Experience

Living Habitats LLC

• United States
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • May 2022 - Present

  • Develop adaptive management strategies for oak woodland, chaparral, and coastal sage scrub habitats under fire and drought scenarios • Draft grading and planting plans using AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite • Collect GIS field data to monitor species diversity • Develop adaptive management strategies for oak woodland, chaparral, and coastal sage scrub habitats under fire and drought scenarios • Draft grading and planting plans using AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Suite • Collect GIS field data to monitor species diversity



Penn State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Jun 2021 - Present

  TA for Grading, Stormwater, and Ecology & Plants courses TA for Grading, Stormwater, and Ecology & Plants courses



Rincon Consultants,Inc

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Environmental Planner

  • Oct 2012 - Jun 2021

  • 8 years of project management experience with $1 million in total budgets – nominated for “Outstanding Project Manager” and “Outstanding Entrepreneurial Accomplishment” awards • Publish 50+ technical reports, 2 feature stories for external publications, white papers, blogs • Testify at 5 public hearings, lead 15 stakeholder meetings, organize and present at 5 conferences • Draft 14 successful proposals for competitive bids from governmental and private clients • Interpret, apply, and update zoning codes for 3 years as contract planner for Berkeley and Concord, CA • Execute marketing strategy by writing feature stories, op-eds, and social media posts Show less



UC Santa Barbara

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Writing Consultant

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

  • Designed multi-faceted program at Bren School of Environmental Science & Management to prepare 200+ graduate students for professional employment by significantly improving their written and oral communication skills • Designed multi-faceted program at Bren School of Environmental Science & Management to prepare 200+ graduate students for professional employment by significantly improving their written and oral communication skills



US EPA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student Career Experience Program Trainee

  • Jun 2011 - Dec 2011

  • Completed week-long Water Quality Standards Academy training on how to implement Clean Water Act • Interpreted findings of 200+ studies on health effects, ecological effects, and environmental fate of chemicals for a public audience on Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions database • Completed week-long Water Quality Standards Academy training on how to implement Clean Water Act • Interpreted findings of 200+ studies on health effects, ecological effects, and environmental fate of chemicals for a public audience on Toxic Substances Control Act Test Submissions database



North Cascades National Park

• Interpretive Ranger

  • Jun 2010 - Aug 2010

  • Trained in rigorous National Park Service methods for public speaking, PowerPoint presentation • Designed and presented innovative science-based programs for park visitors: 1) a weekly, hour-long multimedia program on acoustics of wilderness areas, 2) interactive 15-minute talks on fire ecology in the Mountain West • Trained in rigorous National Park Service methods for public speaking, PowerPoint presentation • Designed and presented innovative science-based programs for park visitors: 1) a weekly, hour-long multimedia program on acoustics of wilderness areas, 2) interactive 15-minute talks on fire ecology in the Mountain West



Maryland Sea Grant College

• Science Writing Intern

  • Jun 2008 - Dec 2008

  • Trained in the art of science writing, drafted feature stories about ecological research for publication in the College’s award-winning magazine, Chesapeake Quarterly • Trained in the art of science writing, drafted feature stories about ecological research for publication in the College’s award-winning magazine, Chesapeake Quarterly