Rowan Heaton
NSW
Summary
A graduating science student ready to apply acquired knowledge and skills from university education to pursue a successful career in the science field.
Possessing hands-on experience in lab processes as a lab technician.
Equipped with practical fieldwork experience through extensive university field trips. Committed to working diligently, high attention to detail, and dedication to completing all tasks to a high quality.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Laboratory Technician
Lorien Reorganised0
01.2024 - Current
- Currently employed as a laboratory technician in a school science lab
- Responsibilities include preparing experiments for classes, maintaining equipment and materials, ordering supplies, assisting in classes and managing lab property
- Organised for major chemical waste removal.
- badword_key_1 and catalogued science department property.
- Transformed lab safety with new procedures, labeling, storage and protocols for staff and students.
Lab Volunteer
Macquarie University
04.2023 - Current
- Assisting in the Paleobiology lab with Dr Matthew Kosnik at Macquarie University
- Responsibilities include sorting and identifying mollusc shells from sediment grabs from around Australia and entering the information into a data base
Inaugural Group Member of Field Geology Program
Niigata University
07.2023 - 08.2023
- Company Overview: S-Earth Global Environments Program
- Selected to go to Niigata University in Japan to study Field Geology as a part of the first group of students to attend the S-Earth Global Environments Program
- This consisted of two weeks of intensive study of the Japanese geology of Honshu Island
- Universities from Australia, India and Sri Lanka participated and built a global community of interdisciplinary scientists
- Studies included paleoclimates, planetary geoscience, natural disasters and various geological formations
- S-Earth Global Environments Program
Retail Assistant
Gro Urban Oasis
11.2022 - 05.2023
- Starting as a Christmas casual and then part time, was responsible for looking after the house plants, treating diseases and pests as well as monitoring watering, serving customers at the counter, helping them with queries about their plants and advising on the right type of plant for their space
Retail Assistant
Lego
11.2022 - 02.2023
- Christmas casual retail position at Lego
- I was responsible for helping customers around the store, serving customers at the register, greeting at the entrance, cleaning and handling online orders
Bartender
Criniti's
09.2022 - 11.2022
- Bartender at Criniti's Castle Hill, making a variety of shakes, mocktails and cocktails, serving wines, beers and Softdrinks
- Also responsible for cleaning the bar area, the bar equipment and taking payments
Bartender and Front of House
Choji Yakiniku
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Company Overview: A Japanese BBQ restaurant that aims to deliver a fun dining experience, with Japanese dishes, drinks, customs and culture
- Responsible for cleaning the bar area, taps, making both alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks to a high standard, making and plating desserts, cleaning equipment, customer service, serving food according to conventions at the restaurant, cleaning the restaurant floors, seats, tables and barbecue roasters, keeping an eye on stock, making bookings, creating a positive customer experience
LANDCARE Volunteer
CHEN
09.2020 - 12.2021
- Company Overview: Cattai Hills Environment Network aims to connect people to their local environment through landcare projects, citizen science, education and environmental conservation
- Regularly attend landcare days to conduct citizen science projects (water quality testing, platypus DNA testing), remove noxious weeds from bushland and engage community with the environment
- Ecology Major Works (thesis and practical)
- Founding member of Lorien Landcare Group
Western Sydney Representative
Australian Youth Climate Coalition
01.2020 - 07.2020
- Company Overview: Not-for-profit Organisation, aimed at creating a generation wide movement to prevent the furthering of climate change by fossil fuels
- To represent the Western Sydney grassroots groups in the National Leadership Team decisions, consult and inform the western Sydney grassroots groups and make campaign plans, decisions and come up with tactics, as well as developing a 3 year strategic plan for the organisation
- Position was extended one month due to COVID-19
- Starting Volunteer-Only meetings initiative
Graphic Designer
Jye Smith
03.2020 - 06.2020
- Personal branding specialist, podcast presenter for 'Honey, I'm Home'
- Designing cover art for the podcast 'Honey, I'm Home' as well as social media squares
Marketing and Communications Officer
Vibewire
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Company Overview: Co working space to help young people jump start their business ideas
- Writing weekly articles on lifestyle, business and society, writing and posting newsletters, designing social squares, designing posters, posting on social media
Education
Bachelor of Science - Major in Environmental Science, Minor in Chemistry
Macquarie University
12.2025
Year 12 - HSC and Major Works on Ecology
Lorien Novalis
12.2021
Skills
- MS Office skills
- Field Data Collection
- Data Interpretation
- Environmental Sampling
- ArcGIS
- Lab safety
- In person and written communication
- Laboratory safety protocols
Certification
- WWCC
- First Aid
- CPR
- White Card
Hobbies and Interests
- Passionate volunteer and leader for climate organisations like SS4C, AYCC and Greenpeace.
- Interested in many disciplines of art and sciences, and how they interact and enhance each other.
- Enjoys soil science, chemistry, geology and GIS.
Languages
English
Timeline
Laboratory Technician
Lorien Reorganised0
01.2024 - Current
Inaugural Group Member of Field Geology Program
Niigata University
07.2023 - 08.2023
Lab Volunteer
Macquarie University
04.2023 - Current
Retail Assistant
Lego
11.2022 - 02.2023
Retail Assistant
Gro Urban Oasis
11.2022 - 05.2023
Bartender
Criniti's
09.2022 - 11.2022
Bartender and Front of House
Choji Yakiniku
05.2022 - 08.2022
LANDCARE Volunteer
CHEN
09.2020 - 12.2021
Graphic Designer
Jye Smith
03.2020 - 06.2020
Western Sydney Representative
Australian Youth Climate Coalition
01.2020 - 07.2020
Marketing and Communications Officer
Vibewire
07.2019 - 03.2020
- WWCC
- First Aid
- CPR
- White Card
Bachelor of Science - Major in Environmental Science, Minor in Chemistry
Macquarie University
Year 12 - HSC and Major Works on Ecology
Lorien Novalis
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