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Matthew Palagyi
Email - mjpalagyi12@gmail.com / mjp4gw@virginia.edu
Home - 757-538-8365 / Cell - 757-705-4754
School Address: 1204 Preston Ave Charlottesville, VA 22903
Education
Master of Urban + Environmental Planning, Anticipated Graduation, May 2022
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, GPA 3.87/4.0 * Relevant Course Work: Land Use Law, Growth Management, GIS/Urban Data Science, Community Engagement
B.S. Community Health, Minor Enivronmental Science, Graduated, May 2020
George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, GPA 3.80/4.0 * Honors: 2020 Undergraduate Community Health Overall Excellence Award; 2020 Seeds of Change Community Engagement Medallion; 2020 President’s Volunteer Service Award * Magna Cum Laude
Experience
Graduate Teaching Assistant – Planning Technology II, GIS University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Fall 2021, 10-15 Hours/week
- Provide assistance and instruction according to the needs of Associate Professor, Bev Wilson, and students as they build capacity for ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online software proficiency
- Grade and communicate each lab exercise’s requirements to students
Crew Member Appalachian Conservation Corps, Harrisonburg, Virginia (Office) / Monongahela Forest, WV (Work Sites)
June 2021 – July 2021, 40 Hours/week
- Improved public accessibility of outdoor trails across the Monongahela National Forest through corresponding to the unique needs of our partners to serve economic-development interests of client communities
- Restored trails to U.S. Forest Service design and sustainability standards through clearing brush, moving large rock, and reconfiguring the slope and tread of trail to provide even walking surfaces while also ensuring proper drainage and appearance of ‘naturality’ and seamlessness within the surrounding landscape
- Worked, hiked, and camped in backcountry areas with fellow crew members and leaders under relatively extreme and exciting conditions (Intense rain and temperature changes, food rations, extensive hike-ins to the site carrying all needed gear and tools)
Law Clerk/Intern U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Washington D.C.
January 2020 – April 2020, 16 Hours/week
- Redesigned and created fillable Job Hazard Analysis forms, using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, for standardization among all future environmental compliance inspectors
- Drafted new online learning assessments for incoming Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) environmental compliance inspectors
- Transcribed Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) regulations from the Electronic Code of Federal Regulations into accessible, clear, and understandable language
- Conducted data analysis, using Excel, to measure and present compliance levels across EPA regions in regard to a compliance interim policy
Outdoor Event Supervisor U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Washington D.C.
January 2020 – April 2020, 16 Hours/week
- Supervised and managed scheduled events along Mason Recreation fields and facilities including users and spectators
- Corresponded to various needs of facility users and implemented first aid as needed
- Surveyed and repaired recreation equipment using simple hand-held tools
Mosquito & Forest Pest Surveillance Intern Prince William County Dep. of Public Works, Dumfries, Virginia
May 2019 – August 2019, 40 Hours/week
- Conducted mosquito trapping across county sites for species collection and disease analysis
- Developed day-to-day checklist for gathering needed equipment for daily mosquito field work
- Used Collector for ArcGIS to mark and label areas in Prince William County that contained specific tree species and forest pests
- Trained under head forester to identify and measure different aspects of tree species in various land plots across the county for i-Tree project