• Managed over $1M worth of federal grant funding for watershed protection/restoration projects as directed by Clean Water Act Section 319• Secured over $500,000 worth of federal grant funding for projects through competitive grant processes• Facilitated meetings between watershed stakeholders to promote partnerships between resource agencies, local governments, businesses, industry, and private citizens• Built and maintained GIS database to characterize target watersheds using geospatial data gathered from multiple sources• Analyzed surface water quality monitoring data to interpret flow regimes and trends in nutrient, sediment, and bacteria loading• Developed public outreach items such as pamphlets, videos, and hands-on educational installations to educate stakeholders about watershed stewardship

• Performed Clean Water Act Section 404 permitting analysis of project sites for a land development firm• Conducted preliminary jurisdictional determinations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) consideration• Prepared Nationwide Permit and pre-construction notification documents for submittal to the USACE• Conducted tree identification inventories to satisfy tree mitigation requirements on potential construction sites• Experience drafting Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans (SWP3s) for potential construction sites• Conducted wetland delineation and USACE Texas Rapid Assessment Stream (TXRAM) assessments for potential construction sites• Compiled information from other state and federal agencies into biological evaluations required for submitting Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Conditional Letter of Map Revision requests

• Assisted Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act (CWPPRA) team with project design and management of wetland restoration projects• Conducted GIS analysis for determination of project footprints and acreages• Coordinated with landowners, local government, and other federal agencies to develop and refine project features• Presented project proposals at CWPPRA Regional Planning Team Meetings for voting consideration by Parish and agency representatives in annual Priority Project Lists (PPLs)• Participated in project site inspections, recording depth, visibility, and salinity measurements at site• Created fact sheets, maps, and other project-related materials• Developed NEPA Environmental Assessment (EA) literature for EPA-sponsored projects, reviewed EAs for projects submitted by other agencies• Participated in CWPPRA 30% and 95% Design Review meetings for projects from CWPPRA partner agencies• Assisted Ocean Dumping Program with management of Ocean Dredged Material Disposal Site (ODMDS) use and dredged material testing• Drafted/revised Site Management and Monitoring Plans (SMMPs) for ODMDSs that serve navigation channels• Performed independent review of testing data submitted by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) districts to determine dredged sediment's acceptability for ocean disposal at ODMDS• Participated on sampling trips on an ocean survey vessel to Texas and Louisiana ODMDSs to obtain sediment and benthic organism samples for chemistry testing and benthic organism assemblage analyses• Prepared cost estimates, vessel time acquisition, and site monitoring plans for future ODMDS monitoring trips• Provided consultation to Clean Water Act (CWA) Section 404 personnel with review of Environment Assessments (EAs), Public Notices, (PNs) and accompanying literature where dredging was a project component

• Assisted with data analysis, development, and coordination of several watershed management projects• Drafted and revised project proposals, work plans, components of Watershed Protection/Management Plans (WPPs/WMPs), and Quality Assurance Project Plans (QAPPs)• Compiled and disseminated data from principal investigators in periodic progress reports• Coordinated internal project update meetings and public stakeholder meetings• Developed project-related materials such as fact sheets and project website information• Compiled and organized water quality/bacterial source tracking data from water quality monitoring studies and submitted data to Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)• Created and maintained several GIS databases for agency projects• Performed water quality data survey for a salinity source ID study in the Pecos River as part of the Watershed Protection Plan for the Pecos River in Texas• Assisted with construction of project features such as facilities (greenhouses), specimen tanks, etc.

• Assisted with equipment setup and soil groundwater sampling for rainfall simulation studies• Recorded field measurements such as tree height/diameter, vegetative cover, soil type, and elevation at site• Managed data compilation for project database used internally and by universities and outside organizations

• Collected samples for research purposes for MixAlco’s alternative fuel study• Processed and dished mixed alcohol and biomass samples for fuel suitability analysis• Assisted with daily maintenance and fabrication at plant