Stantec.io | August 2023 - present- Successfully integrated into an established Data Science team during a merger, proactively fostering new professional relationships with fellow team members- Initiated discussions with leadership to streamline workload and establish boundaries during team consolidation- Rapidly assimilated a codebase upon joining the team, demonstrating adeptness in tracing existing code with minimal supporting documentation- Refactored Databricks notebooks into object-oriented programming with error handling and logging to elucidate hidden dependencies and improve Job dependability and reliability- Organized and led a weekly Data Science book club focused on Designing Data-Intensive Applications by Martin Kleppmann. Developed a structured schedule and ensured team engagement with rotating discussion leadersStantec Insight Analytics | October 2022 - August 2023- Architected a Databricks ETL Job for satellite imagery preprocessing, change detection analysis, and serving change detection polygons and slippy map tiles to the front end, enabling human-in-the-loop QA/QC- Implemented a Python client with methods corresponding to each endpoint of a Swagger API, facilitating interaction with an internal SQL database- Optimized Databricks Task Performance with PySpark, resulting in a remarkable 90% reduction in runtime- Leveraged Azure Document Intelligence to automate digitization of hand-written historical records to develop spatial databases of water infrastructure materials- Built an XGBoost model with 0.89 PRC AUC to predict water service line pipe materials, aiding water utilities in EPA Lead and Copper Rule compliance- Created Azure Functions and ThingsBoard dashboards for automated calculation and visualization of coagulation performance metrics using water treatment plant data

- Applied geospatial technologies and analytic methodologies to natural resource management- Worked effectively from home in remote, Agile teams without direct supervision- Managed a GitHub repository and used git for source version control - Developed geometric Python tools in ArcPro with millimeter precision for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s Boundary Delineation System- Implemented and developed unit tests, regression tests, and user acceptance tests- Wrote user guides and technical documentation for maintaining and updating a municipal Capital Project Planning ArcGIS Online Dashboard

- Conducted statistical and geospatial analysis of research data using advanced knowledge of software programs such as R. SAS and ArcGIS software. - Trained graduate students in R programming language.- Prepared grants and proposals. - Wrote peer-reviewed research manuscripts for published journal articles. - Assisted with field work collecting data on wildlife and habitats.

• Values in Practice Award, 2016, for going above and beyond day-to-day duties• "CORTEX: A timeline of commercial real estate development in the Cortex Innovation District of St.Louis, MO [ArcGIS Online Story Map]." 2016. http://arcg.is/1T9S51j• Wrote monthly internal reports summarizing major leases, sales, and economic statistics• Maintained comps database

Tutored undergraduates in 100- and 200-level math and economics courses at the Student Success Center. 6 hours/week.

• Maintained leads in Salesforce• Created maps for marketing materials

• Assisted policy analysts full-time for 10 weeks• Contributed research to a paper on the Louisiana Recovery School District• Collected public school district teacher salary schedules• Blogged about current events in state and local education policy (see links below)• Edited op-eds, policy studies, and essays