Resume
Work experience + more
Employment
Freelance | Remote / Santa Fe, NM
Journalist/Writer | January 2021-Present
Author feature stories, investigative news pieces, and exhibition reviews for Southwest Contemporary, including two articles recognized in the magazine’s 2024 “Top 10” list
Develop engaging, research-driven content for media outlets, small businesses, and social media campaigns.
Forthcoming climate fiction piece to be published in the Santa Fe Literary Review (Summer 2025).
Painted Earth Nursery | Taos, NM
Landscaper | April 2024 – August 2024
Maintained sustainable garden ecosystems using botanical expertise to enhance local biodiversity.
Southwest Contemporary | Remote/Santa Fe, NM
Editorial Intern | February 2024 – May 2024
Published articles exploring the intersection of Southwest art, culture, history, and environmental themes, highlighting the role of geography in creative expression.
Supported editorial operations by managing event listings, sponsored content, and digital workflows.
Santa Fe Writers Project | Remote/Santa Fe, NM
Publishing Intern | August 2023 – December 2023
Conducted acquisitions reviews; assisted authors with media outreach and developing promotional strategies.
Santa Fe Writers Project | Remote/Santa Fe, NM
Publishing Intern | August 2023 – December 2023
Conducted acquisitions reviews; assisted authors with media outreach and developing promotional strategies.
Institute for Applied Ecology (Bureau of Land Management) | Taos, NM
Lead Botanist | November 2022 – May 2023
Coordinated field surveys to map and assess the health of rare and endangered plant species.
Informed multi-resource land use decisions and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance.
Collaborated with local community to develop citizen science invasive species monitoring program.
Southwest Conservation Corps (AmeriCorps) | Taos, NM / Las Cruces, NM
Terrestrial Ecological Monitoring Crew Lead / Crew Member | July 2021 – November 2022
Led vegetation and soil surveys for the BLM’s Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring (AIM) program.
Trained crew members on standardized ecological data collection protocols, ensuring high-quality results.
Conducted rare plant and pollinator surveys to assess biodiversity and ecosystem resilience.
Identified plant species using dichotomous keys, contributing to robust conservation databases.
Uber | San Francisco, CA
Senior Compliance Audit Analyst | March 2018-April 2019
Compliance Audit Analyst | January 2017-March 2018
Uncovered millions of dollars in reporting discrepancies, resolved by coordinating agile teams (Eng/Product, Ops, Legal) to migrate 100+ ad-hoc payment processes & queries to streamlined "gold-standard" framework
Utilized SQL & Python/Jupyter Notebook to analyze large datasets, often containing PII (geoJSON and csv)
Applied policy research to nuanced regulatory & operational processes in a microservice-oriented architecture
Liaised with regional/state regulators, distilling advanced technical concepts (databases, geospatial/code logic)
EY (Ernst & Young) | San Francisco, CA / New York, NY
Business Advisory Consultant - Financial Services Office | September 2015-December 2016
Assessed fintech, bank, asset mgmt. processes via interviews, analysis (SQL/Excel) & dashboarding (Tableau)
Performed policy research; recommended risk management action plans & policy revisions for global banks
Education
Santa Fe Community College | Santa Fe, NM
June 2023 — Present
Environmental Biology; Creative Writing
University of California, Irvine | Irvine, CA
March 2020 — September 2020
Division of Continuing Education - Data Analytics & Visualization
Python, SQL, Statistics, HTML/CSS, Flask, Web scraping (Beautiful Soup), Databases/ETL (MongoDB, PostgreSQL), JavaScript (D3.js, Leaflet.js), R, Tableau, Machine Learning (scikit-learn, Keras)
California Polytechnic State University | San Luis Obispo, CA
September 2011 — June 2015
B.S. Business Administration & Financial Management
COMMUNITY
KNCE 93.5 FM True Taos Radio | Taos, NM
October 2022 – November 2024
Volunteer radio DJ/host; share music with the community; talk about local + environmental issues on air
Wine & Bowties Creative/Events | Oakland, CA
September 2018 — March 2019
Organized community arts events; created social media content; interviewed musicians/artists for articles
glossed international | San Francisco, CA
September 2018 — March 2019
Organized music events feat. local/international emerging artists; community outreach; artist booking