Experience

ADM Associates

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Sep 2014 - Present

  The opportunity to work with huge data sets was what originally brought me into the energy efficiency M&V sector. What has kept me here, is the opportunity to directly affect energy usage in a way that can transform both markets and individual habits to protect our natural resources. We can either build more power generating plants, which are a net negative for the planet, or become more efficient in our use of resources. Experienced in managing half million dollar M&V evaluations for an Electric Utility portfolio. I built the analytical framework and manage programs in various states that report hard numbers for Lost Distribution Revenue, Resource and Capacity Trading Markets, and Residential and Commercial Demand Response. Many of the "big data" problems have data sets with over a trillion rows of data. As smart meters are becoming commonplace in residential settings, high resolution data is becoming available for entire populations. Imagine going from monthly meter readings for a city of 2 million to 15-minute interval readings and you will get a sense of the massive quantities of data we are dealing with. Show less



Desert Research Institute

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 300 - 400 Employee

• PhD Student

  • 2010 - 2014

  Stream Channel Incision Rates – Filtering of Intermediate Periods with No Incision Experience: Collaboration in support of someone else’s research. Data filtering, heavy-tailed modeling. Dust Deposition Rates – Filtering Intermittency out of the Loess Record Experience: Thousands of datasets, Matlab programming, quality control, data filtering, heavy-tailed modeling, manuscript preparation, application of previous methods to new problems in geoscience. Pinyon/Juniper Replacement in the Great Basin – Water Savings in a High Elevation Watershed Experience: Hydrus-2D modeling, QA/QC of observed datasets, modeling water use by plant groupings in the Great Basin Region. Multivariate Statistics of Ephemeral Floods in the Southwestern U.S. Experience: Looking for patterns in an interrelated dataset using multivariate statistical techniques including: PCA, regression, clustering, transforms, wavelet analysis, multivariate probability of recurrence modeling (copulas), and error analysis. Presentations: “A constant dependence structure between flood characteristics for all semi-arid ephemeral streams” --American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, 2013 “Low stream density watersheds produce flashier floods than high stream density watersheds in ephemeral stream across Southwestern United States” --American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, 2012 “Intermittency in dust deposition rates around the world” --Stochastic Transport and Emergent Scaling in Earth-Surface Processes Conference, 2011 --American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting, 2011 --Student World Water Forum (UNR), 2012 --EPSCOR Annual Meeting, 2012 Show less



Manhard Consulting

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Hydrologist

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

  Hydrologic/Hydraulic Modeling: Lead Hydrologist, Whites Creek 2-D Flood Channel Mapping and Certification, City of Reno, NV Lead Hydrologist, Sun Valley Flood Model, City of Reno, NV Lead Hydrologist, Martin-Lemmon Channel H&H Study, City of Reno, NV Project Hydrologist, Steamboat Creek Flood Study, City of Reno, NV Project Hydrologist, Truckee River Watershed Planning Model, City of Reno, NV Lead Hydrologist, Flood Modeling and Mapping of the Pine Nut Watersheds and the Carson River, Gardnerville and Minden, NV Lead Hydrologist, Review of H&H Methods for a Challenge to New FEMA Flood Insurance Maps, Douglas County, NV Lead Hydrologist, Remapping of the FEMA Floodplains within Carson City (LOMR), NV Lead Hydrologist, Verification of City Flood Management Models, Carson City, NV Lead Hydrologist, Storm Drain Hydraulic Modeling for Various Road Projects, Carson City, NV Stormwater Inventory/Mapping: Survey Hydrologist, Creation of a Unique Datum, Carson City, NV Water Supply Planning: Project Hydrologist, Comprehensive Study of the Truckee River Diversion Ditches, City of Reno, NV Stormwater Permitting: Lead Hydrologist, Emergency Management Plan for Arrowhead Dam, Carson City, NV Lead Hydrologist, Flood Level Certification for the V & T Railroad Reconstruction, Carson City, NV Show less



Jordan, Jones & Goulding

• United States
• Civil Engineering
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Hydrologist

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

  Hydrologic/Hydraulic Modeling: Project Hydrologist, Anneewakee Creek Flood Study, Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (DDCWSA), Douglas County (DC), GA Project Hydrologist, Bear Creek Flood Study, Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (DDCWSA), DC, GA Project Hydrologist, Sweetwater Creek Flood Study, Douglasville-Douglas County Water and Sewer Authority (DDCWSA), DC, GA Project Hydrologist, Flood Mapping, Columbia County, GA Project Hydrologist, Emory University Stormwater Modeling and Master Plan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA Project Hydrologist, Olde Morrow Bridge CLOMR, City of Morrow, GA Project Hydrologist, Ivey Creek Greenway Bridge Modeling and CLOMR preparation, Gwinnett, GA Lead Project Hydrologist, GDOT Bridge Replacement Hydrologic/Hydraulic Studies, Georgia Stormwater Inventory/Mapping: Project Hydrologist, City of Conyers Stormwater System Mapping, Conyers, Rockdale County, GA Project Hydrologist, Bartow County Watershed Delineation and Mapping Planning, GA Water Supply Planning: Project Hydrologist, Monthly Flow, Discharge, Withdrawal Trend Analysis for MNGWPD, Metro Atlanta, GA Project Hydrologist, 10 Year Trend Analysis of Water Supply vs. Revenue, Athens-Clarke County (A-CC), GA Project Hydrologist, 2007 Drought Related Trend Analysis of Water Supply, A-CC, GA Project Hydrologist, Middle Oconee River Low Flow Statistical Analysis for Water Supply Planning, A-CC, GA Stormwater Permitting: Lead Project Hydrologist, Seven Public Utilities SWP3 Revisions, A-CC, GA Lead Project Hydrologist, Four Public Works SWP3 Development and Implementation, A-CC, GA Lead Project Hydrologist, Four Public Works SWP3 Development and Implementation, City of Rome, GA Show less



The University of Georgia

• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Research Assistant

  • Aug 2004 - Jul 2006

  Etowah River Phosphorous Loading Study Experience: Multi-discipline planning sessions, site selection, and equipment installation (flumes, ISCOs, rain-gauges). Lake Herrick Monitoring and Remediation Effort Experience: Leading a team of students to map the inlets and outlets within the Lake Herrick watershed. Developing rating curves and building flumes to provide continuous monitoring on each stream. Installation of rain-gauge, downloading information and maintenance of monitoring devices. Hillslope Hydrology Characterization-Savannah River Site, SC Experience: Field surveys, equipment installation (flume, piezometers). Paired-Watershed Clearcut Harvest BMPs Study-B.F. Grant Memorial Forest, GA Experience: Flow, sediment, and nutrient data collection, cleaning, interpreting. Geomorphology, LWD, sediment, soils, and aerial canopy surveys. Statistical analyses and analysis of hillslope infiltration using a SWAT model. Master’s thesis and publication in Forest Science. Show less



Darden

• United States
• Restaurants
• 700 & Above Employee

• Server

  • Nov 2003 - Jul 2005



Mars Hill University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Remedial Math Instructer

  • Aug 1999 - May 2002

  College remedial mathematics instructor for 3 semesters. College remedial mathematics instructor for 3 semesters.



ACE Whitewater

• Minden, WV

• Kayak Instructor and Raft Guide

  • May 1999 - Oct 2000