EXPERIENCES
CONSERVATION INTERN,
BULGARIAN BIODIVERSITY FOUNDATION
Project I: Possible Competition Between Increasing Greater Flamingo Populations and Local Waterbird Communities
• Scientific literature research
• Creation of excel sheet with collected data from readings
• Excel sheet data analyses
• Transformation of data to QGIS
• Kernel density (heatmap) creation of bird species
• Shapefile creation of high bird densities to specific basins in Atanasovsko Lake
Project II: Transplantation of the Seagrass Ruppia maritima for Coastal Conservation Along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast
• Scientific literature research
• Creation of excel sheet with collected data from readings
• Transplantation methods - TERF and SOD
• Water chemistry collection
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT INTERN,
ELDERTREE
501(c)3 located in Ohio. Developing Forest School dedicated to connect nature and the community through ecological and agricultural projects.
Program Development
• Creating online education programs
• Establishing an internship agreement contract and service agreement contract
• Participate in weekly meetings discussing needs of the organization and how to achieve them
UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHER,
UCI SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Research Project Focus: Palm oil plantations
Location: Cameroon, South Africa
Goals
(1) Determine whether palm oil was being used optimally
(2) What bird species were affected first hand
(3) Digitize palm oil plantation locations to g
What Was Done
​Data mining in South Africa
Economy
Palm Oil Utilization
Endangered Bird Species
Digitizing palm oil plantations in Cameroon using Google Earth
Researching bird species
Utilize IUCN Red List to find endangered species located within focus areas​
Transform CSV files from Excel to ArcGIS
RESIDENTIAL LIFE INTERN
UCI SUSTAINABILITY RESOURCE CENTER
Work closely with three members to develop up-cycling models to demonstrate at events
Hold events relating to sustainability within housing communities
EARTH REPRESENTATIVES INTERN
UCI HOUSING SUSTAINABILITY
Participate in meetings and discussions related to sustainability
Promote sustainable movements and awareness by participating in events on campus
Volunteer at CRECE coop improving leadership skills and gardening mechanisms