Cliff Watson

clifford.watson@colorado.edu | 414-698-0967 | LinkedIn

Personal Profile
• Outdoor enthusiast • 5 years recreating and leading trips in
• 4 summers in remote Alaska Colorado
Certifications
• US Coast Guard Captain • CPR/First Aid
Skills
• Excellent customer service and hospitality • Chainsaw
• Boat operation (console or tiller, jet or prop) • Outboard mechanics (troubleshooting)
• Heavy equipment
Experience
• Anglers Alibi on the Alagnak River in Bristol Bay Alaska Contact: John Perry 561-222-9416
o Camp staff, summer 2019 & 2020
§ After dinner guide § Salmon cleaning and
§ Grounds maintenance processing
§ Hospitality services § Firewood processing
§ Outboard maintenance and § Dishwashing
servicing § Diesel generator servicing
o Full time guide, summer 2021
§ Salmon and trout fishing § Boat: 18 ft G3 with a 40 hp
§ Fly and conventional tackle Yamaha (tiller)
§ Excellent shore lunch chef
• Carpenters assistant for O’Keefe Built Contact: Pat O’Keefe 720-438-5997
o Fall/Winter 2020
§ Worked under lead carpenter § Built decks. pergolas and
outdoor living spaces

• Deckhand on the F/V Kudos in Bristol Bay Alaska Contact: Phil Cook: 360-914-0312
o Summer 2018
§ Commercial fishing for § Fish handling
sockeye salmon § Operating hydraulic
§ Boat operation (32 foot equipment
aluminum gillnetter)
Leadership
• Fly Fishing club at CU Boulder
o President (2 years), Vice President (1 year), Officer (1 year)
o Duties
§ Leading trips to fly fishing § Managing club budget
destinations around the West § Email communications
§ Guiding and teaching § Recruiting
beginners
• Security for CU Boulder Contact: Sue Dangel 303-253-0754
o Senior guard for the University Memorial Center (4 years)
§ Medical emergencies
§ Working with police and first responders
§ High profile events (politicians, celebrities, etc.)
§ Training new staff members