Experience

Quantified Ventures

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• SRF Watershed Coordinator - Texas

  • Mar 2023 - Present

  My team actively supports existing watershed and conservation organizations across the State of Texas by serving as a financial resource and subject matter expert for navigating the SRF funding process. We focus on facilitating and developing nature-based solutions projects which address environmental, health, and social benefits for people and ecosystems. My team actively supports existing watershed and conservation organizations across the State of Texas by serving as a financial resource and subject matter expert for navigating the SRF funding process. We focus on facilitating and developing nature-based solutions projects which address environmental, health, and social benefits for people and ecosystems.



Body Collective

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Apr 2019 - Present

  - Oversees daily operations, including major financial decisions, hiring of staff, and coordinating with outside businesses, vendors, and contractors - Acts as a primary point of contact between the company and the public or other businesses - Develops and implements the vision and mission of the company - Sets strategic short-term and long-term goals for the company - Responsible for networking and relationship management with contractors - Management of overall budget and expenses



Texas Water Development Board

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Regional Water Planner

  • Nov 2019 - Mar 2023

  - Serves as the liaison (non-voting member) and provides direct technical and administrative assistance to regional water planning groups to facilitate the timely completion of their regional water plans and studies - Attends and represents the TWDB at all regular regional water planning group meetings and public hearings for assigned regions - Provides guidance to regional water planning groups on agency rule, statutory, and contractual requirements - Manages research and planning contracts for regional water planning and related studies - Reviews and evaluates planning deliverables for contractual, rule, and statutory compliance and agency approval - Performs other routine contract management duties such as reviewing and approving payment requests and ensuring timely processing of contract amendments, budget memorandums, or subcontracts - Supports and participates as a member of one or more multi-disciplinary Regional Water Project Development teams through promoting TWDB financial assistance programs at stakeholder meetings, and application review for funding water-related infrastructure projects



HDR

• United States
• Design Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Scientist

  • Oct 2017 - Oct 2019

  - Assisted with the development of environmental scope, complex budgets, and project schedules for water and wastewater infrastructure projects - Provided expert advice for navigating complex permitting and environmental documentation for the issuance of environmental findings by state and federal entities - Prepared permits according to state and federal law - Prepared complex environmental documents such as Environmental Information Documents, Environmental Data Forms, Potential Jurisdictional Determination of Waters of the U.S., Threatened and Endangered Species Evaluations, and Nationwide Permits for the authorization of public and private works in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Georgia, and Wyoming - Acted as a liaison between clients and public and private regulatory agencies



Texas Water Development Board

• United States
• Government Administration
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Natural Resource Specialist III

  • Apr 2015 - Sep 2017

  - Reviewed cultural resource management, biological, and environmental assessments, engineering reports, plans and specifications, financial applications, and other documents to ensure TWDB funded projects complied with State and Federal laws and regulations, agency rules, and prudent environmental practices - Conducted archaeological, biological, or ecological file and literature searches - Prepared, amended, or affirmed environmental determinations. - Worked closely with project management work groups, environmental review teams, and other staff to ensure consistency of review policies and procedures and to increase the quality of financial assistance programs. - Worked closely with cultural resource management, environmental, and engineering consultants and representatives of governments at the state, local, and federal levels during the course of each project. - Provided guidance and recommendations to financial assistance applicants and recipients on compliance with legal requirements and prudent actions towards maintaining and enhancing the human environment. - Prepared written reports, memorandum, and correspondence. - Represented the TWDB at assigned engagements.



