NICOLE D. CHASE
Phone: (419) 346-6273
E-mail: nicolechase13@gmail.com
Education:
Portland State University in Portland, Oregon
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Graduate Certificate
Anticipated Completion: Spring 2016
Bowling Green State University (BGSU) in Bowling Green, Ohio
Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and a Bachelor of Arts in Geography
General Sciences minor and Chemistry minor; Concentration in Atmospheric Science and in GIS
Graduated: May, 2013
Papers Accepted for Presentation at National & Regional Scientific Conferences:
Chase, Nicole. D., and Eckmann, Ted C., (2015) GIS Hotspot Analysis of Environmental Toxins in the Air and Water at a
Municipal Scale. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers: April 21-25, 2015. Chicago, Illinois.
Chase, Nicole. D (2015) GIS Hotspot Analysis of Environmental Toxins in the Air and Water at a Municipal Scale. Annual
Northwest Environmental Health Conference. April 17, 2015. Portland, Oregon.
Chase, Nicole D., and Eckmann, Ted C., (2014) Atmospheric Controls on the Human Effects of Volcanic Eruptions. Annual
Meeting of the Association of American Geographers: April 8-12, 2014. Tampa, Florida.
Chase, Nicole D., and Eckmann, Ted C., (2013) Patterns in Lightning Occurrence and Lightning Mortality in the United States.
Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers: April 9-13, 2013. Los Angeles, California.
Newman, Cassondra M., Chase, Nicole D., and Eckmann, Ted C., (2013) Analyzing Spatial Patterns in Tornado Deaths and
Destructiveness in the United States to Improve Tornado Safety. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers:
April 9-13, 2013. Los Angeles, California.
Selected Honors and Awards:
2015
2011
2010
Selected to attend the NASA OLYMPEX Social in Seattle, Washington, which will take place in
November 2015. This event focuses on taking important atmospheric science research from NASA
researchers and making it accessible to social media.
Presented Patterns in Lightning Occurrence and Lightning Mortality in the United States at BGSU’s
Undergraduate Research Symposium on April 28 th, 2013
One of the first four recipients of the Leadership Certificate from BGSU’s Center for Leadership
Initiated into the Epsilon Beta Chapter of Phi Sigma Pi Honor Fraternity
2010
Selected and participated in the May 2010 BGSU LeaderShape Institute at Camp Joy in Clarksville, Ohio
2010
Received a bronze leadership pin through National Residence Hall Honorary (NRHH)
2010
2009
Awarded the Dr. Suzanne K. Miller Undergraduate Research Assistantship Scholarship
Initiated into the Bowling Green Chapter of Order of Omega (honor society for Greek Life students)
2009
Selected and attended the November 2009 Central Atlantic Association of College and University
Residence Halls (CAACURH) Leadership Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Initiated into the Zeta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi Omega Co-Educational Service Fraternity
2013
2009
2008
2008
2007 to
2010
2007 to
2008
Selected and attended the National Association of College and University Residence Halls (NACURH)
Leadership Conference in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Inducted into the Falcon Chapter of the National Residence Halls Honorary (NRHH) for being a
member of the top 1% of student leaders on BGSU’s campus
Selected and participated in BGSU’s Neuroscience and Endocrine Lab Group under Drs. Lee Meserve
and Casey Cromwell to study the effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on maternal care in rats
Selected and participated in a research project called “Megafarms” to collect and analyze water from
rivers in Wood County, Ohio near bovine factory farms for E. coli and chloroform concentrations
Examples of Related Work Experience:
Time
Position
Duties
Sept.
2014 to
Present
Executive
Assistant/QA
Analyst at
PreCash in
Portland,
Oregon
Aug.
2013 to
Dec.
2013 &
March
2014 to
Sept.
2014
Aug.
2012 to
May
2013
Data Analyst
at Chrome
Data
Solutions in
Portland,
Oregon
● Create and executed own automated and manual test cases for the online payment
portal of PreCash’s Evolve Money web and mobile bill pay application
● Coordinate the Chief Technology Officer’s travel and created/tracked his expense
reports
● Collaborate daily with the Product Management, Project Management, and
Technology teams
● Serves as the point-person for office physical security, office concerns, and ordering
of office supplies
● Responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of the accessories on all 2014 and 2015
United States General Motors (GM) vehicles
● Created new codes and logic for accessories through Chrome’s own database by
analyzing raw feed from US GM
● Completed testing using a CMS to release automotive data to GM’s brand websites
● Entered critical and time sensitive data for the London, Ontario office into an online
database
Teaching
Assistant for
BGSU’s
Geography
Department
● Attended GEOG 2130: Meteorology, GEOG 3030: Severe Weather, and GEOG 3310:
Conservation of Ecology during all class meetings
● Answered students’ questions in GEOG 2130’s lab along with grading GEOG 2130’s
labs as well as GEOG 3030’s Active Learning Exercises
● Tutored and mentored students in the three classes
● Lead lectures in all classes as needed
May
2012 to
Aug.
