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Temecula, Ca, Us

- Provide support to Section and Project Managers in research, technical writing, and modeling functions.- Develop technically and legally defensible air quality analyses for environmental documents.- Utilize approved software models like CalEEMod and EMFAC to estimate project emissions.- Quantify the emission reduction potential of mitigation measures if needed.- Write technical reports or sections for environmental documents.- Use air dispersion models such as AERMOD and HARP to evaluate emission impacts.- Assist in the development of air quality policy documents.- Contribute to mitigation monitoring plans and programs.- Maintain relationships with clients and colleagues.- Represent and promote the firm's strengths in the air quality industry.

- Providing probabilistic modeling for the percent chance of below-normal precipitation on specific dates through the next calendar year at 2-month intervals.- Analyzing weather variables and other relevant data using advanced machine learning technology.- Identifying relevant factors that influence weather models and their outcomes.- Developing forward-looking probabilities and creating an interactive map to visualize these probabilities.

Pauma Valley, California, United States

- Led the development, monitoring, and evaluation of outreach, community, training, and volunteer events. - Collect data on homeowner needs related to fire, climate, and natural resources. Providing information about community trends, gaps in services, and issues related to fire, climate, and natural resources. - Coordinate community needs with Natural Resources Services or make referrals to other services as needed. - Participate in software, and education-based skills development and program training regarding fire, fuels, and forestry work.

- Noise and emissions analyses for airports, airspace procedures, and airspace changes- Quantitative and qualitative air traffic performance data analyses- Environmental prediction algorithm development, assessment and application and environmentalmodeling research support- Aviation flight track and operational data verification and validation- Technical and management presentations and technical report writing- Data visualization- Data analysis programming and scripting support (primarily in C# and Python)- Other responsibilities as directed

- Supervised groups of students in "tutorial" sessions which strived to have the students help each other ask questions to get to a better understanding of their homework questions.- Tutored a wide range of math and science topics including Physics, Chemistry, Algebra 2, Pre-Calc, Calculus 1, 2, 3 and Differential Equations.- Made sure the students binders were organized and that their note-taking was up to the program's expectations. - Assisted students through the college application process and prepared them with the proper tools needed to excel in college.

La Jolla Shores, California, United States

- Researched atmospheric rivers (an extreme weather event responsible for 30-50% of annual rainfall in California) with Scripps Institute of Oceanography and the Center of Western Weather & Water Extremes in Dr. Jennifer Haase's lab.- Investigated Airborne GPS Radio Occultation methods to improve real-time forecasting of these extreme events.- Used a combination of MATLAB, Python, and Linux to create refractivity profiles in order to draw comparisons and conclusions.

San Diego Metropolitan Area

-Responsibilities included observing and learning the daily tasks of an operational forecaster and the technologies they use. Observed the creation of aviation and marine forecasts.-Explored in-depth the types of clients and industries that the NWS caters to-Learned about utilizing AWIPS to analyze hydrometeorological data.-Examined what products and forecasts are created for regions of southern California-Observed and understood the creation of certain meteorological products.

Master Of Science - Ms, Atmospheric Sciences And Meteorology

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Oceanic And Atmospheric Science

Associate Of Science - As, Physical Sciences

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