Experience

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  Lazaro's pizza

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Chef

  I designed the concept, wrote the menu and opened the store and ran it for three years while pursuing my second BS.

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  Nasa develop program

  Jan 2011 - Apr 2011

  Internship

  The goal of this project was to apply satellite data of surface circulation in the Gulf of Mexico to aid in the monitoring of marine debris dispersal and the regulation of marine debris practices. Marine debris is a persistent problem for coastal areas throughout the world. In the Gulf of Mexico, the Loop Current flows north through the Yucatan Channel, loops east, then south, exiting through the Florida Straits. Clockwise-rotating areas of warm water, known as eddies, periodically separate from the Loop Current. These eddies have the potential to trap and transport debris onto shores, such as the Padre Island National Seashore. The Padre Island National Seashore is a 68-mile-long barrier island beach in southeastern Texas, and is the longest undeveloped beach in the world. This pristine beach can accumulate up to 1 ton of marine debris per linear mile. This project uses sea surface height and height anomaly data created using NASA radar altimeter satellites TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason 1, and Jason 2; as well as European altimeter satellites ERS-1, ERS-2, and ENVISAT. It also uses MODIS sea surface temperature (SST) data to aid in monitoring the Loop Current. The sea surface height and height anomaly data is processed to calculate geostrophic velocities and to predict particle paths. This research will provide NOAA’s Marine Debris Program and the Padre Island National Seashore with a better understanding of how the Loop Current and surface circulation patterns disperse marine debris to coastal areas. A methodology to monitor Gulf of Mexico surface circulation and to predict particle paths by using satellite altimeter data will be provided to partnering agencies. The project will provide maps of debris trajectories and geostrophic currents that demonstrate the usefulness of satellite altimetry data to monitor oceanographic processes that affect the distribution of marine debris. Show less

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  Bayou land resource conservation and development council, inc.

  May 2011 - May 2013

  Program coordinator

  I restored 11 acres of Dune Habitat on Elmer's island in response to the BP oil spill. I operated a tractor to maintain Prairie species plots and collected ecotypes for the Louisiana Native Plant Initiative under the guidance of Mr. Gary Fine. I built community gardens for underserved communities in Gentilly and Phoenix Louisiana. I performed water quality monitoring in conjunction with LDEQ and helped draft a plan to improve the Terrebonne bayou watershed under the direction of Mrs. Jennifer Carter Roberts. Show less

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  Coalition to restore coastal louisiana

  Jun 2013 - Dec 2013

  Volunteer coordinator

  • Developed new restoration project sites through GIS and local contacts.• Increased biodiversity amongst plantings.• Oversaw restoration events, the largest being 14,000 plants on 24 acres.• Coordinated implementation of projects including plants and volunteers.• Project totals for 2013: 37,500 Native plants established, 14,500 linear feet, 36.5 acres.

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  Lafourche-terrebonne soil water conservation district

  Mar 2014 - Jul 2015

  Vegetative technician

  I design, coordinate, execute and monitor 10 small 1-3,000 plants restoration events a year. This year we planted 19,200 native wetland plants that provide 83,500 linear feet of erosion protection for Louisiana's disappearing coastline. Additionally I am collecting and planting Sand Live Oak with Bayou Land RC&D to re-establish the extirpated species on barrier islands off of Louisiana's coast. To date we have reintroduced 350 of these important trees to Louisiana's coast.

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  Louisiana department of agriculture and forestry's coastal re-vegetation project

  Jul 2015 - Oct 2017

  Agriculture environmental specialist iii

  I design, coordinate, execute and monitor 10 small 1-3,000 plant restoration events a year. This year we planted 19,200 native wetland plants that provide 83,500 linear feet of erosion protection for Louisiana's disappearing coastline. Additionally I am collecting and planting Sand Live Oak to re-establish the extirpated species on barrier islands off of Louisiana's coast. To date we have reintroduced 350 of these important trees to Louisiana's coast.

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  The meraux foundation

  Oct 2017 - now

  Coastal and environmental program manager