Resume (PDF)

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.S./Ph.D. in Geography

Advisor: Holly Gibbs and Tyler Lark
Expected Graduation 2027

B.A. in Cartography/GIS (Honors)

Graduated: Spring 2022
Senior Honors Thesis: Incorporating a User-Centered Design Approach into Mapping the Cultural and Natural Resources of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway


Cartographic and GIS Experience

Resesarch Analyst
Gibbs Global Land-Use and Environment Lab
  • Building a property-level database with tax parcel data

    • Research Specialist
    Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office, 2022-Present
  • Using dasymetric mapping techniques for small areal population mapping
  • Coordinating gis/imagery data for a NOAA funded Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve habitat map

    • Participant
    NASA DEVELOP, 2022 June-August
  • Integrate NASA earth observations with society
  • Member of a 5-person team using Google Earth Engine, Python, InVEST, ENVI to create Land Surface Temperature maps and urban tree canopy scenarios for the City of Albuquerque Parks and Rec dept.
  • Implement community-partnered project culminating in a technical paper, poster, presentation, and map outputs.

    • Research Specialist & Cartographer
    UW-Madison Cartography Lab, 2022-Present
  • Assisting in production of coastal Wisconsin public access spot maps for eventual atlas publication
  • Designing graphics for public access point attributes
  • Project lead for coastal atlas group, managing data transfer and acquisition

    • Student Intern
    Wisconsin State Cartographer's Office, 2021-2022
  • Creating custom interactive web maps and apps using HTML, CSS, JS, and other frameworks
  • Developed the Wisconsin Historical Atlas using a combination of ESRI software and ArcGIS Online
  • Geodesy project lead for external clients
  • Map creator for Madison Oak Mapping project for external client
  • Conference presenter of ESRI tools at Wisconsin Land Information Association Annual Conference 2022

    • Student Intern
    Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, 2021-2022
  • Use LiDAR data, ArcPro, GeoPlanner, Story Maps to analyze and understand flooding in Green Bay, WI to plan Green Infrastructure practices
  • Design Field Maps form to aid Coastal Inventory field workers
  • Update and create maps for Wisconsin Coastal Inventory using Excel, AGOL, ArcPro

    • Lab Tech/Cartographer
    University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh ERIC Lab, 2021
  • Performed lab analyses, entered data, performed tests on water samples, digester, compostable products
  • Drove up coast of Door County to search for public access points, used tools to record beach attributes, used QGIS to make a map showing attributes
  • Took water samples from local businesses in Vilas County for Vilas County Health Department DNR program (connected to ERIC lab)

    • Associate LiDAR Technician
    NV5 Geospatial, 2020-2021
  • Used Microstation, ArcGIS to edit LiDAR point cloud
  • Worked with different versions of lidar tiles to clean up the landscape to send to clients

    • GIS Intern
    City of Marshfield Engineering, 2022
  • Worked with all city departments to update GIS applications, create maps, and visualize data.

    • Volunteer Experience

    Cartographer
    The River Food Pantry, 2019
  • Create interactive map to help assess need

    • Cartographer
    Map for book publication, 2022
  • Worked with author to visualize story elements on introductory map

    • Awards

    Letters and Science Summer Honors Thesis Research Grant
    2021-2022 Academic Year
  • Senior Honors Thesis: Incorporating a User-Centered Design Approach into Mapping the Cultural and Natural Resources of the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway

    • Barbara Bartz Petchenik Award
    First Place, Undergraduate Level, Spring 2022
  • Lower Wisconsin Riverway Nature and Culture

    • Technical Skills

  • ESRI Suite (ArcGIS Pro, AGOL, StoryMaps, FieldMaps, Geoplanner, ArcGIS JS API)
  • QGIS
  • Adobe Creative Cloud (Illustrator, Photoshop)
  • Postgresql
  • Blender
  • Microsoft Excel
  • HTML/CSS
  • FrontEnd Frameworks (Bootstrap)
  • Leaflet
  • Git/GitHub
  • Python

    • Other

    Ballet Dancer
    Milwaukee Ballet Company, 2016-2019
  • Danced in 5 company performances annually at the Pabst and Marcus Theatres in Milwaukee, WI
  • Took warm up class and rehearsals to prepare for each show
  • Worked in a corps and as an individual with choreographers to learn choreography and bring their visions to the professional stage

    • Ballet Teacher
    Central Midwest Ballet Academy, 2019-Present
  • Teach kids aged 8-18 ballet technique and choreography
  • Choreographed and rehearsed a piece for 2021 spring showcase
  • Lead solo and group rehearsals
  • Took and gave performance notes at dress rehearsals

    • Ballet Teacher
    Storybook Ballet, 2020-2021
  • Teach kids aged 3-8 ballet technique and storytelling
  • Managed costumes and props for each class

    • Waitress, Vendor
    The Freckled Frogg, Appleton Farmer's Market, Summer 2019
  • Serve customers and manage register
  • Prepare food
  • Manage vendor stand