Experience

Wageningen Environmental Research
• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 200 - 300 Employee
• Researcher in Soil and Nutrients

  • Nov 2021 - Present


CLM Research and Advice

• Netherlands
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Soil Biology Intern

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

  Main project: Advice for soil quality improvement and disease mitigation for a parcel under short-term lease with severely degraded soil. Assessed soil chemical and biological quality and illustrated issues using QGIS. Created a crop choice framework based on disease response, farmer interest, and soil quality effect. Modelled and optimized a 6-year cropping and fertilization plan in NDICEA. Presented the advice to several government stakeholders and farmers, setting up the basis for this 6-year pilot project. Side projects: Statistical exploration of soil indicators across multiple regions, setup of an internal document of company knowledge on circular agriculture, prepared discussion points for a meeting between CLM employees and the director of Bionext. Show less



Mountain G Enterprises

• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Field Biologist

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Contacted customers for the PG&E Fire Defense Zone program around power lines in areas at a high risk for fires in Sonoma County Walked through customer property with customers to visually explain the Fire Defense Zone Measured and marked customer-approved defense zones for tree crews, including hiking cross-country on varied and difficult terrain Used ArcCollector (GPS) to record data about specific trees, riparian areas, or power lines Contacted customers for the PG&E Fire Defense Zone program around power lines in areas at a high risk for fires in Sonoma County Walked through customer property with customers to visually explain the Fire Defense Zone Measured and marked customer-approved defense zones for tree crews, including hiking cross-country on varied and difficult terrain Used ArcCollector (GPS) to record data about specific trees, riparian areas, or power lines



Meso-American Research Center, UCSB

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GIS Intern

  • Apr 2018 - Jun 2018

  Mapped data for locations of twenty dominant tree species on El Pilar study site Analyzed species density according to multiple variables including >>Soil type/fertility | Elevation/slope | Archeological sites Wrote a report of archeological and environmental findings 90+ hours of research between April and June 2018, with continued writing afterwards Mapped data for locations of twenty dominant tree species on El Pilar study site Analyzed species density according to multiple variables including >>Soil type/fertility | Elevation/slope | Archeological sites Wrote a report of archeological and environmental findings 90+ hours of research between April and June 2018, with continued writing afterwards



Department of Public Worms

• Operations Coordinator

  • Dec 2015 - Jun 2017

  • Problem-solved in a high-pressure environment• Led a team of 7 workers on gardening and composting projects • Regularly trained, hired, and resolved issues between team members• Managed DPW’s role in the Edible Campus Program• Maintained and organized expansive schedules, training manuals, and data (Word and Excel)• Continued Worm Wrangler responsibilities (below)

• General Employee, also known as "Worm Wrangler"

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2015

  • Educated college students about composting and sustainable food systems • Maintained worm and hot compost bins, sorted food accordingly• Represented DPW in the Edible Campus Farm Design and Layout Committee (Fall 2015)• Cared for and harvested citrus trees for the Edible Campus Program safely and cleanly• Planted, harvested, and cared for a vegetable and herb garden, and greenhouse



Rocklin Wave

• United Kingdom

• Swim Instructor

  • Jun 2015 - Jul 2015

  Taught swim lessons in summer of 2011, 2013, 2015. Children aged 3-12 in groups of 3-5 or in private lessons. Taught basic strokes: freestyle, back stroke, breaststroke, butterfly, side stroke, and treading water. Taught basic water safety and dives. Applicable Experience: 4 seasons of water polo, 7 seasons of swim team. Taught swim lessons in summer of 2011, 2013, 2015. Children aged 3-12 in groups of 3-5 or in private lessons. Taught basic strokes: freestyle, back stroke, breaststroke, butterfly, side stroke, and treading water. Taught basic water safety and dives. Applicable Experience: 4 seasons of water polo, 7 seasons of swim team.