Kimberly Reever Morghan

KIMBERLY JO REEVER MORGHAN

3492 Wood Avenue

Eugene, OR 97402

(541) 689-3121

EDUCATION

University of California, Davis, CA. Degree Earned: PhD in Ecology; Graduated June 16, 2004. GPA - 4.000.
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. Degree Earned: BA - Environmental, Population, and Organismic Biology. Graduated December 20, 1997 - Summa cum laude honors. GPA - 3.963.

EMPLOYMENT
EXPERIENCE

June 9, 2008 - Present	Analytical Laboratory and Consultants - Eugene, OR Laboratory Technician/Quality Assurance Assistant Perform microbiological and chemical testing of drinking water, wastewater, and soil samples. Manage quality assurance tasks including calibrating and maintaining small equipment, managing technical documents, and ensuring accuracy of finished reports.
January 25, 2007 - June 18, 2008	Grain Millers Inc. - Eugene, OR Quality Control/Quality Assurance Technician Perform quality control tests on grain products to ensure that products are safe and meet customer specifications.
June 14, 2004 - August 4, 2006	USDA ARS - Burns, OR Researcher - Postdoc Educate local agencies about adaptive management, what it is and how to use it Develop adaptive management projects Generate publications, have meetings, and use my data analysis skills as needed (agency stuff)
December 1998 - June 2004:	University of California Graduate Researcher Conduct research on competitive interactions between a native perennial grass, Nassella pulchra, and the non-native forb, Centaurea solstitialis
May 1999 - June 1999:	University of California Natural Reserve System, Jepson Prairie Reserve Researcher Study the effects of Transline herbicide on plant diversity and relative cover of grassland species and its target, Centaurea soltitialis
August 1998 - September 1998:	University of California, Department of Agronomy and Range Science - Laca Laboratory Field and Lab Assistant Analyze stem density and seed production for annual grass competition study
August 1996 - July 1998:	Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research, Niwot Ridge Long-Term Ecological Research Project Data Management Assistant Prepare and archive data, assist in field and lab work, identify plants, analyze soil samples Design and create the Virtual Field Trip to Niwot Ridge web site
January 1998 - May 1998:	Western Staff Services, Boulder, Colorado, Faculty Teaching Excellence Program at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Special Assistant to the Director Prepare printed materials and correspondence as well as grant proposals and manuscripts for publication Maintain FileMaker database of event and workshop information and participant evaluations
September 1995 - August 1996:	University of Colorado, Porter Biosciences - Dutcher Laboratory Student Laboratory Assistant Maintain laboratory supplies, prepare glassware and growth media Organization of lab, use of autoclave and drying oven

VOLUNTEER
EXPERIENCE

	PUTAH CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT, Woodland, CA Engaged in weed removal
	YOLO GRASSLAND REGIONAL PARK, Davis, CA Engaged in weed removal and identified problematic invasive species
	BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, CO Conducted a plant census for the Coot Lake wetland Prepared herbarium specimens of all plants found at site
	BOULDER OPEN SPACE, Boulder, CO Took part in weed pulls on Open Space land Conducted research on Open Space land and shared research results with the Open Space land management office
	BOULDER COMMUNITY NETWORK, Boulder, CO Assist at Internet orientation sessions for residents of Boulder county Develop web pages for non-profit organizations
	TIMEWEAVE, Boulder, CO Helped design and produce programs for large-scale public events Worked as Information Booth Coordinator for large-scale public events Helped start up the Timeweave food co-op.

COMPUTER
SKILLS

Web Design — 5 years experience — HTML coding and graphics.

Macintosh Computer Systems - 16 years experience - MS Word, Excel, QuarkXPress, Pagemaker, Illustrator, Freehand, MacDraw, Photoshop

IBM Compatible PC based systems - 10 years experience - Microsoft Word, Excel, Windows and DOS

UNIX systems - 2 years experience - Shell, Perl, Sed, Awk, Vi

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