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Santa Fe, Nm

• Spearhead commercial drone program to improve geospatial data collection.• Curate a strong cross-organizational team to develop national drone initiatives.• Manage and support multiple projects involving both internal and external groups.• Testify as expert in lawsuits regarding hydrology, agronomy, water quality, soil science, and geospatial analysis.• Train personnel to safely handle and mitigate risk around hazardous materials, equipment, and job sites.• Interface daily with customers, ensuring milestones and project timelines are managed.• Act as GGI/GZA spokesperson for high profile customers & stakeholders of large projects.• Budget, scope, and schedule multiple significant technical projects simultaneously.• Conduct risk assessment studies for commercial and agricultural facilities/operations.• Coordinate UAV operations with emergency response personnel, including USFS Heliport and local Air Traffic Control, during fire suppression efforts.• Design and build sonar drones for conducting bathymetry surveys on remote water bodies. • Perform geospatial analyses using LiDAR, multispectral imagery, & remote sensing data collected by satellites, aircraft, and UAVs.• Negotiate complex contracts to meet requirements of multidisciplinary projects.• Regularly manage projects involving proprietary and sensitive information.• Continuously seek alternative solutions to problems to satisfy a drive for due diligence

Santa Fe, Nm

• Evaluation and management of water quality impacts on surface and ground water • Water rights, water resources and water supply development, planning and protection• NPDES rule and permit development for surface water quality protection at Federal and State level in EPA Region 6 and EPA Region 9• Geospatial analyses using LiDAR, multispectral imagery, and other remote sensing data for analysis of crop production, historical land use, surface water features, and ecological features• Source tracking of nutrient contamination of surface and ground water• Contaminant nature and extent, fate and transport, and risk assessment studies• Environmental assessments for real estate transactions and regulatory compliance • Agricultural Best Management Practice (BMP) design and implementation• Vegetation inventory and sampling for ecological studies• Compost operations design, oversight, and regulatory compliance• Agricultural nutrient management

Sycamore, Il

• Oversee project work at ecological restoration sites and accomplish restoration goals within scheduled time frame. • Communicate effectively with staff, clients, and government regulators in all matters regarding the ecological goals of the project and the most efficient ways to meet performance standards.• Train personnel in proper plant identification, herbicide application, and safety precautions during work day start up and afternoon tailgate meetings.• Collaborate with upper management on future training programs, needed certifications, safety policies and scheduling of work.

Carbondale, Il

• Assist in experimental design and layout of experimental riparian buffer strips• Installation and maintenance of experimental riparian buffer strips in agricultural areas• Maintenance and repair of laboratory and field equipment

Research Assistant• Investigate growth properties of a critically endangered riparian plant species [Giant Cane (Arundinaria gigantea)] to aid in restoration efforts• Develop a multiple regression model to estimate the number of viable propagules a giant cane stand will yield based on the plants growth characteristics• Determine biomass allocation/root production below giant cane stands to a depth of 150 cm• Measure physical and chemical soil properties to determine if they were correlated with giant cane growth characteristicsTeaching Assistant (Dendrology Field Lab)• Teach a class of approximately 100 students how to identify over 140 native and exotic trees, shrubs and woody vines• Evaluate students using weekly field quizzes

Winona, Missouri, United States

• Conduct field surveys for non-native invasive plant species• Use contour maps and Trimble GPS to plot locations of plants within Wilderness areas• Analyze data and create maps using Pathfinder and ArcGIS• Remove severe or threatening noxious plants

Newton, Illinois, United States

• Vegetation inventory and sampling• Control and removal of non-native invasive plants• Habitat creation, maintenance, and restoration• Conduct surveys for various wildlife species• Collect and analyze field data using Excel and GIS

Ms, Forest Soils And Hydrology

Bachelor Of Science, Forestry

Associate Of Science, Pre-Forestry