Experience

Horizon Water and Environment LLC
• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Project Biologist II

  • Jan 2023 - Present


SAN FRANCISCO BAY BIRD OBSERVATORY

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Snowy Plover Biologist

  • Mar 2019 - Present

  Survey former salt production ponds in Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge and Eden Landing Ecological Reserve for Western snowy plover breeding activity and identify potential predators to adults, egg, and chicks. • Monitor plover nests on a weekly basis, identify hatch dates and color banding of chicks and adults, listed as authorized individual on USFWS 10a1A permit for Western snowy plover and authorized to independently band chicks and adults by hand and using snare mats. • Deployed trail cameras at Snowy Plover nests and strategic pond access points to monitor predator activity in Snowy Plover breeding ponds. Show less



SWAIM BIOLOGICAL INC.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wildlife Biologist

  • May 2017 - Jan 2023

  • Surveying and monitoring for sensitive biological resources and special-status species at project sites throughout San Francisco Bay area. • Species monitoring at construction projects includes California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, burrowing owl, salt marsh harvest mouse, Alameda whipsnake, giant garter snake, western pond turtle, California coast steelhead trout, western snowy plover, Ridgeway’s rail, various raptors, and passerine bird species as well as general wildlife species encountered in the Bay Area. • Conducted floral and faunal resource surveys, monitored, and provided environmental training and guidance for compliance projects throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. • Inspecting work sites for compliance with resource agency permits, coordinating with project team members and construction supervisors and crew members, providing environmental training to construction crews on species identification habitat and preventative measures, preparing daily field reports and technical reports. Show less



Olberding Environmental Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Wildlife Biologist

  • Sep 2016 - May 2017

  • Surveying and monitoring for sensitive biological resources and special-status species at construction work sites throughout San Francisco Bay area. • Species monitoring at construction projects includes California red-legged frog, California tiger salamander, burrowing owl, salt marsh harvest mouse, Alameda whipsnake, giant garter snake, western pond turtle, various raptors, passerine bird species as well as general wildlife species encountered in the Bay Area. • Inspecting work sites for compliance with resource agency permits, coordinating with project team members and construction supervisors and crewmembers, providing environmental training to construction crews on species identification habitat and preventative measures, and preparing daily field reports. Show less


San Francisco Bay Bird Observatory
• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Snowy Plover Biologist

  • Mar 2016 - Sep 2016
• Snowy Plover Biologist

  • Mar 2015 - Sep 2015
• Waterbird & Snowy Plover Intern

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

  •Conducts waterbird surveys and water quality sampling at South Bay salt evaporation ponds. •Monitored the abatement success at local landfill of gulls and corvids by conducting gull and corvid counts, and behavioral surveys. •Assists on the Snowy Plover Recovery Program by surveying former salt production ponds for Western snowy plover breeding activity and checking active plover nests. •Conducts waterbird surveys and water quality sampling at South Bay salt evaporation ponds. •Monitored the abatement success at local landfill of gulls and corvids by conducting gull and corvid counts, and behavioral surveys. •Assists on the Snowy Plover Recovery Program by surveying former salt production ponds for Western snowy plover breeding activity and checking active plover nests.



The Institute for Bird Populations

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Monitoring Avian Productivity & Survivorship (MAPS) Program Intern

  • May 2013 - Aug 2013

  •Aided in the management of 6 MAPS bird banding stations in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, Indiana. Received training in setting up and taking down mist-nets, extracting passerines and near-passerines, banding songbirds, taking accurate morphological measurements, aging, sexing, and bird identification by sight and sound. •Performed Habitat Suitability Assessments (HSA) for three of the six banding stations in Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge, Indiana. •In addition, contributed to a long-term Wood Thrush Study with IBP and the Smithsonian Institute. The study contributed to cross-continental study of the migratory movements of Wood Thrushes in which morphological measurements, aging, sexing, feather pull samples were taken, and thrushes were banded with aluminum bands and color bands (used for species-specific projects). Show less

• Snowy Plover Research Intern

  • Apr 2011 - Aug 2011

  •Assisted in Snowy Plover Recovery Program by conducting field surveys of breeding plovers in salt pond habitat using spotting scope and binoculars. •In addition, conducted avian predator surveys, data entry and proofing, assisted in placing nest cameras, contributed in recreational disturbance study and participated in Gull Monitoring Plan to monitor gull populations of Bay Area. •Assisted in Snowy Plover Recovery Program by conducting field surveys of breeding plovers in salt pond habitat using spotting scope and binoculars. •In addition, conducted avian predator surveys, data entry and proofing, assisted in placing nest cameras, contributed in recreational disturbance study and participated in Gull Monitoring Plan to monitor gull populations of Bay Area.



De Anza College, Environmental Studies Dept

• Biological Technician Internship

  • Feb 2006 - Aug 2008

  •Surveyed wildlife movements within Coyote Valley, CA using field cameras, live sightings, tracks, & sign. •Contributed in identifying bird species in Coyote Valley, CA by performing transect surveys, raptor point count surveys, raptor nest surveys and assisted mapping bird surveys. •Collaborated in teams to map, collect, analyze data of wildlife movement, and identified core wildlife corridors. •Applied data collection for presentations to promote of field research. •Participated in giving guided tours within Coyote Valley area Show less