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Loveland, Co, Us

Greeley, Colorado, United States

Responsible for supervisory, administrative, and technical work managing the City’s adherence to the local, state and federal regulations that govern environmental compliance and on-going operations in drinking water supply, treatment, and distribution. I manage the City of Greeley's Water Quality Program and act as a liaison to regulatory agencies on topics involving environmental regulation development, permitting, and compliance.

Boulder. Co

Worked between Water Resources and Water Quality and Environmental Services (WQES) on field work, regulatory sampling, Excel and R data analyses, and ArcGIS projects. Documented operations and measured streamflow for the City's In-Stream Flow Program to inform ongoing water rights litigation. Employed analytical skills and conceptual knowledge of water resource management to assist with water accounting and numerous excel-based analyses of source water losses and gains in the storage system. Field mapping and desktop editing of stormwater drainage in North Boulder using ArcGIS Pro.

Boulder, Co

Assisted Professor and Teaching Assistants with course instruction in a large introduction to climate class; bridging gaps in student understanding, asking questions, and encouraging interest in climate study. Responsibilities include attending two weekly lectures, running two weekly recitations, and holding office hours. Utilized communication skills and innovative pedagogical methods to promote student success and better learning habits.

Boulder, Co

Worked on several municipal contracts in both the field and laboratory; collecting samples, taking flow measurements, and testing for numerous water quality parameters such as dissolved and particulate phosphorus, suspended solids, hardness, total coliforms, and chlorophyll-a concentration. Worked in small teams in the field and independently in the lab to run analyses, enter data into spreadsheets, and QC data before sending out to clients.

Boulder, Co

Bridged the gap between undergraduate students and the professor in an upper-division Evolutionary Biology course. Responsibilities included attending 3 weekly lectures and 1 lab; assisting students with data analysis and visualization in R, while helping them make evidence-based claims about data; aiding students in designing theoretical experiments using the scientific method; asking students questions to gauge understanding, as well as promote discussion and group work.

Boulder, Co

Raised awareness, support, and funds for ecological and environmental issues such as antibiotic overuse in factory farms and micro-plastic pollution from polystyrene products. Responsibilities included going door to door and engaging Colorado citizens on important issues affecting environmental and ecological integrity; explaining esoteric scientific concepts to people with varying educational backgrounds; collecting petition signatures, information, and funds to support research, environmental lobbying, and further fundraising work.