Resume

Summary

More than 10 years of experience in Federal land management and 15 years of experience in GIS and data management.

Highlighted Experience

• Resource Information Specialist, U.S. Forest Service (Dec 2020 – Present). Regional Natural Resource Manager (NRM) Program Manager. Data integration, information management, and data visualization for resource applications. Intermountain Region, R4. Ogden, UT
• Data Manager, U.S. National Park Service (Oct 2016 – Dec 2020). Information management, GIS, and cartography for ecological data collection, trend analysis, and reporting. Sierra Nevada Network Inventory and Monitoring Program, Three Rivers, CA
• Research Associate, University of Colorado Boulder (Aug 2015 – May 2016). Remote sensing and modeling for hydrologic research. Boulder Creek Critical Zone Observatory, Boulder, CO
• GIS Technician, U.S. National Park Service (Mar 2013 – Aug 2015). GIS and data management for resource planning. Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Three Rivers, CA; Gateway National Recreation Area, Staten Island, NY
• GIS/Natural Resource Intern, U.S. Bureau of Land Management (Jun 2012 – Feb 2013, Jun – Aug 2010). Data management and science communication for multi-use land management. National Conservation Lands, Washington, DC
• Research Associate, The Ohio State University (Jun 2011 – Jun 2012, May 2009 – Jun 2010). Advanced remote sensing and spatial analysis for polar and alpine research. Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, Columbus, OH
• Geologic Mapping Intern, Ohio Department of Natural Resources (Sep 2007 – Mar 2010). Mapping support for geohazards, glacial geomorphology and historic data preservation. Division of Geological Survey, Columbus, OH

Education

• M.A. Geography, Ohio State University (2012). Specialization: Environment and Society. Thesis: A mixed method approach to exploring and characterizing ionic chemistry in the surface waters of the glacierized upper Santa River watershed, Ancash, Peru. Columbus, OH
• B.S. Geography, Ohio State University (2010). Specialization: Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Second Major: Geological Sciences. Columbus, OH
• Semester Abroad, University of Otago (2006). Dunedin, New Zealand

Selected Conferences and Training

• USFS Middle Leader Program, Ogden, UT (Jan 2022-May 2022)
• Esri User Conference, San Diego, CA (Jul 2022-virtual, Jul 2021-virtual, Jul 2020-virtual, Jul 2019, Jul 2017, Jun 2016, Jul 2015, Jul 2013)
• Esri Federal GIS Conference, Washington, DC (Feb 2021-virtual)
• Central Valley Geosummit, Merced, CA (Apr 2019)
• Inventory and Monitoring Data Manager Training, Fort Collins, CO (Apr 2019, Mar 2018, Nov 2017)
• Society for Conservation GIS Conference, Pacific Grove, CA (Jul 2018)
• Wilderness First Aid, Three Rivers, CA (Mar 2018)
• Mental Health First Aid, Three Rivers, CA (Apr 2018)
• NPS Fundamentals Residential, Grand Canyon, AZ (Aug 2017)
• High Resolution Topography Short Course, Tempe, AZ (Jan 2016)
• NPS Operational Leadership, Three Rivers, CA (Mar 2015)

Applied Coursework

Graduate Geography Coursework: Remote Sensing, Climatology, Seminar for Problems in Climatology and Climate Change, Interdepartmental Seminar for Polar and Alpine Studies, Seminar for Cartography, Applied Quantitative Methods for Geography (Geostatistics), Theory of Regional Development/Field Methods in Human Geography, New Worlds of Latin America

Undergraduate Geography Coursework: Fundamentals of GIS, Intermediate GIS, Design and Implementation of GIS, Elements of Cartography, Numerical Cartography, Introduction to Geographic Analysis and Geostatistics, Earth Systems (Meteorology), World and Regional Geography, Geography of the United States and Canada, Making of the Modern World, Geography of Development, World Urbanization

Undergraduate Geology Coursework: Physical Geology, Geology and the Environment, Historical Geology, Oceanography, Water Security, Energy, Resources, and Society, Cryosphere, Geomorphology, Stratigraphy and Sedimentology