Overview
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Education
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Jacob Kaplan

Environmental Scientist
Sacramento,CA

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Environmental Scientist

California State Water Resources Control Board
Sacramento , CA
2015.10 - Current
  • Championed, designed, implemented, and maintained award winning data analysis software credited with saving 2000 staff hours annually
  • Demonstrated expertise and ownership of internal decision making database
  • Designed and tested all upgrades related to internal database including ongoing modernization project
  • Designed and implemented assessment procedures for 2 million rows of highly granular data annually
  • Provided excellent customer service and technical support to internal and external parties
  • Created and executed trainings on how to use internal software
  • Facilitated monthly meetings to discuss active issues and solutions
  • Maintained knowledge of all active internal work and pertinent external work

Scientific Aid

San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board
Oakland , CA
2014.11 - 2015.09
  • Assisted in implementation of environmental regulations designed to protect water quality
  • Toured working cattle ranches and dairy farms to monitor compliance with regulations
  • Interacted with landowners to get more information about their operations
  • Generated maps of properties and pulled up information to create reports prior to property visits
  • Maintained database of enrollee contact and compliance information

Truck Driver

Farmer
Stephen , MN
2014.09 - 2014.10
  • Seasonal position hauling sugar beets from field to piler
  • Hauled sugar beets in 4 -axel truck
  • Completed up to 19 trips per shift
  • Aided owner with miscellaneous tasks after harvest was complete

Hydrologic Technician

United States Fish And Wildlife Service
Erskine , MN
2014.03 - 2014.09
  • Measured groundwater levels at 100 wells throughout wildlife refuge
  • Set up, calibrated and operated testing equipment.
  • Collected data as part of numerous biological and hydrological studies (groundwater level monitoring, frog surveying, bird surveying, etc.)

Education

Bachelor of Science - Ecological Management And Restoration

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA
2009.09 - 2012.06

Skills

    System design

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Accomplishments

    Superior Accomplishment Award - 2018

Software

Microsoft Office Suite

ArcGIS

R

SQL

Mantis

DevOps

Interests

Pottery

Sustainable Farming

Ecological Restoration

Low Impact Living

Organic Farming

Vegan Alternatives

Natural Patterns

Timeline

Environmental Scientist

California State Water Resources Control Board
2015.10 - Current

Scientific Aid

San Francisco Bay Regional Water Board
2014.11 - 2015.09

Truck Driver

Farmer
2014.09 - 2014.10

Hydrologic Technician

United States Fish And Wildlife Service
2014.03 - 2014.09

Bachelor of Science - Ecological Management And Restoration

University of California - Davis
2009.09 - 2012.06
Jacob KaplanEnvironmental Scientist