SHANNON CAROL SIMON

Classes:

• Introduction to Biological Anthropology
• Human Evolution and Adaptation
• Primate Diversity
• Environmental Management
• Urban Geography

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for marking student assignments, tests, and labs, as well as give constructive feedback to improve student comprehension and performance
• Provides academic advice to many students, igniting a passion for various subjects
• Created fun and innovative assignments to engage students and improve overall understanding of class material
• Supervised progress of over 100 students
• Maintained clear and frequent line of communication with professor concerning student progress

• Spent long days planting on rough and difficult terrain in a wide array of weather conditions
• Coordinated planting efforts with fellow teammates to plant as effectively as possible
• Maintained excellent tree planting quality
• Took instruction from team leaders without complaints and implemented suggestions and pointers from supervisors
• Followed safety protocols put in place by the company to ensure physical safety

GIVEN END OF SEASON AWARD: BEST ATTITUDE

• Responsible for cataloguing SMU’s Biological Anthropology collection and inputting details like catalogue numbers, age, and provenience of fossil specimens into an online database that can be used to easily navigate between various specimens
• In charge of coordinating with supervising professor on overall format of database and providing updates on progress/issues that come up in the management of the database
• Supervises a team of students in continuing the work on this project, which includes directing tasks, managing project schedule, and coordinating with others' schedules
• Studied numerous topics in biological anthropology to maintain accuracy and in-depth knowledge of the discipline, as well as ensure an increased level of detail within the catalogue

• Was responsible for maintaining merchandise such as brochures, maps, pamphlets, and the brochure racks scattered around the city
• Enthusiastically marketed varying tourist experiences, as well as encourage visitors to stay in the city
• Organised and maintained various artifacts that were collected in the historic building
• Maintained cleanliness, neatness and organization of customer areas. Interacted positively with guests and coworkers to build professional relationships

• Maintained and catalogued over 100 museum artifacts into an electronic database, spending extensive hours taking photos, physically organizing artifacts, and inputting detailed descriptions and images to a digital archive
• Played a leading role in event planning and ensuring everything ran correctly for participants
• Was responsible for leading tours for individuals of all age demographics, in both English and French
• Delivered client services in logistics, registration and attendee tracking for internal and external events
• Developed diagrams and floor plans with event setup requirements
• Drove growth in event management business by continuously researching and implementing improved strategies to exceed client expectations