Julia DeHoff
Boise
Summary
Dedicated conservation professional prepared for roles involving environmental stewardship and public interaction. Skilled in natural resource management, visitor education, and park maintenance. Known for strong collaboration, adaptability to changing needs, and reliability in team environments.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Park Ranger
Eagle Island State Park
08.2023 - Current
- Conducted educational programs for visitors on local wildlife and conservation efforts.
- Provided information and guidance for park visitors, answered questions and inquiries and suggested trails for hiking.
- Managed maintenance of trails, facilities, and recreational areas to enhance visitor experience.
- Led efforts to manage invasive species, protecting native plant and increased visitor satisfaction.
- Hired new staff and trained them on park policies, procedures, and emergency response protocols.
- Trained new park rangers in all operations and policies while offering mentorship and assistance with duties.
- Increased park safety by conducting regular patrols and addressing potential hazards in a timely manner.
- Supported emergency response efforts during medical incidents, ensuring visitor wellbeing.
- Enforced laws and regulations within the parks campgrounds trails, roadways.
Maintenance Ranger
Harriman State Park
12.2022 - 08.2023
- Performed hiring and training of seasonal employees..
- Performed facilities and structure maintenance to conserve grounds and environment.
- Performed search and rescue to find distressed, lost, sick or injured people and coordinated with local emergency response authorities.
- Enhanced visitor experience by providing informative and engaging guided tours of the park.
- Conducted daily patrols of park boundaries and remote areas to monitor resource conditions, report violations, and maintain a visible presence for visitor safety.
Maintenance, Kiosk, and Office Seasonal Employee
Eagle Island State Park
06.2021 - 11.2022
- Maintained and patrols of the park to protect from vandalism, resource preservation, and visitor safety.
- Applied conflict management skills while enforcing and protecting the park rules and safety measures.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Trained new hires for the entrance booth, office, waterside, and maintenance team.
- Prepared reports, transactions, records, and inventory lists.
- Informed visitors on park history, plants, animals, and geology in the area.
- Repaired minor plumbing issues in the park.
- Used power tool for fixing machinery and wood products in the park.
Dairy Associate
Walmart
08.2019 - 06.2021
- Problem solving and conflict management when coworkers needed help knowing what jobs needed done.
- Awareness of surroundings to see what tasks needed completion and customers needed help.
- Taking charge of situations when problems with the truck / deliveries arose and directing workers to fix the problems as quickly as possible.
- Maintained areas by stocking products, sanitized areas of high traffic, and faced products.
- Conducted quality checks on dairy products to maintain freshness and compliance standards.
- Implemented best practices for stocking and rotation of perishable goods to enhance shelf life.
- Assisted in inventory audits, verifying accuracy of stock levels and documentation procedures.
Custodian
Boise State University
08.2018 - 08.2019
- Self-management on completion of tasks each night.
- Self-Awareness of ability to complete tasks and knowledge on when to inform colleagues and supervisors when a building needed extra work and help.
- Time management knowing when extra work could be done in a building.
- Self-sufficiency in finding extra tasks when a building was completed before the end of shift.
- Cleaned and maintained buildings and restrooms.
- Patrolled buildings for squatters, vandalism, and safety issues.
- Seasonal care with the snow removal and cobwebbing.
- Operated cleaning equipment, including floor scrubbers and vacuums, to ensure efficient facility maintenance.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies, Biology and Hydrology
Boise State University
Boise, ID12.2022
Skills
- Compliance enforcement officer
- Volunteer management
- Grounds maintenance
- Incident management
- Incident reports
- Visitor relations
- Park equipment maintenance
- Trail maintenance
- Interpretation skills
- Team leadership
- Conflict resolution
- First aid certification
Timeline
Park Ranger
Eagle Island State Park
08.2023 - Current
Maintenance Ranger
Harriman State Park
12.2022 - 08.2023
Maintenance, Kiosk, and Office Seasonal Employee
Eagle Island State Park
06.2021 - 11.2022
Dairy Associate
Walmart
08.2019 - 06.2021
Custodian
Boise State University
08.2018 - 08.2019
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary Studies, Biology and Hydrology
Boise State University