CV

Education

Ph.D. in Geography (in progress) Expected 2028

University of California, Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA

M.A. in Probability and Statistics Awarded December 2025

University of California, Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA

  • Graduate training in probability theory, stochastic processes, Bayesian inference, time series, computational statistics, and statistical machine learning.
Master of Environmental Science and Management (M.E.S.M.) June 2023

Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, University of California, Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA

B.S. in Environmental Economics & Policy December 2016

University of California, Berkeley · Berkeley, CA

Experience

Planet Archive Intern Jun 2024 – Jan 2025

Office of Research, University of California, Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA

  • Developed a harvesting strategy and automated workflows to collect PlanetScope satellite imagery across California Natural Reserve sites.
Machine Learning Intern Jun 2023 – Aug 2023

National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) · Albany, OR

  • Designed machine-learning models to predict thermal expansion in high-temperature alloys.
  • Built training datasets and evaluated model performance across alloy systems.
Conservation Analysis Intern Jun 2022 – Aug 2022

Conservation International · Santa Barbara, CA

  • Conducted cost-benefit analysis for tuna sustainability projects in Fiji.
  • Mapped supply chains to inform strategic improvements.
Grants Officer Nov 2020 – Oct 2021

Global Fund for Women · San Francisco, CA

  • Managed over 350 global grants and liaised with grantees and partner organizations.
  • Implemented Salesforce tools for communication and streamlined data workflows for grantmaking.

Technical Skills

AI / Machine Learning Statistical learning, probabilistic forecasting, random forests, gradient boosting (XGBoost), Bayesian optimization, neural networks, deep learning
Programming & Data Tools Python, R, SQL, JavaScript, Bash, C, pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, TensorFlow, Keras, caret, Jupyter, Quarto, RStudio
Remote Sensing / Geospatial Google Earth Engine, ArcGIS, QGIS, rasterio, GeoPandas
Databases / Cloud PostgreSQL/PostGIS, BigQuery, Google Cloud Platform (GCS, Dataflow)
Development Tools Git, GitHub, Docker, Redis, Celery, LaTeX, HTML, CSS, Salesforce CRM

Interests

  • Art
  • Books
  • Movies
  • Music