Education

• Master of Data Analytics
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • In Progress
• Master of Arts, Geography
  • Miami University
  • Thesis: Site characteristics of beaver dams in southwest Ohio, advised by Bartosz Grudzinski, PhD.
  • Awaiting public defense of thesis.
• Bachelor of Science, Marine Biology
  • University of California, Santa Cruz
  • Honors Thesis: Home range trends among the pumas of the Santa Cruz Mountains, advised by Chris Wilmers, PhD.
  • 2017

Experience

• Data Engineer – North Metro Fire Rescue District
  • 2026 – Present
• Data Analyst – North Metro Fire Rescue District
  • 2023 – 2026
• Operations Analyst – Maxar
  • 2021 – 2022
• Associate Demand Analyst – Maxar via ATR International
  • 2020 – 2021

Coding Languages: Python, R, SQL

Skills: Cartography; GIS; GPS; Home Range Calculation (Minimum Convex Polygon, Kernel Density Estimation, Local convex hull); Invertebrate Sorting and Classification; Marine Mammal Husbandry; Off road driving: ATV and 4WD; Photo Identification of Humpbacks; Public Speaking; Puma Capture: Baiting, Trap Setting, and Monitoring; Radio Telemetry; Resighting of N. Elephant Seal; Set up and maintenance of camera traps; Sherman Trapping; Species Distribution Modeling; Video Data Collection

Software Proficiency: Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS Pro, Google Earth Engine, GIMP, Inkscape, Microsoft Office, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, QGIS 2.x and 3.x

ORCID

Refereed Publications

Grudzinski, B. P., Fritz, K., Golden, H. E., Newcomer-Johnson, T. A., Rech, J. A., Levy, J., Fain, J., McCarty, J. L., Johnson, B., Vang, T. K., & Maurer, K. (2022). A global review of beaver dam impacts: Stream conservation implications across biomes. In Global Ecology and Conservation (Vol. 37, p. e02163). Elsevier BV.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2022.e02163

Grudzinski, B. P., Cummins, H., & Vang, T. K. (2019). Beaver canals and their environmental effects. Progress in Physical Geography: Earth and Environment, 030913331987311. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309133319873116

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