Experience

Optimal GEO

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

• Geospatial Analyst

  • Sep 2017 - Present



Rails-to-Trails Conservancy

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GIS Analyst

  • Sep 2015 - Jul 2017

  Provides technical assistance to the Trail Development and Policy Teams in all things GIS.



The World Bank

• United States
• International Trade and Development
• 700 & Above Employee

• GIS Consultant

  • Sep 2014 - Sep 2015

  • Support the Innovation Lab team in all matters pertaining to GIS data collection, management, troubleshooting, analysis, and visualization using tools such as ArcGIS, QGIS, Python, and R• Tasked to collect and maintain data from a wide variety of sources on projects in Africa and East and Central Asia on subjects pertaining to disaster risk, poverty, and disease• Collected and compiled remotely sensed flood inundation extents in order to analyze the affect of flooding on household poverty in Uganda and Malawi• Provided support through data collection, construction, and analysis for Ebola GeoNode, a free and open source GIS data repository • Utilized Python scripting to collect and analyze GIS data quickly and efficiently for both of the above projects• Provide GIS analysis and static/interactive visualizations for post disaster damage assessments and Lab’s programs• Collated and curated global, regional, and national geospatial data for natural hazards to be used in the constructing of a hazard screening tool



World Wildlife Fund

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• GIS Intern and Consultant

  • Jun 2014 - Jan 2015

  • Utilized InVEST software carbon sequestration, sediment retention, and water yield models to perform spatial analysis of ecosystem services in Primeiras e Segundas a proposed protected area in Mozambique • Performed research, collected, and cleaned data to construct biophysical and geospatial inputs to run InVEST models• Executed national analysis on carbon sequestration, sediment retention, and water yield in Mozambique • Created maps, data visualizations, and explanations of InVEST model inputs and outputs for officials in Mozambique to reference when making important decisions concerning ecosystem services • Performed multi-criteria evaluation and streamlined process with Python applications to produce overlap analysis which successfully identified priority areas tying carbon sequestration, sediment retention, and water yield together • Performed whole-scale digitizing of protected areas for coastal fisheries in Mozambique• Produced data needed for fishing pressure model in Indonesia using remotely sensed data and zonal statistics



Amazon Conservation

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Conservation Policy and GIS Intern

  • Feb 2014 - May 2014

  • Created internal policy strategy document through regular collaboration with staff and board members to address illegal mining issues and its negative environmental effects in Madre de Dios, Peru• Worked with geospatial data to design dynamic maps that identified mining concessions and illegal mining hot spots in Peru and the position of ACA activities in relation to mining activities to be disseminated to staff and board members to better address development of internal strategies on illegal mining



Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• High Risk Energy Choices Research and Data Intern and Consultant June 2013-present

  • Jun 2013 - Mar 2014

  • Developed one-pagers on water rules and regulations for individual states in the Southeast to provide clarification on water usage and water discharge temperature policies• Analyzed water use and temperature data to synthesize information to create clearer picture of water usage and water discharge temperatures for Tennessee Valley Authority coal and nuclear plants• Constructed water use and water temperature databases using R for coal and nuclear plants and created condensed information in an interactive mapping tool through CartoDB for internal use and SACE’s followers• Regularly communicate data findings to non-technical and technical users alike



Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Policy Intern

  • Jan 2013 - May 2013

  • Produced concise written work on the most pressing climate change issues for Climate Change Newseach week for a readership of approximately 4,000• Updated and produced fact sheets concerning renewable energy sources, landfill management, and thewater-energy nexus for EESI briefing participants and online followers• Conducted data analysis for the Rural Energy Savings Program in order find best practices for aprogram that allows electric cooperatives to lend money to customers for the purchase of energyefficient appliances



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Sep 2012 - Nov 2012



Jason Powell Tennessee State House

• Powell for Tennessee State House Campaign District 53

  • Mar 2012 - Aug 2012



U.S. House of Representatives

• United States
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Jan 2012 - Apr 2012



Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Federal Policy Intern

  • Jan 2011 - May 2011