Forest Carbon Analyst, Remote Sensing and GIS

• Nov 2022 - Present

Associate Project Manager / GIS Specialist

• Aug 2021 - Present

• Constructed environmental based geographic databases for clients using ArcGIS • Managed project scope, budget, and field staff for 9 projects with a total revenue of $650K• Conducted climate-related hazard risk asessements for several transportation clients• Manipulated large climate datasets to develop GIS dashboards

Environmental Scientist II / GIS Specialist

• Nov 2020 - Aug 2021

• Developed detailed maps using ArcGIS for various environmental analyses including flood planning and hazardous waste assessments• Collected and analyzed Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) imagery to map construction progress and assist with city planning• Executed Massachusetts Contingency Plan regulatory reports

Environmental Scientist I

• Mar 2019 - Nov 2020

• Coordinated and performed groundwater and soil sampling in support of environmental remediation projects• Recognized potential environmental issues during oversight and provided clear findings and recommendations regarding resolutions

Research Assistant / Field Technician

• Jun 2018 - Mar 2019

• Examined climate change effects in an arctic wetland in Alaska by collecting pore water, peat, vegetation, GPS, and remote sensing data

Graduate Research Assistant

• Aug 2016 - Aug 2018

• Investigated carbon flux and vegetation changes in a Swedish wetland due to climate change through the collection of UAS imagery • Classified four years of remote sensing imagery by vegetation cover in Google Earth Engine using a Random Forest Classifier• Geo-referenced imagery using ArcGIS

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

• Assisted with grading and curriculum development for an environmental fluid mechanics course (Fate and Transport of the Environment)

Water Resources Technical Support Intern

• Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

• Created detailed maps using ArcGIS to analyze wetlands and land use/land cover changes • Researched and sampled streams for macroinvertebrates and water quality data • Created detailed maps using ArcGIS to analyze wetlands and land use/land cover changes • Researched and sampled streams for macroinvertebrates and water quality data

Research Assistant

• Sep 2012 - May 2016

• Analyzed soil samples from Amazonia for charcoal sediments to identify past human forest disturbances • Estimated impacts of human disturbances on biomass and tree species using hyperspectral imagery• Communicated research finding at several conferences • Analyzed soil samples from Amazonia for charcoal sediments to identify past human forest disturbances • Estimated impacts of human disturbances on biomass and tree species using hyperspectral imagery• Communicated research finding at several conferences

Research Assistant

• Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

• Conducted an individual research project in Abisko, Sweden- Characterization of Vegetation Change in an Arctic Mire Using Remotely Sensed Imagery• Collected preliminary data for master’s thesis including UAS imagery and vegetation data across a wetland• Investigated landscape differences in response to thaw using collected UAS imagery • Developed an understanding of textural analysis and neural network classification of remotely sensed imagery • Conducted an individual research project in Abisko, Sweden- Characterization of Vegetation Change in an Arctic Mire Using Remotely Sensed Imagery• Collected preliminary data for master’s thesis including UAS imagery and vegetation data across a wetland• Investigated landscape differences in response to thaw using collected UAS imagery • Developed an understanding of textural analysis and neural network classification of remotely sensed imagery