Build organizational GIS capacity across projects and provide technical assistance in applied GIS to advocate for public policies in public health and climate justice and support grant applications. Conduct webinars and present at geospatial symposiums and public health conferences on GIS and media advocacy. Designed spokesperson training that elevates community voices through media advocacy.Editor of award-winning national newsletter to position organization as a thought leader in public health and climate justice.

Teach courses on Culture, Diversity, and Healthcare; Foundations of Public Health; Global Health; and Consumer Health.

Contribute articles on media advocacy, geographic information systems and health equity.

Provide cartography and spatial analysis expertise on natural disaster incidents, including data management and geodatabase development. Troubleshoot printers, plotters, networks, and other IT duties. Submit invoices, schedule routine data backup, and order supplies. Set up generator and ensure GIS trailer is fully operational, including workstations, printing equipment, and Internet.

Develop web application using ArcGIS Online to map institutions affiliated with food ministry, Seeds of Hope, including social and demographic data.

Research and analyze environmental policy issues affecting California residents.Develop and edit written content for books, reports, websites and presentations for corporate, government, academia, and nonprofit clients. Incorporate graphs, photographs, and maps to enhance message. Marketed services to potential clients, gaining referrals that resulted in new business.

Review and provide feedback on workshop content concerning Emergency Preparedness and GIS for organization's GIS Pro conference 2017.

Create fire pre-plans for San Diego County fire agencies using ArcGIS. Maintain editing standards for quality.

Develop maps and geodatabases and execute spatial analyses using ArcGIS to support fire operations at County and State levels.

Collaborated with agency officials in developing a web application using Web Appbuilder where users can view and add data to help scientists evaluate the success of a meadow restoration project.

Researched and analyzed data on country’s governance, institutional development and anti-corruption measures.Led and coordinated research team as co-publisher in the writing and editing of three key reports for local and international stakeholders.Organized and facilitated all aspects of policy development workshops.

Developed benchmarks for student proficiency while planning course curriculum.Facilitated classroom instruction in English writing, emphasizing essay writing, analytical writing and argumentation.

Developed and revised corporate policy/procedures in collaboration with senior executives, creating manuals that documented company operating procedures, resulting in enhanced clarity.Authored procedural manual for new business practices, leading to clear, understandable information.Spearheaded project to standardize departmental language use, successfully increasing consistency.Designed MS Access database for documenting policy development and implementation.

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Researched technical, regulatory, and policy issues for government and corporate clients. Recruited executives from 40 Fortune 100 companies to participate in U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Allied Partners program promoting energy efficiency in industrial systems. Liaison between Lawrence Berkeley Laboratories (LBL), National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and executives throughout project. Coordinated training and material requisitions.Designed database used to track accomplishments of Allied Partners program and outcomes at each participating corporation. Authored 30-page white paper adopted by DOE to guide development of Allied Partners program.Researched and reported on nuclear waste disposition—including policy, regulatory, and technical issues—for DOE’s Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management. Developed written reports and speeches to detail findings and publicize DOE efforts to address these issues.

Researched social, economic and technological development issues while assessing program impact, providing analyses to support policy decisions and writing reports, evaluations and case studies.Utilized GIS to illustrate spatial distribution of social science data.Wrote and published bi-monthly newsletter and workshop materials.

Developed publicly-accessable GIS databases based on consultations with government officials.Facilitated GIS software trainings for state and federal officials.