Curriculum Vitae

Michael Franczyk

4100 Forest Park Ave, Apt 401

Saint Louis, MO 63108

618-367-1126

mfranczy@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

Summary

 

·          Determined achiever with exceptional broad knowledge of biology, math, and physical sciences

·          Passionate about science, especially biology, and excited to share that passion with students

·          Skilled at preparing and organizing material, providing a positive environment by expressing a positive attitude, communicating information clearly and effectively, and using technology and programs to more easily relay and organize information

 

 

Education

 

B.S. Degree in Biology

2011

 

Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO

·          Graduated with a 3.24 G.P.A.

 

 

Certificate in Conservation Biology

2011

 

Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO

 

 

Career History and Accomplishments

 

Cook, Pizza Man

5/1/2005 to 8/1/2007

 

·          Prepared and cooked food

·          Cleaned and organized restaurant

·          Had to effectively communicate with coworkers while concentrating on cooking to get food out in a timely manner

Summer of 2009

 

Intern, World Bird Sanctuary

1/15/2011 to 5/15/2011

·          Learned how to effectively care for various birds of prey while also learning about their features and ecology

·          Interacted with and taught people of all ages facts about the organization’s birds and other animals

·          Part of internship was to also learn the business side of the organization and helped with organizing events and interacting with donors

 

 

Research Assistant for Dr. Knouft lab, Saint Louis University

9/1/2010 to 5/1/2011

·          Coauthor of:
NIU, S. Q., FRANCZYK, M. P. and KNOUFT, J. H. (2012), Regional species richness, hydrological characteristics and the local species richness of assemblages of North American stream fishes. Freshwater Biology, 57: 2367–2377. doi: 10.1111/fwb.12016

·          Compiled large amounts of biotic and abiotic data and presented it in a clear fashion

·          Senior year was in charge of taking care of the lab aquarium which had 30+ fish tanks that held 2 species of minnow while also conducting a senior project on their metabolism rates

 

Graduate Research Assistant for Dr. Whitledge lab, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

8/1/2011 to 6/1/2012

·          Fisheries lab in which I assisted in lab studies by going on numerous lake and river sampling trips to collect the study’s species of interest

 






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