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Washington, DC, US

• I serve as the programmatic technology lead for the organization, building GIS & Data Science program from scratch into a high-functioning collaborative team with expertise in analysis, cartography, and software.
• Implementing a cloud-based analysis and GIS environment in AWS, while also instituting business rules around code and data management using Github.
• Conceptualizing the research, development, and deployment of American Forests flagship urban forestry platform, Tree Equity Score, from a vision to a methodology to a data product and finally to a dynamic and expanding.
• Introducing data storytelling with maps and interactive data visualizations to translate American Forests leading science in urban forestry and wildfire resilience to effectively communicate with a broader audience and.
• Initiating review of organizational IT systems from CRM and financial management software to communication and file management resulting in a holistic assessment of systems and processes. Leading the implementation of.
• Taking charge of operational IT during a rapidly changing organizational landscape, deploying new resources to support efficient and effective technology, and augmenting managed IT services and consultants with the.

Washington, DC, US

CGD Analytics helps clients and partners achieve new levels of understanding and engagement using spatial data and analysis. We specialize in:- Telling visually compelling stories of place with data with beautiful static maps and dynamic web-based story-maps. - Enhancing client spatial understanding of the existing conditions, trends, or future.

San Francisco, CA, US

I worked at the intersection of climate science, planning, and GIS, conducting research on the latest in climate science, exploring new analysis techniques to translate data into climate priorities, and developing tools for TPL's Climate Smart Cities program to help local decision-makers identify strategic locations to reduce urban heat islands, improve.

Washington, DC, US

Taught advanced GIS course focused on spatial analysis and modeling for environmental science students.

My responsibilities spanned cartography, spatial analysis, modeling, scripting, and data management. I worked with customers across government, the private sector, and NGOs to create hundreds of maps annually; used ArcGIS Network Analyst to do walk-time analyses for grocery stores, metro stations, and bus lines; built models using ArcGIS Model builder to.

Managed development of the initial Google maps based official zoning map of DC. Implemented changes to zoning layers approved by the District of Columbia Zoning Commission. Developed topology rules in ArcGIS to rebuild zoning layer and create coincident zoning boundaries. Utilized SQL Server technology to update and maintain all zoning data from 1968 to.

Washington, DC, US

Developed tools for coastal communities to integrate smart growth principles and climate adaptation. Provided GIS support for boundary delineation of new and existing Marine Protected Areas. Co-coordinated Water Quality Issue Team of the Gulf of Mexico Alliance established to achieve the goals set forth in the Governors’ Action Plan for Healthy and.

Huntington, New York, US

Developed a standardized format for compiling and organizing state-specific spatial data. Analyzed potential sites for development of wind farms using geographic information systems and economic models

Collaborated with state agencies to co-author the 2005 Virginia Coastal Needs Assessment. Co-facilitated and managed public involvement process for development of the Cub Run & Bull Run Watershed Plan in Fairfax, VA. Facilitated public meetings and practiced consensus building at state strategy meetings. Researched and revised issue briefs on environmental.

Master'S Degree, Urban And Environmental Planning

Graduate Certificate, Gis

Graduate Coursework, Agricultural Economics

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Mathematics, English Minor

English / Mathematics