Amanda Hopper

I am a recent graduate from Olds College of Agriculture and Technology which I left with a diploma in Land and Water Resources with the major in Environmental Stewardship and Rural Planning which also makes me a Planning Technician as well. I am working on finding the next company that I would like to work for, I wish to expand further on my environmental testing knowledge as well as expand on my water knowledge or benthic knowledge. While I look for the right position though I am willing to work most any job, I have experience in many different areas from construction/electrical, to auto body, detailing, customer service and sales. I am a jack of all trades so to speak. My goal here is to either find that environmental job, or find a suitable other occupation that can keep me busy until I find that next step in my career. 

• For my environmental experience I have done Detailed Site Assessments both in Alberta and Saskatchewan. I also did one phase one and many pre-DSA site visits so I am quite detail oriented.
• The previous summer was spent in an oil field Vegetation Management role where I made use of truck sprayers for lease spraying and backpack sprayers for reclamation spraying. I have not yet acquired my ticket but I do have the booklet for it. 
• Prior to that I have been a server in both restaurants and bars, the most recent being Resolve in Blackfalds during the COVID years as well as McDonalds as a crew member.
• I worked at Co-op in Innisfail as a grocery clerk through my second year of college and as a Resident Assistant at Olds College through my first year. 
• Even further back I have worked in two autobody shops as a detailer/prepper. I have lots of auto body detailing experience throughout my life. 
• I was a blue booked apprentice electrician in 2015 and have experience working on a condo project in Red Deer.
• I am mechanically inclined and can do most any job that requires manual labour and working with your hands as I grew up on a farm and I have always enjoyed this type of work. I particularly enjoy wood working though I was never formally trained outside of shop class in school. 

Land and Water Resources Program - Olds College

• ArcGIS
• GIS
• Drone work
• SPIIN 2
• Abadata
• Microsoft office
• database building
• environmental testing
• wetland riparian areas assessments
• ecology
• Vegetation Identification/management

The list can go on with this course, the bulk of our education was based around water and water bodies so this is where the majority of my knowledge is, but I am curious about all things and am happy to learn any skill.