Larry Greenland
Inuvik,Canada
Summary
To obtain full-time employment within the Department of Environment and Climate Change. I am a resident of Inuvik and have lived here most of my life. I would be an ideal candidate due to extensive training and knowledge of the Gwich’in and Inuvialuit land claim agreements. I have traveled extensively throughout both land claims in my career as a Hydrometric Technologist.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work History
Hydrometric Technologist-EG-05
Government of Canada, Environment Canada and Climate Change
Inuvik, Canada
01.2008 - Current
- Monitor all inland water and perform water quality throughout the Beaufort Delta
- Successful completion of the Apprenticeship or Professional Training Program (APTP) program offered through Environment Canada
- Traveled by small aircraft and boat
- Worked in adverse weather conditions and travel throughout all seasons
Technician
Aurora Research Institute, Government of Northwest Territories
Inuvik, Canada
07.2007 - 01.2008
- Provide various levels of support to researchers and clients
- Ensured and diagnosed all equipment and instrumentation are operable and safe condition
- Repair of mechanical equipment including outboard motors, snowmobiles and generators
- Arranged vehicles for repair, replaced equipment, arranged for disposal of equipment and assisted with purchasing parts for equipment
Summer Student
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
Inuvik, Canada
06.2005 - 07.2005
- Northern Coastal Marine Studies Program on the Canadian Coast Guard Ship (Nahidik)
- Recorded fish data, set gill nets, identified various fish, recorded water quality
Driver/Operator
Bobs Welding LTD
Inuvik, Canada
06.1994 - 07.1999
- Operation of various heavy-duty equipment and tractor trailers
- Job supervisor for crusher projects and ice road construction, other construction related tasks
Driver/Operator
Tetlit Zheh Trucking
Inuvik, Canada
06.1998 - 08.1998
- Operation of various heavy-duty equipment and tractor trailers
- Maintained haul roads, other related construction tasks
Driver/Operator
Sahtu Contractors
Norman Wells, Canada
12.1995 - 04.1996
- Operation of various heavy-duty equipment and tractor trailers
- Winter road maintenance, repaired ice bridges, snow removal, transported heavy-duty equipment to and from job sites, hauled fuel, performed general maintenance on tractor trailers and heavy-duty equipment
Education
Diploma - Natural Resource Technology Program
Aurora College
Inuvik, NT05-2006
Skills
- Snowmobile maintenance
- Outboard motor maintenance
- Firearms use
- Waterway navigation
- Ice safety assessment
- Northern weather pattern knowledge
- Wildlife safety precautions
- Boating experience
- Map and compass navigation
- GPS usage
- Wilderness travel
- ATV operation
- Motorboat operation
- Canoeing
- Chainsaw operation
- 4-wheel winter driving
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Government application familiarity
- Anthropological history knowledge
- Sensitivity to aboriginal rights
- Inuvialuit language familiarity
- Gwich’in language familiarity
Reference Number
Position Number: 23-14214
Highlights Certifications
- NT Class 1 Drivers Licence
- Professional Driver Improvement Course
- Standard First Aid and CPR
- WHMIS Certification
- Transportation of Dangerous Goods
- Firearms Acquisition Certificate
- Reliable, hard worker
- Works well with minimal supervision
- Experience working in remote camps
- Wilderness First Aid and CPR
- Predators Defence and Firearms Handling
- Aircraft Underwater Egress
- Swift Water Safety Program
- Ice Safety and Rescue
- All Terrain Vehicle Safety and Operations
- Airport Vehicle Operators Permit (AVOP)
- Basic Electronics (SAIT)
- Wildlife Awareness
- Defensive Driving Course
- Chainsaw and Brush Cutter Safety
- Arctic Survival Course- Below the Treeline
- Marine Emergency Duties A3/ Small Vessel Operator Proficiency (MED A3/SVOP)
References
Available on request
Timeline
Hydrometric Technologist-EG-05
Government of Canada, Environment Canada and Climate Change
01.2008 - Current
Technician
Aurora Research Institute, Government of Northwest Territories
07.2007 - 01.2008
Summer Student
Department of Fisheries and Oceans
06.2005 - 07.2005
Driver/Operator
Tetlit Zheh Trucking
06.1998 - 08.1998
Driver/Operator
Sahtu Contractors
12.1995 - 04.1996
Driver/Operator
Bobs Welding LTD
06.1994 - 07.1999
Diploma - Natural Resource Technology Program
Aurora College