Simplified Resume
Currently, I am not looking for employment. My priority is completing my Ph.D. at the University of California Santa Cruz. My career interests include civil/ environmental engineering, design, public policy, water resources, outreach, science communication, and leadership.
EDUCATION
2022 - Current
Ph.D. ENVS
UC Santa Cruz
Ph.D. Student, Environmental Studies.
Designated Emphasis on Coastal Science & Policy (CSP).
Advisor Sikina Jinnah.
Expected graduation date: June 2027. GPA 4.0
2020 - 2022
M.S. CE/ ENVIRO ENG
Stanford University
M.S. Civil/ Environmental Engineering
Focus on Water Resources & Hydrology
Advisor David Freyberg.
GPA 3.5
2014 - 2020
B.S. Civil Engineering
Portland State University
B.S. Civil Engineering
Portland State Honors College
Minor Political Science
Overall GPA 3.41 Minor GPA 4.0
Semester Programs
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2018 Semester at Sea, Colorado State Univerity
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2018 Native American Political Leadership Program, George Washington University
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2017 Entrepreneurship Journey, University of North Carolina Wilmington
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2015 IFSA-Bulter, University of Auckland, New Zealand
EMPLOYMENT
2023 - Current
Buisness Owner
Thompson Teachings LLC
The owner of an LLC to educate the public on issues of indigenous peoples through presentations, speeches, books, games, and more. Spoken at over 50 events as a Keynote, Panelist, or Host. Speaking ranges from running interactive workshops about workflow optimization to issues on public policy about Native issues and water rights, civil engineering, climate change, finances, and education. Audiences include the federal government agencies, universities, and non-profits. Also designs and produces ocean and river educational products for kids.
2021 - Current
Restoration Engineer
Yutok Tribe Fisheries
Serves as Restoration Engineer on the multi-disciplinary Yurok Tribe Restoration Design Team. Assists with the planning, developing, and evaluating project alternatives for restoration designs, including channel rehabilitation systems, wetland complexes, floodplain enhancements, wood placements, and various habitat elements.
2021
Office of Infomation and Mangement Intern
CA State Water Resource Control Board
Designed and researched Harmful Algae Bloom Public Outreach pamphlets. Produced a memo on where the water board can improve regarding data sovereignty. Led a GIS story maps project on the history of Harmful Algal Blooms. Volunteered to find speakers for the Water Data Science Symposium.
2018
Policy Intern
U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Served as a legislative intern for Vice-Chairman Tom Udall (D-NM). Researched policy issues, attended hearings and briefings, met with American Indian tribes, tribal
SKILLS
Project Mangement
Documents
Excel 13 yr
MS Project 6 yr
Adobe Acrobat 10 yr
Foxit 3 yr
Bluebeam 1 yr
Modeling
AutoCAD 8 yr
Arc GIS 6 yr
Info Surge 3 yr
MicroStation 2 yr
SAP 2000 2 yr
HEC-Ras 1 yr
Design
Adobe In-Design 2 yr
Adobe Primer 8 yr
Adobe Photoshop 1 yr
Adobe Illustrator 1 yr
Procreate 4 yr
GIS Story Maps 2 yr
Website Design 17 yr
Coding
Python 1 yr
R-Studio 1 yr
Stata 1 yr
Visual Basic 0.5 yr