Andrea Marcon, B. Env. St.

(Major, Co-op)
64 Hiley Bay, Winnipeg, Manitoba | 204-557-8664 | marcona@myumanitoba.ca

Highlight of Qualifications:
· Highly motivated, organized, & adaptable student completing a Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree
with a focus in Conservation & Biodiversity
· Provided a multitude of customers with outstanding assistance in product choices, resolving customer
complaints efficiently in fast-paced environments.
· Able to communicate effectively both orally and on written documents, through completing numerous
university papers, presentations, and reports from daily collected data as a QC coordinator.
· Experience working with a variety of wildlife species in a team environment through volunteer work with
the Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre
· Field experience consisting of researching, surveying, identifying, banding, and monitoring Manitoba’s
flora & fauna through various workshops/events.
· Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), and GPS instruments (e.g. Garmin
GPS, Geo-locators, Google Earth, etc.)
· Bilingual (English & Polish)

Education:
Bachelor of Environmental Studies (Major, Co-op) | University of Manitoba | September 2015-
Present
· Area of Specialization: Natural Resource Management
· Expected Graduation Date: June 2020

Relevant Courses:
· Biological Diversity & · Technical Communications
Interaction (in progress)
· Environmental Field · Environmental Concepts & Issues
Investigations
· Environmental Assessment (in · Advanced Issues in Environmental
progress) Law (in progress)

Certification and Licenses:

· Valid class 4 driver’s license (current)
· Firearms Safety Course certification (March 2018)
· Standard First Aid & CPR Level C certification (current)
· Pleasure Craft Operator License (2016)
· WHMIS (2018)
· Basic Safety & Oiled Wildlife Response Training certification (2017)
Related Experience:
VOLUNTEER | WILDLIFE HAVEN REHABILITATION CENTRE | NOVEMBER 2016- PRESENT
· Aided in examining, preparing diets, cleaning enclosures, recording behaviors and caring for a multitude of
injured, sick and orphaned wildlife such as owls, hawks, coyotes, raccoons, foxes, squirrels and songbirds.
· Strong communication skills developed through public education events pertaining to human-wildlife
engagement and wildlife management.

SALES ASSOCIATE | TJX CANADA | AUGUST 2014-PRESENT

· Responsible for receiving, processing, and organizing daily shipments in the warehouse area, answer
customer telephone calls regarding questions and concerns and escalate calls appropriately, and consult
with customers to evaluate their needs and determine best options, while demonstrating a high degree of
customer satisfaction and service.
· Able to deal with customer complaints/concerns calmly and efficiently as shown on a regular basis in my
role as a customer service representative. Employed active listening skills and asked appropriate questions
to help identify solutions and agree on the next course of action.
· Operated heavy machinery and tools such as forklifts, jacks, and pallet trucks to move materials and items
from receiving and storage areas to production floor.
· Pushed, lifted and carried warehouse crates weighing up to 50 pounds.

QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR | CANADA GOOSE | MAY 2016-SEPTEMBER 2016

· Achieved quality assurance objectives by monitoring day-to-day activities, developed and implemented
quality improvement activities and policies, and created comprehensive reports from daily collected data and
timely exchange of results with all stakeholders.
· Operated office equipment such as computers, fax machines, photocopiers, voice mail messaging systems
and computer scanning equipment to complete assigned tasks.

DATA COLLECTION, MONITORING, AND FIELD EXPERIENCE
· Assisted Manitoba Sustainable Development with data collection through CWD aerial surveillance programs
by conducting observations of cervids, assessing risk and feeding sites, and identifying species based on their
characteristics.
· Experience consisting of capturing, ageing, sexing, banding, and Geo-locator deployment with Canada goose
monitoring programs through workshops provided by the Wildlife Society.
· Familiar with remote communication tools, compasses, Garmin GPS, Google Earth, and other navigational
devices to navigate, analyze, and display geographic data through participation in surveys and workshops.
· Familiar with oiled wildlife response protocols, preparedness procedures, identification/capture of live
impacted wildlife, and field safety equipment & PPE through successful completion of basic safety & oiled
wildlife response training

RESEARCH & COMMUNICATION ABILITIES
· Familiar with the principles and methods of plant taxonomy (classification, naming, and identification of
Manitoba’s vascular plant species) through vascular plant herbarium workshops.
· Conducted briefing notes, environmental impact assessments, environmental audits, and environmental
assessments through academic coursework.
 · Effectively delivered oral presentations on grasslands conservation and the effects of chronic wasting
disease on western elk and deer populations through academic coursework.
· Reviewed the Species at Risk Act and the Amended Recovery Strategy for the Sprague’s Pipit as well as
specific case studies on their management through academic coursework.

FIELD READINESS
· Ability to endure extreme environmental conditions through experience in backcountry hiking/camping.
· Familiar with the use of ATV’s, 4x4 trucks, and other utility vehicles from personal experience.
· Safely operated warehouse equipment, power tools and performed basic repairs.
· Familiar with a variety of field equipment including: GPS units/Geo-locators, mist nets, nest box camera
traps, acoustic recorders, PPE, etc. through animal tracking technique workshops.
· Developed the skill of monitoring/tracking animals by interpretation of tracks through animal track & sign
surveys
· Experience travelling/working in remote locations

MEMBERSHIPS
· Member, The Wildlife Society (International, Manitoba) 2018

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EVENTS:

· Vascular Plant Identification Workshop- University of Manitoba (2017)
· Wildlife Diseases Presentation (2017)
· White-Tail Deer Necropsy- Trampp Farms (2017)
· Camera Trap Workshop- Birds Hill Provincial Park (2017)
· Animal Track & Sign Survey (February 2018)
· GPS/Navigation Workshop (February 2018)
· Outdoor Safety & Survival Workshop (February 2018)
· Turkey Banding Workshop (March 2018)

HOBBIES
· Outdoors— Hiking, fishing, camping
· Photography— Wildlife and landscapes
· Travel— Sustainable ecotourism
· Wildlife— Podcasts, documentaries, YouTube videos related to wildlife

References Available Upon Request.