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Topeka, Kansas, United States

-Environmental GIS Specialist for the Watershed Management Section at KDHE in the Bureau of Environmental Field Services. -Use ArcGIS Pro to analyze watershed land use, identify potential pollution sources, and identify and prioritize possible abatement practices to support WRAPS coordinators and collaborate with other natural resource scientists. -Maintain the section’s GIS data and other Esri products such as Survey 123 and StoryMaps. -Serve as a Project Leader for all phases of multiple Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) projects including approving work plans and grant management.

Topeka, Kansas

Lake and Wetland Monitoring Program-Perform algal taxonomy on lake samples collected yearly-Assist the KDHE Harmful Algal Bloom Response Program by analyzing lake samples to determine cell counts for cyanobacteria and other genera. -Collect water chemistry samples for lakes and wetlands throughout Kansas -Create maps for our Monitoring and Analysis Unit using ArcGIS-Served as the Bureau of Water’s Quality Assurance Officer

Horton, Kansas

-Oversee the Kickapoo CWA 106 Water Quality Program.- Sample streams, ponds, and wells on and around the Kickapoo Reservation and submit the information to the USEPA via STORET/WQX and assessment reports.-Conduct watershed assessments that include: basic water quality parameters, macro-invertebrate sampling and analysis, and habitat assessments.- Plan outreach and education about water quality to the Kickapoo community.- Provide GIS mapping services to the Kickapoo Tribe.

Courses taken include: Environmental Law, Field Ecology, Environmental Policy, Geospatial Analysis/Advanced Geospatial Analysis, Environmental Conservation, Biology, Chemistry

Lenexa, Ks

•Reviewed over 30 Phase I and Phase II Targeted Brownfield Assessment reports and completed Property Profile Forms for each site to be entered into the Assessment, Cleanup and Redevelopment Exchange System (ACRES) database.•Analyzed and evaluated assessments to ensure all information was portrayed in the Property Profile Form correctly by contractors•Developed knowledge of contaminants found at Brownfield sites and hazardous waste sites in accordance with state and federal standards.

Lawrence, Kansas Area

•Configured Potential Wetland Areas from running a TWIP (Topographic Wetland Identification Process) using LIDAR imaging.•Resided and learned from the Kansas Biological Survey staff•Managed large amounts of data in the form of shape files derived from the ArcGIS software.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Environmental Studies

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