Katherine Schmidt is seeking a position applying her M.A.Sc in Earth Science. She has a background in paleoclimatology, geology, and ecology. She has strong communication and time management skills from her experience as a teaching assistant and volunteer researcher. Her education includes a M.A.Sc from the University of Toronto in Earth Science and a B.Sc from the University of Auckland in Geology and Biology.

1. Katherine Schmidt
Resume
021 08624374
katherine.schmidt89@gmail.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/schmidtkatherine
Objective
To obtain a position in order to gain practical, business oriented scienti

2. c experience, building on
my education and applying my passion for the environment.
Summary of Quali

3. cations
Graduate with a M.A.Sc in Earth Science. Background in paleoclimatology, geology and ecology.
Able to quickly grasp new concepts and manage large work loads to meet deadlines.
Strong communication skills and experienced in explaining complicated concepts clearly and con-
cisely.
Education
M.A.Sc, Earth Science 2012 - 2014
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Applying micropaleontological proxies for paleoclimate reconstruction.
Quantifying environmental niche parameters of marine phytoplankton.
Attended Urbino Summer School in Palaeoclimatology (USSP) July 2014
University of Urbino, Italy.
Awarded scholarship from Canadian Consortium for Ocean Drilling (CCOD) ($2000).
B.Sc, Geology Biology 2008 - 2011
University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Gained in depth knowledge of New Zealand ecology (marine and terrestrial) and geology.
Experience
Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto 2012 - 14
Introduced a range of concepts in labs ranging from practical experiments for calculating Net
Primary Productivity to a basic introduction to seismic refraction.
Took multiple half day

4. eld trips to introduce local (Ontario) geology and the oak savanna
vegetative ecosystem.
Invigilating, making rubrics and marking.
Assisting and advising students academic inquiries during set oce hours.
Volunteer researcher for 'The Ocean Cleanup' 2013
Wrote short literature review on phytoplankton distribution in the southern oceanic gyres.
Summer scholarship in Engineering Geology Dec 2010 - Feb 2011
Geology Department, University of Auckland
Applied the practice of Photogrammetry for geologic discontinuity mapping on escarpments
from West Coast beaches, Auckland
Computer skills
Microsoft Oce, Latex, Adobe Illustrator, R, ImageJ and some experience with Python.