Rebecca Warren Email & Phone Number

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Led and assisted multiple satellite-based, large-scale wetland classification and trends analysis projects in Yukon, Alberta, Ontario, and Québec.
• Participated as a Technical Working Group advisor and collaborated with government and private sector experts to develop Yukon-wide wetland mapping standards. Provided expert advice on predictive (machine-learning).
• Performed spatial analyses and developed maps and geodatabases to support site selection, regulatory applications, and policy requirements for a variety of projects in Canada and Saudi Arabia, including conventional.
• Coordinated with an international team to (1) develop a geospatial data management strategy to support the on-going maintenance of data, (2) evaluate, revise, and acquire geospatial data relevant to previous, on-going.
• Mentored junior staff and provided relevant training relating to GIS skills, AGOL, and data management.
• Assisted in the development of several successful proposals. Provided knowledge and expertise of remote sensing technologies and lessons learned from previous experiences.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Led and assisted in satellite-based classification of large-scale boreal wetland mapping projects that expanded the Canadian Wetland Inventory, provided valuable information for Indigenous land use planning processes.
• Processed imagery from Sentinel-1 and -2, Landsat and ALOS satellites using Sen2cor, SNAP, ArcGIS, Whitebox, and/or Google Earth Engine. Manipulated elevation datasets to produce relevant derivatives.
• Developed and applied machine-learning algorithms (Random Forest) in eCognition and Google Earth Engine for landcover classification. Currently researching the application of CNN for wetland classification.
• Developed geospatial processing and quality control workflows ensuring products met mapping standards.
• Collaborated with scientists to research, develop, and implement wetland remote sensing methods and products in varied research initiatives contributing to collective knowledge base.
• Led coordination of field campaign logistics for wetland vegetation surveys in remote regions including campaign budget, aircraft contracts, equipment, site selection, and community outreach; balanced efficiency, data.

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

• Investigated ecohydrological contribution of black spruce to a subarctic peatland water cycle using sap flux and eddy covariance measurements resulting in a peer reviewed article.
• Manipulated aircraft-based lidar canopy height models using R and GIS software to derive forest properties using allometric relationships determined from field measurements.
• Collaborated with various academics to combine datasets and expand scope of research.

Fort Simpson, Northwest Territories, Canada

• Managed on-site operations and maintenance of a remote research centre including routine operations (development and implementation of wetland-focused research, delegating required maintenance, communicating with.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Developed and coordinated implementation of educational material for university-level courses.

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

• Assisted in data collection and sample processing for variable projects (hydrology, ecology, soil science, remote sensing), and took initiative to lead equipment calibration.
• Participated in ground-truthing for the SMAP, SMOS, and RADARSAT-2 satellites including sample collection, geo-reference locations, and crop spectral information.

Sprucedale, Ontario, Canada

• Developed and implemented outdoor educational programming for teenage girls through extended backcountry canoe expeditions.

Bachelor’S Degree, Earth Surface Science

Activities and Societies: Outdoors Club Executive Member (2009-2011)

Master’S Degree, Geography