Experience

Natural Resources Conservation Service

• United States

• Civil Engineering Technician

  • May 2020 - Present

  Assist with conducting engineer surveys to help with the design of conservation practices. Gather resource inventory data and information on the physical features of agricultural and other natural resource sites. Using GIS and AutoCAD, prepare maps, field sketches and drawings for conservation planners and engineers.

• Soil Conservation Technician

  • Sep 2016 - May 2020

  Duties: Evaluate soil erosion on agricultural fields, native grass conditions on rangeland and habitat potential in wetlands and filter strips. Provide technical assistance for the design of soil conservation structures requiring engineering application. Work with and guide landowners/operators and contractors in conservation practices, such as terrace and grassed waterway construction and grassland and wetlands management.



Peace Corps Philippines

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Comprehensive Land Use Planning Expert Volunteer

  • Jun 2015 - Dec 2015

  Achievements: Wrote the disaster risk reduction management section of the comprehensive land use plan for the municipality of Belison, Antique. Used QGIS to map land use and disaster vulnerability for the municipality and province. Provided technical assistance for the gathering, processing, analysis and presentation of land use and natural disaster preparedness data. Disseminated information and raised public awareness about the threat of flooding, storm surge and earthquakes in the area, while formulating contingency plans for dealing with these disasters.



Peace Corps Mexico

• Mexico
• Government Administration
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GIS Specialist Volunteer

  • Sep 2012 - Nov 2014

  Achievements: Located former mining sites in Mineral de Pozos, Guanajuato. Hired a team of 15 people using funds attained through a USAID small project assistance grant. Every mine shaft, tailings pile, instance of subsidence and historic mining structure in the area was mapped with gps. A survey of all vegetation growing on the tailings was created to help with reforestation projects in other heavily disturbed areas in the area. The final result was a working GIS project and a map for free distribution, helping to educate the people of Mexico about the hazards associated with former mining sites, as well as promote tourism, celebrating the history of the area.



Epoch, Pason and Rellstab Services

• Wellsight Geologist

  • Feb 2001 - Sep 2012

  Duties: Created logs by correlating gamma and formation data with oil and gas chromatograph analysis. Identified key formation tops and zones of interest in order to land the wells at proper depth and angle. Maintained gas analysis system, computer systems, geology and rig databases. Communicated all relevant well information to the oil company geologist. Duties: Created logs by correlating gamma and formation data with oil and gas chromatograph analysis. Identified key formation tops and zones of interest in order to land the wells at proper depth and angle. Maintained gas analysis system, computer systems, geology and rig databases. Communicated all relevant well information to the oil company geologist.



United States Geological Survey

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GIS Technician and Geologist Intern

  • Feb 1999 - Feb 2000

  Created and managed GIS database of Lake Superior geology and soils using ESRI Arc/Info version 7.1.1, and ESRI ArcView version 3.1. Produced digital bedrock maps and spatial digital data layers in support of USGS geochemical studies of rocks and soils in the Upper Midwest. Was co-author of the authoritative geologic map of the Penokean Continental Margin (see USGS open file report 99-547). Performed soil and lichen sampling on Isle Royale to measure naturally occurring and contaminant amounts of mercury and arsenic. Quantified links between various geological variables and surficial geochemistry, allowing for the development of sampling and interpretive techniques for efficient and accurate geologic and environmental baseline determinations.