Curriculum vitae

Chloe YZOARD

40, rue des pepinieres
08000 Charleville-Mezieres
Tel.: +33 (0)6 83 60 64 77
chloeyzoard@yahoo.fr

French
D.O.B.: 29/12/1981


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH - EDUCATION- OTHERS- SKILLS- VOLUNTEERING -CONGRESS PROCEEDING - PUBLICATION -- REFEREES - DOWNLOAD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

10/2006 YELLOW-NECK MICE POPULATION SURVEYOR, Louvain University, Fraiture
- Survey, capture, marking, sampling Hantavirus testing.
06-07/2006 BILINGUAL GUIDE/ ASSISTANT IN A PROTECTED AREA, Vigueirat Marshes, Arles
- Naturalist and birding guide, 1-2 hours visits to a varied public.
- Involved in scientific surveys, bird banding operations and promotion activities.
03-06/2006 LAB/RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN ETHOLOGY AND GENETICS, Free University, Brussels
- Statistical analysis of behavioural data (Ethovision).
- DNA extraction and amplification (PCR).
- Manuscripts and projects proofreading, genetic products order, phone contacts.
09-10/2005 RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN RODENT PATHOGEN, Free University, Brussels
- Rat captures management, euthanasia, biometry, sampling.
- Setting up of an experiment on vole spatial behaviour with a video-tracking system (Ethovision).
04-05/2005 RESEARCH ASSISTANT IN BEHAVIOURAL ECOLOGY, Free University, Brussels
- Rodent survey, capture, marking, sampling and Hantavirus testing.
- Field measurements, homeranges and distribution cartography and analysis.

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
01-06/2006 Population dynamics of an aquatic bird community, Lenin Park, Havana, Cuba
- 6 months monitoring, data collection, statistical analysis and report writing
06/2002 Temporal and spatial segregations of a bat community, Havana, Cuba
- Capturewith mesh nets, bat handling, marking, use of acoustic recording device (Batsound).
- Data collection, species acoustic identification, statistical analysis, report writing.

EDUCATION
2001-2002 UNIVERSIDAD DE LA HABANA, Placement year at the Faculty of Biology, Cuba
- Units: Ecology, zoology, field work. Production of two projects in vertebrate ecology.
1999- 2003 UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON, BSc (Hons.) Environmental Sciences andSpanish, UK
- Grade: 2.1 including placement year. Emphasis on research.
1996-1999 LYCEE SEVIGNE, General French Baccalaureate, Charleville-Mezieres, France
- Grade: 12.24, passed with merit.

OTHERS
International English Language Testing System , 6.0, 1998
Clean Driving Licence , Type B, 1999
Scuba Divers, ACUC, 2002

SKILLS
Technical knowledge: mammal, bird and reptile handling, animal husbandry, health and safety precautions.
Trilingual: Spanish and English: fluent, written, spoken; German: intermediate; Chinese mandarin: notions.
Experimented translator: French/English/Spanish.
Computer literate: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher, Photoshop, databases, Internet, stats. software .

VOLUNTEERING
04/2004 to date TRANSLATOR / PROOFREADER, Reseau-Cetaces, Paris
- Reports, scientific and press articles, emails.
10/2006 to date CO-REDACTOR / TRANSLATOR, Down2Earth International, London
- Promotion and pedagogical tools.
04/03; 03/04 VET ASSISTANT, Mixed clinic, Charleville-Mezieres
- Animal handling, pre-surgery preparation, assistance for radiography and surgery.

CONGRESS PROCEEDING
Dobly A. and Yzoard C. 2006. Movement patterns and foraging of bank voles (Myodes glareolus )
in a network of Y-junctions in presence of predator odours , 10th Rodens et Spatium : International
Conference on Rodent Ecology,Parma (Italy), in press [PDF ]

PUBLICATION
Yzoard C. 2006. Rapport naturaliste au Costa Rica [Naturalist Report in Costa Rica], LPO, [DOC ]
Yzoard C. 2006. Rapport ornithologique, La Havane [Ornithological Report, Havana], LPO [PDF ]

PHOTOGRAPHY / PROOFREADING
Les maladies transmises par les animaux [Animal-borne diseases], ULB, 2006, [PDF ]
Estimation & biological control of human contamination risk in Brussels by vole pathogens, ULB, 2006 [VIDEO]

CONSULTANCY
Consultant/Co-redactor of environmental education packages , Down2Earth International , 2006

REFEREES
Dr. DOBLY , Postdoctorate fellow, Social Ecology, Free University of Brussels, adobly@ulb.ac.be
Dr. ROSTRON , Head Lecturer, Biosciences, University of East London, j.rostron@uel.ac.uk
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