NICOLE REIFF

Nreiff1@ufl.edu |41-37 171st, Flushing, New York 11358 | (646) 251-0094

Highly qualified and extremely passionate wildlife conservationist skilled in animal husbandry, development and
facilitation of educational programs, performing lab and field work, and motivating people of all ages and
background to care about the natural world.

EXPERIENCE
MARCH, 2018 – PRESENT
EDUCATOR/ANIMAL TRAINER, SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE- SAFARI
- Responsible for animal husbandry including cleaning, feeding, and handling of a variety of reptiles,
parrots, birds-of-prey, exotic mammals, and hoof-stock.
- Educator of school groups, public guests, and private tours of the biology and conservation of the parks’
75+ species.
- Trainer of domestic and exotic animals to perform behaviors using operant conditioning.

AUGUST, 2015 – DECEMBER, 2017

OUTDOOR CENTER PROGRAM DIRECTOR, YMCA CAMP MASON
- Oversaw team of 10 full time and 15 part time educators of the outdoor center.
- Planned, implemented, monitored, and assessed environmental and recreational programs.
- Safely instructed environmental education, adventure courses, and outdoor recreation classes.

MARCH, 2014 – AUGUST, 2015

LAB TECHNICIAN, ACCUTEST LABORATORIES
- Performed data analysis on water and soil samples through chemical testing.
- Extracted DNA from invertebrates and performed PCR.
- Conveyed technical data into comprehendible spreadsheets and reports.

EDUCATION

B.SC ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION, AND NATURAL RESOURCES, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY

GPA: 3.481 Graduation: 2015
Coursework: Wildlife Conservation, Vertebrate/Invertebrate Zoology, Animal Physiology, Dendrology, Field
Techniques of Ecology

GRAD.CERT WILDLIFE FORENSICS AND CONSERVATION, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

GPA: 4.0 Expected Graduation: 2019
Coursework: Wildlife Law & Legislation, Wildlife Crime Scene Processing, Wildlife Forensic Pathology

SKILLS

 Red Cross CPR, AED, First Aid Certified  GIS, GPS, and telemetry experience
 Program Development and management  Public Speaking
ACTIVITIES

WRITER/EDITOR, ‘THE GREEN PRINT’

- Rutgers Environmental Newspaper (2013-2015)

TROPICAL ECOLOGY CERTIFICATE, PRIMATESPERU

- Multi-week field work course in the peruvian Amazon (2015)
- Tracked primates and reptiles using radio telemetry
- Recorded spatial data of fauna movement within the area
- Used mist nets to capture bats and birds for species ID and tagging

WORLD TRAVELLER, SELF-GUIDED

- Fueled by my desire to see the natural world and experience cultures other than my own.
- Destinations include Australia (4 months), the Dominican Republic (1 week), Israel (2 weeks),
Peru (1 month), and much of the United States.