Eric Jensen Email & Phone Number

Remote

- Maintains and enhances the Climate Engine web application by adding new datasets and resolving bugs and issues in Python and Javascript.- Develops and maintains Earth Engine database to manage time-series climate end remote sensing data for large vector datasets.- Develops Earth Engine web applications to provide advanced analysis of spatiotemporal datasets, including the ARkStorm project.- Provides workshops, Colab notebooks, documentation, technical tutorial videos, and public presentations to support federal agency applications of the Climate Engine tool and API.- Contributes to project proposals to BLM and NASA ROSES and research projects for the Upper Colorado River Basin, ARkStorm, and others.- Led initiative to update the ClimateEngine.org website and develop a new Support website, including creating code, content, and data visualization.

Remote

- Provide technical contributions in a multi-disciplinary team environment to improve and build upon our analytics-driven platform- Identify valuable data sources and automate collection processes- Undertake preprocessing of structured and unstructured data- Work under the direction of the Head of Technology to analyze industry trends, identify gaps and build predictive models and machine-learning algorithms- Present information using data visualization techniques- Propose solutions and strategies to business challenges- Collaborate with engineering and product development teams

Remote Position

- Developed and administered RAP Production Explorer web application using R (leaflet, plotly, tidyverse, shiny), CSS, HTML, Bootstrap, and Javascript- Developed and administered Bureau of Land Management Allotment Reporter web application using R (leaflet, plotly, tidyverse, shiny), Mapbox, CSS, HTML, Bootstrap, and Javascript- Produced web-based interactive reports using ecological model outputs for every state and county in the western US using RMarkdown (leaflet, tidyverse, ggplot, etc.), Bootstrap, CSS, and HTML.- Developed and maintained Rangeland Analysis Platform user support website including support documentation, videos, and CSS code.- Produced technical training and data support videos using Shotcut and OBS Studio.- Provided workshops, short courses, and presentations applications of remote sensing and ecological modeling data in resource management.- Created cartographic and data visualization products featured in publications and online media using ArcGIS Pro, R, and Google Earth Engine.- Provided direct consultation to local- to regional-scale rangeland initiatives using satellite-derived data in conservation decision-making.

Remote Position

- Developed scripts in R to generate image centroids for 3D modeling in Agisoft Metashape, manage ground control points, and perform quality checks on rectified images.- Developed script in MATLAB to crop and standardize all historical images downloaded from USGS Earth Explorer (30,000+ images).- Generated point clouds, 3D models, DEMs, and orthorectified images using Agisoft Metashape using 18,000+ images for Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.- Performed georeferencing of historical imagery orthomosaics in QGIS and ArcGIS Pro.- Validated model spatial accuracy using a system that I developed in QGIS and R.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

Thesis research involved remote sensing and machine learning modeling of post-fire vegetation recovery and plant species diversity in Great Basin shrublands using ArcGIS Pro, R, and javascript and Python APIs in Google Earth Engine.- Developed dozens of scripts in Google Earth Engine (javascript and python APIs to calculate over 200 predictor variables for machine learning models including climate, vegetation, remote sensing, fire, and soils variables.- Developed dozens of scripts in R for machine learning modeling (random forest and XGboost), time-series analysis, automating the downloading and mosaicking thousands of raster images from online repositories, and other purposes- Developed two Google Earth Engine applications for the Normalized Differenced Perennial Dominance index and plant species richness models.- Cleaned and processed data from tens of thousands of field training points from the Bureau of Land Management and Natural Resources Conservation Service for training models.- Designed field vegetation sampling schema in ArcGIS using remotely sensed data to ensure sampling across a gradient of fire severity for training models. - Developed project proposals for Joint Fire Science Program (awarded, $25,000) and NASA FINESST (not awarded).- Teaching Assistant for GIS, remote sensing, and ecological management courses.- Produced training data for multiple other remote sensing and ecological modeling projects.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

- Served as student representative on NREL Executive Committee.- Established the Graduate Student Finance Committee.- Contributed to Graduate Student Finance Committee identifying policies to improve student equity and fiscal well-being.- Fundraised through t-shirt design and sales, coordination with Graduate Student Council, and soft drink sales.- Organized department social events.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

- NR323 - Remote sensing - Prof. Michael Lefsky — Spring 20202 lab sessions (64 students), introduction to remote sensing; transition to online curriculum.- NR322 - Geospatial Applications in Natural Resources - Rocky Coleman — Spring 20192 lab sessions (60 students), introduction to geospatial concepts, analysis, and GIS.- NR420 - Integrated Ecosystem Management - Dr. Jeremy Sueltenfuss — Fall 20182 lab sessions (24 students), capstone for data-driven natural resources management.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

