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Leadville, Co, Us

Eagle, Colorado, United States

• Assist with developing strategic priorities and goals for the Natural Resources work group• Develop a monitoring program for the department that will inform adaptive, ecological management of over 1,600 acres of public lands• Develop and manage a research project, including contractor supervision, to identify and evaluate over 1,700 negotiated environmental protections from land use to determine landowner compliance, guide policy discussions, and inform decision-making• Negotiate mitigation actions for impacts to the environment caused by development • Assist with installing low-tech process based log structures and monitor log structures to assess overall condition and function to achieve stream restoration goals• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary group to analyze Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from 2 water and wastewater treatment facilities to recommend strategies that reduce emissions to move towards net-zero goals• Participate in planning efforts to identify natural climate solutions to deploy at the local government level• Collaborate on a multi-jurisdictional effort to update Eagle County’s Community Wildfire Protection Plan, including plan goals and best management practices• Provide planning support and best management practices for environmental protection during wildfire mitigation and post-wildfire recovery actions• Lead Eagle County’s participation in a multi-jurisdictional coalition to develop resilience plans for recreation management and natural resource conservation• Engage with federal land managers on land planning processes, including providing review and recommendations on environmental impact statements and resource management plans• Oversee service agreements and contracts • Identify and apply for grant opportunities and provide grant oversight• Collaborate with various stakeholders, including public land managers, community groups and environmental organizations

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Boulder, Colorado, United States

•Managed vegetation and soil monitoring field work to inform federal rangeland management and wildfire recovery decisions, including hiring, training, and supervising 8 field staff, planning field work logistics, performing plant identification, data collection and QA/QC, and troubleshooting issues in the field•Performed geospatial and tabular analyses and interpretation on ecological and climate data at continental and regional scales using Esri ArcPro and R Studio to determine distributions of at-risk ecosystems, overall ecosystem loss, and areas of conservation value•Scripted models in R Studio for range-wide, ecological climate change vulnerability analyses •Created spatial, landscape-scale climate change adaptation zones for 10 ecosystems based on climate change vulnerability model outputs and recommended climate adaptation management strategies to federal clients•Acquired, curated, and processed ecological and climate geospatial data in various data formats •Developed complex data analysis workflows and modeling scripts and maintained process documentation•Created static and interactive web maps, reports, and presentations for varied audiences for data visualization, interpretation, and decision-support to advance discussions on landscape-scale management and conservation priorities •Developed analytical materials for characterizing and classifying 62 forested ecosystems based on U.S. Forest Service Forest Inventory and Analysis data•Identified global Key Biodiversity Areas in North America using best available ecosystem data •Assigned conservation status ranks to ecosystems based on ecosystem rarity, threat, and trend data•Continually coordinated internal meetings and organized and delegated tasks to colleagues in the Jira Work Management platform to drive project progress forward

•Organized, processed, and managed land use, human population, protected area, modeled sea-level rise, and modeled carbon sequestration spatial data•Entered processed spatial data into an analytical decision support model to provide climate resilience planning support for coastal marine environments•Identified and corrected errors produced from the analytical model

Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Coordinated and supervised 24 episodic ecological restoration volunteer work projects and 3 community ongoing volunteer programs, including volunteer training events• Assisted with determining departmental restoration needs and developing volunteer projects to meet workgroup goals• Planned and implemented native plant surveys to collect plant material for ecological restoration projects• Followed vegetation monitoring and soil sampling protocols to inventory and monitor native plant species and collect data on habitat restoration activities • Recorded and managed native plant survey data in Microsoft Excel • Performed site visits and supervised subcontractors at restoration sites • Identified plants using a dichotomous key• Used ESRI ArcGIS to analyze vegetation data and create printed maps for volunteer and staff use• Assisted with managing online volunteer recruitment and registration through Offero• Collaborated with partner agencies and their volunteers to complete volunteer work projects• Frequently communicated, both written and orally, with volunteers to answer questions, relay project details, and keep volunteers on track with their commitments• Safely supervised up to 35 volunteers in the field, including young children and youth• Recorded and analyzed volunteer service hours and achievements in a database to evaluate volunteer program progress • Organized an annual volunteer appreciation event to recognize volunteers for their service• Developed and distributed a volunteer program survey to volunteers to gain feedback on current programming

