Jeremy Owuor

Jeremy Owuor

$2.50/hr
Research Assistant| Virtual Assistant| Environmentalist
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Full-time (40 hrs/wk)
Age:
25 years old
Location:
Kisumu, Kisumu, Kenya
Experience:
2 years
JEREMY OTIENO OWUOR ENVIRONMENTALIST CONTACT --Jeremy Owuor EDUCATION 2019 – 2023 RONGO UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Science in Environmental PROFILE SUMMARY Dynamic Environmentalist with a strong background in environment management systems, best practice in sustainability, noxious emissions controls, and waste management. Well experienced in collecting and analyzing data, and possessing strong communications and leadership capabilities. Dedicated to successful realization of sustainable development objectives and effective development of meaningful environment programs. WORK EXPERIENCE Research Assistant November 2023 – February 2025 Wageningen University & Research Participated in the “Restoring and Diversifying Food Systems Science Key coursework: Environmental Impact with Natural Regeneration” and “REACT: Regreening Africa Analysis, Conservation of Biodiversity, Conducted on-farm tree and regeneration inventories, and Renewable Energy Technologies, Sustainable Waste Handling, and Environmental Data Analysis with Natural Regeneration” projects. measured trees and regeneration in fallows, Pasture and crop plots. Evaluated land degradation indicators and management techniques, particularly in areas practicing Farmer Managed SKILLS Natural Regeneration (FMNR) and measured soil water infiltration capacity. Leadership Demonstrated Attention to detail challenging field environments, including working in thick Research and Technical Writing Communication Environmental Data Analysis Community Training & Engagement physical fitness Green Infrastructure Planning working together Collaborated with local farmers to promote natural regeneration techniques for improved agroforestry systems. Mastered and applied ODK data entry platforms and datalogger reading, becoming a key asset to the research team. Voluntary Internship Jun 2023 – Oct 2023 Kenya Forest Service (Conservancy in Kisumu) Sustainable Waste Management Supported advocacy and climate change activities with Agroforestry & Nursery Management sustainable forestry and land restoration. Microsoft Office Suite Led community mobilization and training on tree Proficiency in ODK Data Entry & Datalogger Analysis in fallows. Project Management Restoration and conservation and planting and forest restoration. Supervised nursery work, including collecting soil and planting ACHIEVEMENTS Climate Change & Sustainable Development Workshop – Kenya Forest Service Community-Based Conservation & Restoration Training – Wageningen University & Research trees, in a move to maintain forests. Carried out forest survey and data entry tasks, strengthening conservancy’s monitoring and evaluation systems. Demonstrated ability to work with minimum supervision and in a group environment. Worked closely with Community Forest Associations (CFAs) to promote sustainable forest management. REFERENCE Available on Request. LANGUAGES English: Fluent Kiswahili: Fluent Luo
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