What is the Skills Log Matrix™?
The Skills Log Matrix™ is at the heart of Twin Cairns and one of the things that makes us very different from other environmental job sites. Employers want their employees to have specific skills for a particular job. The Skills Log Matrix™ is the way that job seekers show potential employers what skills they have…at one of three levels of competency: (1) Basic – Can perform skilled task with some supervision; (2) Competent – Can perform skilled task with no supervision; or (3) Advanced – Can perform skilled task & teach others. Employers can actively search for job seekers by skills and ask individuals to apply for jobs, dramatically expediting the application process and rates for successful hires.
It gets even better! Why should an employer believe a skill competency of a job seeker? The answer is because the skill competency has been verified. It has been verified by a third party, a document or a link. If none is available, individuals may self-verify a skill and skill level. The Twin Cairns allows for certificates to be uploaded, links made to certifying organizations, and instructors or past supervisors to be emailed to verify that job seekers have mastered a skill. This verification gives employers confidence in a job seeker’s skill claim and saves time in doing their own due diligence, screening and verification. Watch this Video for Employers and this Video for Job Seekers.
Here is a list of skills. Twin Cairns is constantly updating this list and want to hear from you if a new skill is needed. Don’t find a skill? Please let us know by ADDING A NEW SKILL. Provide the title and a short definition of the skill.
| Category | Skill | Skill Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Office | Accounting-Bookkeeping | Understand accounting software, can enter revenue & expenses and can reconcile accounts |
| Office | Accounting-CPA | Understand accounting and can file taxes |
| Field | Archaeology Phase I | Ability to conduct archaeology phase I work: identification |
| Field | Archaeology Phase II | Ability to conduct archaeology phase II work: Evaluation |
| Field | Archaeology Phase III | Ability to conduct archaeology phase III work: Data recovery |
| Specialist | Architectural History | Ability to recognize, describe & record different architectural styles as they change across time and space |
| Museology | Artifact Curation | Ability to safely register, document and store a wide range of artifact types in curation facilities following state and federal laws |
| Field | Artifact Identification | Ability to identify archaeological artifacts and ecofacts, from both pre contact and historical context |
| Field | Artifact Processing | Understand how to assign artifacts to accepted cultural/geological spheres, across space (classification) & time (seriation) |
| Specialist | Bioarchaeology | Ability to excavate, document & study human remains |
| Software | CAD software | Can confidently operate Computer Aided Design & Drafting software |
| Geography | Cartography | Understand cartographic principles and can create easy-to-understand maps |
| Museology | Collection Management | Ability to manage museum or other scientifically important collections using databases, digital photography and interaction with curators/subject experts |
| Legal | Compliance-CEQA | Understand the elements and can comply with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) |
| Legal | Compliance-Consultation | Ability to understand the interests and conduct consultation with all relevant stake holders |
| Legal | Compliance-Historic Designation | Understand the criteria through which building and structures may be candidates for a federal historic designation status |
| Legal | Compliance-NAGPRA | Understand how to comply with the federal Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act |
| Legal | Compliance-NHPA/NEPA | Understand how to comply with the federal National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) |
| Legal | Compliance-OSHA | Understand how to comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations for field work |
| Legal | Compliance-State Legislation | Understand how to find and comply with individual state legislation, laws and rules concerning cultural and natural heritage |
| Software | CRM software | Can Confidently operate Customer Relationships Management software |
| Field | Data Recording | Ability to use printed or digital sheets to document & record field data |
| Software | Data Software & Management | Ability to create data recording systems and collect field data, with understanding of both hardware and software capabilities (SQL/Access/File Maker, etc) |
| specialist | Drone Survey | Can competently fly a drone, design, execute and record systematic aerial survey |
| Field | Excavation-General Principles | Know how to excavate in cultural or arbitrary layers, document and record all excavation activity |
| Field | Excavation-Shovel/Test Pits Sampling | Know how to conduct and record systematic test excavation programs, using either shovel or test pits methodology |
| Museology | Exhibit Development | Ability to develop a museum exhibit, including background research, label writing and safe artifact presentation |
| Museology | Exhibit Preparation | Ability to build mounds and prepare artifacts for museum exhibits or traveling off premises |
| Field | Field Conservation & Preservation | Ability to conduct initial field conservation and preservation of different artifact types, features & architecture |
| Lab | Flotation | Able to use flotation machine to collect flora and fauna |
| Specialist | Geoarchaeology | Ability to collect, sample and analyze soil and sediment samples through dry sieving, wet sieving and flotation |
