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Boston, MA, US

Fairfax, Virginia, United States

• As part of the Advancing Resilience in Communities consulting group, I lead the national team managing FEMA's Coordinated Needs Management Strategy geospatial database for twenty-two states and territories. The CNMS.
• Assessing whether riverine flood hazard studies continue to reflect real world conditions using a series of GIS-based checks
• Training staff on GIS processes involved in validation assessments
• Maintaining ArcGIS Online dashboards used by CNMS stakeholders to filter and visualize GIS data and create insights that can be used for planning purposes
• Managing project timelines at weekly and quarterly levels to ensure goals are met and tracking staff progress
• Coordinating with four FEMA Regional Service Centers to update the CNMS database quarterly and update FEMA HQ about ongoing work

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• I served as the main company-wide GIS resource for an environmental consulting firm specializing in stormwater management. As part of my role, I worked to foster relationships with state and local government clients to.
• Managing tasks involving the use of ESRI apps, including creating GIS databases, training staff on field procedures, tracking daily progress and inspection statistics, performing QC on collected data, and creating and.
• Directing coworkers in technical aspects of map creation, geospatial analysis, and GIS database design and attribution
• Producing maps and graphs that are used in project proposals, reports, and presentations to clients
• Creating custom tools within ArcGIS using Python and arcpy to streamline repetitive tasks and solve problems
• Drafting documents delivered to clients such as proposals, project summary reports, comprehensive stormwater pollution prevention plans (SWPPPs), metadata related to GIS data, and protocols to help clients manage GIS.

Arlington, VA

I worked closely with employees across County government to produce geospatial data layers and maps to meet the ongoing and evolving needs of a local jurisdiction. My work involved creating and maintaining geospatial data through ArcGIS related to planimetric, infrastructural, demographic, and environmental projects. My day-to-day tasks required knowledge.

Williamsburg, VA

I was part of a team that is investigating the geospatial relationship between areas of colonial investment and modern inequality across Africa. I was responsible for georeferencing colonial era maps and digitizing their spatial economic information in vector form. This data was then converted to a raster grid and compared to present-day raster data on.

Williamsburg, VA

As a GIS Researcher for the project “Testing the Waters: Relationships Among Land Use, BMPs, and Water Quality,” my goal was to find out if BMPs are improving the water quality in the College Creek watershed of coastal Virginia. I used the EPA's Storm Water Management Model to create a hydrologic model that incorporated water pollutant concentration data.

New York, NY

I worked with small businesses on the Lower East Side of New York City to reduce carbon footprints and promote sustainability. I spoke with dozens of business owners to advocate the Lower East Side Ecology Center's EcoBizNYC program that provides businesses with environmental consulting. While conducting sustainability assessments, I covered aspects of.

Master Of Science - Ms, Geography

Bachelor’S Degree, Environmental Geography And Government