Experience

WaterNow Alliance

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

• Colorado Basin Program Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  WaterNow Alliance is a network of local water leaders championing sustainable, affordable, equitable, and climate resilient water solutions. The Alliance identifies and overcomes barriers, provides tools and resources, and fosters innovative strategies to support water reuse and efficiency technologies, green infrastructure, watershed health, stormwater recapture, groundwater management, and equity. WaterNow Alliance is a network of local water leaders championing sustainable, affordable, equitable, and climate resilient water solutions. The Alliance identifies and overcomes barriers, provides tools and resources, and fosters innovative strategies to support water reuse and efficiency technologies, green infrastructure, watershed health, stormwater recapture, groundwater management, and equity.



EMPSi: Environmental Management and Planning Solutions, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Environmental Planner

  • Nov 2019 - Jul 2021

  Help clients navigate complex regulatory issues surrounding federal land use planning and management. Prepare, update, and maintain administrative records; manage, code, and summarize substantive comments in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); resource author for recreation, travel management, vegetation, riparian/wetland, and wildlife sections for Environmental Impact Statements, Resource Management Plans, and Biological Assessments/ Evaluations for federal land management agencies including the Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service , US Forest Service, and US Bureau of Reclamation.



Steamboat Springs Chamber

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

• Graduate Consultant

  • Sep 2019 - Dec 2019

  Engaged stakeholders, conducted a literature and case study review, and provided recommendations of strategies for the City of Steamboat Springs and Routt County to better manage recreation in the region. Published on the Routt County Board of County Commissioners website on March 2, 2020. Report: http://co.routt.co.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/13332?fileID=11778 Presentation: http://co.routt.co.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/13332?fileID=11779 Engaged stakeholders, conducted a literature and case study review, and provided recommendations of strategies for the City of Steamboat Springs and Routt County to better manage recreation in the region. Published on the Routt County Board of County Commissioners website on March 2, 2020. Report: http://co.routt.co.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/13332?fileID=11778 Presentation: http://co.routt.co.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Item/13332?fileID=11779



Jefferson County, Colorado

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Graduate Consultant

  • Nov 2018 - Dec 2019

  Developed and wrote the Jefferson County Open Space Resiliency Framework, a system wide plan that provides management guidelines to inform future open space decisions. Created a project evaluation scorecard that assess social, ecological, and built infrastructure resiliency for the open space system. Presented work at various conferences, other open space organizations, and to JCOS staff. Available on JCOS website: https://www.jeffco.us/DocumentCenter/View/21891/JCOS-Resiliency-Framework Developed and wrote the Jefferson County Open Space Resiliency Framework, a system wide plan that provides management guidelines to inform future open space decisions. Created a project evaluation scorecard that assess social, ecological, and built infrastructure resiliency for the open space system. Presented work at various conferences, other open space organizations, and to JCOS staff. Available on JCOS website: https://www.jeffco.us/DocumentCenter/View/21891/JCOS-Resiliency-Framework



Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences

• United States
• Research Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Associate Scientist

  • May 2016 - Oct 2019

  Assist with research on lakes in streams in Colorado. Field work includes water sampling, measuring stream flows, and profiling reservoirs in various locations in the Front Range and High Country in CO. Laboratory work includes analytical chemistry on low level nutrients, carbon, and bacteria of the samples. Experience running a variety of machines such as an AA3 segmented flow analyzer, Costech nitrogen and carbon analyzer, ion chromatography mass spectrophotometer, and a Lambda 25 auto spectrophotometer. Prepared project proposals and technical reports as well as reviewed, refined, and updated standard operation procedures.



University of Colorado Boulder

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Learning Assistant- ATOC 1050 Weather and Atmosphere

  • Aug 2015 - May 2016

  Weather and Atmosphere is an introductory science course at CU Boulder. Each week I attended lectures for this course and helped answer clicker questions the students had. Also, each week I held two 1 hour teaching sessions where I helped the students work through concepts they learned in class by completing a worksheet provided by the professor. Weather and Atmosphere is an introductory science course at CU Boulder. Each week I attended lectures for this course and helped answer clicker questions the students had. Also, each week I held two 1 hour teaching sessions where I helped the students work through concepts they learned in class by completing a worksheet provided by the professor.



NOAA: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Data Analyst Intern

  • Apr 2015 - May 2016

  Student internship working at the intersection of petroleum geology and atmospheric science. Assisted with quality checking a master database, data entry, statistical analysis of data using R, and using computer programs such as Microsoft Excel and JMP. I assisted in creating a global database of molecular and isotopic methane values reported from various oil and gas producing basins around the world. I created a poster on my project which I presented Front Range Isotope Day. I received first place for "Best Scientific Poster", voted by other attendants at conference. I co-authored two articles that are published in scientific journals.



University of Colorado Boulder

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Undergraduate Researcher

  • Aug 2013 - May 2015

  UROP- HHMI (2014-2015): Performed undergraduate research in Dr. Pieter Johnson's Biology Laboratory through a grant received by the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. Conducted an experiment titled, "Quantifying the behavior of Pimephales promelas when exposed to a predatory stimulus". Created a poster and presented my findings to other undergraduates and faculty from the science departments at CU. BSI (2013-2014): Performed undergraduate research in Dr. Pieter Johnson's Biology Laboratory through a grant received by the Biological Sciences Initiative. Conducted an independent project titled "In Vitro Cultivation of a trematode worm, Ribeiroia ondatrae". Presented my findings to other undergraduates with a powerpoint presentation.