aci consulting, a division of aci group LLC

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Ecologist

  • Mar 2014 - Apr 2015

  - Drafted a Minor Amendment to a Section 10(a)(1)(b) Incidental Take Permit in Douglas County, Colorado - Engaged in project work focused on federal, state, and local environmental regulations relating to the authorization of public and private works, including documenting under NEPA, the Endangered Species Act and the Clean Water Act - Drafted technical memorandums for NEPA related projects - Regularly coordinated with clients and engineers on projects - Utilized Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications to perform desktop analysis for various projects and provided GIS support on projects - Assisted in the completion of a comprehensive biological assessment and assisted in conducting an in-depth habitat assessment for the golden-cheeked warbler in Bexar County, Texas. The habitat assessment required the collection of vegetation data at 200 randomly generated points throughout the property. The study ultimately resulted in the critical analysis of habitat modeling methods - Assisted in conducting environmental assessments evaluating properties for critical environmental features, jurisdictional waters, and endangered species habitat in accordance with the City of Austin Land Development Code - Assisted in conducting protocol presence/absence surveys and habitat surveys mapping for the golden-cheeked warbler throughout its Texas range - Performed Section 404 waters assessments throughout Texas



Texas A&M University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Teaching Assistant for Dr. Robert Knight

  • May 2011 - Dec 2013

  Teaching Assistant for ESSM 302 Wildland Plants of North America: Fall 2012, Fall 2013 - Taught students typical characteristics of common grass, forb, and woody species that grow across North America.- Assigned grades to plant comparisons, weekly quizzes, cumulative lab quizzes. - Assisted in grading lecture exams and plant collections. - Maintained grade records in E-learning- Provided additional tutoring after hoursTeaching Assistant for ESSM 301 Wildland Watershed Management: Spring 2013- Taught students how to read a topographic map, delineate a watershed, calculate rates of evapotranspiration and stream discharge, evaluate water quality parameters (i.e. DO, N, P, TSS), and estimate peak runoff rates and sediment loss. - Assisted in grading lecture exams Student Worker: Summer 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012- Prepared educational materials for Wildland Watershed Management, Wildland Plants of North America, Wetland Delineation, and Introduction to Natural Resources and Ecosystem Management. - Edited and proof read various professional papers and thesis documents- Carried out supporting and clerical tasks- Sorted and mounted plants for educational purposes

• Bastrop Fire Recovery Project Manager

  • Feb 2012 - May 2013

  - Maintained contact with the Texas Forest Service, NRCS, professors from Texas State University, the Lost Pines Recovery Team, and troop leaders from Boy Scouts of America regarding our involvement on Griffith League Scout Ranch. - Purchased equipment for project ($5,000) and maintained all financial records. - Recorded project progress, maintained files on significant findings, and accrued volunteers to plant and tend to 1,500 drought hardy loblolly pine seedlings in TAMU Greenhouses.- Developed an interactive learning program using iPad applications for undergraduate students enrolled in Wetland and Riparian Ecological Restoration and Trees of North America.



U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Natural Resources Specialist

  • May 2013 - Jul 2013

  - Assisted Corps members with invasive species management activities involving non-native plants and aquatic species. - Updated the Cowanesque Lake Mitigation Plan by documenting previous prescriptions and adding further recommendations for invasive species management and wildlife habitat enhancement. - Utilized GPS and GIS skills on a weekly basis to produce maps for Corps member and contractor use. - Performed monthly presence/absence surveys for zebra mussels in Tioga, Hammond, and Cowanesque Lakes. - Documented locations of Osprey and Bald Eagle nests on Corps grounds and monitored nests for presence of fledglings. - Presented natural resource interpretive programs on Osprey, aquatic habitat management, and wetland plant taxonomy.



City of Austin

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern - Department of Parks and Recreation

  • May 2010 - Aug 2010

  - Researched invasive species management practices for King Ranch Bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum) and recommended effective methods to eradicate B. ischaemum from the Commons Ford Prairie Ranch - Conducted biological surveys to identify native/non-native grass, forb, and woody species composition across the prairie with biologists from the Balcones Canyonlands Preserve - Composed reasonable future management objectives for the Commons Ford Prairie Ranch - Conducted surveys for invasive species surrounding the prairie and mapped those species with GPS to aid future monitoring efforts