Dan Thurber Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny, Us

➔ Trained professional guides, recreational river users, scientists and government personnel in risk management and rescue techniques ➔ Brought analytically precise understandings of forces, vectors, and hydraulics into standard curriculum➔ Established ten new course areas and coordinated with local, state, federal, and private permitting agencies➔ Trained new instructors on technical skills and communication/instructional strategies➔ Created curriculum for new courses - Professional Safety Kayaker, Packraft Skills, Expedition Training➔ Produced video series for hybrid learning modules➔ Packraft program leader; Certified Instructor Trainer (2011); Rescue Manual contributing author

Logan, Utah, Us

Thesis: Evaluating hydrologic response to multi-year climate trends in karst-influenced snowmelt-dominated mountain catchments. ➔ Automated workflows with Python, R, and ArcGIS to extract geospatial and time-series data➔ Extensive data and script management and documentation ➔ Statistical and qualitative analysis to draw comparisons across water years and catchments➔ Development of a novel conceptual model for bedrock aquifers based on outlet observationsOther lab work/supporting research: ➔ GIS analysis, Python3 scripting, data visualization, and 2D hydraulic modeling➔ Field support with aquatic sensor deployment and retrieval, surveys, and discharge calculations. ➔ Developed novel technique for ADCP deployment/discharge calculation in wide channels with no crossing infrastructure.

➔ Designed and taught curriculum in project-based learning high school ➔ Collaborated with fellow teachers and community members to continually evolve curriculum and student experience➔ Created novel programs for physical education, community development, and career preparation➔ Led the transition of the math program to fit a progressive model and designed data collection to measure success➔ Incorporated basic computer programming into daily curriculum

Cascade, Idaho, Us

➔ Founding teacher of a semester-long leadership development program for high school students➔ Developed and implemented original math curriculum from algebra I through multivariable calculus➔ Designed and supported a wide variety of outdoor adventures for students ➔ Collaborated with colleagues and administrators to develop and refine the working practices of a new school program ➔ Every semester involved backcountry expeditions and six weeks of travel in Chile. I assisted in coordinating and executing logistics for transportation, lodging, and programming with local contacts, many of whom did not speak English➔ The school is now in its tenth year, financially stable, hiring competitively, and has grown by 300%