Skills

Technical Skills

R and RStudio

• 4 years of experience, including graphing and data analysis in the Greenhouse Gas Inventory and shiny app development in the Strategy Planning Tool.

Python

• 1 year of experience, including application development with rune casting and dynamic visualizations in garlic modeling research.

MATLAB

• Experience using MATLAB to create a complex spatial grid model of garlic mustard.

C++

• Translated garlic mustard model from MATLAB into C++ to improve program efficiency. Learned basic C++ over the course of two weeks.

ArcGIS Pro

• Familiarity with ArcGIS Pro through coursework focused on climate change applications. Created vulnerability and risk maps from global data, used satellite images and ground-truth data to map land cover, and mapped watershed flow and storm surge risk to plan for flood-resilient infrastructure.

Microsoft Office Suite

• 3 years of experience, including creating dynamic filterable databases as well as simple data analysis in Excel.

Transferrable Skills

• Skilled at collaborating with and leading both in person and remote teams

• Comfortable conversing with a wide range of people about complex environmental topics. Developed while canvassing for Sunrise in both English and Spanish.

• Skilled at presenting in front of large groups of people.

• Familiar with national, Minnesota-specific, and Twin Cities policies and programs around climate mitigation and emissions reductions.

• Experienced researching policies and existing conditions related to climate, urban form, and equity.