CV

Education

• Ph.D in Watershed Science, Colorado State University, 2028 (expected)
• M.A. in Geography, University of Denver, 2024
• B.A. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and (second major) Geography, University of Colorado Boulder, 2019

Work experience

• Remote Sensing Contractor
  • United States Geological Survey - Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center, May 2023 - July 2024
  • I worked on research related to the remote sensing of surface water - lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
  • Supervisor: Melanie Vanderhoof
• Remote Sensing Instructor
  • University of Colorado Denver, June 2024 - July 2024
  • I taught Introduction to Environmental Remote Sensing during the summer 2024 semester
• Executive Officer
  • Colorado Army National Guard - D CO, 572 Brigade Engineering Battalion, May 2023 - Present
  • I help lead a military intelligence company of 90 soldiers.
• Teacher’s Assistant
  • University of Denver, September 2022 - June 2024
  • I TA’ed for remote sensing and GIS courses.
• Application Engineer
  • Maxar Technologies, June 2022 - January 2023
  • I wrote custom tools, scripts, and processes for customers using Maxar’s satellite imagery delivery APIs.
• Platform Support Engineer
  • Maxar Technologies, December 2019 - June 2022
  • I supported Maxar’s imagery delivery platforms such as SecureWatch and GEGD.
• Native Trout Conservation Intern
  • Yellowstone National Park, August 2019 - October 2019
  • I assisted in research and conservation of the Yellowstone Cutthroat trout.
• Biological Science Technician
  • Wildlife Services, USDA Wyoming, May 2019 - July 2019
  • I assisted in field work to save the critically endangered Black Footed Ferret
• Military Intelligence Officer
  • Colorado Army National Guard, May 2019 - Present
  • I commissioned into the Colorado National Guard in 2019 as an MI officer.
  • From 2019 to 2022 I held positions including S2 OIC, Platoon Leader, and Targeting OIC.
  • In 2021 I deployed to Kosovo with the NATO Peacekeeping mission: Kosovo Force.

Skills

• GIS Programming in Python
• Remote Sensing
• Hydrologic Forecasting
• Technical Writing
• Raft Guide

Publications

Integrating remotely sensed surface water dynamics into hydrologic signature modelling

Vanderhoof, M. K., Nieuwlandt, P., Golden, H. E., Lane, C. R., Christensen, J. R., Keenan, W., and Dolan, W.: Integrating remotely sensed surface water dynamics into hydrologic signature modelling, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. Discuss., https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2024-119, in review, 2024.

Talks

A Machine Learning and Geospatial Framework for Forecasting Ground Level Ozone

April 18, 2024

Paper Presentation at American Association of Geographers 2024 Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI

Teaching

Instructor

Teacher’s Assistant