• Design and analyze ecosystem restoration and coastal resilience projects.

• Develop tidal wetland and marsh restoration design plans using AutoCAD Civil 3D.

• Conduct spatial analyses using ArcGIS, automating repetitive processes using Python.

• Led the development of technical reports regarding topics such as water quality, habitat evolution, blue carbon, and operations and maintenance.

• Support topographic field data using RTK GPS and total station surveying.

• Designed river restoration and fish passage improvement projects using AutoCAD Civil 3D.

• Managed a ~$1M urban streams restoration project grant by overseeing scope, schedule, and budget.

• Provided project management assistance by developing a Gantt chart and risk register.

• Performed technical engineering reviews of proposed stream restoration designs to assess their feasibility/ability to promote aquatic habitat.

• Analyzed water quality and velocities in/near a salmonid collection structure to evaluate its performance in capturing salmon using natural river hydraulics.

• Conducted structural engineering inspections for the salmonid collection system to assess its structural integrity and resolve any potential concerns.

• Led the development of a reservoir area inventory to identify facilities impacted by a reservoir expansion in Arizona.

• Communicated with clients and external agencies, conducted a field verification, and wrote a technical memorandum.

• Supported the development of feasibility-level facility relocation design criteria.

• Conducted market research on a San Francisco Bay Area county’s coastal resilience and pitched potential project pursuits to business sector leaders.

• Coordinated state-wide direct technical assistance efforts with DWR to provide county drought planning support for small water systems and domestic wells.

• Served as the sole Teaching Assistant for Professor Oliver Fringer’s CEE 162F: Coastal Processes.

• Educated graduate and undergraduate students about ocean waves and coastal sediment transport during weekly one-hour TA sessions and two-hour office hours.

• Crafted weekly homework overview PowerPoint slides.

• Developed supplemental material to teach students how to code in MATLAB.

• Created rubrics, graded weekly assignments, and provided student feedback.

• Mentored students interested in civil and environmental engineering by providing career advice and resources.

• Aided the development of a water management plan for Humboldt County to augment the existing Trinity Reservoir flow schedule to improve anadromous fish populations in the Trinity River as part of their restoration program.

• Collaborated with a senior fisheries biologist to conduct a limiting factors analysis for fishes of interest.

• Created water temperature graphs to assess whether regulatory objectives were met.

• Supported a drought risk condition assessment of small water systems in El Dorado County and drafted a county drought plan.

• Coded a Python script to efficiently extract relevant data from a 6-million-line government file, saving project time and money.