Piper Hattenbach

Hi! My name is Piper, and I'm a student studying paleontology at Mount Holyoke College. I'm incredibly passionate about field work, conservation, evolution, and expanding our knowledge of histroic periods of climate change 

DHA-GSA Field Paleontological Resources Intern, Bureau of Land Management, Miles City MT Supervisor: CJ Truesdale

June 2023 - September 2023

-  Independently monitored, surveyed, and researched multiple diverse paleontological localities

-  Assisted in the excavation, jacketing, and preservation of large bodied dinosaurs

-  Conducted inventory surveys of diverse microsites

-  Communicated with field paleontology crews spread throughout the office

-  Created content for outreach and public communications

-  Used ArcGIS, GPS, RAPTOR, and GIS in the field

-  Hiked long distances through severe weather and heatwave conditions

-  Drove work vehicles through rough terrain while navigating to remote areas independently

-  Collaborated with other departments to integrate BLM paleontology policy with their projects

-  Wrote reports, abstracts, and project recommendations

Housing Assistant, General Services Office, American Embassy Colombo, Sri Lanka Supervisor: Paul Hanna

May 2022 - June 2022

- Managed and developed green energy project that monitored embassy-wide energy usage - Monitored, surveyed, and assessed potential new acquisitions

- Created new PowerPoint materials for incoming embassy staff and families

Stablehand, Mount Holyoke College Equestrian Center, South Hadley MA Supervisor: Rachael Fulop

September 2022 - May 2023

-  Assist with general horse care, including turn-in and turn-out

-  Muck stalls and provide food/water for large animals

-  Carry hay bales

-  Keep to a strict schedule

-  Update stable logs to maintain order

DHA-GSA Seasonal Rangeland Intern, Bureau of Land Management, Lander WY Supervisor: Johanna Blanchard

June 2022-September 2022

-  Performed paleontological surface surveys of a White River Formation site and created valuable site assessment reports, identified fossilized matter, and documented all findings

-  Updated paleontological resources library

-  Used GIS and GPS in the field

-  Repaired and maintained fenced exclosures protecting riparian areas

-  Worked with a team in backcountry under severe weather conditions

-  Participated in habitat management of range, wetlands, and riparian zones

-  Aided with wildlife and plant surveys

-  Performed manual labor in range, badlands, mountainous, and other extreme outdoor

environments

Summer Hire, Regional Security Office American Embassy Colombo, Colombo Sri Lanka Supervisor: Natasha Poeschl
May 2022- June 2022

-  Managed destruction and digital preservation of sensitive materials and employee records

-  Assisted in the M.A.R.C.H. trauma medicine training of security personal and embassy

marines

-  Created training materials including handbooks and powerpoints for volunteer security

personnel

Lab Research Assistant, Mount Holyoke College, Laser Spectrometry Lab, South Hadley MA Supervisor: Darby Dyar
August 2021- May 2022

-  Calibrated and tested handheld laser equipment to be used on future Martian missions

-  Created delicate soil and rock samples with heavy-duty specialty lab equipment

-  Researched the chemical and geological contents of asteroids and other unknown

substances

Shift Leader, Coldstone Creamery, Washington D.C Supervisor: Sireesh Chigurupati

December 2018-July 2021

-  Managed shifts organization, food production, employees, finances, and customer complaints in a leadership role

-  Decorated custom cakes and managed unique customer requests

-  Catered for personal and political events

-  Resolved on-the-job problems independently and in a customer-facing role

Voting Official, 2020 National Election Office, Washington D.C November 2020

-  Utilized the voter registry database to register new voters

-  Coordinated ballot distribution

-  Provided an essential service in an understaffed voting district

Mount Holyoke College Class of 2025

Double Major in Geology and Biology