Geospatial data manager & analyst

The Nature Conservancy - Minnesota & Dakotas chapter

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Apr 2023 - present

• Worked within an enterprise GIS environment that straddled ArcGIS Online and AWS cloud infrastructure supporting multi-user workflows through managed datasets, web maps, and hosted services.
• Led the development of AGOL hub site to support centralized access to GIS data and application for internal staff and external collaborators
• Established standardized organizational structures and data management practices for cloud-hosted and ArcGIS Online geospatial datasets, improving data discoverability, query efficiency, and user experience.
• Collaborated with chapter leadership and non-technical teams to develop GIS visualizations and analytical products that supported strategic communication and funding initiatives.
• Supported enterprise GIS adoption by onboarding staff to ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Hub data resources, and AWS cloud-hosted geospatial data workflows, improving data accessibility and organizational consistency.

Postdoctoral researcher

University of Minnesota

St. Paul, MN, USA

Nov 2019 - Mar 2023

• Managed and standardized large 2–5 GB geospatial datasets using R-based workflows, ensuring analysis-ready data for team use.
• Developed spatial statistical and machine learning models (GAMs, random forest) with parallel computing, reducing runtime by ~50%.
• Built reproducible analytical workflows using R Markdown and coordinated version-controlled development using Git/GitHub to support collaboration and transparency.
• Communicated complex geospatial concepts and analytical findings through outreach events, improving understanding of spatial data applications among non-tecnical audience.

Postdoctoral researcher

Toronto Metropoliton University

Toronto,ON, Canada

Jul 2016 - Sep 2019

• Led management of large provincial contaminant monitoring databases (>100,000 records) using R and MS Access, ensuring data quality and analytical readiness.
• Combined Bayesian statistics and geostatistical kriging to produce predictive spatial models and maps.
• Designed an interactive geospatial dashboard using R Shiny and Leaflet to communicate results and support stakeholder data access.

Supercharge your data & workflow with SQL

Minnesota GIS/LIS Fall Conference

Duluth, MN

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Minnesota GIS/LIS Fall Conference

Duluth, MN

Highly effective teams for project management

Virtual 5-day workshop, HET, Denver, CO

Remote

Spatial SQL with PostGIS

U-Spatial workshop, Univerity of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

WebGIS & Mobile Data Collection

Informatics and GIS Statewide program, UCANR

Riverside, CA

Statistics for Spatial Data

Iowa state university

Ames, IA, USA

GIS for Natural Resource Mgt.

Iowa state university

Ames, IA, USA

Highly Qualified Personnel Leadership Award ~ C$ 15,000

Organized a 2-day worksop on water conservation leveraging citizen science and open data tools; funded by India-Canada Center for Innovative Multidisciplinary Partnerships

Bengaluru, KA, India

Best in Science Grant ~ C$ 99,600

Evaluating drivers of fish mercury contamination under climate change using geospatial tools and advanced statistical models; funding source: Ontario Ministry of Environment & Climate Change

Ontario, Canada

DNR Short-term research grant ~ US$ 3,039

Predicting spatial distribution of invasive Purple loosestrife across Minnesota: a GIS-based approach; funding source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

St. Paul, MN, USA

Mentor, MN GIS/LIS Consortium Mentoring Program

Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium

N/A

Member of Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Committee

International Association of Landscape Ecology

N/A

Member of LQBTQ+ Employee Resource Group

TNC - Minnesota & Dakotas chapter

N/A

St. Xaviers College

B.S. in Botany & Zoology

Mumbai, MH, India

Oklahoma State University

M.S. in Ecology

Stillwater, OK, USA

Iowa State University

Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Ames, IA, USA