Professional Biography:

Postdoctoral Fellow, Advanced Study Program, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, 2006:

Conducting research in probabilistic river discharge forecasting, seasonal forecasts of water resources, statistical corrections to numerical weather prediction output, multi-model approaches, and verification measures for ensemble forecasting.

Research Associate, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Science,

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 2005:

Application of the Kalman filter to seasonal forecasting of the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate phenomenon. The Kalman filter was applied in a reduced state space of the ENSO phenomenon to determine its efficacy in future operational seasonal ENSO forecasts made by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences

University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 2000–2005:

Developed a real-time probabilistic flood forecasting model for operational use within Bangladesh. Funding for the project comes from USAID, and we are partnering with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts who provide ensemble weather data for our hydrologic forecast models, and with the Flood Forecasting Warning Centre of Bangladesh, who is regionally disseminating our forecasts.

Fulbright Scholar, United States Government, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1998-1999:

Conducting research into water resources management within Zimbabwe. Emphasis on open-water evaporation and the utility of U.S. Class-A pan measurements in estimating surface water evaporation losses; designed numerical, wind-tunnel, and field experiments to quantify our results.

Hydrologist, Geomorphology Group, Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, Boulder, CO, 1996-1998:

Designed and conducted water flume measurements and theoretical work to quantify the effects of bank vegetation drag on the lateral erosion rates of natural river environments, with specific application to the Clark Fork River super-fund remediation project in Montana.

Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1995-1996:

Researched improvements to land surface sensible heat flux estimates using remotely sensed data from the 1987 to 1989 FIFE experimental campaign.

Carpenter, Honolulu, HI/Boulder, CO, 1992-1994:

New home construction and remodeling work.

Graduate Research Assistant, Geological Engineering Group EES-4, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 1990-1991:

Investigated non-linear wave propagation in rock through both laboratory and field experiments. A new phase comparison method was also developed to determine wave reflection distances within a material.

Professional Research Assistant, CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 1989:

Applied the Global Positioning System (GPS) to geophysical measurements and conducted field tests to determine the precision and accuracy of state-of-the-art GPS instrumentation. Specific skills: software development, field data acquisition.

Technical Aide, Theoretical Atomic Physics Group T-4, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 1987:

Studied the photo-detachment of an H- atom in an intense laser field and a constant electric field by conducting "numerical experiments" on a simplified model of the H- system.