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Loveland, CO, US

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

I Manage more than twenty GIS projects across the US for resource conservation on federal lands. I am a major part of all steps in data management, from developing data collection methods with Survey 123, Field Maps, and ArcGIS Online (AGOL), QC data collection, migrating the data into the DoD database (SDSFIE) using ESRI ETL tools and producing maps.

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Serve as an assistant professor for the online GIS Certificate program. Develop curriculum, lead lectures, and assign and grade homework assignments for topics in spatial analysis, geoprocessing workflows, and cartography.

Denver, Colorado, United States

Serve as lead project manager and lead technical advisor for all active projects for Allpoints GIS. Keep active communication with clients, manage employees, assign work, and produce high-quality maps and reports. Develop curriculum and lead teaching classes in ESRI ArcGIS Pro, Field Data Capture, and ArcGIS Online. Conduct client GIS work, including data.

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Monitored for ecological habitats and presences of species in accordance with protocols set by the BLM and USFW. Conducted habitat assessment and presence-absence surveys for rare and sensitive plants, White-Tailed Prairie Dogs, Mountain Plovers, Burrowing Owls, and Mexican Spotted Owls.

Boulder, Colorado, United States

As a Zero Waste Conservation Associate I worked with members of the community to facilitate the reuse of home building materials.

Medford, Oregon Area

Completed point transect calling surveys for Northern Spotted Owls (NSO) on BLM lands in Southern Oregon. Located NSO through mousing to determine nesting success and monitored for Barred Owl presence.

Arcata, CA

Completed point transect calling surveys for Northern Spotted Owls on BLM lands in Northwestern California. Surveyed deer and elk abundance though collection of scat in set grids. Conducted point counts for songbird and shorebird species identification and abundance. Monitored Snowy Plover nest and installed educational signs and fencing to redirect human.

Porterville, CA

Led a crew of 12 technicians on the Sierra Nevada Carnivore Monitoring Program. Collected data on fishers, martens, and other associated mammalian species through non-invasive survey methods including, track-plates, remote cameras, hair snares, and sample collection for isotopic analysis on diet composition. Duties included: trained technicians in field.

Arcata. CA

Conduct a population estimate though individual identification of bobcats; employ a new remote camera-based protocol in Headwaters Forest Reserve, CA. Supervisory duties include: training, scheduling, logistical planning, data proofing/processing, obtaining/maintaining equipment, quality control of fieldwork, adherence to protocols, and hiring/oversight of.

Arcata CA

Primary duties included point transect calling surveys for Northern Spotted Owls on BLM lands in North-Western California, deer abundance surveys though collection of deer scat, bird identification and abundance using point counts, and Snowy Plover transects. Located nest sites for Northern Spotted Owls through mousing and pursuing through dense vegetation.

Worked on the front end as a Cashier, Stocked merchandise and conducted customer service.

Missoula, Montana Area

Conducted population surveys of gray wolves using radio telemetry, tracks and scats and howling. Collected data through trapping, darting and collaring wolves. Learned to safely operate ATVs.

trunksnleaves.org

Assisted a non-profit organization with organizing documents for an annual report to be presented at national benefit conference. In charge of photo and video editing, and managing newsletter using the programs Photoshop, MS Access, MS Publisher, and Apple Final Cut.

Arcata Ca

Took part in non-invasive inventorying of the fisher population within Headwaters Forest Reserve. Primary duties involved setting up and moderating hair collection stations and remote sensor cameras and collected fisher hair for genetic analysis.

Arcata CA

Took part in a project investigating the use of artificial denning structures by forest carnivores and the effect of artificial denning structures on species’ occupancy of second-growth forests. Primary duties involved conducting track-plate surveys for forest carnivores. Identified all tracks collected, including ~15 mammalian species.

Windhoek, Namibia, Africa

Assisted with the research of multiple animal species, using techniques including remote-sensing cameras, radio-collar tracking, game censuses, and data processing. Rehabilitated and released wildlife; duties included maintaining animal housing, monitoring, feeding, and capture and restraint of animals.

Makalali Game Reserve, South Africa

Duties included daily counts of animal populations, observing and identifying animal behaviors, and tracking multiple animal species, including elephants, lions, cheetahs, and rhinos through visual tracks on foot or from truck as well with radio telemetry. Assisting in the maintenance of the reserve including trail clearing and erosion control.

Assisted with animal husbandry duties.

Bused tables and help greet and seat customers.

Master'S Degree, Spatial Data Science

Learning to create novel solutions that leverage vast amounts of spatial data to solve location-based challenges. When graduating I will.

Bachelor’S Degree, Wildlife Conservation Biology/ Applied Vertebrate Ecology, Minor In Geospatial Analysis

Ecology of Wildlife Populations Wildlife Management (Mammals) Wildlife Management (Carnivores) Wildlife Techniques Conservation Biology.

Associate Of Arts And Sciences (Aas), Biology/Zoology/Photography