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Boise, Id, Us

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Graduate Teaching Assistant for GIS for International Development course.

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Graduate Teaching Assistant for the Advanced Vector GIS course.

Virtual Student Federal Service Internship ProgramProject: Air Pollution in Madagascar

Update land cover products by identifying terrain change with a focus on urban development and vehicle mobility to create a dataset utilized by military intelligence agenciesComplete an average of 35 tasks a week by utilizing project documentation, focusing on high priority land cover change, and seeking guidance on challenging tasks Provide one-on-one technical support to 8 analysts by creating work examples, demonstrations, and official workflow guidance to increase proficiency in the project workflow and time management

Remote

Remote

Analyzed high resolution satellite imagery in eastern Europe and Russia to create land cover products used by intelligence agencies for military vehicle terrain mobilityDocumented incorrect analysis methods and results to provide technical advice to coworkers to increase product accuracy and time efficiency on tasksUtilized time management, problem solving, and decision-making skills to prioritize project tasks

Remote

Gain skills and knowledge in the workflow process and project parameters to update landcover products to show landcover change by analyzing satellite imagery, performing data quality control, and data validation.

Remote

Dates: August 2020 - October 2020, December 2020 - February 2021Geolocated and identified 100+ image attributes from residential and commercial properties to create an asset management datasetIdentified and annotated weather-related building damage from geospatial imagery to increase the accuracy of artificial intelligence productsProvided quality control on building geolocation accuracy utilizing a variety of sources

Kanel, Senegal

Leadership Positions: Matam Work Zone Coordinator, Matam Monitoring and Evaluation RepresentativeI designed, wrote, and managed a USAID funded grant, Let Girls Learn, which focused on youth development and gender empowerment for 15 at risk girls in northern Senegal. The grant was used to pay for school fees, provide school supplies, and create a girl’s club in my local community in northern Senegal.Created training materials used to teach over 100 youth and adults in improved agricultural techniques including soil improvement, bee ecology, and tree planting. These trainings increased local knowledge and skills regarding food production, food diversity and environmental sustainability.As Matam Work Zone Coordinator responsibilities included collecting and editing regional Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) activity reports into a functional document that was submitted to the regional Senegalese government officials.As Matam Monitoring and Evaluation Representative I was trained in monitoring and evaluation techniques by staff to facilitate more accurate and timely reporting efforts by PCVs within my region of northern Senegal. I coached other agricultural PCVs in data collection as well as agency reporting methodology for USAID and Peace Corps.

Silver Spring, Maryland

Worked independently and as a member of interdepartmental project teams to solve project challenges and created graphs and maps for presentations, reports, and project/grant proposals.

Gainesville, Florida

I worked with the current President to facilitate a smooth transition and the creation of an action plan for the coming year.

Gainesville, Florida

I collected data to create an impact report summarizing local and international projects by evaluating donation amounts, number of volunteers, volunteer hours, and attendance at professional development events. The report was used to showcase the club's accomplishments and to incentivize continued donor support and membership.I executed an action plan to achieve the 2017-2018 Rotary Citation Award by increasing professional development events, hands on volunteer experiences, and collaboration with international Rotaract clubs to create cross cultural projects.Organized 13 general body meetings by networking and connecting with local professionals to be guest speakers. Through outreach events, I acted as a liaison by introducing a Rotary guest speaker to another student organization's meeting.

Gainesville, Florida

As Vice President, I coordinated outreach events by setting up tabling events to increase club membership as well as creating a video using iMovie to promote on social media by highlighting the organization's mission and values.I managed an international project by creating and promoting fundraisers to achieve Rotaract goals.

Gainesville, Florida

Collected members' dues and tracked club expenses through receipts by monitoring the club's $300 account to create a budget.

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida Department of GeographyAs part of a research team, I utilized Google Earth Engine to classify over 1700 land cover training samples to contribute to the creation of a more accurate land cover map of Ethiopia and to a publication in the Remote Sensing journal.

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida Emerging Pathogens InstituteVector-borne disease data was analyzed in Excel, RStudio, and ArcGIS to produce cleaned data with statistical and spatial summaries.

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida Map and Imagery LibraryI examined, compared, sorted, compiled, and added over 1,000 new aerial photos to the library collection as well as updated the aerial photo database by utilizing Excel so new aerials can be archived and located.Provided quality customer service by managing the reference desk by answering phone calls, questions, and assisting patrons.

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida Department of GeographyI collaborated with a professor on a project to identify appropriate data analysis tests by conducting preliminary data cleaning and background research. Weekly meetings were used to update my advisor on challenges, progress, and direction. Analyzed 500 years of data to find a relationship between different global weather events, creating 48 graphs examining the variable relationships. We corroborated and discussed the analysis results which resulted in further advisement on writing a research paper.

Gainesville, Florida

Managed food production, food delivery, and upselling to increase profits and customer satisfactionCommunicated clearly and effectively with coworkers to produce 60 to 150 food orders per hourTrained new coworkers about different responsibilities and tasks to increase work safety and efficiencyPerformed individual tasks in a team setting to deliver the best customer service

Maputo, Mozambique

Accompanied U.S. Ambassador on 3 Public Affairs community engagement events to advance the diplomatic relationship between United States and MozambiqueSupported staff for the Public Affairs Office's largest yearly diplomatic event by designing the invitation that was sent to over 150 Mozambican guestsStreamlined the review process for education exchange applications by creating a spreadsheet organizer to reduce time spent on selecting and interviewing candidatesReviewed and organized over 100 education exchange applications for 4 programs to choose the most qualified applicantsCreated 5 social media posts to showcase education exchange participants to attract potential candidates and engage with the Mozambican community onlineReviewed, selected, prepared interview binders, and interviewed 12 candidates for the Mozambican Fulbright program

Master Of Science - Ms, Environmental Science And Policy

Activities and Societies: SSJ Student Association - Environmental Science and Policy Student RepresentativeConcentration: Land Systems.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Geography, Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Gamma Theta Upsilon, UF Rotaract Club, and Sustainable Agriculture ClubMinor: International Development.

Geospatial Science

Coursework: Unoccupied Aircraft System (UAS)/Drone Workshop, Geospatial Computation