Matthew Grasso Email & Phone Number

Longmont, Colorado, United States

Boulder County, Colorado, United States

Currently serving as the GIS Specialist for Boulder County Parks and Open Space. As a member of the “Data Solutions” team, I help prepare, organize, and maintain all geospatial data being analyzed and collected within Parks and Open Space while ensuring data accuracy and integrity. Responsibilities include:• Fulfilling GIS staff requests (e.g. new APRXs, maps, data integration, data requests) on an as-needed basis• Maintaining a Python program that aggregates trail/trailhead geospatial data from multiple municipalities which is fed into a public-facing mobile app (Boulder Area Trails)• Co-leading a county-wide “ArcGIS Online Best Practices & Standardizations” team • Troubleshooting, updating, and annotating existing Python scripting• Creating Python 3 scripts and tools to manage, integrate, and analyze geospatial data within SDE and ArcGIS Online• Developing ArcGIS Online desktop/mobile apps using Survey123, Experience Builder, Dashboards, Field Maps• Assisting with transitioning the department from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro/ArcGIS Online• Creating, managing, and maintaining GIS web feature layers, maps, and applications for internal and public use using out of the box services and ArcGIS API for Python• Converting ArcMap/ArcGIS Pro ModelBuilder processes to Python/ArcGIS Pro tools • Updating SOPs and GIS guidelines, as needed • Meeting with Park’s staff to leverage Esri apps for data collection, analysis, and display• Creating documentation for geoprocessing methodology • Assisting the Data Solutions Supervisor with reviewing contract requests for GIS deliverable requirements

Boulder County, Colorado, United States

Served as a GIS Analyst for Boulder County's Assessor's Office. Worked and developed within Boulder County's mapping systems to assist with the assessment of properties damaged/destroyed in the 2021 Marshall Fire. This position's responsibilities included:• Writing Python scripts to manage geospatial data and item properties within ArcGIS Pro/ArcGIS Online using ArcPy/ArcGIS API for Python • Converting existing ModelBuilder workflows to Python • Troubleshooting, updating, and annotating existing Python scripts in Python IDLE and Jupyter Notebook• Developing ArcGIS Online desktop/mobile apps using Survey123, Experience Builder, Field Maps, QuickCapture• Project lead on developing and implementing Esri’s “Damage Assessment” solution; a FEMA-supported suite of ArcGIS Online feature layers, web maps, and apps used to assess property damage during a disaster• Creating ArcGIS Online items and workflows to integrate internal data with the Damage Assessment solution • Presenting and training staff on the functionality of the Damage Assessment solution• Working with the Senior GIS Specialist to troubleshoot and improve data processes between GIS systems and the computer-assisted mass appraisal system (“CAMA”) tabular data• Meeting with appraisers to develop more accurate methods to assess property value through spatial modeling• Publishing and managing ArcGIS Online feature layers and web maps for internal and public use • County-scale LAS, LiDAR & DEM processing (i.e. viewshed analysis)• Creating instructional documentation for geoprocessing methodology

Denver, Colorado, United States

Member of Colorado Parks & Wildlife's "Resource Stewardship" team within the Department of Natural Resources. This position’s responsibilities included:• Updating Python 2.x scripts to Python 3 for use in ArcGIS Pro • Improving workflow by writing new Python scripts and ArcGIS Pro tools • Performing GIS data analysis using Python, SQL, and Spatial Analyst extension• Performing QA/QC on data deliverables from contractors and field-staff• Integrating data into state geodatabases and completing metadata according to SOP• Conducting internal environmental impact reviews for capital construction and trail maintenance projects• Delivering geospatial data for park staff as requested on a timely basis• Creating and managing ArcGIS Online hosted feature layers, web maps, and web apps• Field-based biological surveying and monitoring using Collector, Field Maps, and Survey123• Updating instructions and supporting office with transition from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro• LiDAR & DEM processing (DSM, canopy height, slope, aspect, contours)• Providing threatened/endangered species data and analysis • Assisting Resource Stewardship staff with GIS-related questions/workflows • Troubleshooting tools, scripts, data discrepancies, and workflows as needed• Managing ArcGIS Pro licenses and AGOL storage for office staff

Long Island, New York

• Managed stewardship operations at 26 fee-owned lands & 32 conservation easements • Maintained compliance with internal SOP’s and Land Trust Association standards through data collection and annual record keeping using ESRI products (ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Collector, Survey123)• GIS point person for stewardship; produced maps, organized spatial data, performed quality control/accuracy• Created and managed a Microsoft Access scientific research database• Statewide Stewardship Lead for New York's “Science Agenda”; tasked with determining stewardship science needs for supporting state strategies• Maintained and improved all visitor preserves in eastern Long Island for safety, accessibility, and enjoyment• Oversaw collaborative study between TNC, Suffolk County, Town of East Hampton, and Accabonac Protection Committee to survey mosquito larvae density in Accabonac Harbor with the goal of reducing insecticide spraying • Cultivated partnership/donor relationships through events, naturalist/bird programs, walks & presentations • Collaborated and maintained partnerships with citizen groups, local/state government, Shinnecock Indian Nation • Recruited, supervised, and trained seasonal conservation staff for preserve stewardship • Worked with finance staff to develop annual stewardship and facility budgets

