Experience

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  Maryland General Assembly

  • Natural Resource Planner

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  Towson University

  • Towson, Maryland, United States

  • Graduate Research Student

    • Aug 2021 - Present
    • Towson, Maryland, United States

    Studying Petrology and chemical weathering in the Eastern Piedmont of Maryland

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  REMSA, Inc.

  • Hampton, Va

  • Environmental Technician

    • Sep 2018 - Jul 2021
    • Hampton, Va

    Licensed Lead Abatement Inspector and Certified Risk Assessor Certified Asbestos InspectorStormwater, Erosion and Sediment Control TrainingNational Marine Fisheries Service Protected Species Observer Proposal Writing TrainingGeotechnical borings and soil classification experienceEnvironmental Soil sampling utilizing Photoinozation Detector (PID) Reader

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  Newport News Public Schools

  • Newport News, Virginia, United States

  • Substitute Teacher

    • Mar 2018 - Sep 2018
    • Newport News, Virginia, United States

    Implementing existing lessons plans, following the teacher's instructions, and grading assignmentsOverseeing classroom activities and assigning homeworkTeaching Algebra 1, Geometry, and Pre-CalculusTeaching Earth Science and Biology

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  Chesapeake Bay Foundation

  • Hampton University

  • Hampton University Researcher for Oyster Resteration

    • May 2016 - Jan 2017
    • Hampton University

    Conducted an Oyster Restoration Research Project in the Hampton River, which was a collaborative partnership between the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Hampton University.Designed, planned, and executed a shoreline survey along the Hampton River using oyster shell strings and a spat catcher.Duties entailed researching scientific articles on the life cycle and community structure for oysters. Reviewing aerial and topographical photos, parcel maps, and site locations then evaluating hydrological and river flow data from the Hampton River.Recorded physical measurements and quantified the amount of oyster spat recruited at various locations along the Hampton River.Operated common environmental instruments such as refractometer, salinity pen, and a YSI Multiparameter water quality instrument.Analyzed the oyster shell data and conducted statistical analysis on oyster spat data using IBM SPSS Modeler a statistical analysis software to find significance between locations and used Microsoft Excel to perform routine calculations.Summarized the results after each sample collection and developed a conclusion based upon the environmental conditions.Considered various factors such as water temperature, salinity, location, weather patterns, and water current velocity when developing a conclusion and forming an environmental impact statement.The study determined which location had the largest amount of oyster spat recruitment and when is the spawning period for Virginia Oysters.

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  University of Maryland Eastern Shore

  • Princess Anne Maryland

  • REU Intern

    • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015
    • Princess Anne Maryland

    Performed research on Contaminants of Emerging Concern in the Maryland Coastal Bays which encompassed endocrine disrupting compounds, plastic additives, and pharmaceutical drugs.Reviewed aerial and topographical photos, parcel maps, site locations, along with hydrological and watershed data for the Maryland Coastal Bays.Followed procedures for analyzing chemical compounds that have unknown effects on the environment.Developed and tested a scientific hypothesis on what chemical ions were expected to be found in the Maryland Coastal Bays.Followed safety procedures, and environmental regulations when collecting samples of water and sediment from each site in the Maryland Coastal Bays.Independently performed routine manual filtration to pretreat the water samples then followed the method for endocrine disruptors in water to perform solid-phase extraction using the Dionex Auto Trace 280 an environmental water quality instrument.Chemicals (CH3OH/MTBE 10:90) were used to elute contaminants from specific environmental C18 cartridges.Independently analyzed the water samples with a Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) an environmental research instrument.Performed routine calculations on samples using Microsoft Excel and used IBM SPSS Modeler a statistical analysis software to determine differences among sample sites.Assessed scientific data and determined the levels of emergent contaminants in the Maryland Coastal Bays.Wrote a comprehensive report identifying the procedures, results, validity, and conclusion of the research.