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Portland, Oregon, United States

Developing algorithms based on immunoassay images to determine medical conditions. Identifying root cause challenges in medical diagnostic devices and supplies. Testing hypothesis, improving ETL processes, and writing complex scripts to clean, query, visualize, and analyze data. Translating business product requirements into actionable data requests.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Data analysis, computer vision development, and algorithm design for medical diagnostic equipment.

San Francisco, California, United States

WeaveGrid builds software to improve value proposition and safety for utility companies to serve electric vehicles, add renewable energy resources, and save customers money. The company's mission is to drive rapid decarbonization in the global transport and power sectors by intelligently connecting electric vehicles to the grid.

• Established an end-to-end online permit system for visitors, saving approx. 1000+ staff hours annually.• Organized a database of 30,000+ customer records, applied analytics, and generated reports which leveraged customer data to provide insights to management regarding changing use patterns. Solved problems both technical and strategic.• Provided mentorship as a supervisor to employees (3 to 6 per year), individual volunteers (2-4 per year), and to groups.• Wrote successful requests for funds and completed all grant projects on time and within budget.• Produced time-sensitive mapping analysis & products such as joined road files for routing firefighters during wildfires.• Reliably achieved objectives and key results (OKRs) in a dynamic environment, working alone and in teams on wildfires.• Presented to various public, partner, and stakeholder audiences, where judicious written and verbal communication skills were critical.

Los Altos, California, United States

• Developed study designs: articulating objectives, selecting statistical methods, adapting sampling methods, collecting data, analyzing data, and reporting findings as part of a data-driven management approach to ecosystem management.○ Designed and piloted a grassland monitoring program to measure treatment effects on native vegetation.• Led agency Science and Conservation Permit Program working with universities and agencies conducting scientific research on MROSD lands. ○ Reviewed 150+ research proposals, assessed potential impacts, wrote conditions, and reviewed technical reports for management implications.• Developed tabular and mapping data for numerous hands-on projects using a “Day One” outlook to respond to needs. • Agency representative in several stakeholder groups and advisory committees to facilitate cooperative land management and articulate the organization’s vision. Required tactful communications skills.

Zion National Park, Ut

• Led a long-term scientific monitoring program for Zion National Park measuring the effectiveness of vegetation treatments in reaching quantified objectives within set confidence limits. Led data collection, statistical analysis, and program reporting. Provided leadership and growth opportunities for a talented crew of 3 staff.• Conducted GIS mapping analysis for the program: calibrated time series thermal band satellite images using zonal statistics, applied normalization equations, generated random stratified samples, and processed GPS datasets. • Worked with university and government scientists on several high-impact ecological research projects.• Presented results, communicated technical advice, and discussed program goals with various public and professional audiences.

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

• Awarded NASA Research Assistantship. • Conducted research with scientists from NASA’s Earth Observation Science Program and applied scientists at NPS.• Used models for prediction and hypothesis testing relating to wildfire and invasive plant distribution. This required a literature review, extensive analysis of diverse GIS data types, and developing/optimizing statistical models. • Developed new methods for analyzing a complex series of raster and vector datasets to resolve issues of chronology and spatial autocorrelation in models that include disturbance processes as independent variables. • Conducted statistical analysis in R Programming Language and ArcGIS.• Utilized MODIS and LANDSAT imagery such as NDVI, EVI phenology, and dNBR burn severity products. Experience using elevation models, climate surfaces, distance surfaces, hydrologic data, vegetation coverages, geologic data, & transportation networks. • Gave professional presentations (oral and written) at conferences, symposia, and workshops.

Certificate Of Completion, Data Science

Activities and Societies: Project: Convolutional neural net to classify food photos on Yelp to automate sorting by photo quality; used.

Master Of Science - Ms, 3.97

Activities and Societies: President of Student Association of Fire Ecology. Won CSU Awards for Best Education Event two years.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Natural Resources Management And Plant Biology

Activities and Societies: 3-month Independent Study in Central America, Library Employee, Botanical Garden Employee, Bike Club.