Elk Point, South Dakota, United States
Provided regular lawn care and groundskeeping, controlled burning of ditches, field accesses, and wood piles, maintained and disassembled buildings, trimmed and removed trees and weeds, maintained and harvested fruit trees and gardens.
Enriched and analyzed product and environmental samples for E. coli O157, Top 6 STEC, Salmonella, and Listeria using Bax PCR technology, diluted and plated for E. coli, Staphylococcus, yeast, mold, total plate count, enterics, and total coliforms, recorded results usings LIMS and Microsoft applications, prepared documentation for both internal and external use, scanned and organized incoming samples, prepared growth media, sanitized tools and waste, and maintained lab equipment.
Built a business that provided commission-based services that include story writing, both short and long, with genres such as urban fantasy, fantasy, space adventure, and general fiction, as well as costumes and props for a variety of clients.
Applied various chemicals and techniques to promote lawn health including applications of herbicides, insecticides, fertilizers, ash tree injections to protect against emerald ash borers, as well as operated aeration equipment, sprayers, spreaders, forklifts, and company trucks.
Tested live yeast cultures to ensure viability and monitored contamination, including tests for CO2 emission, nitrogen, total solids, washed total solids, color, conductivity, pH, and contaminants such as E.coli, salmonella, listeria, and wild yeast.