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150 Mile House, Bc, Ca

150 Mile House, British Columbia, Canada

I create bespoke software/tools, and model forest fuels and fire behavior to assess the risk of wildfires to forests, communities, and utilities.Projects undertaken:• Built an automated hourly CFFWIS weather database, which is updated daily from ERA5-Land data (1950 - Present)• Conducted a Canada-wide assessment of trends in CFFWIS variables (via NRCAN gridded daily CFFWIS datasets) since 1980, to identify days with analogous conditions to the present, and to project trends into the future to identify when specific weather thresholds may be exceeded• Modelled fire behavior and flame characteristics to assess the risk of wildfire to over 3 million individual assets in FortisAlberta's electrical distribution network. Sources of wildfire risk included direct flame contact, ember exposure, heat exposure (via custom Python heat flux module), and smoke/ash exposure.• Modelled dozens of forest and fuel attributes from hundreds of fuel plots across Canada, the results of which were used as the training dataset for Forsite's FuelID tool• Assisted with the creation of the largest LiDAR-derived fuel dataset in Canada (over 3.5 million ha @ 10m resolution), and built Python tools to: (a) post-process (QA/QC) each fuel dataset; and (b) iteratively process FlamMap/MTT fire spread and FOFEM mortality and emissions modelling across the 3.5 million ha landscape.

Williams Lake, Bc

I provide services in: (1) Python Programming & GIS Application Development; (2) Geographic Information Systems; (3) Fire Behavior Modeling; (4) Fuel Hazard Assessments; (5) High-Precision Drone Mapping & GNSS Surveyshttps://greeneforestconsulting.com/

British Columbia, Canada

UBC Tree-Ring Lab Fuel Treatment Efficacy Project:I use Python and other tools to model forest fuels and fire behavior. This data is used to assess the efficacy of fuel treatments throughout British Columbia.PICS Wildfire & Carbon Project:I use Python to convert Carbon Budget Model outputs (from GCBM & CBM-CFS3/4) into forest fuel datasets. These datasets are used in fire behavior models to quantify the effects of fuel treatments and biomass utilization on carbon and other GHG emissions through time.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Planned and implemented a complex ER-based research project (2012-2021) to reconstruct fire history, logging history, vegetation dynamics, and tree competition in dense Douglas-fir, ponderosa pine and western larch stands.• Conducted post-thinning and pre- & post-burn assessments, and assisted in the hand ignition of a prescribed fire in the Westside Unit of the Vaseux-Bighorn National Wildlife Area, near Okanagan Falls, BC (2013).• Reviewed site prescriptions and drafted a burn plans.• Conducted literature reviews and participated in meetings and workshops to identify and anticipate current and future research needs.• Developed and implemented multiple research proposals.• Consulted and collaborated with NGOs, industrial partners, First Nations and provincial government staff.• Supervised & trained lab and field crews (1-15 ppl) to conduct surveys, establish research plots, safely operate field equipment (e.g., chainsaws), process samples, and analyze data.• Managed research budgets of $10K – $20K.• Prepared and published research articles, field sampling procedures and technical reports.• Presented research findings and provided professional advice in private meetings, during field tours, and at provincial, national, and international conferences and symposiums.• Completed graduate coursework in ecosystem restoration and landscape ecology.• Taught labs, advised students on coursework, proctored examinations, and marked exams and assignments in grassland ecology and fire ecology courses.• Taught lessons in dendrochronology, climate change, fire adapted ecosystems, mountain pine beetles and orienteering to primary education (K-8) students.Advisor: Dr. Lori L. Daniels

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Completed graduate coursework in vegetation dynamics, contemporary research trends, statistics (linear/non-linear) and advanced research methods in GIS.• Conducted a GIS spatial analysis to reconstruct spatial mean fire return intervals, fire likelihood surfaces and burn perimeters using fire scar and establishment data derived from trees.• Taught labs, advised students on coursework, proctored examinations, and marked exams and assignments in GIS, climatology and biogeography courses.• Conducted literature reviews and participated in meetings and workshops to identify and anticipate current and future research needs.• Developed and implemented a research proposal.• Consulted and collaborated with NGOs and industrial partners.• Supervised & trained lab and field crews (1-3 ppl) to conduct surveys, establish research plots, safely operate field equipment (e.g., chainsaws), process samples, and analyze data.• Managed research budget of $20K.• Prepared and published research articles, field sampling procedures and technical reports.• Presented research findings in private meetings, during field tours, and at provincial, national, and international conferences and symposiums.Advisor: Dr. Lori L. Daniels

Williams Lake, British Columbia

• Designed and maintained the AFRF geodatabase.• Updated field data collection workflows by implementing map services and web maps via ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Collector.• Implemented QA/QC procedures (e.g., created data gathering procedures for field staff, set editing controls on datasets, created attribute rules, etc.).• Conducted spatial analyses on LiDAR data for research projects.• Regularly edited GIS datasets using topology rules/constraints.• Developed and implemented nationally recognized Fuel Hazard Assessment sampling protocols to quantify pre- & post-harvest surface and aerial fuel loading.• Assisted with the planning of fuel treatments in WUI areas adjacent to the City of Williams Lake.• Conducted Vegetation Resource Inventory plot sampling for research purposes.• Performed forest mensuration and operations duties, including timber cruising, cutblock layout, skid trail layout, forestry road layout, regeneration surveys, planting quality assessments, Douglas-fir beetle surveys, and pile burning.• Interviewed & trained staff, and supervised field crews (1-4 ppl).

