University and Jepson Herbaria, U.C. Berkeley from 2006 to present:

Author: four taxonomic treatments for The Jepson Manual 2nd Edition, 2012. 

Editorial staff, The Jepson Manual 2nd Edition, 2006-2012:

-Text: Edit for scientific continuity, grammar, and formatting

-Biogeography: Verify Jepson Regional distributions and elevations of taxonomic treatments with specimen records contained in the Consortium of California Herbaria using digital databases and specimens in the UC/Jepson Herbarium. Determine origin and assign to Jepson Geographical Subdivision specimens in the herbarium using maps, the US Geological Society’s Geographic Name Information System, and historical records such as field journals; assist in the creation of a new, detailed "Jepson Geographic Subdivisions of California".

-Illustrations: Edit text and illustrations for botanical accuracy, consistency and proper format. Liaison for authors, illustrators and editorial staff.

-Keys and Descriptions: Test new keys using collected plants and herbarium specimens. Compare keys and descriptions and correct for continuity and accuracy.

Collections Research Specialist, The Jepson Flora Project. University and Jepson Herbarium, U.C. Berkeley. 2006-Present:

-Verify and correct specimen data and assist in the maintenance of the digital database of the Consortium of California Herbaria.

-Map special status plants from the California Consortium of Herbaria using geo- referencing tools coordinating with databases such as CNDDB and CNPS in for use in energy infrastructure development projects in the desert and mapping plant responses to climate change.

Swaim Biological Incorporated. San Francisco, California, 2010-2011:

Field Botanist

-Vegetation monitoring; Special status plant taxa and community surveys; Host

plant assessment for special status fauna.

The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, California, 2002-2004:

Field Botanist, Sierra Nevada Montane Meadows Diversity Assessment Project. -Survey and identify all plant species, quantify plant species richness and factors

contributing to plant diversity in montane meadows in the Tahoe National Forest.

-Assist in the design of sampling protocols.

-Perform data transcription and analysis for project data base using Excel and SPSS.

-Generating and locating data collection points with GPS, digital and paper maps.

The LH Bailey Herbarium, Cornell University, summer- 2006:

Herbarium Preparator,

-Prepare plant specimens and labels for mounting.

San Francisco State University, 2002-2005:

Molecular Plant Systematics Research, Robert Patterson Lab.

-Extract and sequence DNA of the two subspecies of Linanthus dichotomus using

standard PCR and sequencing protocols, Sequencher®, and cladisitic analysis

using PAUP® to asses biogeographic history and relationships to sister taxa.

Lab Assistant, Gretchen LeBuhn Conservation Biology Lab.

-Identify and/or validate the identification of all plant voucher specimens collected for

the Native Bee Monitoring Project in Sonoma and Napa counties.

-Perform data entry using Excel.

-Prepare native bee specimen collections for storage.

-Lab assistant for graduate student research- assist in the greenhouse cultivation and

monitoring of plants for pollination research.

-Field botanist, research assistant- Identify and quantify all plant species at study sites for

research on montane meadow bumblebee diversity; data entry.