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Work Experience
postdoctoral researcher
University of Lyon• March 2021 - December 2021
• Empower cultural heritage professionals with better tools to collect and analyze data • Development of case studies, data sets and exercises to guide and help users practice their new skills\ • Collaborating with researchers from 6 different European Universities to generate desired learning outcomes
postdoctoral researcher
Labex IMU• February 2020 - February 2021
• Examined the relationship between testicular cancer and environmental exposure to pesticides through spatial analysis • Organized data set and gained 1.5MM meters of precision (122 meters per address) • Improved localization by introducing geocoding to the project • Set up process to analyze & qualify data set of 1,000+ subjects over time, including: constructing a map of their various addresses, a timeline of pesticide exposure at critical periods, adding aerial photography, structuring databases. • Worked cross-functionally with epidemiologists specializing in testicular cancer
postdoctoral researcher
University of Lyon• October 2019 - February 2020
• Leveraged symbology and graph theory to improve researchers’ ability to find meaningful connections between various religious sites that existed from 400-1,800 A.D. in France • Determined how the various sites correlate, developed functions to accurately model and interactively visualize data
postdoctoral researcher
University of Lyon• April 2018 - September 2019
• mproved gamification and user participation in an interactive plant recognition smartphone app • Successfully tested app 2 months before deadline through effective problem solving • Gathered information in the field, established tree descriptor standards in OSM, developed all backend databases, set up appropriate storage modes and API access methods • Implemented experiments to evaluate the effects of gamification • Collaborated with IT specialists to make game more interesting to the general public and have societal impact
Project Manager
Armorique Regional Natural Park• May 2016 - November 2016
• Managed project to protect a natural park located in Brittany, France • Won FEADER funding from EU by drafting action plan and 62-page report • Found multiple stakeholder solutions by negotiating with land owners, local government, environmental groups, and logging industry • Used R and QGIS to automate forest mapping and reporting to account for potential changes in land ownership
Education
Université de Paris
Geography & Environmental Studies, PhD• October 2007 - September 2017
Studied land use, spatial patterns, and natural regeneration in agroforest populations of Holm Oak in Sierra of Grazalema (Andalusia, Spain) through historical documents (1765-present), fieldwork (71 transects), and statistical analysis (variograms, pca, decision trees)