Long Island, Ny

• Hands-on position consisting of stewardship, shorebird protection, and conservation science• Monitoring reproductive success and population numbers of piping plover, least tern, and black skimmer surveys • Erecting predator exclosures and symbolic fencing for shorebird nests• Boundary marking, fencing, trail maintenance, and routine mowing of trails• Monitoring preserves for illegal dumping and use of land• Assessing freshwater and tidal culvert crossings to measure infrastructure resilience and assure appropriate wildlife crossing route in response to climate change• Installing Surface Elevation Tables (SETs) at Sunken Meadow State Park with the Senior Coastal Scientist to track sea level and saltmarsh regeneration• Working with the Marine Scientist with their Shellfish Restoration Project to restore clams and oysters to Long Island water• Assisting with benefit events for donor relations • Speaking with homeowners and visitors

Long Island, New York

• Responsible for field/in-house sample testing, sample collection, and sample delivery• Primary sample collection locations include: water district storage tanks and post/pre-treated water, power plant wells and discharge, laundromat and private business discharge• Conducting homeowners tests (Certificate of Occupancy) to determine pH, chlorine, and metals• Labeling in-house samples and delivering to analysts• Disposing used liquid and solid samples according to protocol• Packing coolers with samples and sending them to neighboring labs• Assisting customers with questions and sample delivery• Testing samples for residual chlorine and pH

Long Island, New York

• Maintain preserves and easements through boundary marking, ecologically based mowing, trail maintenance, and boundary marking• Assist Conservations Lands staff with locating and monitoring piping plover nesting sites, erecting symbolic fencing, and monitoring reproductive success• Assist the Senior Coastal Scientist with restocking the bays with clams to improve water quality• Spoke with donors and visitors about Nature Conservancy goals and accomplishments

Hilo, Hawaii, United States

• Mist-netting, banding, measuring, and bleeding endangered/threatened passerines• Daily independent nest searching and monitoring• Using a GPS to mark and locate nests• Resighting color banded birds• Measuring nest height via Clinometer and laser rangefinder • Data entry and management

Nj, De, Md, & Va

• Coordinated four teams of biologist conducting marshbird surveys in NJ, MD, DE, and VA as part of the Saltmarsh Habitat & Avian Research Program (SHARP)• Maintained close contact with Audubon Society, USFWS, and University of Delaware• Responsible for the hiring, training, and seasonal organization of biologists• Took part in weekly conference calls with Principle Investigators of SHARP and Senior Biologists of USFWS• Managed, edited, proofed and compiled database

Darwin, Australia

• Part of the "International Research Experience for Students (IRES) Program"• Nest searching and monitoring• Target netting and behavioral observations• Conducting song playback experiments and territory mapping• Banding and collecting blood samples• Re-sighting color banded birds• Deploying radio tags and using radio telemetry

Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey

• Daily mist-netting, banding (incl. extraction) and measuring physiological features of saltmarsh and seaside sparrow adults and nestlings as part of the Saltmarsh Habitat & Avian Research Program (SHARP)• Nest searching for saltmarsh sparrow, seaside sparrow, clapper rail and willet within 3 sites of Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, NJ• Determining chick age based on physical characteristics• Assisting with taking saltmarsh sparrow blood and feather samples• Deploying artificial nests along line transects in order to analyze egg predation • Recording vegetation data for each real and artificial nest (e.g. tallest grass, thatch depth)• Independently trapping and ear tagging small mammals in NJ, CT and ME according IACUC• Entering data into database daily

Newark, De

• Microscopically dissected over 100 soil core and nekton samples from New Jersey and Delaware salt marshes to determine food availability for the American black duck• Each soil sample was cleaned, sorted for invertebrates and seeds, identified, and weighed according to protocol• Fish in nekton samples were identified, measured (mm), and weighed (g)

Baltimore, Maryland Area

• Conducted 396 five-minute variable radius point counts along 100 meter transects within 4 hours of local sunrise throughout Baltimore County, MD to measure inner city urban/suburban avian ecology• Surveyed each point 3 times throughout the summer at different points of the day • Recorded habitat features for each census point (e.g. number of trees overhanging street, number of housing units, number of vacant lots)• Spoke with inner city Baltimore residents about our research and findings• Unsupervised and responsible for planning all daily activities• Organized routes and implemented protocol so that each point was surveyed correctly• Entered all data into Microsoft Access database daily

Newark, De

• On-site upkeep, basic bird care, food preparation, and vaccine assistance• Bird handling (owls, hawks, gulls, passerines, waterfowl, cranes)

Long Island, New York

• Managed and protected piping plovers on three Long Island shore sights• Erected predator exclosures and assisted in visitor services• Conducted tern and oystercatcher surveys• Recorded threatened/endangered beach vegetation (e.g. seabeach amaranth)• Gave public presentations to raise awareness about piping plovers

Cold Spring Harbor, New York

• Worked directly with preserve manager and alone helping with general preserve maintenance, invasive species control (e.g. mile-a-minute), and enforcing environmental policy• Assisted Biodiversity Research Institute capture saltmarsh sparrows to test their blood mercury levels• Gained experienced with safety using and maintaining a variety of landscaping equipment such as lawn mowers, tractors, weed whackers, chainsaws etc.• Oversaw a group of NYC interns that worked on the preserve

Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Systems (Gis), 4.00

Coursework Included: 1. Cartography & Geovisualization 2. Internet Mapping 3. Python Programming 4. Hydrologic Modeling 5. Environmental.

Bachelor’S Degree, Wildlife Conservation; Agriculture & Natural Resources, 3.477

Activities and Societies: Wildlife Conservation Society

High School