ADDRESS 202 Plant Industry Building
Lincoln, NE 68583-0816
Phone: (402)472-8692
E-mail: herplvr@aol.com EDUCATION Master of Science: Major in Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (in progress)
Bachelor of Science: Major in Biology, Minor in Chemistry Saint Martin's College, Lacey, Washington, December 2002
Associate of Arts, Associate of Science: Centralia College, Centralia, Washington August 2000
Flight Operations Specialist: Flight Operations School, US Army National Guard
Fort Rucker, Alabama, May 1990 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Microbiologist: Institute for Environmental Health, Inc., PCR Group Seattle, WA
August 2003-present Bacteriologist: National Frozen Foods Corp, Chehalis, WA
July 2002-October 2002, July 2001-October 2001 Postmaster Relief: United States Postal Service Oakville, WA
November 2001-August 2002
October 1993-August 2000 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Microbiology Instructor, Centralia College, Centralia, WA
June 27, 2006-August 18, 2006 Microbiology Lab Instructor, Saint Martin's College, Lacey, WA
January-May, 2003 ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TA Workshop, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, August 2007
Workshop: "Instructional Design for Online Courses" August 2007
Workshop: "My UNL Blackboard-Using Images in Blackboard & Making Banners" September 2007 SPECIAL PROJECTS School Project Team Member
Mapped and surveyed thatch ant colonies on Saint Martin's campus. Included field work on 360 acres of forest, marsh, meadows and hillsides
January 2001-April 2001 Anatomy and Physiology Lecturer’s Aid
Centralia College, Centralia, WA
Human cadaver dissection in preparation for labs and presentations.
July 2000-January 2001 PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS Survey of Formica spp. (thatch ant) colonies
"Student Scholars' Day", Saint Martin's College, Lacey, WA
May 2001 DNA Fingerprinting
"Student Scholars' Day", Saint Martin's College, Lacey, WA
May 2002 Whale Vocalizations
Transfer Students Welcoming Ceremony, Saint Martin's College, Lacey, WA
May 2002 Poetry
Beyond Parallax, Centralia College’s Literary and Arts Journal
Centralia College, Centralia, WA “Two weeks in Normandy”
Byways: An Anthology of Centralia College Student Works
Centralia College, Centralia, WA Reptiles: Monthly Column
Oakville Cruiser Monthly News, Oakville, WA HONORS AND AWARDS Certificate of Appreciation: US Postal Service, Oakville, WA August 5, 1994 Certificate of Scholastic Achievement: Centralia College, Centralia, WA
May 11, 1999
May 16, 2000
May 16, 2001 Fred Meyer Scholarship
Centralia College, Centralia, WA, September 14, 1999 Transfer Student Award Certificate of Recognition
Student Support Services, Centralia College, February 25, 2000 Outstanding Upper Division Biologist
Saint Martin's College, Lacey, WA, April 24, 2001 Outstanding Scholarly Work
Student Scholars' Day, Saint Martin's College, April 24, 2001 Student Scholars' Day Presentation Award
Saint Martin's College, April 30, 2002 The Rosalind Franklin Award
Saint Martin's College, May 2002 MEMBERSHIPS Entomological Society of America
Bruner Club: Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Forensic Science Club: University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Phi Theta Kappa: Honor Society for junior colleges
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society
Beta Beta Beta: National Biological Honor Society
The Society of Fellows: Honor Society of Saint Martin's College
World Wildlife Fund PROFESSIONAL AND TECHNICAL SKILLS Molecular Biology:
Handle with expertise DNA and RNA extraction and purification, PCR and RT-PCR, gel electrophoresis, buffer and ladder production Microbiology:
Microscopy, microbial genetics, media preparation for general bacteriology, bacterial identification, time-point research projects Lecturing and Laboratory Instructing Methodologies:
Syllabus organization, PowerPoint lecture presentations, supply inventory and acquisition, lecture and exam preparation Zoology:
Collection and identification of invertebrates for monitoring water quality of streams
Testing water quality in marine environments
Species identification Computer techniques:
Internet research, data entry, Access, Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Works