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Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Honey Bee Relocation and Swarm Catching ServiceHoney Bee SalesHoney Hive Products including Treatment Free Wax. Honey Bee ApitherapyLandscaping for Honey Bees

Involved in all aspects of the commercial construction process including bidding, contract negotiations, scheduling, procurement, office and field project management, project close-out, and dispute resolution. Manage the bid process for public and private sector commercial construction projects ranging in size from $100,000 to $20 million dollars.

Manassas, Virginia

Stormwater and erosion control design, construction, permitting, and project management.

Woodbridge, Virginia

Ensured that erosion and sediment control (ESC) measures and stormwater management (SWM) facilities in northern Virginia were designed to meet State requirements. Worked with engineers to ensure that plans were complete and buildable and reflected the best design strategies for the site.Provided technical assistance on matters of stormwater management to.

Northern Regioinal Office

Reviewed Annual Reports, Action Plans, Program Plans, and conducted inspections to ensure compliance with the MS4 General Permits and MS4 Individual Permits in Northern Virginia.Worked to reduce sources of water pollution from permitted and unpermitted facilities through spatial analysis, environmental investigation, and compliance assistance.

Davis, Caliornia

Managed and executed research activities for the plant sciences component of a multi-year study aimed at more accurately determining nutrient requirements of walnuts. The work was propelled by the need to help walnut growers and regulators respond to forthcoming regulations requiring higher nitrogen use efficiency in walnuts. The regulations were.

Falls Church, Virginia

Assisted in project acquisition and management on site and in the office. I had a broad range of responsibilities including bid acquisition, construction estimation, client and sub-contractor interactions, and site supervision. Projects included a net zero energy home, church renovations, school additions and renovations, and new construction of a school.

Accokeek, Maryland

Co-managed 10 acre organic vegetable farm. Managed solar water system for irrigation and vegetable cleaning. Designed and managed demonstration gardens for educational purposes. Taught school groups about sustainable farming, natural history, and science.

Fluvanna, VA

Managed perennial agricultural ventures including propagation and planting of edible fruit, nut, medicinal, and honey plants.Participated in enhancement of soil fertility through innovations in biochar formation. Participated in design and construction of a greenhouse.

University Of Maryland College Park

Conducted experiments to optimize the composition of a subterranean permeable reactive barrier used for in-situ bioremediation of contaminated groundwater flowing from a landfill on the property of the USDA's Beltsville Agricultural Research Facility. Reanalyzed historical site monitoring data, performed new geospatial analyses, and examined experimental.

Beltsville Agricultural Research Center

Participated in the design and management of a full-scale comparative compost study using five composting approaches. Managed testing of a composting system comprised of in-vessel composting combined with active aeration into a biofilter. Used a photoacoustic gas sensor to measure real time gas concentrations and thermocouples to monitor temperatures.

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

Completed a REU in ecological modeling in which I used a conditional random forest modeling technique to predict the distribution of 30 fish species in Maryland. Required the incorporation of GIS, R, SAS, and multiple datasets as well as ecological and modeling knowledge. Project culminated with an oral report to the SERC community.

Started and managed the composting program at University of Virginia.

Hard Bargain Farm, Accokeek, MD

Arlington, VA

Created yard care business comprised of lawn mowing, raking leaves, and shoveling snow in neighborhood from age thirteen to 18. Marketed and grew business through direct outreach and referrals.The last two seasons of business operation involved seventeen + clients. Maintained equipment and organized schedule.In the summer 2006, one other employee was.

M.S. Civil And Environmental Engineering, Groundwater Remediation

In-situ groundwater remediation using permeable reactive barriers.

(2) B.S., Engineering Science And Environmental Science

Relevant Coursework: Soil Chemistry, Organic Pollutants in the Environment; Microbial Ecology, Environmental Systems Management, GIS.

Wilderness Survival

Ecology