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Work Experience

Employment

Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc.

GIS Specialist

May 2020 - December 2023

  • Providing GIS support to project managers, scientists, resource authors, and other GIS team members on a variety of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents, including but not limited to: Resource Management Plans, Environmental Impact Statements, Biological Assessments, and Environmental Assessments

  • Serving as the lead or supporting GIS contact on large-scale, multi-year federal projects. Responsible for facilitating effective communication between the company and the client regarding GIS needs

  • Conducting spatial analysis on public and private datasets using Model Builder and Python to create quantitative knowledge for scientists and resource authors

  • Production of maps using ArcMap and ArcPro that illustrate the narrative of a NEPA document while also adhering to cartographic and federal mapping standards

  • Development of web maps using ArcGIS Online for public usage during virtual public meetings and NEPA comment periods.

  • Utilizing ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Field Maps to aid field crews in seamless data collection

  • Introducing newer GIS software (ArcPro, ArcGIS Field Maps, ArcGIS Online) into established GIS workflows. Training other members of the GIS team on using new software. Establishing standards and protocols to facilitate effective usage in the future

  • Diligently writing and maintaining metadata for all data produced during a project’s life cycle as data is released to the public at various points during a project

  • Participating and facilitating virtual public meetings, performing public comment analysis, and other GIS and non-GIS related tasks as needed

National Park Service

GIS Analyst Intern

April 2019 - May 2020

  • Providing GIS-based support on various projects ranging in scope from Park level to Federal level

  • Assisting with configuring field data collection applications through web GIS platforms such as ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Collector for ArcGIS, and Survey123

  • Developing training workflows to be deployed at the Park level for field data collection through aforementioned web GIS applications

  • Participated as a trainer in multi-day Mobile Data Collection training sessions with technical and non-technical audiences alike

  • Assisting teammates with various aspects of long-term projects, focused mainly on data management and data integrity with the goal of hosting authoritative datasets for internal and external usage

  • Generating cartographic products for parties within the NPS using ArcGIS Pro and Adobe Illustrator

  • Providing technical support on GIS program intricacies to GIS users and non-GIS users alike

University of Colorado - Denver

Research Assistant

October 2018 - May 2019

  • Engaging in the systematic cleaning of raw survey data collected in rural India to prepare it for statistical analysis

  • Conducting statistical analysis on prepared data using R software

  • Performing additional spatial statistical analyses on data using ArcMap GIS software

  • Coordinating with a partner on data-cleaning strategies and statistical analyses

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Paleobotany Internship

May 2018 - August 2018

  • Conducted field work consisting of identifying potential fossiliferous rock layers, extracting fossils from layers, and packaging fossils for safe transport.

  • Utilizing a Trimble differential GPS unit for field data collection. Geo-rectifying, projecting, and combining with an existing database when back at the museum.

  • Lab work on extracted fossils focused on highlighting and preserving the most useful and worthwhile fossil present on rock.

  • Categorizing fossils based on shared characteristics through a Morphotyping process.

  • Scientific outreach and education through discussion with Museum members at "meet and greet" events and conducting field work with teenage volunteers.

Volunteering

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Earth Sciences Collections Assistant

November 2016 - May 2020

  • Providing geospatial consultation to Paleontologists regarding GPS unit configuration and GIS-based post-processing workflows for ongoing research projects

  • Updating existing geodatabases with field data collected using a Trimble Differential GPS unit after post-processing

  • Cleaning large datasets to ensure spatial accuracy of fieldwork sites

  • Assisting with identifying, cataloging, and managing the museum’s collection of prehistoric fossils

National Park Service

Student Volunteer

April 2018 - July 2018

  • Utilized pertinent data from Park-level database in development of public-facing web maps

  • Created a story map on ArcGIS Online from public web maps and Park’s Foundation Document to highlight the Manhattan Project National Historical Park for park visitors

  • Received a signed Appreciation Letter from the Associate Regional Director of the National Park Service Intermountain Region for work completed

Please see my Linkedin page for a complete resume
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