Resume / CV

Professional Objective

I am interested in information visualization, interface design, and the intersection of biology and information. I would like to combine my interests in science and information technology in a project-oriented, collaborative environment. Specifically, I would like to gain more experience in user interface design and/or web application engineering.

Employment History

Staff Research Associate II
UC Berkeley, College of Natural Resources (Berkeley, California, USA)
October 2003-Present

Worked with Prof. Maggi Kelly to deliver web-based mapping and GIS products related to various research and outreach projects in the lab.

Projects:

  • Vegetation Type Mapping Project: Administered the digitization and georefernecing of a collection of historic vegetation maps, and built a web site and webGIS system to allow users to browse and download the data. See vtm.berkeley.edu
  • OakMapper WebGIS: Managed databases and performed web maintenance for the OakMapper WebGIS Project, which provides public access to data concerning the rapidly spreading tree pathogen that causes Sudden Oak Death. See oakmapper.org.
  • Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project: Designed and managed a public forum to facilitate interaction between public stakeholders, University of California researchers, and the US Forest Services, as a part of the Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management Project. See snamp.cnr.berkeley.edu.

Wildlife Biologist / IT Specialist
Swaim Biological, Inc. (Hayward, California, USA)
February 2005-August 2006

Primarily perform duties of a wildlife biologist, installing and checking traps, visual surveys, identifying and processing reptiles and amphibians (including PIT-tagging), and recording data. I was also responsible for much of the IT management, including administrating two UNIX servers, a MySQL database, the company web site and intranet, and developing new functionality for the company web site.

Education

Wildlife Biology

PIT-tagging reptiles, sexing snakes and lizards, drift fence and trap installation, reptile and amphibian identification in the San Francisco Bay Area and the northeastern US.

Computer Programming / Systems Administration

Python, PHP, Java, MySQL database use and administration, PostgreSQL database use and administration, Subversion, Apache.

Graphic / Web Design

Photoshop, InDesign, The GIMP, Inkscape, HTML / CSS.

Geographic Information Systems

georeferencing, spatial error propagation, historical mapping, cartography, webGIS, ArcGIS, ERDAS IMAGINE, MapServer, PostGIS spatial database.