California State Water Resources Control Board                                                                           November 2021 – Present

Environmental Scientist

Supervisor: Amy Kronson (Senior Environmental Scientist)

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• Builds programmatic tools to facilitate the permitting experience for stormwater dischargers

• Generates geospatial insights from stormwater permitting data using Python, ArcGIS, and Tableau

• Presents technical briefings and data reports to diverse audiences of scientists, engineers, and regulators

• Actively shapes industrial and construction stormwater regulatory permits during reissuance

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U.S. Geological Survey, California Water Science Center                                                    December 2020 – October 2021

Seasonal Hydrologic Technician

Supervisor: Dr. Brian Bergamaschi (Research Chemist)

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• 130+ hours of research-vessel experience in the SF Bay-Delta monitoring algal cyanotoxins and sediment flux

• Led the visual design of the USGS National Water Dashboard (NWDi) and related special projects

• Developed and designed Tableau data portals, which integrate disparate and multidisciplinary data sources

• Supported the internal data pipeline by developing data processing tools in Python, R, Alteryx, and SQL

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UC Santa Cruz, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences                                              August 2020 – December 2020

Undergraduate Researcher

Advisor: Dr. Slawek Tulaczyk (Research Glaciologist, Professor)

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• Conducted remote GIS investigation into the melting behavior of a terrestrial-bound glacier in southwest Greenland

• Collected data from satellites (Sentinel), digital elevation models (ArcticDEM), and climate models (ETA5)

• Performed geospatial and statistical analyses using bootstrap sampling and t-methods in R

• Compiled research, methods, and findings into a manuscript

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City of Santa Cruz, Climate Action and Sustainability Office                                                        March 2019 – March 2020

Technical Assistant

Supervisor: Dr. Tiffany Wise-West (Climate Action and Sustainability Manager)

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• Collected socioeconomic data via field surveys to inform an update to the city’s Local Coastal Program

• Communicated complex topics relating to climate change to the public during outreach events

• Served flood-prone and Latinx communities with safety guidance on sea level rise and storm flooding

• Worked fluidly with various local officials and departments to advance multiple project objectives