Boulder, Colorado

• Managed, entered, and analyzed vegetation data into a natural resources inventory and treatment database using Microsoft Excel and ESRI ArcGIS to report on noxious weed management program status• Created and delivered maps in ESRI ArcGIS of native plant occurrences and noxious weed infestations and treatment areas to use in field monitoring surveys

Boulder, Colorado, United States

• Assisted with designing conservation research projects to provide solutions supported by science for environmental impacts caused by anthropogenic use of natural resources• Effectively communicated with government authorities, program managers, and environmental experts to learn about specific biodiversity mitigation policy and practices • Interpreted and synthesized reports on current biodiversity mitigation legislation, policy, and practices to determine standards and provide suggestions for best practices• Attended a stakeholder workshop on rangeland management practices to contribute scientific advice to an ongoing sustainable grazing research project aimed at preserving prairie ecological biodiversity • Identified and reported on the key ecosystem impacts caused by industrialized agriculture on Monarch butterfly habitat to support ongoing Monarch conservation projects • Determined and analyzed current assessment methods used to measure resilience of socio-ecological systems to climate change• Created, managed, analyzed, and delivered datasets to inform conservation strategies based on scientific evidence• Co-authored a peer-reviewed publication on biodiversity mitigation assessment methods • Edited and formatted various drafts of manuscripts on conservation themed topics

Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland

• Assisted with a biological conservation experiment of Salmo trutta (brown trout) by performing field work related to capturing, tagging, measuring size, photographing, and collecting tissue samples to determine pedigree and relative fitness of individuals in response to pharmaceutical pollutants present in riverine ecosystems • Contributed to writing a published manuscript on results from the study• Managed an experimental evolution study without supervision on Drosophila melanogaster (fruit flies) related to candidate genes responsible for aging and lifespan• Increased probability of candidate gene performance by completing genetic recombination and amplification and various maintenance tasks related to caring for thousands of individual D. melanogaster specimens

Boulder, Colorado

• Identified, inventoried, and monitored non-native plant species in a variety of ecosystems to assist in the restoration of native ecosystems after a major natural disturbance event• Performed site condition assessments for site area, characteristics, and ecological integrity to evaluate disturbance, noxious weed infestations, and determine long-term natural resources management needs • Maintained detailed records of performed invasive species treatments and restoration activities to keep field data organized • Managed, entered, and analyzed vegetation data into a natural resources inventory and treatment database using Microsoft Excel and ESRI ArcGIS to report program status• Traveled extensively and regularly communicated with private landowners throughout the Front Range region to convey conservation and restoration efforts occurring on public lands• Expanded my skill set by collaborating with different Forest Service departments, including: the forestry crew; wildlife; abandoned mine land remediation; trail building and maintenance; and flood recovery re-vegetation programs• Safely supervised a county implemented flood recovery unit, youth groups, and volunteer teams ranging from 8 to 15 people on organized events in the field• Operated 4x4 vehicles on rough roads, handheld GPS units, and tablets for data collection

Tucson, Arizona, United States

• Managed a research project in conjunction with an Arizona copper mine comprised of multiple weekly and monthly soil, water, and plant tissue samplings• Performed environmental water quality sampling in the field• Coordinated, inventoried, organized, and prepared ~400 samples every 3 months for chemical extraction and analysis • Identified and recorded experimental data in a computer database and prepared final laboratory reports

Master'S Degree, Ecology And Evolutionary Biology

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Spanish Language And Literature

Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Botany/Plant Biology

Graduated Magna Cum Laude with Honors