Mara Naboisho Conservancy, Kenya, October
2010-12 Biology tutor, Gladstone Secondary School, Vancouver BC
2012 (Nov) Participant in the SACY Parent Forum, Windermere Secondary School
2006 – 07 Office helper, McBride Elementary School
Skills
Basic First Aid & CPR, Level A
Field research (GPS tracking, animal ID & census, plant surveys, line transects)
Personal communication and writing (experimental design, scientific reports, and poetry)
Proficient with software: GIS, Windows & Mac operating systems, word processing, Excel,
Photoshop, Sketchup
Languages: beginner conversational level—Spanish, Swahili, Zulu
Publications
Ross, C. (2009). War Born. The Rouge Forum News, Issue #15, fall/winter 2009/2010, p. 54.
Retrieved from http://blogs.ubc.ca/ross/files/2009/12/Rouge-Forum-News-Issue-15.pdf [poem]
Memberships
Wild Research
Society of Conservation Biology
Student Conservation Association
Activities & Interests
Wildlife Conservation
Reading (science, design)
Writing (scientific reports & poetry)
Snowboarding
Hockey (alternate captain 2009-11)
African Politics
Bird Watching
Graphic Design
Jewelry Making
Photography
References
Mike Paros, Evergreen State College
Christophe Pitot, internship supervisor EHRA
Matt Durocher, former employer
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