Experience

Worcester Public Schools

• Primary and Secondary Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• STEM Fair Club Adviser

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Advise and prepare 7th and 8th graders to compete at regional, state, and national science fair competitions. Advise and prepare 7th and 8th graders to compete at regional, state, and national science fair competitions.



City of Worcester

• United States
• Government Administration
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Science Teacher @ FGMS

  • Sep 2015 - Present

  STEM Club AdviserCoordinator to MSEFYearbook Adviser STEM Club AdviserCoordinator to MSEFYearbook Adviser



Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Substitute Teacher

  • Oct 2014 - Jun 2015

  Day to day middle school substitute. Day to day middle school substitute.



MDA

• Canada
• Space Research and Technology
• 700 & Above Employee

• Geospatial Project Manager

  • Sep 2013 - May 2015



MDA

• Canada
• Space Research and Technology
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Geospatial Analyst and Project Manager

  • Dec 2008 - Sep 2011

  • Collaborated with Conservation Management Institute foresters to collect forest plot data in southern Belize as well as collect land cover field data for REDD+ project. Performed 15 year LULC and deforestation analysis utilizing Landsat and RapidEye satellite imagery in ArcGIS and ERDAS. Worked with CMI GIS analyst to develop geographic reference area utilizing ArcGIS.• Produced geospatial component of REDD+ project for concession in the Democratic Republic of the Congo including LULC and deforestation analysis and reference area development while training a junior analyst in procedures of REDD+ geospatial analysis utilizing ArcGIS, ERDAS, and ENVI.• Perform preprocessing, land cover classification, historical change analysis and accuracy assessment utilizing Landsat, RapidEye, GeoEye and WorldView imagery for carbon mitigation and various international agricultural analyses.• Project manager for a ten plus member team working on a ~$900K contract supporting crop estimates through analysis of high resolution aerial imagery utilizing ArcGIS.• Part of a small team that analyzed the feasibility of using micro-hydrological, wind and/or solar renewable energies for nine remote communications/radar sites as part of a USTDA-funded project for the Civil Aviation Administration of Colombia (UAEAC).• Mentor and train incoming Geospatial Analysts, Research and Development, Marketing• Carbon mitigation Program Development• Developed and implemented procedures for global land cover classification for a $13M+ project utilizing ERDAS. Trained and managed a 25+ member team. Wrote technical instructions for in-house use. • Continually implemented best practices for more efficient and accurate processing related to land cover classification and other geospatial analyses.• Wrote various instructions for geospatial processes and analyses.



Clark Labs

• Beta Tester, Writing Assistant, Research Assistant

  • Apr 2007 - Aug 2008

  • Tested, working closely with programmers, to find bugs and fixes for IDRISI’s Land Change Modeler extension for ArcGIS including LULC prediction and species distribution modeling as well as algorithms for image time series and Earth trend analyses.• Wrote and edited Help sections and Tutorials for IDRISI• Analyzed and explored Reynolds OI SST and SeaWiFS Ocean Color imagery sets utilizing various time series statistics and trend models • Tested, working closely with programmers, to find bugs and fixes for IDRISI’s Land Change Modeler extension for ArcGIS including LULC prediction and species distribution modeling as well as algorithms for image time series and Earth trend analyses.• Wrote and edited Help sections and Tutorials for IDRISI• Analyzed and explored Reynolds OI SST and SeaWiFS Ocean Color imagery sets utilizing various time series statistics and trend models



Winrock International

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

• Remote Sensing Consultant

  • Jan 2008 - May 2008

  Performed preprocessing, classification and land change assessment (specifically deforestation) for a single contract. Performed preprocessing, classification and land change assessment (specifically deforestation) for a single contract.



NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• GIS Spatial Analyst, Special Services Contract

  • Feb 2006 - Feb 2006

  Processed and analyzed bathymetric sensor files utilizing ArcGIS 9.1 for volumetric modeling and injury recovery modeling and forecasting for the NOAA Mini-312 Damage Assessment and Restoration Program. Processed and analyzed bathymetric sensor files utilizing ArcGIS 9.1 for volumetric modeling and injury recovery modeling and forecasting for the NOAA Mini-312 Damage Assessment and Restoration Program.



NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marine, Coastal Field and GIS intern

  • 2004 - 2004

  Performed damage assessment field work within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary of seagrass injuries using GPS, GIS, underwater videography and transect data collection. Redesigned the assessment protocol for processing GIS data using ArcGIS 8.3 for spatial and bathymetric analysis. Performed damage assessment field work within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary of seagrass injuries using GPS, GIS, underwater videography and transect data collection. Redesigned the assessment protocol for processing GIS data using ArcGIS 8.3 for spatial and bathymetric analysis.