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Marquette, MI, US

Reston, VA, US

Reston, VA, US

The Water-Resources Mission Area (WMA) of the USGS provides reliable, impartial, timely information needed to understand the Nation’s water resources. The WMA is widely recognized as a source of unbiased hydrologic data and scientific information. This reputation is built on a foundation of high-quality data and science, maintained through superior.

Reston, VA, US

The Office of Water Information (OWI), Center for Integrated Data Analytics (CIDA) cost center, deploys high-end information technology products to enhance data storage and access methods against natural resource datasets in support of the USGS mission. Additionally, OWI develops data science analytics, processing, and tooling.

Honolulu, HI, US

• Worked for the largest project in Maui Nui operating to fulfill the Department of Land Natural Resource’s constitutionally mandated responsibility to protect & manage seabirds, & their habitats, across federal, state.
• Conducted research and provided analysis using GIS, delivered expert analysis and thought leadership, and trained and guided staff, volunteers, and partners.
• Enhanced data processing and management methods to increase project data integrity.
• Shaped the allocation of resources for an annual budget of $300K.
• Designed and managed a multi-year program whose results steered $100K in funding apportionment

• First Wind Energy created the first Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) used for a wind farm of its scale in the United States. The plan guides conservation efforts of four protected Hawaiian species. Performed surveys to.
• Monitored sites and analyzed data for 5 target species.
• Authored and delivered complex and specific data to senior staff for use in published reports and presentations.
• Strengthened company partnerships with key experts to ensure and maximize sound project methods
• Reduced reporting time and increased staff morale by implementing restructured methods of data management

Honolulu, HI, US

• Worked with a leading research group on population divergence and reproductive isolation within Hawaiian plant groups, specifically within the landscape-dominant tree genus Metrosideros.Employed laboratory & field.
• Developed, executed and analyzed a 2-year National Science Foundation funded study on speciation in a tropical tree system.
• Cultivated strategic collaborations and supervised project management to support thelaboratory’s mission to advance understanding of speciation through quantitative study.
• Authored strategic research questions to produce an accurate data set and deliver research study results that were a first of its kind in Hawaii
• Produced a statewide research conference 2 consecutive years with average attendance of 300 participants
• Mentored undergraduate researchers’ learning experience during laboratory rotations

Washington, DC, US

• Plumas National Forest encompasses more than a million acres of land managed according to the Land and Resource Management Plan. The plan guides efficient use and protection of forest resources, fulfills legislative.
• Conducted field surveys for threatened and endangered species, and produced detailed analysis reports.
• Developed and maintained partnerships with key stakeholders, including local Native American tribes, that are vital to the national forests’ work and mission.
• Led 10 extended stays in remote wilderness areas in Plumas National Forest to survey for Threatened and Endangered species habitat
• Assisted data manager with data input and reporting

Honolulu, HI, US

• The Center for Cardiovascular Research within the John A. Burns School of Medicine is the focal point for Cardiovascular Research in Hawaii. Worked in a laboratory that investigates how a specific gene influences.
• Created specimen tracking system, resulting in more efficient and organized laboratory operations
• Recorded, interpreted, communicated, and analyzed data and results of laboratory experiments
• Collaborated with international partners and experts
• Act as Interim Lab Manager as needed

Master Of Science (M.S.), Conservation Biology & Environmental Science

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Biology