Robinson Family Top Outstanding Student Award, Earth & Ocean Sciences, 2017-18, 2018-19
Certified California Naturalist (2019), University of California
M.A., English Literature (2009), San Francisco State University
B.A., Literature (2004), University of California, Santa Cruz
UC Regents Scholar (full four-year scholarship)
Graduated with College Honors and Honors in the Major
EDUCATION IN PROGRESS
Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (2020, in progress), Cuesta College
- 4.0 GPA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GIS Student Intern, July 2019-Present, County of San Luis Obispo (Information Technology Department), San Luis Obispo, CA
Geology Tutor, January 2018-May 2019, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
English Professor, August 2008-May 2017, Cuesta College, Allan Hancock College, Foothill College, West Valley College
Front Desk Staff and Instructional Aide, January-May 2016, College Success Lab at Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Kids’ Belayer, 2004-2006, Pacific Edge Climbing Gym, Santa Cruz, CA
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Website content editor, 2018-Present, White Heron Meditation Center, Avila Village, CA
Speaker and panelist on diversity issues, 2016-Present, Cuesta College, Foothill College, San Luis Coastal Unified School District, Morro Bay High School, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, Twin Cities Community Hospital, CASA of San Luis Obispo
Natural history docent, 2004-2006, Natural History Museum, Santa Cruz, CA
TECHNOLOGY SKILLS
ESRI ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, Story Maps
ESRI Collector, Survey123
QGIS
Python
Google Earth Pro
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office
GIS SKILLS
Map symbology and layout design
Coordinate systems and projections
Creating and managing geodatabases, feature datasets, and feature classes
Joins and relates
Relationship classes
Georeferencing
Topology
Domains
Interpolation
Remote sensing image analysis and change detection
Supervised and unsupervised classification of satellite imagery