- Team Lead for Rocky Mountain Disasters project, which assessed post-fire recovery in the decades following several large fires around the year 2000 in the Colorado Front Range.- Applied machine learning models for 1) post-fire tree regeneration suitability and 2) post-fire tree cover trajectories using Landsat TM, ETM+, and OLI, Sentinel C-SAR, PALSAR, and ancillary environmental datasets.- Designed custom sampling schema for using high-resolution Google Earth imagery to estimate tree cover and presence of small trees for training machine learning models- Used Google Earth Engine to perform all remote sensing and image processing and R for all machine learning and data analysis.- Produced technical reports, scientific poster (presented at AGU), and presentations to communicate results.- Presented results at NASA Applied Sciences week, AGU Winter Meeting, and to project partners and the public at NASA DEVELOP Closeout.- Managed four-person team conducting analysis by delegating tasks to ensure team success and professional development according to skills and interests of the team.

Fort Collins, Colorado Area

- Developed Python scripts to assess the comparability of Landsat TM, ETM+, and OLI Analysis Ready Datasets (ARD) for use in U-Net DNN, to process ARD data as it was transferred from USGS Earth Explorer to Google Cloud Buckets, and to assess land cover types in Colorado counties in relationship to ARD Land Surface Temperature dataset.- Oversaw 3-person team mapping wildlife for all National Parks units in the Intermountain Region (web-map and large format print map).- Planned educational events for GIS Day by inviting and coordinating with speakers and producing GIS communications, including a crowd-sourced Esri Story Map.

Reno, Nevada

- Managed, archived, and reported on data, admin documents, and metadata for funded research projects using MS Access database, FGDC standard metadata, Python scripts, ArcGIS geodatabase, and front-end Python portal.- Designed and managed web-GIS Conservation Planning Atlas by compiling Esri REST services and web decision support tools.- Used ArcGIS tools to produce Conservation in the Great Basin story map, web apps and web maps.- Published print maps for management planning and project communication using ArcGIS.- Created web tracking system for BLM-approved projects on Greater Sage Grouse Priority Habitat Management Areas (PHMA).- Contributed to Northwest Basin and Range spatial Miradi prioritization project.

Susanville, California

- Trained and led three-person crew conducting Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) and Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health (IIRH) protocols.- Implemented first-year lentic AIM protocol.- ID'd Great Basin and eastern Cascades plants to species using dichotomous keys and field guides.- Identified Ecological Sites based on soil observations.- Used handheld GPS units to navigate to plots and collect coordinates for transect locations.- Used ArcGIS software for hitch planning, and creating maps for navigation to plots, and functions on-plot.- Conducted calibration and QA/QC for all crew’s data using Microsoft Access databases.- Coordinated crew and hitch logistics with other leads, GBI, the local BLM, and the NOC.- Drove and maintained truck, UTV, and UTV trailer on variable roads in remote locations.

Carson City, Nv

- Applied Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) techniques to conduct soil and vegetation surveys.- Monitored health of rangeland ecosystems using Interpreting Indicators of Rangeland Health (IIRH).- Input data and conducted in-office QA/QC of all collected data using Microsoft Access database.- Received training in plant identification and taxonomy, riparian Proper Functioning Conditions, AIM protocols, soil assessment, Ecological Site Descriptions (ESD), and off-road driving and backing.- Used ArcGIS to assess rainfall, fire, slope, and other ecologically significant spatial data.- Drove crew truck to and from work sites in remote areas of northwestern Nevada.

Greater Seattle Area

- Implemented environmental restoration projects including chemical and mechanical invasive plant removal, planting of native plants, trail construction and maintenance, fisheries enhancement, and erosion control.- Served as Crew Leader of the Week twice, leading a six-person crew during trail, invasive plant removal, and planting projects, including planting at Homestead Park.- Trained in leadership skills, volunteer management, project management, plant identification, and diversity in the environmental field.- Led volunteer events with corporate, elementary school, high school, and community groups, including on Mercer Island.- Identified native and invasive plants based on physical characteristics and ecology.- Drove crew vans and trucks to and from work sites.

Master Of Science - Ms, Graduate Degree Program In Ecology, 4.0 Gpa

Activities and Societies: President, Geospatial Graduate Student RSO | Graduate Student Representative, Department of Ecosystem Science.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geography: Environment And Resource Management, 3.93 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Patrick L. Monahan Scholarship recipient for demonstrating "potential for contributions in the field.

Associate Of Integrated Studies - Ais, Natural Sciences, 3.65

- Received President's Honors based on GPA