Jessica Leatherwood
jeleatherwood@alumni.ucdavis.edu

Availability: Ready to work ASAP with completely open availability. Willing to travel/relocate. 

Objective: To obtain an entry level job, either temporary or permanent, as an archaeological field technician.
Experience:
January 2010 – June 2010     UC Davis Anthropology Museum     Davis, CA.                                              Museum Volunteer/Intern

• -          Trained in proper museum procedures, data collection/documentation, and artifact care and handling protocol.  
• -          Prepared a detailed site report.
• -          Sorted, identified, organized, and cataloged archaeological assemblages.
• -          Experience in the Ossuary department working with ancient human remains.

June 2007- August 2007  UC Davis Archaeology Field School   Lone Pine, CA.     

Student Field Technician

• -          Trained in proper archaeological excavation, data recording methods, field cataloging/analysis, laboratory techniques, wet and dry screening, GPS, mapping, and survey procedures.
• -          Prepared detailed level, unit and site records/documentation (including: digital photography/grid mapping/wall profiling).
  

Education:

Sept 2008-June 2010     University of California, Davis                        Davis, CA

     Graduate

• -          Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology
• -          Minor in Chicano/Latino Studies

June 2006 – May 2008       Fresno City College                                Fresno, CA.            

       Graduate

• -          Associates of Arts in Anthropology.
• -          Associates of Arts in General Education.
• -          Certified Archaeological Technician.

  May 2006                       Thomas A. Edison High School                     Fresno, CA.

       Computech Honors Program Graduate

•   -    Graduated with High School Diploma and California Honors.

Additional Skills/Qualifications:

James Lester Davisson

269 Weaver Rd.

Johnston, SC 29832

Day Phone: (803) 221-8200

Evening Phone: (803) 221-8200

E-mail: Davissjl@gmail.com

 

Education:

Brevard College

Brevard, NC

Degree: Bachelor of Arts

Major: Integrated Studies

Emphasis: Art History and Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education

Total credits earned: 125 (semester hours)

 

Research Interests:

I am interested in obtaining an entry-level position in the field of archaeology that will utilize my skills and experience.  I am interested in pursuing a masters in the field of archaeology/ anthropology in rock art studies of Paleo-Indian cultures.

 

Work Experience:

Brockington and Associates, LLC

April 19^th 2010 – August 27^th 2010

            November 9^th 2009 – February 10^th 2010

            Archaeology Field Technician

498 Wando Park Boulevard

Suite 700?

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464           

·      Executed US Army Corp of Engineers Phase I projects:

FL - Flagler County Feasibility Study Beach CRS (3686) 12/13/09 – 1/2/10

FL - St. Johns County Shoreline Protection CRS (3679) 11/9 – 12/11/09

·      Executed section 110 US Army Corp of Engineers Phase I project:

IN – NECD Additional Areas (3815) – 6/7 – 7/16/10

TN, AK, & MO - ARRA Memphis Section 110 (3794) – 5/10 – 5/28/10

AK - ARRA Little Rock Section 110 (3716) 1/4 – 1/21/10 & 4/19 – 5/7/10

·      Executed local projects for Charleston Office in SC

Phase I/II – ARRA Charleston Section 110 (3807) 7/26 – 7/30;

7/9 – 7/13; 7/18 – 7/27/10

Phase I – Buchanan Docks (3868) 7/16 – 7/17/10

Phase I/II – Santee Cooper Cross Tract (3841) 8/1/10 – 8/6/10

Phase I – NFS Hell Hole (3650) 1/25 – 2/8/10

  

            Environment and Archaeology, LLC.

            October 8^th 2008 – October 22^nd 2008

            Archaeology Field Technician

            7736 US Highway 42, Ste. D3/5

Florence, KY 41042

·      Worked in Hazlehurst, MS

·      Experience has focused in the Prehistoric and Historic region of the Mississippi River Valley.

·      Executed Phase I shovel test for pipeline construction project.

Field School:

            Montpelier Foundation

Montpelier Field School (SUNY Plattsburgh)

            Field Archaeology Course

            Gained Knowledge of:

·      Field and Lab Methods

·      Excavation of units

·      Historical Identification

·      Interpreting Site Stratigraphic

·      Profile Mapping

·      Kept neat and accurate records

Dates: June 28^th- July 24^th 2009

 

University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

            Rock Art Course

            Gained Knowledge of:

·      Conservation and management

·      Bridging to archaeological and ethnographic records

·      Documenting cultural contact and change

·      Group versus individual identity

·      Rock-art and ecology

·      Re-contextualizing rock-art

·      Rock-art and mass media

·      The rock art of different geographic areas

·      Rock art as a wider ritual package

·      The new rock art of the Ghetto

Dates: November 22^nd – 27^th 2008

Internships:

            Southeast Paleoamerican Survey

            South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology

            Topper Site Intern

            May 18^th – June 16^th 2009

• Experience has focused on Paleo-Indian cultures including: Clovis and Pre-Clovis.
• Gained field excavation techniques by actively participating in the terrace excavation below known Clovis deposits.
• Gained Experience in Phase III excavation while at the Topper Site.
• Gained experience as a recorder, taking artifact provenience information.  

 

Ashley National Forest, Heritage Department

USFS Archeology Internship

June 9^th  – Aug. 29^th 2008

355 N Vernal Ave

Vernal, UT 84078

·      Experience has focused on a range of cultures including: Paleo-Indian, Archaic, Fremont, and the Pioneer era of northeastern Utah. 

·      Gained field experience by actively surveying for and documenting cultural resources. 

·      Executed Phase III surveys for timber, burn, range, and travel management projects. 

·      Participated in the Carter Military Road Passport in Time (PIT) metal detecting project. 

·      Confident in reading and interpreting topographical maps and navigating with a compass.

·      Have a working knowledge of professional grade GPS units (Trimble GEO 3 & Trimble GEO XT 2003, 2005) and recreational grade GPS units (Garmin Etrex). 

·      Used a digital camera to record sites, document artifacts and prepare site, survey and feature photos for various cultural resource projects. 

·      Used Microsoft office 2003 programs: Word, Excel, Power Point and Access to organize Heritage Data. 

·      Assisted in monitoring of Priority Heritage Assets (PHAs).

 

            Cradle of Forestry

USFS Archive Intern

January – May 2008

66 South Broad Street

Brevard, NC 28712

·      Experience in handling of historic photos.

·      Digitally scanned and archived Cradle of Forestry Photos

 

Technical Skills:

GPS:

·      Trimble

o       Geo 3

o      Geo XT

o      Trimble backpack unit

·      Etrex (Personal)

Archaeological Analysis:

·      Historic Material Culture associated with the pioneer era in UT and WY, 19^th century – 20^th century

·      Paleo-Indian Material Culture associated with the Archaic, Freemont, Mississippian, and Woodland

Munsell Soil Book

Excavation of Units, STP’s

Cruciform probing

Proficient with Microsoft Applications

Digital Scanning Equipment

References upon Request