Watershed Specialist Resume Profile

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS:

Programs - Microsoft Office Suite, ArcGIS, BASINS

Models - HSPF, SWAT, MODFLOW

Skills - Spatial analysis, Watershed modeling, Identification of freshwater invertebrate species, Identification of adaption approaches and mitigation strategies for both climate change and stormwater runoff.

FIELD EXPERIENCE:

Graduate Assistantship: Watershed Specialist

Graduate Research:

Utilization of HSPF inputting data and simulating a time period to project future data
Simulation of baseline watershed conditions by delineating watershed using Basins 4.1, including reaches and subbasins
Investigation of trending problems including stormwater within the Ipswich Watershed
The Effect of Climate Change on Watershed Processes in the Ipswich River Basin
Calibration and validation of the model in this simulation using HSPEXP
Established IPCC scenarios of sea level rise
Utilization of Arc GIS 10.0 to define data for Massachusetts coastal watersheds
2. Assessment of sea level rise on the Massachusetts coastline based on climate change forecasts.
Investigation of adaptation and mitigation strategies using selected Better Management Practices BMP's , namely rain gardens
Examination of the effects of changing climate on watershed runoff
Calculation of land-use impacts for each scenario
Evaluation of the loss of land depending on climate change in urban, agriculture/open land, forest and water land uses in coastal watersheds.

Internship: NCRS, USDA Massachusetts Preformed an analysis of data collected on milk wash waste water on farms in Massachusetts

Independent Study: Quabbin Reservoir

Obtained samples from 5 streams, 4 from the Quabbin watershed and 1 from the Quaboag River to determine the diversity, type and quantity of each invertebrate species found and correlate these species to the water quality of each source.Responsible for preparation of lots with land clearing and marking boundaries

ACTIVITIES INTERESTS:

Soil Water Conservation Society
National Science Association
Boy Scouts of America - Eagle Scout

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