This document provides job descriptions for two roles at Earth Search, Inc.: Cultural Resources Research Assistant and Field Technician. As a Research Assistant, duties included upholding confidentiality and ethics policies, supervising others, multi-tasking, assisting managers with tasks like research, documentation, analysis, and curation. As a Field Technician, responsibilities involved conducting field surveys, collecting samples, documenting sites, assisting managers in the field and office, and upholding confidentiality and ethics policies while working independently or in teams and traveling frequently. Both roles required working quickly to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

1. Job Descriptions
Earth Search, Inc., New Orleans, La.
Cultural Resources ResearchAssistant
Laboratory Technician 09/2012- 01/2014, 05/2014- 03/2015
 Client confidentiality required on all projects
 Upheld company, federal, state, local government policies and ethic codes
 Supervised and trained new employees
 Worked alone or in teams with little or no supervision
 Multi-tasking required in constant fast paced environment, projects had tight deadlines
and turnaround
 Carried out administrative and clerical tasks for Owner, Project Managers, Human
Resources, or Laboratory Manager
 Assisted Laboratory Manager and Project Managers with research, documentation,
analysis, preservation, and curation
 data entry, processed field samples, digitized paperwork
 Processed, entered, and curated photographic documentation
 Involved in all phases of artifact processing and documentation (logging in, preparation
for analysis, research, cataloging, photography, preservation, curation, and data entry)
 Involved in all aspects of project curation for clients, government intuitions, museums,
and State Archives
 Research and analysis conducted for clients, technical reports, government reports, and
in-house use
 Specialized in analysis of Non-Curated Artifacts (NCA), Personal Effects, Glass, and
Leather.
 Equipment utilized: Compass, rulers, protractors, engineer rulers, graph paper, desktop
and laptops with Windows and Microsoft Office (versions XP, Vista and 7), Trimble
Geo-Explorer and Recons, city and historic maps, alignment sheets, USGS Quads,
Digital Cameras, Printers, Scanners, and Plotters
Field Technician 09/2012- 01/2014, 05/2014- 03/2015
 Conducted administrative and clerical tasks for Owner, Project Managers, Human
Resources, or Lab Manager
 Assisted Project Managers with research, documentation, analysis, and data entry
 Interfaced with public, clients, and landowners. Professional, friendly, manner, and great
communication skills were required
 Monitoring, Phase I, II, and III archaeological field surveys conducted in multiple states
 Interpreted and recorded raw data as collected, assessed if excavation techniques needed
modification
 Collected field samples, excavated artifacts and features, prepared both in field for
transport to laboratory
 Prepared and took photographic documentation for archaeological sites and standing
structures
 Assisted Project Managers in the field and office with projects from planning to
completion

2.  Coordinated lodging and transportation for project managers
 Traveled 50-70% out of town for projects
 Trained and supervised new employees with all phases of technician field work
 Upheld company, federal, state, local government policies, and ethic codes
 Worked alone or in teams with little or no supervision
 Multi-tasking required in constant fast paced environment. Projects had tight deadlines
and turnaround
 Client confidentiality required
 Coauthored four technical reports
 Field work performed under all types of environmental conditions
 Worked on construction sites, Dept Transportation projects, petro-chemical projects and
plant sites
 Equipment utilized: Compass, hand held GPS units, city & historic maps, alignment
sheets, USGS Quads,digital cameras, rulers, protractors, engineer rulers, graph paper,
desktop and laptop computers, Windows and Microsoft Office (versions XP, Vista, and
7), Trimble Geo-Explorer and Recons, Digital Photography, Printers, Scanners, and
Plotter