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Portland, Oregon Area

● Utilize remotely sensed hyperspectral data and SVM machine learning algorithms to identify the health and species of trees across vast client-specified AOIs ● Use a variety of geospatial Python libraries and packages to write new tools and update the hyperspectral data processing and analysis repositories located on GitHub● Act as Point of Contact and train staff on a variety of raster- and LiDAR-based analysis workflows● Solve problems and generate process improvements by… Show more ● Utilize remotely sensed hyperspectral data and SVM machine learning algorithms to identify the health and species of trees across vast client-specified AOIs ● Use a variety of geospatial Python libraries and packages to write new tools and update the hyperspectral data processing and analysis repositories located on GitHub● Act as Point of Contact and train staff on a variety of raster- and LiDAR-based analysis workflows● Solve problems and generate process improvements by developing workflow changes, script updates, and implementing new methods● Calibrate LiDAR data to ensure relative and vertical accuracy specifications are met ● Design Advanced LiDAR Classification (ALC) routines Show less

Portland, Oregon Area

● Design and implement a plant inventory and mapping system using UAV and lift photography, photogrammetry, and structure-from-motion software. ● Design file geodatabase system for storing and standardizing project data.● Project management.● Construct georeferenced orthomosaic maps using Photoscan Pro. ● Identify native and non-native plant species.● Digitize plant features into polygon feature classes using ArcGIS Desktop. ● QA/QC and ground-proof data using a… Show more ● Design and implement a plant inventory and mapping system using UAV and lift photography, photogrammetry, and structure-from-motion software. ● Design file geodatabase system for storing and standardizing project data.● Project management.● Construct georeferenced orthomosaic maps using Photoscan Pro. ● Identify native and non-native plant species.● Digitize plant features into polygon feature classes using ArcGIS Desktop. ● QA/QC and ground-proof data using a Trimble Juno GPS receiver and GPS Pathfinder Office. ● Produce maps of finalized geospatial data. ● Compile all documentation of methods and procedures into a single manual for use by future FPM employees.● Present conclusions and future recommendations to stakeholders. Show less

Portland, Oregon Area

● Geocode and map MESO clients by loan amount. ● Measure MESO’s impact geographically and identify areas with high demand for MESO’s services. ● Perform site selection analysis by developing an aggregate, weighted Need of Services Score (NSS) and intersecting regions of high NSS with areas of high mico-business activity.

● Provide for the behavioral and psychological welfare of all group-housed rhesus macaques. ● Outline the dominance hierarchy of macaque groups through the collection of behavioral data and the statistical analysis of said data via R statistics. ● Train staff in macaque identification and behavioral data collection.● Advise in the formation of new social groups & monitor existing groups for stability. ● Construct novel enrichment in the form of toys and play structures.… Show more ● Provide for the behavioral and psychological welfare of all group-housed rhesus macaques. ● Outline the dominance hierarchy of macaque groups through the collection of behavioral data and the statistical analysis of said data via R statistics. ● Train staff in macaque identification and behavioral data collection.● Advise in the formation of new social groups & monitor existing groups for stability. ● Construct novel enrichment in the form of toys and play structures. ● Assess the relevant literature on non-human primate behavior. ● Review behavioral, demographic, and clinical data on individual macaques. ● Data entry, management, and analysis in Excel and Access. Show less

Caribbean Primate Research Center, Punta Santiago, Pr

● Collect behavioral data and observations on a family of free-range rhesus macaques for a project investigating the genetic heritability of affiliative and agonistic behaviors. ● Operate Psion Pocket Observer handheld data collection equipment. ● Data entry via Noldus ‘the Observer XT’ software.

Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Science And Cartography

Activities and Societies: The American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) PSU GIS Club

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Activities and Societies: Undergraduate Scholarship in Integrated Science, Honors College