2012
Weather
Forecasting
Intern for
WEWS in
Cleveland,
Ohio
Sept.
2010 to
May
2013
General
Student Food
Service
Worker at
BGSU’s
Kreischer
Sundial
Tutor for
blind student
for BGSU’s
Disability
Services
● Extracted and analyzed raw data from 9 different weather models to generate
forecasts
● Published blogs that described weather forecasts and other weather-related topics
on a daily basis
● Dealt with problems that arise in a live television environment
● Revered for having very accurate forecasts throughout the entire internship from all
the meteorologists
● Assisted student managers and full time managers
● Heightened customer service skills and multitasking skills
● Dealt with problems that occur in fast paced job
● Interacted with a diverse student and employee population
Aug.
2010 to
Dec.
2010
Apr.
2007 to
Apr.
2010
Aug.
2008 to
Dec.
2008
Deli Sales
Associate at
The
Anderson’s,
Toledo, Ohio
Peer
Facilitator for
BGSU’s
Theatre and
Film
Department
● Attended MATH 1150: Introduction to Stats class two times a week and took notes
● Helped blind student comprehend and understand statistics
● Enhanced communication skills dramatically
● Improved critical thinking and problem solving skills
● Assisted department manager and two other managers
● Orchestrated orders of trays and processed them efficiently
● Focused on strengthening communication with employees and customers
● Handled problems that occur in a fast-paced job
● Attended THFM 161V: Introduction to Film during all class meetings
● Organized and implemented an alternative movie showing time and study sessions
for exams
● Guided class discussions about movies and movie theory
● Created a class Facebook group to foster discussion, to ask questions, and to
improve class cohesion
Examples of Leadership Experiences while at BGSU:
Time
Organization
Position
Duties
2011
to
2013
Geography Club
President
2011
to
2012
Phi Sigma Pi
National Honor
Fraternity
Inter-Chapter
Relations
(ICR) Chair
2010
to
2011
Resident
Student
Association
(RSA)
Social Events
Coordinator
2009
to
2010
Dance Marathon
Faculty, Staff,
and Graduate
Student Core
Committee
2009
to
2010
NRHH
Vice President
of Recognition
2008
to
2009
RSA
Director of
Programming
2008
to
2009
Chapman
Learning
Community
Chapman
Leadership
Team
● Planned and organized scholarly, social, and fundraising events
● Coordinated the first AAG trip for undergraduate researchers
● Lead general assembly meetings and Executive Board meetings on a
monthly basis
● Effectively utilized multiple social media outlets and email blasts to
communicate the regional conference and other events
● Successfully organized, tracked, and coordinated BGSU’s first
Regional Conference for Phi Sigma Pi for 60 Brothers
● Coordinated events that served our local and national
philanthropies: Wood County Humane Society and Teach for America
● Successfully organized, tracked, and coordinated large and small
scale social events within RSA
● Collaborated with RSA’s Executive Board, general assembly, and
advisors
● Created a Facebook group for RSA so people could share photos and
memories from previous events
● Communicated with various faculty, staff, and graduate students on
campus
● Organized a three-hour block for BGSU’s 15th annual Dance
Marathon, benefitting Children’s Miracle Network-Ohio’s largest
student-led philanthropy
● Collaborated with steering committee members to help raise
$126,239.79
● Successfully organized, tracked, and coordinated multiple
recognition events for many organizations
● Established a NRHH Facebook page and Twitter account to
recognize people on campus and to advertise events
● Balanced a budget of $5,000
● Successfully organized, tracked, and coordinated many campus
wide and small scale programs
● Coordinated email blasts that were sent out to nearly 19,000 students
living on campus to communicate events
● Effectively balanced a budget of $30,000
● Successfully organized, tracked, and coordinated learning
community and residence hall wide events
● Served as a mentor to freshmen students who lived in the Chapman
Learning Community
● Collaborated with professors and staff of the Chapman Learning
Community
Selected Academic and Professional References:
Dr. Heath Diehl
Honors College Instructor at BGSU
Office: (419) 372-5400
williad@bgsu.edu
Dr. Jodi Devine
Associate Dean, Honors College at BGSU
Office: (419) 372-8501
devine@bgsu.edu
Dr. Brett Holden
Assistant Professor at BGSU
Mobile: (419) 308-1156
bholden@bgsu.edu
Kevin Martin
Tech Services Manager
Bureau of Planning & Sustainability, City of Portland
Office: (503) 823-7710
Kevin.Martin@portlandoregon.gov
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