Curriculum Vitae

Olivia Moira Charest, B.A.

520-343-8378

omcharest@gmail.com

Education
B.A.  Art History. University of Arizona, Tucson (2004).

Relevant Coursework

Undergraduate: Clovis to Coronado: Archaeology of the Southwest, Peoples of the Southwest, Pinciples of Archaeology, Humankind Emerging

Graduate: Southwestern Archaeology, Cultural Resource Management, Anthropology Theory

Professional Experience

Field Archaeologist.  Archaeological survey on the Battle Mountain District of the BLM,
Eureka, Nevada, Knight & Leavitt Associates, Las Vegas, NV (2010).

Field Archaeologist.  Ina Road Regional Wastewater Reclamation Facility Archaeological Data Recovery Project (Las Capas), Desert Archaeology, Inc., Tucson, AZ (2009).

Field School.  Trained in excavation techniques at Elden Pueblo, Arizona Archaeological Society

Elden Pueblo Field School, Flagstaff, AZ (2009). 

Field Archaeologist.  Archaeological survey and excavations in Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico, EnviroSystems Management, Inc., Flagstaff, AZ (2008).

Laboratory Coordinator.  Processed curation materials, managed laboratory staff, handled

permits, and conducted archival research, William Self Associates, Inc., Tucson, AZ (2007-2008).

Career Re-evaluation.  (2006).

Child Care Assistant.  Educated and cared for toddlers, Pusch Ridge Preschool and Kindergarten, Oro Valley, AZ (2005).

Assistant Registrar.  Enrolled and withdrew students, processed transcripts, data entry, and filing, Rose Management Group, Tucson, AZ (2004-2005).

Undergraduate Research Assistant.  Analyzed artifacts and entered data from the Marana

 Platform Mound, Borderlands Lab, Arizona State Museum, Tucson, AZ (2001-2004). 

Awards

Academic Distinction, University of Arizona, 2003-2004

Dean’s List, University of Arizona, 2 semesters

Dean’s List Honorable Mention, University of Arizona, 3 semesters

Outstanding Senior Award, Social Studies Department, Flowing Wells High School (2000).

 
Additional Experience

Volunteer.  Rock art recording for the Colorado River Rock Art Monitoring and Documentation

Project located in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area through the Kaibab Vermillion Cliffs Heritage Alliance and the National Park Service, Page, AZ (2010).

Volunteer.  Scanning photos, conducting historic research, and preparing historic background for the Anita/Emerald AML Remediation Project Report, Kaibab National Forest (2009-Present).

Volunteer.  Participating in cultural resource surveys including the 2009 Passport in Time Project, Kaibab National Forest (2009-Present).

Volunteer.  Excavated trench units at Elden Pueblo, Arizona Archaeological Society, Northern

Chapter, Flagstaff, AZ (2009).

Volunteer.  Data recovery excavations of a prehistoric Hohokam site at Honeybee Canyon, Desert Archaeology, Inc., Oro Valley, AZ (2006).

Volunteer.  Data recovery excavations of a historic boarding house at the El Presidio San Agustín del Tucson, Tucson Origins Heritage Park, Desert Archaeology, Inc., Tucson, AZ (2005).

 
 Volunteer.  Data recovery and artifact analysis of the Yuma Wash, Old Pueblo Archaeology Center, Tucson, AZ (2005).

Professional Affiliations

Member of the Grand Canyon Trust. 

Computer Skills

Operating Systems

Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Presentation Applications

Microsoft PowerPoint 2007

Word Processing Applications

Microsoft Office 2003, 2007

Publications

Hangan, Margaret, Olivia Moira Charest, Neil Weintraub, Ralph Costa, Dulaney Barclay

   2010  Anita/Emerald Mining District Abandoned Mine Lands Remediation  
   Project. Report Number R20100307019. Kaibab National Forest, Williams, AZ.

Presentations

    2010  Tea Sets and Whiskey Bottles: The Utilization of Historic Artifact Analysis to
     Determine the Demography of the Anita Mining District. Poster presented at
     the  2010 Pecos Conference, Silverton, Colorado, August 12-15.