CJ Corso
Scottsdale
Summary
Responsible and motivated student ready to apply education in the workplace. Offers excellent technical abilities with software and applications, ability to handle challenging work, and excellent time management skills.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Fossil Curation
University of Montana Curation Room
Missoula
01.2025 - Current
- Under Kallie Moore, learned some of the practices and logistics involved in fossil curation.
- Gained experience identifying multiple groups of invertebrate fossils.
- Practiced proper data collection and computer logging in an organized manner.
Elevation Science Field Course
Elevation Science/MSU
Red Lodge
07.2026 - 07.2026
- Two week field course, designed to teach the methods in which a paleontological dig operates.
- Spent numerous hours working in varying field conditions expanding quarries and discovering fossil specimens.
- Practiced prospecting, jacketing, mapping exercises (using griding systems and Gaia GPS), and compass work.
- Created an Operations Plan along with a Paleontological Survey Report regarding an area and route that I and a team scouted for potential paleontological importance.
Fossil Preparation Micro-Internship
Montana Natural History Center
Missoula
09.2025 - 05.2026
- Under Jason Poole, learned logistics and skills of careful fossil preparation.
- Cleaned and removed sediment from fossils, including finger bones and vertebrate pieces.
- Practiced fossil assembly, using fragments and glue to reassemble.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Geoscience, Interdisciplinary Biology
The University of Montana
Missoula, MTSkills
- Academic/Scientific Writing
- Data Collection
- Fossil Preparation (fine motor skills)
- Communication/Teamwork ability
- Field Mapping (using Gaia)
- Field Endurance (ability to work in unsavory elements)
Affiliations
- Scouting, Eagle Scout
- Wild at Heart, Bird Sanctuary Volunteer
- Foothills Foodbank, Volunteer
Timeline
Elevation Science Field Course
Elevation Science/MSU
07.2026 - 07.2026
Fossil Preparation Micro-Internship
Montana Natural History Center
09.2025 - 05.2026
Fossil Curation
University of Montana Curation Room
01.2025 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Geoscience, Interdisciplinary Biology
The University of Montana