Experience

Pinyon Environmental, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Biologist

  • Nov 2017 - Present



Eagle River Water and Sanitation District

• United States
• Utilities
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Water Demand Management Intern

  • May 2017 - Nov 2017

  • Evaluated the efficacy of tier-based billing on promoting outdoor water use efficiency using GIS, remote sensing, county records, billing records, and field assessments • Communicated with customers about issues related to outdoor water use • Evaluated the efficacy of tier-based billing on promoting outdoor water use efficiency using GIS, remote sensing, county records, billing records, and field assessments • Communicated with customers about issues related to outdoor water use



Colorado State University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - May 2017

  • Managed a watershed science research project from conception to deliverables: developed a proposal and methodology, managed a timeline, budget, and field assistant, conducted extensive fieldwork, and analyzed water quantity and quality data. • Presented research results in five conferences• Measured stream discharge using velocity-area and salt dilution approaches• Monitored water quality and quantity using Campbell Scientific, TruTrack, YSI, Onset, and Fondriest, and StreamPro ADCP instrumentation• Used the diurnal dissolved oxygen technique to quantify stream ecosystem metabolism• Conducted hydrologic tracer tests to evaluate stream nutrient retention• Installed wells and piezometers to evaluate subsurface flow paths• Analyzed and presented data using programs such as MatLab, R Statistical Software, SigmaPlot, and ArcGIS Show less

• Graduate Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

  • Assisted students how to wire and program Campbell Scientific data loggers, measure stream flow, characterize stream types using Rosgen, Strahler, and Montgomery & Buffington classification schemes, and use instruments including, but not limited to: tipping bucket rain gages, evaporation pans, pressure transducers, Marsh Mc-Birney and Pygmy meters, and infiltrometers• Graded weekly assignments and held open office hours



Charles River Watershed Association

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Watershed Scientist

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Monitored water quality along the Charles River • Wrote for the Charles River Watershed Association's (CRWA) 2012 Volunteer Monthly Monitoring Report • Updated CRWA's Standard Operating Procedures and QAQC manuals • Organized fundraisers and participated in outreach events • Gained familiarity with EPA water quality monitoring protocol and Water Quality Portal/STORET • Monitored water quality along the Charles River • Wrote for the Charles River Watershed Association's (CRWA) 2012 Volunteer Monthly Monitoring Report • Updated CRWA's Standard Operating Procedures and QAQC manuals • Organized fundraisers and participated in outreach events • Gained familiarity with EPA water quality monitoring protocol and Water Quality Portal/STORET



Brown University

• Providence, RI

• Research Assistant (Stable Isotopes)

  • May 2010 - Dec 2012

  • Generated and analyzed paleoclimate records from a Late Quaternary core from the South China Sea and a ~32ky core from Lake Qinghai, China using leaf wax acids & alkanes, alkenones, and glycerol dialkyl glycerol tetraethers (GDGTs) • Performed laboratory duties including, but not limited to: volumetric dilution, methylation, urea adduction, silica gel chromatography, hazardous waste management, good lab-book practice, and core sampling • Operated machinery including, but not limited to: Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometer (IRMS), Flame Ionization Detector for Gas Chromatography (GC-FID), and Accelerated Solvent Extractor (ASE) Show less