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Portland, Oregon, United States

Hebo, Oregon, United States

Assures effective development, protection, and utilization of US Forest Service managed water and soil resources. Responsible for conducting and interpreting hydrologic surveys and analysis, watershed rehabilitation and management planning, and providing technical guidance within the framework of multiple-use management of forested lands. Established and maintains a novel up-to-date inventory of degraded stream crossings within the fifth-field watersheds intersecting Hebo Ranger District managed lands. Integrates novel analysis methods to effectively manage water and soil resources.

Buena Vista, Cocle, Panama

Restructured local community-based rural water commission to improve water/sanitation administration. Initiated quantitative research with 27 households by taking measurements using a standard scale quantifying water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions. Spearheaded the implementation of healthy trash management by training households on the maintenance of a gravity-fed aqueduct, as well as collaborating with local environmental agencies. Assembled five-monthly statistical data for water, sanitation, and hygiene proposal by enacting development strategy. Organized monthly three-hour sessions for enhancing the execution of community operations.• Completed 124-hours practicum field-based training, 84-hours formal technical training for water systems, latrines/sanitation, and health/hygiene practices, as well as 58-hours of development methodology and cross-cultural training, including community analysis, intercultural competence, and promoting community engagement.• Delivered Community Analysis and Development Plan report, facilitating crucial decisions regarding collaboration on usage of local resources, laying the groundwork for future policies of local authorities as well as governmental agencies.• Drafted a work plan for seven-member water committee, constructing air release valves and repairing prevailing damages at transmission lines.• Developed a trash management behavior change plan and seminar series for 34 households by collaborating with local administrators and the Ministry of Environment.

Blacksburg, Virginia, United States

Hosted the Torgersen Graduate Research Award competition for Engineering graduate students. Duties included evaluating and judging submitted graduate academic abstracts.

Blacksburg, Va

Modeled consumptive water usage for the Commonwealth of Virginia by collaborating with the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality. Employed R, ArcGIS, and GitHub applications for the maintenance and analysis of state/federal databases. Retrieved data for water consumption by developing open-source coding software tools. Assessed consumptive water characteristics across multiple water-use sectors and spatial scales. • Implemented Quality Assurance and Control methodologies to approx. 400K monthly withdrawal / discharge data points, and projected consumptive water consumption in Virginia for seven-year duration.• Designed REST function to import 30K monthly discharge records into the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality's surface water modeling software, resulting in a reduction of importing speed by 80%.• Increased inter-disciplinary productivity by creating a collaborative GitHub repository.

Blacksburg, Virginia

Assisted Dr. Durelle Scott to teach BSE: 3144 Numerical MethodsEvaluated and graded examinations and weekly assignments for 59 sophomore students. Returned assignments to students in accordance with established deadlines. Scheduled and maintained regular office hours to meet with students. Prepared and taught a guest Numerical Methods lecture using MATLAB.

College Of Earth, Ocean, And Atmosperic Sciences.

Facilitated in the operation of a trace-level geochemistry lab focusing on ocean and terrestrial research. Supervised class 100 cleanroom to ensure weekly cleaning routine, including acid washing lab plastic-ware. Administered complex technical tasks for research, including data collection and analysis by performing acid titration, acid distilling, ion chromatography, and prepared samples.• Washed 20,000 laboratory plastic-ware using concentrated hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide.• Completed concentration and isotopic analysis on 168 pore fluid samples by employing inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES) and a Nu Plasma multicollector inductively coupled-mass spectrometer (MC-ICPMS).• Published a data report of strontium isotopes 87 and 86 in the International Ocean Discovery Program.• Prepared 300 pore fluid samples for various graduate students in College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science department.

Center For Fraternity And Sorority Life

Organized and ran inter-sorority and inter-Greek events for +3,000 students.Conducted interviews of 25 women and rewarded a $250 scholarship to two finalists.Engaged professionally with University administration, faculty, and leaders in the Corvallis community. Attended leadership institutes including the AFLV Central Conference in Indianapolis, IN.

Dryden Hall, Oregon State University

-Funded by NSF to develop curriculum and materials for the SMILE program in the area of genetics.-Mentor high school student interested in the STEM field-Promote the STEM field in rural areas of Oregon. -Collaborate with fellow undergraduates, researchers, and experts in the genetic field.

Oak Creek Center For Urban Horticulture

-Played key role in designing Green Roofs in order to reduce building temperatures in Oregon cities.-Performed data analysis and provide recommendations to achieve the best combination of plant types for Green Roofs. -Assisted on OSU’s team for the EPA’s RainWorks Challenge.

Oregon State University

Oversaw 130 member's grades and promote academic excellence.Coordinated an "Amazing Race" program to motivate members to study together.Managed specialized scholarship programs for members that failed to meet academic standards.Facilitated scholarship banquets for students and staff.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Ecological Engineering, 3.7

Activities and Societies: Sigma Kappa Order of Omega Panhellenic Executive Council

Master Of Science - Ms, Biological Systems Engineering, 3.85

Activities and Societies: Graduate Research Assistant Graduate Teaching Assistant Secretary of Alpha Epsilon Honor Society