Geospatial Experience

GIS Specialist - WDM USA (2025-Present)

• Analyzing, visualizing, and interpreting spatial data to provide actionable insights.
• Designing, developing, and managing spatial data and software tools.
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues related to GIS applications, data integrity, and system performance.
• Tools: QGIS, GeoPandas, GDAL, Felt, Excel (Power Pivot / Power Query)

GIS Data Engineer - Torc Robotics (2020-2023)

• Created and maintained high-definition vector maps for autonomous Freightliner trucks.
• Tracked map health metrics for highways in Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
• Coordinated team efforts as Scrum Master, Product Owner, and Technical Product Manager.
• Tools: Java OpenStreetMap (JOSM), QGIS, Jira (Agile/Kanban), Confluence, Miro

MS Geography - Virginia Tech (2020)

• Coursework focused on ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcPy/Python, web mapping, remote sensing, and statistics.
• Graduate Teaching Assistant for Principles of GIS, Intro to Remote Sensing, and Geovisualization courses.
• Research Project: The Digitization of American Viticultural Area Boundaries - An Efficient Method for Constructing GIS Polygons from Federal Government Data Sources.

Esri Developer Center Student of the Year - Esri (2020)

• Virginia Tech’s recipient of an annual award for developing innovative applications with the ArcGIS platform.

Geospatial Analyst - Center for Geospatial Information Technology (2019-2020)

• Contributed 40 American Viticultural Area (AVA) boundary polygons to open source project.
• Developed an improved method for digitizing polygons using existing government datasets.
• Collaborated with UC Davis researchers using GitHub for version control and collaboration.

The Sidman P. Poole Endowment in Geography - Virginia Tech (2019)

• Recipient of a funded grant to conduct trails-related fieldwork in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Certifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management Institute

• Acknowledges candidates who are skilled at managing the people, processes, and business priorities of professional projects.
• Requires 36 months (4,500 hours) of experience leading projects prior to certification.

Data Scientist: Analytics Specialist - Codecademy

• Professional Certification - In Progress (64% Complete)

Business Intelligence Data Analyst - Codecademy

• Career Path Certificate - In Progress (88% Complete)

Cider Experience

Founder - Cider Guide (2012-2024)

• Podcast host and guest, conference speaker, weekly newsletter publisher, freelance writer.
• Maintained the World Cider Map, the industry’s most accurate directory of cidermakers.
• Launched the Certified Cider Professional education and accreditation program for the American Cider Association.

Competition Director - Michigan Cider Association (2015-2023)

• Directed the Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition, the world’s largest cider judging.
• Developed custom WordPress-based entry registration and entry fee payment system.
• Recruited and coordinated the efforts of 100+ judges, stewards, and staff members.

Significant Contribution to the Cider Industry - American Cider Association (2017)

• Fourth recipient of the prestigious annual award conferred by the industry’s largest trade organization.

Certifications

Recognized Judge - Beer Judge Certification Program

Certified Cicerone - Cicerone Certification Program

Teaching Experience

Teacher - Various Schools (2007-2016)

• Middle school and high school math teacher and elementary school math remediation tutor.
• Sponsor for Chess Club and MathCounts Club/Team.
• Developed curriculum for summer enrichment courses on Japanese logic puzzles and video game design.
• Presented workshops at state and local conferences on standards-based grading and logic puzzles.

Teaching Assistant - Radford University (2013-2017)

• Developed curriculum and co-taught the graduate-level Educational Technology: Applications, Applied Research and Integration and Euclidean and Non-Euclidean Geometry courses for secondary mathematics teachers.

MCPS Star Grant - Montgomery County Public Schools (2009)

• Co-recipient of an internal grant to create an online repository of virtual manipulatives and instructional resources for mathematics teachers.

Education and Certifications

Teaching License - Virginia Department of Education

• Endorsements: Mathematics (All), Social Science (Grades 6-8), English (Grades 6-8)

BA Philosophy - Indiana University (2006)

• Broad liberal arts background with coursework in history, literature, cognitive science, and information science.

Personal Pursuits

Appalachian Trail Maintenance (2025-Present)

• Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club maintainer from Bailey Gap Shelter (Mile 660.9) to VA 613 (Mile 664.6).
• Builds on past experience as Catawba Mountain Ridgerunner for the Appalachian Trail Conservancy in 2012 and 2015.

Great Smoky Mountains 900 Miler Club (2019-2022)

• Successful completion of all official hiking trails in the Smokies.

European Long-Distance Trails (2006)

• Successful self-supported backpacking trips on world-renowned hiking trails such as the Pennine Way (England), West Highland Way and Southern Upland Way (Scotland), GR20 (Corsica), and the Tour du Mont Blanc (Switzerland, Italy, France).

Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike (2005)

• Self-supported AT thru-hike from Springer Mountain to Mount Katahdin (2,175 miles).

Southern Tier Route Bikepacking (2005)

• Self-supported bicycle tour from St. Augustine, Florida to Austin, Texas (1,467 miles).

Pacific Crest Trail Thru-Hike (2004)

• Self-supported PCT thru-hike from the Mexican Border to the Canadian Border (2,650 miles).