| Geography | Geoprocessing | Understand the intellectual framework and digital tools necessary for processing geographic and related data |
| Software | GIS Software | Can confidently operate Geographical Information System software |
| Field | GPS Navigation | Ability to navigate to given coordinates using a GPS receiver |
| Field | GPS Recording | Ability to use GPS instruments to conduct, document & record digital spatial survey data |
| Software | Graphics Software | Ability to display, create, and edit computer graphics including photographs and illustrations (Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, etc) |
| Field | Grid & Trench Layout | Ability to lay excavation grid and generate reliable trench outline for excavations |
| Office | HR | Ability to work in and comply with Human resources office needs |
| Museology | Lab Conservation & Preservation | Ability to practice expert lab conservation and preparation work on artifacts of various types (organic & inorganic) |
| Field | Map & Plan Making-Digital | Ability to use digital tools (Total Station, differential GPS, etc) to create maps and plans of a site |
| Field | Map & Plan Making-Manual | Ability to use a theodolite & measuring tape to produce maps and plans of a site |
| Field | Map Reading | Ability to read a topographical map, can navigate by compass to and from provided locations |
| Office | Marketing | Understand company's products and can engage in marketing activities |
| Field | Monitoring | Monitor constructions site and identify danger to cultural or natural heritage |
| Software | MS Office Software | Can confidently operate MS Office software (Word, Excel) software |
| Paleontology | Paleoethnobotany | Ability to excavate, document and study ancient flora remains |
| Paleontology | Microfossil Identification | Ability to recognize, identify and collect microfossils in the field |
| Field | Photography | Ability to take clear images of various feature, artifact & soil colors at various light and field depth conditions |
| Field | Project Management | Understand the logistics, time management, product and HR needs of field projects |
| Museology | Public Interpretation | Ability to understand site history and provide clear and coherent interpretation for the public |
| Field | QA/QC | Quality Assurance & Quality Control, the process or set of processes used to measure and assure the quality of a product or service and the process of ensuring products and services meet consumer expectations. |
| Field | Remote Sensing-Drone | Able to fly a drone and design systematic land coverage, documentation & survey |
| Field | Remote Sensing-Geophysical Marine | Ability to operate single/multi beam sonar to produce a detailed image or map of an area |
| Field | Remote Sensing-Geophysical Terrestrial | Ability to operate ground-based physical sensing techniques to produce a detailed image or map of an area |
| Field | Remote Sensing-LiDAR | Ability to operate instruments, collect, organize, store and interpret LiDAR data |
| Field | Remote Sensing-Photogrammetry | Ability to create and interpret photographic and electromagnetic radiant imagery & patterns |
| Post Ex | Report Writing | Ability to write technical reports in coherent language that follow both federal and state regulations and law |
| Museology | Restoration-Artifacts | Ability to restore a range of artifact types to resemble original form |
| Museology | Restoration-Buildings | Ability to restore a range of building types to resemble original form |
| Office | Sales | Understand company's products and can engage in sale activities |
| Lab | Screening | Ability to use general & geological screens to identify, collect and record small scale finds |
| Office | Social Media | Understand, can write content and present marketing materials on at least three social media platforms |
| Field | Soil Identification | Ability to identify, describe and record different types of soil and depositions |
| Field | Survey & Recording | Ability to conduct & document systematic, pedestrian survey using a map -- printed or digital |
| Field | Total Station | Know how to properly set a Total Station, take back and fore points, collect geospatial data/points that can be used to generate digital topographic maps |
| Office | Budget Management | The ability to create, manage, track and report budgets, including all income and expenses |
| Museology | AAM Standards & Practices | Knowledge, understanding and ability to implement the American Alliance of Museums official standards and practices |
| Field | HAZWOPER | Training in Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response |
| Lab | Archival Search | Ability to find & search various databases for records related to prior work/research done on cultural or natural heritage in the project area |
| Software | Web Design | Understand how to set & manage web sites in variety of formats (WordPress, Wix, etc) and basic knowledge of web development language (HTML, CSS, PHP, etc) |
| Field | OSHA 10 | U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training that teaches basic safety and health information to entry-level workers in construction and general industry |
| Paleontology | Fossil Identification | Ability to recognize, identify and collect fossils in the field |
| Field | Stratigraphy | Ability to identify, measure and describe stratigraphic layering of a site |
| Geology | Sedentary Rock | Ability to identify and describe sedentary rock |
| Office | Proposal Writing | Has the technical skills and disciplinary knowledge to write successful proposals for federal & state agencies, as well as private clients |
| Specialist | Zooarchaeology | Ability to excavate, document and study ancient fauna remains |