Simon Topp Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, NC

Develop, deploy, and maintain deep learning models for forecasting water resources to improve management outcomes and promote sustainable use.

North Carolina

• Plan and execute research to improve performance of deep learning models for predicting water resources
• Lead a small team focused on developing explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) methods to improveinterpretability of machine learning models
• Provide direct guidance, code review, and expertise for interdisciplinary AI/ML and data science projects
• Develop reproducible workflows in Python and R using using containerization and workflow managementlibraries
• Use remote sensing and machine learning to measure, model, and predict processes in hydrology andlimnology

Ukiah, CA

• Conducted forest carbon inventories for carbon offset and credit programs
• Managed wildlife surveys for land conservation and timber projects
• Wrote and helped coordinate conservation easements

Grand Junction, CO

· Work included the installation and maintenance of songmeters for monitoring bats, extensive backcountry winter cave surveys for bat sign and hibernaculas, as well as some data analysis.

Martinez, California

• Conducted surveys for wildlife species of special concern with regards to land developer compliance of state and federal environmental laws and permitting regulations.
• Conducted GIS work to accompany final reports and assist in spatial understanding of species distribution.
• Managed the biological surveying and monitoring of large construction projects and represented Condor Country Consulting at contractor progress meetings.

Berkeley, CA

Did the GIS analysis and data mining for a report title State of the World's Rivers. The report, due out later this year, focuses on dam construction and examines the interactions between fragmentation, biodiversity, and water quality within the major water basins of the world.

Annandale-on-Hudson, New York

Work included carpentry, lighting electrics, and set construction for a renowned summer theater, music, and dance festival.

• Utilized geographic information systems along with census data, secondary sources, and various literature reviews to analyze the effects and impacts of land use and land change from both a scientific and policy.

Oaxaca De Juárez Area, Mexico

• Worked intensively with a small team of four people to carry out an extensive surface water-sampling plan in the Rio-Atoyac/Verde watershed.
• Gained essential skills in project coordination, fieldwork methodologies, and data/information documentation and management.
• Created a baseline of vital environmental knowledge with implications for public health, agricultural management, and city planning.

Billings, Montana

• Handled financial transactions, supplied loans, and tracked inventory.
• Worked closely with the Native American Crow Tribe.
• Provided loan opportunities for impoverished families who would not otherwise be able to acquire necessary capital.
• Developed skills in customer relations, dealing with confrontation, and tracking monetary transactions.

Buena Vista, Colorado

• Guided various groups through technical white water rapids.
• Customers included tourists, the Denver Center for the Blind, youth groups, and various other community organizations.
• Provided river safety and sustainability lessons, and encouraged environmental stewardship both on and off the river.
• Developed essential skills in leadership, effective handling of dangerous situations, team-building, customer relations, and working under pressure.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Remote Sensing And Hydrology

• Led and contributed to research projects creating and analyzing large remote sensing datasets using data science and machine learning •.

Master Of Science (Ms), Environmental Policy

• Comprehensive coursework including environmental law, economics/statistics, science, and policy. • Master's Thesis: "Future impacts of.

Ba, Environmental And Urban Studies