Experience

The Center for Climate Integrity

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

• Climate Scientist

  • Sep 2019 - Present



Self-employed

• Anchorage, Alaska

• Climate Science and Sea-Level Rise Consultant

  • Oct 2018 - Jul 2019

  With the support of the Center for Climate Integrity, I worked on several projects related to sea-level rise. I co-authored an amicus brief for several sea-level rise lawsuit appeals in California. This brief summarizes the up-to-date climate and sea-level rise science that’s pertinent to the court cases and was submitted to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in January 2019. Following the completion of the brief, I teamed up with Resilient Analytics, an engineering firm specializing in climate change adaptation, to produce the first ever estimate of the cost to protect the entire Lower 48 from sea-level rise. The report I co-authored (High Tide Tax) can be found on our project website, climatecosts2040.org. Show less



Stanford University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Ph.D. and M.S. Earth System Science

  • Sep 2010 - Jun 2018

  I studied changes in the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds during the last 10,000 years using sediment cores and seismic records I collected from lakes and fjords in Chilean Patagonia. I studied changes in the Southern Hemisphere westerly winds during the last 10,000 years using sediment cores and seismic records I collected from lakes and fjords in Chilean Patagonia.



Lydian Academy, LLC

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• High School Teacher

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2018

  I designed student-specific curricula and taught chemistry, biology, and geometry in a one-on-one setting. I designed student-specific curricula and taught chemistry, biology, and geometry in a one-on-one setting.



Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

• United States
• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Assistant and Lab Technician

  • Jun 2009 - Aug 2010

  I processed natural carbon samples in the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry graphite lab for carbon-14 analysis. In addition to technical duties, I investigated radiocarbon constraints on fossil thinolite formation in the Mono Basin, an rare mineral that requires extreme cold-water temperatures to form. I processed natural carbon samples in the Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry graphite lab for carbon-14 analysis. In addition to technical duties, I investigated radiocarbon constraints on fossil thinolite formation in the Mono Basin, an rare mineral that requires extreme cold-water temperatures to form.



UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory

• NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

  • Jun 2008 - Aug 2008

  I utilized ICP-MS to determine whether deep sea bamboo corals can be used as a paleo-phosphorous proxy. I utilized ICP-MS to determine whether deep sea bamboo corals can be used as a paleo-phosphorous proxy.



Homer Ocean Charters

• Kachemak Bay, AK

• Water Taxi Captain

  • Feb 2005 - Sep 2006

  I operated a 30 ft landing craft in Kachemak Bay, delivering cargo and people to remote coves and bays. I operated a 30 ft landing craft in Kachemak Bay, delivering cargo and people to remote coves and bays.



Kachemak Bay Ferry

• Halibut Cove, AK

• Deckhand

  • Jun 2002 - Sep 2005

  I worked as the deckhand on a 1940 WWII J-boat named the Danny J. We transported guests from Homer to Halibut Cove, with a brief layover at Gull Island, a rookery home to ~20,000 nesting seabirds. In addition to cleaning and maintaining the boat, I also served as a naturalist, delivering talks about Kachemak Bay and Gull Island. I worked as the deckhand on a 1940 WWII J-boat named the Danny J. We transported guests from Homer to Halibut Cove, with a brief layover at Gull Island, a rookery home to ~20,000 nesting seabirds. In addition to cleaning and maintaining the boat, I also served as a naturalist, delivering talks about Kachemak Bay and Gull Island.