Jordie Ocenar
Education
Teaching
Experience
Research
Experience
M.S. in ENTOMOLOGY
August 2015
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Advisor: Mark Wright, Professor
B.S. IN PLANT AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION SCIENCES
May 2012
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Advisor: Janice Uchida, Ph.D., Associate Plant Pathologist
EXPERIENCES
GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
August 2013 - December 2014
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences (PEPS)
University of Hawaii at Manoa
PEPS 210—Introduction to Environmental Science
PEPS 250—World of Insects
PEPS 363L—General Entomology Laboratory
PEPS 421—Foundations of Pest Management
GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
December 2012 - December 2014
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Mark Wright, Ph.D., Professor
Surveyed 10 areas during 2015 on Oahu to compare parasitoid composition and parasitation rates from studies completed in 2011 and 1981
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
January 2011 - May 2011
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Helen Spafford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Developed and completed an experiment focused on the effects of burial of pickleworm (Diphania nitidalis) pupae on adult emergence. Results indicated that pickleworm adults were not able to survive a burial deeper than four centimeters
KA MEA KOLO ENTOMOLOGY CLUB AT UH MANOA
August 2012 - May 2015
Webmaster - August 2014 - May 2015
President - August 2013 - May 2014
Secretary - August 2012 - May 2013
HAWAII STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR
March 2015, 2016
Judge
Windward District Science Fair
February 2015
Judge
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FALL FORUM
December 2014
Moderator
Extracurricular and
Volunteer Experience
Professional
Experience
PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN III
December 2015 – Present
Plant Industry Division
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Mann Ko Ph. D., Plant Pathologist
Assist with surveys of pest species; Maintain potential biological control agent colonies; Quarantine facility maintenance; Preparation and sanitization of laboratory materials; Assist plant pathologist on pest calls; Assist plant pathologist with biological control experiments.
ENTOMOLOGIST III
September 2015 – December 2015
Plant Industry Division
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Renato Bautista Ph. D., Insectary Manager
Assist with surveys of pest species; Maintain biological control agent colonies; Database input; Organization and scanning of Hawaii Department of Agriculture historical documents; Curation of insect species
PEST CONTROL TECHNICIAN III
March 2015 – September 2015
Plant Industry Division
Hawaii Department of Agriculture
Darcy Oishi
Assist with surveys of pest species; Maintain biological control agent colonies; Database input; Organization and scanning of Hawaii Department of Agriculture historical documents; Curation of insect species
BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIAN
January 2015 – February 2015
Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii
Darcy Oishi
Assist with surveys of pest species; Maintain biological control agent colonies; Database input; Organization and scanning of Hawaii Department of Agriculture historical documents; Curation of insect species
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
May 2010 – December 2012
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Paul Krushelnycky, Ph.D., Assistant Researcher
Identification of Hemiptera and Coleoptera to species from pitfall, litter, and vegetation beating samples; Curation of insect specimens; Inspection of Silversword seeds for viable achenes.
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT
June 2011 - December 2011
Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Elsie Burbano, Ph.D.
Processed coffee berries and coffee berry borer traps from Hawaii Island to find the Coffee Berry Borer (Hampothenemis hampei); Entered data collected from processed samples.
UNDERGRADUATE INTERN
May 2011 - August 2011
Entomology Department
Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum—Hawaii
Shepherd Myers, Former Entomology Collections Manager
Curation of donated ant specimens from the pacific; integrated returned or donated insect specimens into the main entomology collection.
