Jack Leggett
Laguna Niguel,California
Summary
An efficient, resourceful, and dependable environmental professional. Experienced in interpretation, resource management, wildlife care/rescue, maintenance, administration, enforcement, emergency medical response, and leadership across a variety of conditions. Looking to utilize my experience and education to focus on impactful conservation initiatives in wildlife care.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Park Ranger I
City of Escondido Lakes Division
09.2024 - Current
- Assist in monitoring and care of animals kept by park for use in educational programs
- Conduct "Critter Chat" presentations with the help of live animals as well as taxidermy animals to showcase stunning wildlife native to Southern California
- Assist with wildlife monitoring and surveys including bird counts and mountain lion sighting investigations
- Animal rescue and emergency transport primarily with birds and snakes
- Routinely act as the lead Ranger on duty across two parks encompassing thousands of acres
- Participate in formal and informal natural resource interpretation programs to help park visitors better understand and value nature and conservation
- Perform a wide variety of maintenance and trail work tasks including but not limited to: brush trimming, facility/building repair, pipe/flood repair, painting, boat engine repair, designing/ordering/installing signage, and fence building
- Act as a first responder to calls for emergency service including enforcement, medical response/rescue, and fire suppression
- Proactively patrol and enforce municipal code violations as they relate to parks and recreation
- Perform a wide variety of project planning and administrative tasks
Ranger Specialist
City of Escondido Lakes Division
10.2023 - 09.2024
- Assist in monitoring and care of animals kept by park for use in educational programs
- Conduct "Critter Chat" presentations with the help of live animals as well as taxidermy animals to showcase stunning wildlife native to Southern California
- Assist with wildlife monitoring and surveys including bird counts and mountain lion sighting investigations
- Animal rescue and emergency transport primarily with birds and snakes
- Perform a wide variety of maintenance and trail work tasks including but not limited to: brush trimming, facility/building repair, pipe/flood repair, painting, boat engine repair, designing/ordering/installing signage, and fence building
- Act as a first responder to calls for emergency service including but not limited to first aid/medical response, and fire suppression
- Proactively patrol and respond to calls to enforce municipal codes through warnings and citations up to the level of misdemeanor
- Participate in formal and informal interpretation programs to help park visitors better understand and value natural resources
- Perform a wide variety of project planning and administrative tasks
- At times acting as on duty supervisor to park attendant staff
Event Safety EMT
Joffe Emergency Services
06.2022 - 11.2023
- Respond to emergency medical situations at assigned mass gathering event venues
- Patrol and provide aid to event guests in distress
- Determine the severity of a given incident, provide interventions within the EMT scope of practice, and request additional resources as needed
- Educate event guests on relevant safety practices
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
Miramar Health
09.2022 - 08.2023
- Managing patients needs for appointments and services
- Assessing patients on a continuous basis and providing necessary medical/emotional stabilization interventions
- Obtaining vital signs
- Facilitating self-administered prescription medications to patients
Park Aide
Crystal Cove State Park
08.2020 - 10.2022
- Function as a knowledgeable visitor guide to the park and identify areas for policy improvement based on feedback
- Encourage voluntary compliance with park regulations
- Interpretation of the park's natural resources
- Call in and assist with emergency situations
- Use a POS terminal for the sale of parking passes
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
Lifewest Ambulance
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Determine the nature and extent of illness or injury
- Provide basic life support level care and monitoring to both emergent and nonemergent patients within the EMT scope of practice
- Safely transport emergent and nonemergent patients
- Assist advanced life support care providers
Education
Master of Science - Environmental Science
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID08-2027
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies: Business and English
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ08.2019
Associate of Arts - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA12.2017
Skills
- Wildlife management
- Grounds maintenance
- Park supervision
- Visitor relations
- Environmental education
- Resource monitoring
- Incident management
- Natural Resource Interpretation
- Customer Service
- Enforcement
- Animal Control/Rescue
- Leadership
- Emergency Medicine
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Conflict de-escalation
- Operations Management
- Inventory Forecasting
- Multitasking
- Project Management
- Microsoft Office
- Computer literacy
Certification
- P.C. 832/Laws of Arrest
- Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician
- American Heart Association BLS (CPR and AED) Certified
- S-190 Introduction to Wildland Fire Behavior
- Crisis Intervention Intermediate Course
- John Hopkins Psychological First Aid Course
- IS-100 Introduction to Incident Command System
- IS-700 National Incident Management System
- IS-5 Introduction to Hazardous Materials
- ICS-200 Basic Incident Command System for Initial Response
- Bloodborn Pathogens OSHA Certificate
Timeline
Park Ranger I
City of Escondido Lakes Division
09.2024 - Current
Ranger Specialist
City of Escondido Lakes Division
10.2023 - 09.2024
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
Miramar Health
09.2022 - 08.2023
Event Safety EMT
Joffe Emergency Services
06.2022 - 11.2023
EMT - Emergency Medical Technician
Lifewest Ambulance
03.2022 - 09.2022
Park Aide
Crystal Cove State Park
08.2020 - 10.2022
Master of Science - Environmental Science
University of Idaho
Bachelor of Arts - Interdisciplinary Studies: Business and English
Arizona State University
Associate of Arts - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Saddleback College
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