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Sacramento, CA, US

Rocklin, California, United States

Sacramento, California, United States

Sacramento, California Area

Sacramento, California Area

Sacramento, California Area

• Field Biologist specializing in transportation, mining, and hydroelectric relicensing projects.
• Wetland delineations, soil sampling and testing, water quality monitoring, habitat assessment, CEQA/NEPA documentation, storm water pollution prevention plans (SWPPP), and environmental permitting (404/401/1600).
• Fish entrainment/pit tagging/electrofishing studies, emergency amphibian relocation efforts, valley elderberry longhorn beetle surveys, and botanical surveys for T&E/Invasive species.

• Wetland delineations and vernal pool surveys for wind, electric, and pipeline development projects in Maine, Connecticut, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.
• Wildlife cleanup efforts for a large oil spill in the Great Lakes region, including capture, tagging, and husbandry of affected aquatic animals.

Blacksburg, VA

• Multi-year plantation forestry research, concentrating on the effects of soils and soil properties on the growth of clonal Loblolly pines.
• Collected, analyzed, and stored soil and plant samples for field and laboratory variables, including particle size, bulk density, soil moisture, macro- and micronutrients.
• Teaching Assistant duties for Forestry Field Methods and Forest Ecology and sustainability- class materials preparation, transportation, and grading.
• Presented complex scientific information at society meetings, for white papers, and for industry groups.

• Delineated wetlands, streams, and lakes in the Great Basin of Northern Nevada and Southeastern Oregon to support a multi-state linear energy project.
• Rare and sensitive species surveys including endangered land mammals and migratory birds.
• Surveyed physical features- roads, culverts, and utility right-of-ways to support large-scale infrastructure improvements.
• GPS data collection using custom ArcPad applications, including a rigorous QA/QC process.

Corvallis, Oregon Area

• Maintained backcountry water quality sensor arrays, including maintenance, equipment calibration and data QA/QC.
• Measured water quality indicators on mountain streams- conductivity, flow, and temperature from both automated sensor arrays and manual methods such as dye tracers and Doppler flow meters.

Juneau, AK

Participated in long-term forest ecosystem studies as a soils specialist.Maintained research plots, including data loggers, piezometers, lysimeters, IRGAs, pressure transducers, and stream gauges.Analyzed soil and water samples for carbon, macronutrient, and physical characteristics both in a wilderness and in laboratory settings.Prepared documents.

Yellowstone National Park

Lead a multi-department utilities & infrastructure mapping project using ESRI's geodatabase model.Interpreted as-built drawings and investigated actual ground conditions to create precision cartographic products.Supervised student interns in field data collection and cartographic principles.Collected GPS field data and post-processed for sub-meter.

using GPS data and ESRI's Spatial Analyst.Produced custom cartography to support PhD research.Supervised two student workers in proper environmental lab procedures.Collected plant, water, and soil samples in a backcountry research site.Provided precision analysis of plant, water, and soil samples.Prepared and analyzed soil, water, and plant samples for.

Lead QA/QC effort for a multi-state Gas and Electric GIS network.Edited GIS data for utility projects, meeting client specifications for accuracy and precision.Recommended acceptance or rejection of datasets based on client specifications.Created documentation on processes and software use for client and coworkers.Trained technicians and analysts on proper.

Ms, Forestry

Bs, Ecology & Environmental Science; Land Use Planning; Minor In Soil Science

Activities and Societies: Captain, Soil judging team (2004-2006)

Education record

High School

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Ecology And Environmental Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Ecology And Environmental Science