ABOUT

I am a geospatial geoscientist who works across geology, geography, remote sensing, and software-assisted spatial analysis. I am most interested in problems where terrain is changing, infrastructure is exposed, and good decisions depend on making complicated data understandable.

My path into this work began with geology and planetary remote sensing. As an undergraduate research assistant, I used orbital imagery and GIS to examine Martian stratigraphy in support of research connected to NASA’s InSight mission. I later worked in environmental consulting and mobile roadway LiDAR before earning a master’s degree in Geography with a graduate GIS certificate.

My graduate research focused on debris-flow avulsion and the influence of channel sinuosity. That work brought together field observations, geomorphology, photogrammetry, terrain modeling, and spatial analysis—the same combination of perspectives that continues to shape my professional work.

Today I specialize in post-wildfire debris-flow hazard and risk, while also supporting UAV mapping, LiDAR and photogrammetry, geologic field investigations, GNSS/PPK workflows, terrain analysis, and GIS automation. I enjoy building repeatable tools that make technical work faster without turning it into a black box.

CREDENTIALS

GIS Professional (GISP) · FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot · M.S. Geography · Graduate GIS Certificate · B.S. Geology

CORE EXPERTISE

ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online · Python geoprocessing · Terrain and hazard modeling · Remote sensing and imagery interpretation · UAV mission planning · LiDAR and point-cloud processing · Photogrammetry · GNSS and PPK · Cartography · Technical communication

My professional philosophy is simple: understand the landscape, document the reasoning, make the workflow defensible, and communicate the result clearly enough that someone can act on it.