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Bozeman, MT, US

Bozeman, MT, US

As the Science & Registry Program Manager, I oversaw the development and implementation of the Regen Registry Program, which supported communities in developing and deploying crediting protocols.

• Co-developed 42-page Regen Registry Methodology for GHG and Co-Benefits in Grazing Systems, combining remote sensing data with in-field measurements to train machine learning algorithms for carbon stock estimation
• Built an open-source toolset to automate soil carbon estimation using high-resolution satellite, including stratification tools, a Sentinel-2 imagery pre-processing kit, and machine-learning based algorithms for.
• Supported Microsoft purchase of 119,000 soil carbon credits in one of the largest-ever soil carbon credit issuances in Australia, coordinated outreach with 4 Australian ranchers, wrote thirteen 40-page monitoring reports

Supported in a local initiative connecting local Vermont communities and landowners with resources about to adopt land management practices to cultivate and preserve healthy forests to help slow the effects of climate change in the region. My work focused on applying GIS to develop maps to inform land owners of opportunities to connect with local.

• Using high-resolution satellite imagery and advanced geospatial analysis, I mapped urban greenspace distribution in Denver and Seattle, correlating it with socioeconomic data to reveal disparities in access to green.
• Created detailed land cover classifications and NDVI maps for urban areas in Denver and Seattle using high-resolution satellite imagery
• Conducted geospatial analysis to correlate urban vegetation distribution with socioeconomic factors
• Investigated the relationship between urban greenspace access and community mental health outcomes
• Contributed to research informing environmental justice initiatives and urban planning policies

Washington, United States

Researched sedimentation dynamics and landscape change in the Nooksack River Basin in Washington state using a combination of lidar, sediment connectivity modeling, photogrammetry, and field methods.

• Studied the origin and nature of fast moving, "surging" glaciers in the artic to advance scientific understanding of the effects of environmental change impacts on arctic landscapes and sea level rise. My work focused.
• Conducted on-site data collection in Svalbard, Norway, including laser altimeter data and aerial imagery acquisition
• Developed and implemented a convolutional neural network to classify complex crevasse patterns on glaciers using high-resolution satellite imagery
• Generated thematic maps and time-series analyses to visualize the evolution of crevasse patterns and ice deformation during glacial surge events
• Supported in testing the ICESAT-2 laser altimeter (ATLAS) to measure land ice elevation

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geography