Experience

Haskell Indian Nations University
• Resident Assistant


NORTHERN ARAPAHO TRIBE

• United States
• Construction

• Covid-19 Coordinator

  • Jul 2020 - Feb 2021

  • Oversaw 10 million of CARES Act monies. Managed five budgets dedicated to multiple projects to improve Tribal facilities and aid Tribal members. Responsibilities included project management duties; overseeing the installation of hardwood flooring and new commercial appliances for two senior centers • Tailored Center for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to create policies and procedures for 30+ Tribal departments for the purposes of employees returning-to-work during the National pandemic. Included implementing a three-phase plan for tribal programs to gradually begin serving the public at full capacity • Researched and purchased sanitizing equipment for custodial staff and various departments to utilize for daily sanitizing. Included strategically placing 200 new Spectra Clean UV lights in 15 locations • Coordinated and budgeted the Educational Assistance Program for 400+ grade school and higher education students. This included organizing prepayment for nine-month internet services for grade school students and the purchase of laptops for Higher Education students located in-state and out-of-state • Created Financial Assistance criteria for Tribal members who tested positive for Covid-19 and for Senior Citizen (elders) during the National Pandemic • Collaborated with Wind River Community and Family Healthcare Facility for the purposes of taking on additional responsibility to weekly Covid test over 80% of Tribal employees and contract workers Show less



WASHINGTON TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION (WTSC) - (EWU)

• Graduate Student Research Assistant

  • Jul 2019 - Sep 2019

  • Researched American Indian Tribal Traffic Law and Order Codes for 29 Federally recognized Tribes located within the State of Washington • Created matrix utilizing Excel to determine; which tribes followed the Revised Code of Washington Traffic Law and Order Codes, which tribes exercised their sovereignty to create their own Traffic law and order codes, and which tribes used a combination of both • Provided statistical information to the Native American Tribes within the State of Washington on the top 4 leading causes of traffic fatalities; impaired driving, lack of seatbelt usage and child restraint, speeding and distracted driving • Determined which Tribes had the best practices and unique strategies to combat American Indian and Alaskan Native fatalities that had happened within their communities • Presented research to the Tribal Traffic Safety Advisory Board, Tribal transportation attendees and Washington Traffic Safety Commission members at the Tribal Transportation Planning Organization Conference in Swinomish, Washington, 2019 • Attended Project Management workshop at the National Tribal Transportation Conference in Big Sky, Montana, 2019 Show less



Northern Arapaho Tribe

• United States
• Construction

• Tribal Planner

  • Jul 2018 - Sep 2018

  • Interviewed 36 Tribal Department & Program Directors about program information; how long the position has been held by the director, the number of program staff being managed, purpose of the program and the budget status • Created informational directory about all tribal departmental organizations and programs for the purposes of providing insight for incoming newly elected tribal officials • Created digital folder and hard copy binder of collected department and program information and presented to the current at the time elected Business Council officials • Examined the existing 34 positions held within various tribal utility departments in the tribe and then utilized Adobe illustrator and InDesign to create a hypothetical Tribal Public Works framework consisting of 34 existing positions within 4 departments with the addition of 1 new department and 5 new positions • Wrote white paper about the potential efficiency if the existing Tribal Government Organizational power structure were to be remodeled from a horizontal power structure to a vertical power structure (Tribal Public Works framework included) • Conducted presentation of vertical power structure white paper and the poster containing the organizational chart of hypothetical Tribal Public Works framework to current at the time elected tribal business council officials Show less



Eastern Washington University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Student

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

  • Researched continued work from former students on project North Spokane Corridor that would connect US 395 to Interstate 90 in order to help alleviate traffic congestion on North Division Street in Downtown Spokane, Washington • Worked as part of a two-person team to: identify land use zones, conducted community walk throughs of Hillyard, a small subarea located on the Northeast part of Spokane to assess possible blocking of unofficial walking routes within the neighborhood • Attended Hillyard community meetings twice a month during the evening hours to hear the concerns from community members about the possible impacts the new major road would have within their community • Utilized ArcGIS, Adobe illustrator and InDesign to create maps and posters to perform a charrette for city officials, community members, fellow university students and faculty. This included presenting an overhead preview of what the North Spokane Corridor would look like once completed in the community of Hillyard • Interacted with community members after presenting the charrette about possible alternatives they felt would better serve them without any loss of history to the Hillyard community Show less



Northern Arapaho Tribal Engineering Department

• Construction Rep/ Survey Technician/ ArcGIS Technician

  • May 2010 - Dec 2013

  • Under the supervision of the tribal Civil Engineer (PE), initial duties included overseeing the construction of individual utility systems; included various utility systems • Reviewed and processed applications from tribal members seeking utility services. Review process to ensure the applicant had proper documents of land title for parcel becoming a homesite for the applicant • Approved applicants for utility services, a homesite visit would be conducted for the purposes of calculating how much space was available and to determine if the applicant was to be tied into sewer main or built an individual drainfield • Troubleshoot failed drainfields or sewer lines. Included possible diagnosis and solution to the homeowner of why their utility field or line could be failing • Provided customer service to applicants and explained the year-long process and explained why the period of time was needed before construction could begin • Contacted local Bureau of Indian Affairs Real Estate office, U.S. Fish & Wildlife and Endangered Species Act office to receive the approval for construction. Researched maps of wetlands, floodplains and U.S. soils for the purposes of determining what kind of drainfield to be installed • Created ArcGIS mapping to collaborate with the AutoCAD technician’s drawing to create a homesite map and an As-built for the homeowner to possess once the job was completed • Other duties included obtaining right-of-way documents from homeowners if needed • Assisted tribal Civil Engineer with surveying project sites, including setting up and operating Topcon base & rover internal radio survey equipment • Recorded & verified the accuracy of survey results of land features including location, elevation, and contours for calculations and measurements of homesites for the purposes of building a database for future reference • Attended ArcGIS workshops and conferences to obtain more knowledge about the software Show less