Allie Cunningham Email & Phone Number

Los Alamos, New Mexico, United States

Fieldwork and Data Collection• Collected forest inventory and monitoring data including: line-point intersect, LiDAR, coarse woody debris, basal area, DBH, height and crown height with hypsometer and clinometer, snag transects, crown class, disturbances, and life stage.• Researched plot design and data from forest inventories taken 20 years ago, and recreated the plots to collect post treatment data.• Input data collected at monitoring plots to Excel, then analyzed.• Catalogued trail maintenance needs, re-route paths, and placement of interpretive kiosks.• Catalogued erosion and invasive species using Survey123.Writing, Publications, and Presentations• Created procedures pertaining to forestry monitoring, trail maintenance, and photo monitoring.• Created materials to onboard new employees and organize field outings.• Created a field guide for the Jemez mountain area for use in fieldwork.Published two articles to the LANL Annual Sitewide Environmental Report on per and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in surface water and the Forest Health Program at LANL.• Presented in the Society of American Foresters conference.• Created a Communication Plan for use with stakeholders, customers, and sponsors with an updatable tracker on when and how the Plan was used.• Presented in the 2023 Wildfire Camp on forest inventory monitoring and metrics.Project Management and Leadership• Mentored two students by overseeing student projects and initiating into LANL.• Lead field crews of 4-7 members for forest monitoring.• Trained in invasive species identification and management techniques.• Navigate GIS applications, add points and layers, and create maps.Outreach• Curated a virtual hike podcast for the community on Earth Day consisting of ecological facts.• Planned, wrote, and published two interactive websites with multiple pages for use by LANL.• Planned and directed an Earth Day Trails Walk/Run with 135 participants.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Events Staff • Managed teams of 3-6 employees to achieve a smooth performance. • Appeased over 500 patrons each shift by providing excellent customer service. • Taught me how to balance school, work, and social life while in college, how to work in a team, and how to execute job duties accurately and efficiently.

Los Alamos, Nm

Environmental Policy Intern • Learned and executed proper techniques to creating, formatting, and editing environmental policies. • Scheduled editing and revising of over 200 environmental policies for 20 subject matter experts using Microsoft Project.• Created PowerPoint presentations to highlight quality control of the company to newly hired employees.

Bandelier National Monument

Full Time Trail Maintenance and Arch Site Protection • Taught me hard work, dedication, and perseverance. • Maintained, built, and created 10 trails in Bandelier National Monument. • Learned about invasive species, archaeological sites, and natural resources management.