Barbara Hunter

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TITLE: Research Assistant
SECTION: Base/Soil/Inorganic
eMail barhunte@nmsu.edu
PHONE: 646-4422
DEGREE: Agronomy
Date Hired: Apr. 14, 1994

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Education:        Bachelor of Science, College of Agriculture and Home Economics,
                        Department of Agronomy, New Mexico State University, 1982.
                        GPA   3.19
 

Experience:

       3/14/94-Present      Research Assistant, NMSU Department of Agronomy and
                                      Horticulture, SWAT Lab.
                                     -Train and supervise 4-6 student lab aides and 2 technicians
                                     -Soil Base Lab Supervisor
                                     -Autoanalyzer, spectrophotometer, millivolt/pH concentrate meter,
                                       conduction bridge, electronic balance,
                                       inductively coupled argon plasma spectrophotometer
                                     -Data Reduction and Entry
 

       3/92-3/94               Bookkeeper, Green Thumb Nursery, 2211 N Mesquite, Las Cruces,
                                      New Mexico.
                                       -Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Payable, Tax Reports
                                       -Customer assistance and counseling
 

       9/89-3/92               General Manager, Western Lawn & Tree, 6900 N Highway 85, Las
                                      Cruces, New Mexico.
                                       -Sales and estimates
                                       -Supervision of 2-4 employees
                                       -Scheduling of daily operations
                                       -Diagnosing plant disorders and problem solving
 

       6/85-9/89               Office Manager, Valley Leasing & Development, Las Cruces, NM.
                                       -Secretary to State Senator Harold Foreman
                                       -Payroll, Accounts Receivable & Payable, Tax Reports
                                       -Manage Rental Property
 

       5/83-6/85               Campground Manager, Siesta RV Camp, Las Cruces, NM.
                                       -Supervise 5 employees
                                       -Order and stock inventory
                                       -Maintain Laundry room, gasoline service station, convenience store, gift shop and RV grounds
                                       -Compile daily figures for daily sheet
 

       12/78-5/82             Student Aide, NMSU Agronomy Department, Las Cruces, NM, 20
                                      hours per week.
                                       -Assist in laboratory analysis
                                       -Keep laboratory clean and organized
                                       -Assist in field research
 

       5/81-8/81               Biological Aide, Forest Service, Albuquerque, NM, Summer work
                                      40 hours per week.
                                       -Field research of rangeland vegetation
                                       -Identify range plants and trends in transects
                                       -Laboratory work, soil and plant analysis
 

       5/80-8/80               Reclaimer, Western Coal Company, Waterflow, NM, Summer
                                      Work, 40 hours per week.
                                       -Seeding and mulching
                                       -Maintaining irrigation plan
                                       -Landscaping work, survey roadman