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Boulder, CO, US

Remote

• Support GIS division of wildland fire Incident Command Teams, including producing maps,troubleshooting and maintaining workstations, printers and plotters.
• Utilize ArcPro to produce daily cartographic products in support of wildland fire suppression efforts.
• Co-authored Community Wildfire Prevention Program (CWPP). Specifically, analyzed and processedgeospatial and LiDAR data in order to quantify vegetative fuels in the study area.
• Troubleshoot Arc Collector in order to… Show more
• Troubleshoot Arc Collector in order to facilitate accurate collection of critical field data. Show less

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

• Installed all electrical equipment (inverters, AC/DC disconnects), conduits and wiring required toconnect solar arrays to the main power supply of residential buildings.
• Ran EMT and PVC electrical conduit from rooftops to main electrical panels on both residential andcommercial buildings.
• Setup and conducted wire pulls.
• Connected wiring and setup electrical equipment for operation.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Drafted plan sets for stream restoration projects using AutoCAD Civil 3D
• Analyzed and processed geospatial data using ArcGIS and ArcPro
• Created maps, written reports, and a web app to support watershed improvement planning
• Conducted surveys of project sites using RTK-GPS and Totalstation.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

Assisted with all phases of residential construction.

Albemarle County

• Utilized GPS equipment to record building footprints of new construction.
• Worked with ARCMap software to edit geospatial data for the Community Development Department.

Charlottesville, Virginia Area

• Researched property deeds and plats for survey projects.
• Drafted topographic maps using AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Conducted surveys of project sites using RTK-GPS and Totalstation.

Boone, NC

• Oversaw the operation of a network of aquatic data loggers used to collect water quality data.
• Improved quality control of data and equipment maintenance procedures, resulting in more accurate,complete, and reliable water quality datasets.

Boulder, CO

• Supervised crews in all phases of commercial and residential scale photovoltaic power projects.
• As an electrical apprentice, installed all equipment and parts required to connect solar arrays to themain power supply of residential buildings

Placerville, CA

As a member of a fire engine crew, protected natural resources and residential structures through suppression of wildland fires.As an EMT, responsible for assessing and stabilizing individuals experiencing medical emergencies.

Vermont

Planned and organized daily maintenance and improvement projects for 750 acre state park and campground.Contacted visitors in order to foster visitor satisfaction, ensure resource protection goals were met, and promote environmental education messages.

Placerville, CA

As a member of a fire engine crew, worked to protect natural resources and residential structures through suppressing wildland fires.As an EMT, responsible for assessing and stabilizing individuals suffering medical emergencies.

Arcata, CA

Patrolled trails making contact with visitors in order to foster visitor satisfaction and resource protection.Developed and led guided educational hikes for visitors to the Headwaters Forest Preserve.

Arcata, CA

Patrolled backcountry trails educating hikers and ensuring agency land management goals were being achieved.Created and implemented a study using GPS locations to document impacts to backcountry campsites.

Master'S Degree, Geospatial Science

Masters thesis researched the accuracy of Structure-from-Motion based photogrammetry datasets. Awarded the Outstanding Thesis award for.

Bachelor'S Of Science, Natural Resources Management And Policy