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Employment History

University of Wyoming, School of Energy Resources, 3D Visualization Center | Research Scientist - GIS & Remote Sensing
Laramie, WY - September 2023 to Present

• Serve as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for geospatial data and technologies.
• Administrate ArcGIS Enterprise environments and relational database management systems.
• Develop and oversee Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) program and remote sensing capabilities.
• Create useful, informative, and interactive GIS applications for outreach and analysis.
• Organize data collection, monitor and assess data quality, and ensure input and maintenance of databases.
• Apply expertise to creation and maintenance of workflows from ArcGIS to real-time and VR applications.

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Wyoming State Geological Survey | Geospatial Technical Principal, Map Editor
Laramie, WY - July 2020 to August 2023

• Edit geological maps and databases for accuracy and aesthetics following GeMS and FDGC standards.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for geospatial data and technologies.
• Provide end-user support in project development, analysis, and outreach.
• Develop GIS applications and file structure, including geodatabase design, metadata creation and modeling.
• Implement GIS techniques and applications, guideline recommendations, data control, and standardization.

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Dept. of Geology, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh | Instrumentation Specialist
Oshkosh, WI - September 2017 to June 2020

• Co-instruct the UWO Geology Field Camp (Park City, UT), and co-lead other interim field courses.
• Instrument maintenance and repair, order parts/supplies and new equipment, place work orders.
• Train, supervise, and assist students and faculty in use of research equipment and safety guidelines.
• Curate and design all marketing and communications (digital signage, websites, email blasts, facebook).
• Procure and catalog rock/mineral specimens, maps, and publications. Curate new hallway displays.
• Perform outreach, and supervise/support students and faculty performing outreach activities.

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Dept. of Geosciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Teaching Assistant
Milwaukee, WI - September 2016 to May 2017

• Teach undergraduate level Geoscience laboratory sections.
• Develop teaching materials, such as syllabi, visual aids, answer keys, and supplementary notes.
• Evaluate and grade examinations, assignments, papers, and record grades.
• Schedule and maintain regular office hours to meet with students.
• Prepare and proctor examinations.

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US Geological Survey, NAGT Internship | Physical Scientist
Bozeman, MT - June 2016 to August 2016

• Assisted Dr. Robert Al-Chokhachy and Dr. Adam Sepulveda from the USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center on their ecology field research projects.
• Responsibilities included deploying instrumentation to collect stream temperature and discharge measurements, amphibian and fish distribution surveys, stream habitat data collection, and conducting eDNA experiments.

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Education

• M.S. Geosciences. 2017. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Graduate Certificate in GIS. 2017. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• B.S. Geosciences. 2015. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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Awards & Honors

2017: UW-Milwaukee GIS Day Student Project Competition 3rd Place
2016: UW-Milwaukee Nelson Cherkauer Lasca Legacy Scholarship Award
2016: UW-Milwaukee Research Excellence Award
2016: UW-Milwaukee Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award
2016: Wisconsin Geological Society Scholarship
2016: NAGT-USGS Cooperative Summer Field Training Program Participant
2016: UW-Oshkosh Reginald G. Brook Memorial Field Camp Scholarship
2015: UW-Milwaukee Chancellor’s Graduate Student Award
2015: UW-Milwaukee Final BS degree honors - Cum Laude
2015: UW-Milwaukee Final BS degree department honors – Geosciences
2014: UW-Milwaukee Geosciences Undergraduate Research Scholarship
1994: Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America