Nelson And Cranbrook, Bc

• Planned and implemented a research project to process data from operational installations, research trials, and monitoring projects associated with Ecosystem Restoration (ER) treatments conducted in the East Kootenays since 1997.• Designed the provincial ERPro database to house ER Effectiveness Monitoring and Range Inventory (RI) data.• Developed Intensive Monitoring protocols and co-developed Routine Monitoring protocols in collaboration with ER Program and Science Team members.• Published ER Monitoring protocols in provincial technical reports.• Participated in ER Program & Science Team meetings to identify research gaps and share project findings.• Performed two weeks of Biogeoclimatic Ecosystem Classification (BEC) field sampling.

[Base] Santa Rosa, California; [Field] Julian, California

• Provided GIS support for forestry, fire management, environmental, and landscape/urban planning projects.• Participated in project development concerning specific GIS needs assessments.• Conducted all phases of system design and implementation.• Compiled, maintained, and distributed spatial data, utilizing QA/QC and spatial database design concepts (e.g., topology, domain values, subtypes, etc).• Monitored GIS functions and system efficiency, and implemented system changes to resolve problems and increase efficiency.• Used Visual Basic within the ArcPad SDK to build custom GPS data collection tools.• Processed GPS data collected in the field using ArcGIS w/ associated ArcPad extensions.

Sevilleta And Bosque Del Apache National Wildlife Refuges, New Mexico, Usa

• Worked as part of a team in direct fireline suppression activities, planning and implementing prescribed fires, maintaining rangeland and refuge infrastructure, and removing invasive species.• Managed the refuge GIS geodatabase and created maps for the planning of prescribed burns, habitat classification, property inventory, and various other activities for wildlife refuges throughout the state of New Mexico.

Pomona, California, Usa

• Performed GIS Technician duties as necessary for completing projects on behalf of the Center for GIS Research (CGISR).• Trained new lab technicians, trained users of CGISR GPS equipment, and identified/corrected all maintenance issues.• Reviewed and updated work plans and schedules to address CGISR needs (i.e. changing lab technician work hours due to class/final exam schedules; altering anticipated work production due to computer issues, instructor needs, etc; informing supervisor of any changes in work plans or schedules).• Advised students in the use of ArcGIS 8.X/9.X, ArcIMS 9.X, ArcView 3.X, ArcPad 7.X, ERDAS Imagine 8.X, and various other GIS/GPS and Remote Sensing software platforms (i.e. helping with such concepts as correct cartographic theme, projection, and scale; proper usage and application of Vector, Spatial, and Network analysis tools, etc.).• Other duties included: update CGISR Website regularly; organize and manage student computer accounts; assist GIS Instructors during class sessions; install and maintain hardware/software.

Pomona, California, Usa

• Advised and assisted students with using and applying various software programs, including: Microsoft Office, Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0 & .NET, Adobe Photoshop, and Macromedia Dreamweaver.• Other duties included: Administration of a print server; Maintaining printer functionality, including replacing color and black toner cartridges, and re-stocking paper.

Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India

• Planned and implemented a research project to survey and map a 2,000 year old, ~1km x 1km fortification.• Collaborated with the geophysical testing team to record ground-penetrating radar survey boundaries, and process gradiometer images.• Trained team members and students in optimal data collection techniques, and to use Trimble GPS equipment.• Published research findings in a peer reviewed journal.• Presented research findings at a state conference.

Galisteo Basin, New Mexico, Usa

• Created/managed a GIS/GPS database for the Tano Origins Archaeology Project, as directed by Dr. James E. Snead.• Conducted extensive GIS analysis/documentation of groundstone throughout the Burnt Corn Pueblo.• Trained team members in the use of Trimble GPS equipment and optimal data collection methods. Other duties included: GPS survey of entire Burnt Corn Pueblo and surrounding community; Creation of GIS maps for use in publications/write-ups of field work performed during the summers of 2005 and 2006; Assist with transect surveys, excavations, hand mapping, and completion of site forms.

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico, Usa

• Worked directly for the Region 2 Prescribed Fire Specialist to assist with prescribed fire planning.• Created maps for the planning of prescribed burns, habitat classification, property inventory, and various other activities for wildfire and wildlife management throughout the state of New Mexico.• Created and managed the refuge GIS geodatabase

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Forest & Fire Ecology

Activities and Societies: Member: American Association for the Advancement of Science; Member: British Columbia Regiment Irish Pipes & Drums

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Forest & Fire Ecology

Activities and Societies: Geography Representative to the Graduate Student Society; Member: Association of American Geographers; Member.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Geography - Gis

Activities and Societies: President: CPP Geographical Society (2007-08), Vice President: CPP Mountaineering Society (2007-08), President.