Education

 

• Colorado School of Mines: MS Hydrologic Science and Engineering

  • gpa: 3.45

• The University of Arizona: BS Chemical and Environmental Engineering

  • gpa: 3.53

• Engineer In Training (EIT) in Environmental Engineering

 

Employment History

 

Edna Bailey Sussman Internship - Innovative Stormwater Treatment for Beneficial Use - 2015

 

With funding from a Sussman fellowship I worked with City and County of Denver Stormwater and Wastewater Management Department to evaluate the effectiveness of existing and innovative Best Management Practices (BMPs) to treat storm-water in the Berkeley neighborhood in west Denver to a quality appropriate for beneficial use (i.e., urban irrigation) and for cleaner discharge into receiving waters.

My tasks included developing a method to quantify the runoff from the watershed and to estimate the contaminant concentrations in the water prior to installing sampling equipment. I did this by using a temporal averaging technique to apply data from several near-by precipitation gages to the area of interest to get an approximate average annual rainfall. Then I collected data on the watershed using GIS and from the National Land Cover Database (NLCD) to estimate the runoff ratio for the watershed, and used a program called WINSLAMM and more in depth land cover data on the types of impervious surfaces to estimate the contaminant concentrations. I then conducted an in-depth literature review on BMPs to determine the best treatment train to meet the specific needs of this watershed. I helped in planning the final design of the BMP treatment scheme. My role fit into a larger project and my recommendations were submitted via a final report to the design engineer.

 

The University of Arizona – 2012-2013

 

Laboratory Assistant – As a laboratory assistant I aided in the improvement of undergraduate lab facilities. The main project was to design a cooling water system to supply several heat exchangers. The goal was to conserve water by circulating the cooling water. My tasks included performing heat exchange calculations, designing the system in AutoCAD, and installing the piping network required to deliver the water. I also worked to design a new procedure for running a undergraduate experiment on UV disinfection.

 

Research Assistant – As a research assistant I worked for a group that was researching methods to increase to efficiency of algae-to-biofuel processes. With help from my mentor I worked to increase lipid production in algae cells by limiting the nutrients the algae received. My tasks included: daily data collection on growth, preparation of standard media, as well as to extract and analyze the number of lipid cells in samples. I also worked to develop a new method to quickly quantify lipid content by using a fluorescent dye that binds to the lipids and using a special machine the amount of fluorescence can be quantified and related to the amount of lipids in a sample.

 

Golden Bike Shop (2014-current) – I work in customer service, shipping and receiving, and data management.

 

Experience and Coursework

 

• Computer and Programming Experience-

  • Modflow/Groundwater Vistas

  • HYDRUS2D/3D

  • SAC-SMA

  • HEC-HMS

  • GIS

  • R 

  • Excel

  • Matlab

  • Microsoft Office suite.

• Coursework- Groundwater Modeling

  •  Groundwater Engineering

  •  Subsurface Contaminant Transport

  •  Surface Water Hydrology

  •  Surface Water Modeling

  •  Field Methods in Hydrology

  •  Water and Environmental Chemistry

  •  Water Treatment Plant Design

  •  Environmental Engineering, Microbiology

  •  Process Control, Chemical Reaction Engineering

  •  Transport Phenomena

  •  Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow

  •  Mathematical Modeling

  •  Differential Equations

  •  Soil Science.

• Leadership- Arizona Men’s Soccer Club President January 2012-May 2013-The club was a student run and funded organization. My responsibilities included: organizing practices, arranging travel plans for the team, planning and carrying out fundraising events, managing team finances, and communicating between the team and the coaching staff. The club had 30 members, a budget of $25000, and competed nationally.

• Senior Project- I worked with Dragoon Brewing Company to improve their brewing process and design an expansion. My projects included: quantifying yeast growth rate, calculating optimum yeast input, investigating the source of dissolved oxygen addition to the system, ensuring compliance with EHS regulations, and designing an expansion to double capacity.

 

Miscellaneous​

• Language Skills - I have conversational knowledge of Spanish from living and playing soccer in the Southwest and spending several months is Central and South America.

• Other Work and Volunteer ExperiEnce- I have worked as a soccer coach in Tucson and Seattle, painted roofs, and helped remodel an old apartment complex. I have volunteered at the Modflow & More Conference in Golden, CO and with the Mockingbird Society in Seattle, WA.

• Professional Societies- I belong to the Colorado Ground Water Association, and the American Water Works Association.

• Other Skills – I rock climb, mountain bike, and snowboard on a regular basis. I can also make a killer carne seca.