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Richmond, Va, Us

● Built an Environmental Data Hub prototype for the U.S. Department of Agriculture- Designed and implemented a full-stack data pipeline, delivering real-time and historical environmental data to USDA scientists- Deployed and administered an Azure cloud environment to uphold an integrated microservices system architecture, leveraging Terraform and GitHub Actions for CI/CD- Utilized Python and Java Spring Boot to wrangle and integrate diverse scientific datasets into the Environmental Data Hub and create custom data products- Oversaw the management of multiple Kubernetes clusters, each hosting a distinct set of microservices- Led the system design and conceptual engineering processes and provided technical recommendations for proprietary and open-source cloud software solutions● Ported a commercial C++/Fortran application from CentOS 7 to CentOS Stream 9 utilizing Docker, Github Actions, and Sonatype Nexus

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

● Cloud Developer: Led the migration of NCEI archive datasets to AWS storage and demonstrated cloud-native data access capabilities- Developed a NetCDF climate data to cloud-optimized geotiff conversion pipeline using Python, GDAL, Docker, AWS ECR, AWS Lambda, and AWS Step Functions. Leveraged Python Jupyterhub notebooks to illustrate visualization capabilities of cloud-optimized geotiffs and Zarr stores- Constructed custom metrics and monitoring dashboards utilizing Elasticsearch and Kibana (ELK stack), AWS S3 server access logging, Application Load Balancer logging, and AWS SQS. Created dashboard visualizations in accordance with operational user and data manager requirements for comprehensive data monitoring- Executed the migration of on-premise data to AWS S3 Storage using Apache Nifi, rclone, and wget. Developed infrastructure-as-code dataset stack resources via AWS CloudFormation and AWS CDK, overseeing logging and metrics for S3 access events- Collaborated on the development of a bespoke frontend authentication and authorization application using Python, Flask, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, and AWS Cognito● Geospatial Web Developer: Spearheaded the development, deployment, and maintenance of geospatial web applications- Developed the Ocean Carbon and Acidification Data (OCAD) Portal: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/oads/ — a tailored data search and map viewer application utilizing JavaScript and Oracle Database for querying metadata records in NCEI's data archive- Engineered a REST-based API based on specifications from NASA engineers for seamless integration into NASA’s Common Metadata Repository- Implemented updates to legacy map viewer applications using the React library for JavaScript

Lynchburg, Virginia Area

● Esri StoryMap of projects completed during internship: https://arcg.is/1uD5Pu● Created new feature class in ArcSDE and captured GPS points for all City trail mile and safety markers; utilized the ArcGIS Collector app on an Android tablet paired with a Trimble R1 GPS device● QA/QC’d and completed capture of the City’s ADA ramps on sidewalks in a versioned ArcSDE that allows the City’s GIS division to build a walkability network and to analyze pedestrian accessibility throughout the city● Converted out-dated, static City Overlay District maps into interactive ArcGIS Online web-mapping applications utilizing services via a rest endpoint● Analyzed density and hotspots of Stormwater condition assessment data and created a workspace in ArcMap to be viewed by the Department of Water Resources leadership team to determine project areas that can be given to outside engineering firms for mitigation● Created Python scripts used to automate geoprocessing workflows and organize Stormwater infrastructure data into file geodatabases

Richmond, Virginia Area

● Assessed current tree canopy cover and areas for possible tree planting in the City of Hopewell utilizing ArcGIS Pro in order to improve Stormwater and runoff management● Presented Tree Canopy Assessment to City of Hopewell Stormwater Management team and CBF Regional Offices● Tree Canopy Assessment provided to CBF was used to secure $200,000 in grant funding to plant trees in Hopewell, VA● Updated and appended to an Excel spreadsheet of all elected officials in Virginia as an email contact list for CBF● Assisted with CBF’s underwater grass program by kayaking Dragon Run River looking for new underwater grass species and organizing the grasses to the masses program equipment

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Environmental Studies And Biology Double Major, Magna Cum Laude