Project Manager/Environmental Scientist

• Aug 2021 - Present

Urban Watersheds Manager

• Jul 2018 - Aug 2021

• Manage and implement habitat restoration projects, community science programs and a GreenStormwater Infrastructure program (GSI), each with multiple contracts and deliverables• Conduct a pilot program to replant existing bioretention areas with locally nativeplants and create a neighborhood “adopt-a-bioretention” program• Write grant proposals and manage budgets, timelines, invoices, contractors and personnel• Establish and maintain strong relationships with local agencies and non-profit partners toachieve mutually beneficial and lasting solutions to native habitat management issues• Build new partnerships which helps secure new funding for habitat restoration projects• Lead insect, vegetation, and photomonitoring surveys• Create and implement a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) for community scienceprograms

Project Manager

• Sep 2016 - Jul 2018

• Managed and implemented habitat restoration projects and community science programs, each with multiple contracts and deliverables• Wrote grant proposals and manage budgets, timelines, invoices, contractors and personnel• Installed and maintained rain capture systems such as rain barrels and rain gardens• Led vegetation and photomonitoring surveys• Managed water quality database• Developed protocols to make data tracking more efficient• Communicated information to diverse stakeholders and audiences via reports, presentations,and website content• Conducted interviews and mentored new seasonal staff (Watershed Stewards Program members)

Restoration Specialist

• Sep 2015 - Sep 2016

• Conducted vegetation and photomonitoring surveys• Performed invasive plant removal through manual methods and restored habitat by plantingnative plants• Analyzed water quality data to identify sources of water pollution in local creeks• Mentored new seasonal staff (Watershed Stewards Program members)• Created and taught hands-on environmental curricula for outdoor high school stewards• Led and trained technical staff on stream channel characterization and topographic surveys• Design promotional material for community outreach

Watershed Stewards Program (WSP) Member- AmeriCorps

• Oct 2014 - Aug 2015

• Co-led the development, management, and installation of the City of Menlo Park's first rain garden• Performed invasive plant removal through manual methods and restored habitat by planting native plants• Assisted with project outreach and communications• Led volunteer events to restore native habitats and test the water quality of six local creeks• Tracked volunteer attendance and staff hours worked• Created and taught curriculum centered on pollution prevention, water conservation, salmonid habitat, and ecological restoration to 72 students at a Title I School in Milpitas

Junior Specialist

• Jun 2012 - Jun 2013

• Installed temporary sampling wells, groundwater piezometers, and PVC temperature wells• Deployed and processed data from groundwater monitoring instruments• Collected water samples using trace metal clean techniques for analysis of mercury species, trace metals, nutrients, dissolved organic carbon, anions/cations, and nucleoids• Processed and analyzed soil samples for lead, cesium, and thorium• Measured radium and radon concentration to quantify water exchange and movement• Researched and developed 1D groundwater flow rate model using thermal records

Lab Research Assistant

• Jun 2011 - Jun 2013

• Supervised seasonal sampling expeditions to collect water samples using proper trace metal techniques• Prepared and analyzed water samples for mercury, nutrient, dissolved organic carbon, and suspended sediment concentrations• Prepared standards and quality control samples for geochemical analysis • Supervised seasonal sampling expeditions to collect water samples using proper trace metal techniques• Prepared and analyzed water samples for mercury, nutrient, dissolved organic carbon, and suspended sediment concentrations• Prepared standards and quality control samples for geochemical analysis

Policy Analyst

• Jul 2010 - Sep 2010

As a Policy Analyst, I generated case studies incorporating existing feed-in tariff (FIT) policies from state (CA, FL, OR) and national (Germany, Spain) entities, highlighting best practices, yet acknowledging shortcomings. As a Policy Analyst, I generated case studies incorporating existing feed-in tariff (FIT) policies from state (CA, FL, OR) and national (Germany, Spain) entities, highlighting best practices, yet acknowledging shortcomings.