Experience

RESOLVE

• United States
• Public Policy Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Coordinator and Research Scientist, Biodiversity and Wildlife

  • Jan 2021 - Present

  • Manage development and deployment of technologies for anti-poaching and human-wildlife conflict.• Conduct research, data analysis, and spatial analysis for biodiversity conservation projects and publications.• Develop grants proposals and concept notes for donor outreach, raising over $2 million to date. • Oversee BWS program operations, including contracting, budgeting, reporting, and communications.

• Research Associate, Biodiversity and Wildlife

  • Jun 2017 - Dec 2020

• Research Fellow

  • Aug 2016 - May 2017

  • Conducted research and data analysis on human-carnivore conflict prevention efforts, ape habitat assessments, and ecoregion planning analyses. • Provided administrative & fundraising support for RESOLVE's Biodiversity and Wildlife Solutions program. • Contributed articles to Mongabay.com about the application of technology for wildlife conservation.



Winrock International

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

• Geospatial Consultant

  • Jul 2016 - Aug 2016

  • Provided technical expertise and remote sensing analysis to support forest degradation work under USAID's Vietnam Forest & Deltas project.• Conducted accuracy assessments on existing degradation maps using high-resolution satellite imagery. • Provided technical expertise and remote sensing analysis to support forest degradation work under USAID's Vietnam Forest & Deltas project.• Conducted accuracy assessments on existing degradation maps using high-resolution satellite imagery.



Clark University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Assistant, Career Services

  • Sep 2015 - May 2016

  • Created, managed and performed data analysis on large-scale databases on MS Excel and Access.• Trained student workers on data entry procedures and supervised their progress.• Reviewed resumes and cover letters for undergraduate students and provided internship advice. • Created, managed and performed data analysis on large-scale databases on MS Excel and Access.• Trained student workers on data entry procedures and supervised their progress.• Reviewed resumes and cover letters for undergraduate students and provided internship advice.



The Nature Conservancy

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

• Mitigation and Conservation GLOBE Intern

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Updated the Mitigation Baseline Assessment through surveys with practitioners in each state chapter.• Managed two large database regarding TNC's nationwide and international mitigation involvement. • Updated the Mitigation Baseline Assessment through surveys with practitioners in each state chapter.• Managed two large database regarding TNC's nationwide and international mitigation involvement.



Clark University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Fundraising Representative, The Clark Fund

  • Sep 2014 - May 2015

  • Connected with Clark University alumni and fundraised for scholarships and university advancement. • Connected with Clark University alumni and fundraised for scholarships and university advancement.



Davis Projects

• United States
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Leader, "Mitigating Human-Leopard Conflict in Sri Lanka"

  • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

  • Completed an independent project to mitigate human-leopard conflict in and around the Yala National Park buffer zone. Oversaw construction an distribution of protective cattle enclosures to livestock herders, funded by a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant.• Presented findings on impact of enclosures on livestock depredation rates, retaliatory leopard killings, and herders' incomes at the Clark University Fall Fest poster session in October 2014. • Completed an independent project to mitigate human-leopard conflict in and around the Yala National Park buffer zone. Oversaw construction an distribution of protective cattle enclosures to livestock herders, funded by a $10,000 Davis Projects for Peace grant.• Presented findings on impact of enclosures on livestock depredation rates, retaliatory leopard killings, and herders' incomes at the Clark University Fall Fest poster session in October 2014.



Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research Assistant (Intern) - Environmental Economics & Policy Unit

  • Jul 2013 - Aug 2013

  • Identified the nine most important sectors of Sri Lanka’s environment: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Disasters, Emissions, Energy, Fisheries, Forests, Minerals, and Water.• Singlehandedly researched and organized data to create a data catalog for Sri Lanka’s first national environmental database. Collected data in nine different environmental sectors from local and international sources, government offices and NGO, ranging from district level to national level. • Identified the nine most important sectors of Sri Lanka’s environment: Agriculture, Biodiversity, Disasters, Emissions, Energy, Fisheries, Forests, Minerals, and Water.• Singlehandedly researched and organized data to create a data catalog for Sri Lanka’s first national environmental database. Collected data in nine different environmental sectors from local and international sources, government offices and NGO, ranging from district level to national level.



Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts

• Sri Lanka
• Travel Arrangements
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Intern

  • Jun 2013 - Jul 2013

  • Assisted the Environmental Foundation Limited (EFL) research team on a camera trap study entitled, "A Study of the Ecology and Distribution of the Sri Lankan Leopard in Yala National Park, Sri Lanka".• Worked with the Nature Trails staff to deploy camera traps on the Cinnamon Wild hotel property, as an extension of the EFL Research Project.• Conducted progress evaluations of Project Leopard, a CSR Project to protect the livelihoods of farmers and mitigate human leopard conflict via the distribution of protective cattle enclosures to livestock herders.• Lead safaris into Yala National Park and educated visitors aboutthe local flora & fauna.



Jetwing Hotels

• Sri Lanka
• Travel Arrangements
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Naturalist (Intern)

  • Jun 2012 - Jul 2012

  • Successfully submitted a proposal to create a Loris conversation site, thereby preventing habitat destruction and ensuring the survival of the population of the endangered Grey Slender Loris.• Led visitors on bird watching tours, loris watching expeditions, and safaris to the Gathering of Elephants.• Wrote promotional articles on bird and loris watching for publication in the Expeditions booklet. • Successfully submitted a proposal to create a Loris conversation site, thereby preventing habitat destruction and ensuring the survival of the population of the endangered Grey Slender Loris.• Led visitors on bird watching tours, loris watching expeditions, and safaris to the Gathering of Elephants.• Wrote promotional articles on bird and loris watching for publication in the Expeditions booklet.