Environmental Scientist

• Apr 2020 - Present

Environmental Scientist

• Apr 2018 - Jul 2022

• Wetland mitigation consulting • Wetland delineations • Environmental monitoring • Wetland restoration • Permit applications • Forest management • Endangered species surveys • GIS mapping services • Wetland mitigation consulting • Wetland delineations • Environmental monitoring • Wetland restoration • Permit applications • Forest management • Endangered species surveys • GIS mapping services

Environmental Scientist

• 2015 - 2018

• Conduct fieldwork to assess the condition of and changes to Louisiana's wetlands. • Collect discrete hydrographic data, accretion data, and RSET data as part of Louisiana's Coastwide Reference Monitoring System. • Conduct vegetation surveys in swamp, marsh, and bottomland hardwood environments. • Process data and ensure data integrity and quality. • Conduct fieldwork to assess the condition of and changes to Louisiana's wetlands. • Collect discrete hydrographic data, accretion data, and RSET data as part of Louisiana's Coastwide Reference Monitoring System. • Conduct vegetation surveys in swamp, marsh, and bottomland hardwood environments. • Process data and ensure data integrity and quality.

Environmental Hazard Mitigation Specialist

• Jun 2014 - Mar 2015

• Composed grants to restore floodplains to their natural state by acquiring or elevating repetitively flooded properties. • Successfully acquired grant funding totalling over $2.5 million. • Produced GIS maps and topographic maps of structures in flood and coastal zones. • Coordinated with US Fish & Wildlife Service, State Historic Preservation Office, and Army Corps of Engineers to ensure environmental preservation of mitigation sites. • Composed grants to restore floodplains to their natural state by acquiring or elevating repetitively flooded properties. • Successfully acquired grant funding totalling over $2.5 million. • Produced GIS maps and topographic maps of structures in flood and coastal zones. • Coordinated with US Fish & Wildlife Service, State Historic Preservation Office, and Army Corps of Engineers to ensure environmental preservation of mitigation sites.

Intern

• Mar 2014 - Jun 2014

• Completed a marsh restoration project planting 40,000 plugs of Spartina alterniflora, Spartina patens, and bulrush. • Performed nesting surveys of endangered red cockaded woodpeckers and trapped invasive wild Russian boar. • Served as a certified wildland firefighter on six prescribed burns. • Delivered environmental education programs at local schools, festivals, and wildlife refuges. • Completed a marsh restoration project planting 40,000 plugs of Spartina alterniflora, Spartina patens, and bulrush. • Performed nesting surveys of endangered red cockaded woodpeckers and trapped invasive wild Russian boar. • Served as a certified wildland firefighter on six prescribed burns. • Delivered environmental education programs at local schools, festivals, and wildlife refuges.

Intern

• May 2013 - Oct 2013

• Performed field work with endangered nesting sea turtles including nest relocation and release of hatchlings. • Conducted population surveys of shorebirds and entered and analyzed the collected data. • Monitored weekly salinity levels and habitat quality of estuarine environments. • Performed radio telemetry tracking of black bear and red wolves to assess movement patterns. • Conducted vegetation transect surveys in marsh, swamp, and pocosin habitats. • Worked on a research… Show more • Performed field work with endangered nesting sea turtles including nest relocation and release of hatchlings. • Conducted population surveys of shorebirds and entered and analyzed the collected data. • Monitored weekly salinity levels and habitat quality of estuarine environments. • Performed radio telemetry tracking of black bear and red wolves to assess movement patterns. • Conducted vegetation transect surveys in marsh, swamp, and pocosin habitats. • Worked on a research team conducting field work assessing the impact of feral horses on waterfowl wetland habitat. • Led educational outreach programs such as canoe tours, sea turtle and bird lectures, and coastal ecology presentations Show less • Performed field work with endangered nesting sea turtles including nest relocation and release of hatchlings. • Conducted population surveys of shorebirds and entered and analyzed the collected data. • Monitored weekly salinity levels and habitat quality of estuarine environments. • Performed radio telemetry tracking of black bear and red wolves to assess movement patterns. • Conducted vegetation transect surveys in marsh, swamp, and pocosin habitats. • Worked on a research… Show more • Performed field work with endangered nesting sea turtles including nest relocation and release of hatchlings. • Conducted population surveys of shorebirds and entered and analyzed the collected data. • Monitored weekly salinity levels and habitat quality of estuarine environments. • Performed radio telemetry tracking of black bear and red wolves to assess movement patterns. • Conducted vegetation transect surveys in marsh, swamp, and pocosin habitats. • Worked on a research team conducting field work assessing the impact of feral horses on waterfowl wetland habitat. • Led educational outreach programs such as canoe tours, sea turtle and bird lectures, and coastal ecology presentations Show less