Experience

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  Wisconsin dnr - bureau of integrated science services

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1996

  Natural resources technician

  Conducted research projects:• Effects of large docks and piers on shallow, near-shore areas• Aquatic plants as a refuge for zooplankton• Motorboat impacts on lakes• Evaluation of USEPA Bioassessment/Biocriteria program for lakes• Shallow lakes ecology• Deep sediment coring for paleolimnological analysis• Zooplankton dynamics

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  Minneapolis park and recreation board

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Water quality specialist

  Conducted monitoring and management of Minneapolis lakes & natural areas:• Water quality monitoring• Stormwater monitoring and BMP assessments• Lake and stormwater computer modeling• Aquatic plant surveys• Prairie burns/management

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  Three rivers park district

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  Water resources technician

  • Lawn fertilizer runoff research• TMDL development• Lake and watershed model development/calibration• GIS mapping and modeling• Water quality monitoring• Stormwater monitoring/management• Aquatic plant surveys• Laboratory analysis of water samples (TP, SRP, TN, TSS, Alk, Chl-a)

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  Freshwater scientific services, llc

  Jan 2003 - now

  Aquatic ecologist / consultant

  • Better Science for Better Lakes •Founder/ Owner of environmental consulting company with a strong record of helping people protect and improve their lakes. My work philosophy focuses on using a combination of strong communication, cutting-edge aquatic science, and emerging technology to identify the source and severity of lake problems and then set a clear path to a better lake.

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  University of minnesota -twin cities

  Apr 2006 - Aug 2009

  Research assistant

  Conducted water-related research projects: • Lake-wide control of curlyleaf pondweed• Aquatic plant biomass sampling methods• Curlyleaf pondweed turion abundance & viability• Aquatic plant sprouting in incubated sediment samples• Carp exclosures to promote survival and growth of native aquatic plants

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  Minnesota dnr (appointed/volunteer)

  Jan 2018 - Dec 2021

  Mn aquatic invasive species advisory committee (chair 2019-2020, volunteer)

  Elected Chair in 2019 & 20204-year term on 15-member committee that advised the MN Department of Natural Resources on its Aquatic Invasive Species Programs

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  Minnesota lake management society

  Nov 2022 - now

  Vice president & founding board member (volunteer)

  Established a new Minnesota affiliate of the North American Lake Management Society with Joe Bischoff (Barr Engineering), Matt Kocian (Rice Creek Watershed), Dr. Dan Larkin (University of Minnesota), Margaret Johnson (Kandiyohi SWCD), and Jenny Sirota (Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community). https://sites.google.com/view/mn-nalms/

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  Minnesota aquatic invasive species research center – univ of mn

  Jan 2025 - now

  Maisrc – citizen advisory board member (volunteer)