| HTML Block | Thank you for taking a few minutes to complete a reference for the person who has applied with us at the Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon Ski & Snowboard School. We value your comments regarding this applicant. |
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| Reference Provider Information | |
| Your Name | Laura Trader |
| Your Email | Email hidden; Javascript is required. |
| Your Title | Wildland Fire Ecologist |
| Company Name | National Park Service |
| Type of Reference | Employment Reference |
| Work Related - Reference Check Information | Thank you for including the person's name and answering these questions about your experience working with this person. |
| Name of employee | Nathaniel Roth |
| What was the person’s title and/or job duties? | Fire Ecology Technician |
| What are/were the dates this person worked for your company? | June to December, 2025 |
| Reason for leaving employment | Still employed |
| Is this person eligible for rehire? | Yes |
| Key descriptors | Dependable, eager, engaged, trustworthy |
| How would you rate your experience working with this person? | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding your experience working with this person (not required) | Nate has been an excellent employee in our Fire Ecology Program. He has gone above and beyond in his position, even helping with projects in other divisions within our park and with a neighboring park. He is dedicated, engaged, curious, and kind. He also has a sense of humor! In short, Nate would do a great job in any position that he chose to do. |
| Please rate this person's ability to handle conflict with employees and/or customers? | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding handling conflict (not required) | Nate engages with everyone on our fire ecology crew. They work long, hard days in the field, hiking and carrying heavy weight, and collecting fire ecology data. There was never an issue between Nate or any other crew member. His is respectful to both coworkers and supervisors. |
| Please rate this person's dedication or engagement to their work | 5-excellent |
| Comments about dedication or engagement to work (not required) | Nate is extremely dedicated and engaged in our program. He also chooses to spend some of his days off helping other people and groups. For example, he helped to relocate rattlesnakes and spends time helping with bird banding. |
| Please rate this person's willingness or desire to improve their performance at work | 5-excellent |
| Comments regarding willingness or desire to improve performance (not required) | Nate is genuinely interested in learning. He asks great, relevant questions. He is also happy to help others learn and share his expertise. |
| What would you consider this person’s strengths and/or weaknesses? | Strengths: curiosity, dependable, timely, dedicated, calm. I've known Nate for a short period of time (6 months) and within that timeframe I did not see any weaknesses. He is an exemplary employee. We wish he would stay with our program in New Mexico! But, he loves Oregon and Washington. |
| Is there anything else you feel would be important for us to know, and if so, please describe? | Simply put, you can't go wrong hiring Nate. He is a great employee and a good human. |
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