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Golden, Co, Us

Golden, Colorado

- Specialize in rooftop photovoltaic, community solar, utility-scale solar siting and technical potential analyses- Specialize in LiDAR and photogrammetric data processing, analysis, and visualization- Create and optimize 3D shading time series data - Focus on FOSS geospatial development- Research interests: Uncertainty analysis and visualization, error propagation, spatiotemporal analysis, database design

Boulder, Colorado

- Build department’s Cultural Resources program by serving as staff archaeologist. - Responsible for managing flood recovery projects, including coordinating consultation with Federal and state agencies as well as related interest groups. Ensure compliance with applicable federal regulations as well as state and county statutes for all department projects.- Design and conduct cultural resource inventories, including documentation of cultural resources (sites, districts, landscapes) and evaluation of historic significance and integrity.- Prepare project materials for regulatory review for diverse municipal, state, and federal audiences.- Design of data collection procedures, quality assurance and control measures, and formal data management protocol to Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation standards and compatibility. - Utilize innovative geophysical and other remotely sensed data for resource documentation, including ground-penetrating radar for prospection, magnetometry, close range photogrammetry for public outreach and archiving, volumetric calculations using aerial LiDAR to develop a system-wide landscape change model and feature extraction for historic properties.

Denver, Colorado

Assisted course instructor in teaching the following courses:Geographic Statistics (GEOG2000), Map Reading and Analysis (GEOG2010), Computer Cartography (GEOG2020); Population Geography (GEOG2401), Ecological Economics (GEOG3890)Duties included teaching lab sections, grading maps, reports, exams, and problem sets, as well as writing lab exercises.

Fruita, Colorado

-Conducted cultural resource survey for initial baseline cultural resource inventory. -Developed Colorado National Monument Archeology GPS data collection protocols and geodatabases.-Used ArcGIS 10.1 to create site sketch maps using data driven pages. Created site location and survey maps using archeological data archives and customized reference layers.-Analyzed imagery for archeological investigation and mapping of homesteads and historic transportation networks.-Primary document analysis of census data, local histories (oral and written), general land office documents, and plat maps.-Carried out pedestrian survey over difficult terrain.-Located and reevaluated previously recorded cultural resources.-Evaluated cultural resources for National Register of Historic Places eligibility.-Participated in occupational and office safety programs.

Morrison, Colorado

-Conducted cultural resource survey for a Burn Area Emergency Response project (Waldo Canyon Fire 2012), trail installation and road maintenance projects.-Trained new employees and recent graduates in archaeology to conduct cultural resource survey and associated protocols, including resource documentation, reporting and consulting with Colorado Office of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, literature review and background searches for cultural resources, and cultural resource GIS and GPS training.-Participated in occupational and office safety programs.

Golden, Colorado

-Responsibilities include surveying for and documenting cultural resources within project areas throughout United States.-States worked include Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, New Mexico, and Wyoming. -Performed pedestrian survey, systematic shovel test survey, site testing, and excavations.-Acted as project lead for shovel test and pedestrian survey projects. Project lead responsibilities include logistic planning, safety program participation, work design and strategy, data management (spatial and archaeological), and creation of finished report and related products.-Projects included creating NEPA Section 106 and NHPA Section 110 reports for fuel reduction, treatments to roads and trails (decommission, expansion, hazard removal, monitoring, and restoration), re-vegetation projects, grazing allotment management, plantation installations, and water well installations.-Completed literature reviews for reports and fieldwork, primarily of previous cultural inventories, resources, and historical contexts. -Completed primary document analysis of census data, local histories (written), general land office documents, and plat maps in digital and paper forms.-Utilized aerial and satellite imagery to provide reconnaissance for existing archaeological information.-Used national Forest Service GIS and archaeological databases (INFRA/NRM) and state archaeological databases for research and planning.-Collected, processed, and used GPS data to create project related map series.

Fort Collins, Colorado

-Responsible for documenting cultural resources and conducting survey for cultural resources within administrative boundaries for use in NEPA Section 106 and NHPA Section 110 reports. -Generated spatial data integrated with archaeological information, including adherence to design of National Forest-specific geodatabases and cultural resource GIS organization.-Completed literature reviews for projects, primarily of previous cultural inventories and resources using GIS queries and other spatial analyses.-Completed primary document analysis of census data, local histories (oral and written), general land office documents, and plat maps in digital and paper forms.-Used Forest Service unit-specific, national Forest Service (I-Web/INFRA/NRM), and state (COMPASS) GIS and archaeological databases. -Evaluated cultural resources for National Register of Historic Places recommendation.-Contributed to National Environmental Protection Act Section 106 compliance reports-Created site sketch, site location, and various project maps using a geographic information system.-Acted as contributing and co-author for NEPA Section 106 reports.-Participated in occupational and office safety programs.

-Conducted pedestrian survey as part of a cultural resource inventory for the Greybull River Sustainable Landscape Ecology porject-Recorded cultural resources as part of academic and research exercise, records of which were used to complete Wyoming SHPO forms-Used hand-held GPS and total station/EDM to locate and map resources

Master Of Science (Ms)

B.A.