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Phoenix, Az, Us

Hydrologist for Surface Water Permitting Section, providing technical support for processing complex filings including instream flow and sever/transfer applications.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Interdisciplinary water resources professional responsible for processing surface water filings, including new claims and requests for assignment of claims, to create accurate records for the Adjudications court. Duties include reviewing new paperwork, interpreting historical documents, reviewing aerial and topographical maps, and investigating public records related to water and property rights. I support the department internally by creating forms, coordinating work with other sections, reviewing grant proposals, and improving quality control with automated data validation. Dynamic role including customer service, inter-agency collaboration, data analytics and visualization, legal research, spatial data analysis, field inspections, and technical writing.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Water Resources & Hydrology EIT responsible for supporting the design and production of drainage plans for communities from Avondale to Maricopa. Develop models of urban and peri-urban flooding using HEC-RAS, FLO2D, and Civil3D. Modeling tasks included gathering data in the field and from plans, and sizing and locating water conveyance features to minimize flood risk to communities. I also supported permitting, proposal, and community engagement project phases by preparing plans and exhibits for client and county review, taking minutes at client meetings, and reviewing technical reports.

Tempe, Arizona

Classroom instructor and private tutor for SAT and PSAT courses since 2013. Promoted to Master Tutor and certified to teach ACT in 2015. Began teaching primarily online classes and certified to teach AP Calculus, Spanish Language, and English Language/Literature in 2018. Collaborated with office staff to connect with on-campus organizations nationwide to help students access TPR resources. Consistently evaluated as one of the top instructors in the company including student score improvement, excellent customer relations, and ability to teach to diverse learning styles.

University Of New Mexico

Research assistant to multidisciplinary environmental work group Transect of the Americas. Tasks included research on large scale climate patterns, gathering and interpreting data on river flow, identifying possible engineering interventions and impacts on people and the environment. Collaborated with scientists and policy makers through clear technical writing. Primary focus on characterizing the Rio Chama to promote interdisciplinary collaboration between stakeholders and decision makers for improved resilience outcomes.

New Mexico, United States

Assist with with the Produced Water Consortium initiative, a New Mexico Environment Department group which seeks solutions to produced water in conjunction with New Mexico State University and several other government, industry, academic, and NGO partners. Tasks include taking verbatim notes of comments and Q&A at public meetings, facilitating working group meetings, and identifying recurring themes in comments by the public and consortium members.

Urban Resilience To Extremes Sustainability Network (Urex Srn)

Research assistant to a project assessing urban resilience to extreme weather events. Conducted research on knowledge transmission mechanisms. Translated survey questions into Spanish, created an online survey using SurveyMonkey, and developed an extensive database of contacts to distribute it to decision makers in Valdivia, Chile.

Phoenix, Arizona

Compiled Impact Assessment reports for Shade Tree and Seed Library programs. Tracked metrics such as area of shade provided, and mapped locations of trees planted. Collected and organized data from several years of program operation. The report provided meaningful recommendations for ways to measure and increase future positive impacts.

Phoenix, Arizona

Coordinated and facilitated webinars in the Planning in the West webinar series. Provided research and initial draft of What You Need to Know About Flooding chapter of the Resilient Communities Starter Kit. Completed extensive research on connections between climate and health in the Mountain West.

Albuquerque, Nm

Over three summers, tasks included data entry, well record research, graphics creation, bilingual report editing, and geologic survey review. Prepared and submitted a well drilling application, refined and added to a 40-year municipal water plan, and optimized a step-Theis Excel function.

Goodyear, Az

Collaborated with city departments to develop a Citywide Tree Plan grounded in Goodyear’s existing practices and representing diverse stakeholder interests. Met with city water resource experts to ensure that recommendations and action plans were realistic and impactful. Utilized GIS to calculate existing shade cover proportion and analyze new opportunities.

Master'S Degree, Civil Engineering, 3.88 Gpa

Completed Civil Engineering MS program with a focus on Water Resources. Assisted with research for Transect of the Americas project..

Bachelor’S Degree, Sustainability (B.S.), American Indian Studies (Minor), Summa Cum Laude

Activities and Societies: Decision Center for a Desert City, Walton Sustainability Solutions, LibertyLink at ASU, VOX