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Yoong Sin Tong
MPA/MSES '23
Bloomington,IN
Summary
A dedicated community resilience coordinator for the Environmental Resilience Institute with a dual master's in Public Policy and Environmental Science. Professionally educated in landscape architecture, with knowledge in water management, urban forestry and GIS.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Resilience Coordinator
Environmental Resilience Institute
Bloomington, Indiana
06.2024 - Current
- Provided GIS technical support to four student Fellows as part of the 2024 Environmental Resilience Institute's Urban Green Infrastructure (UGI) Resilience Cohort program.
- Lead designer for the Greening Hoosier Community StoryMap.
- Provided maps, research and outreach for three Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) and one Community Change Grant application.
Indiana Green City Mapper Hourly Assistant
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
08.2023 - 12.2024
- Successfully refined and curated (as co-editor), StoryMap for: "Greening Neighborhoods from the Ground Up", a joint Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc.-Indiana University project.
- Successfully organized and presented continuous air quality & temperature data (May - Sept. 2023), of four volunteer locations in the Far Eastside, Indianapolis.
- Successfully authored two StoryMaps on the Indiana Green City Mapper, combining climate change vulnerabilities (of tree species), with Indiana University's campus tree data.
American Public Works Association Summer Intern
City Of Bloomington
Bloomington, IN
07.2023 - 06.2024
- Successfully interviewed two division directors and relevant staff, on existing policies & practices of the Department of Public Works (DPW).
- Successfully gathered, organized and edited five (out of twenty) chapters, of the Bloomington DPW manual.
- Provide weekly progress updates, and propose solutions to emergent issues, to the Special Projects Coordinator.
Student Intern (Reynolds Lab)
Department Of Biology, Indiana University
Bloomington, IN
09.2022 - 07.2023
- Successfully compile information (plant height & species diversity) and accurately organized data into twenty excel files.
- Effectively generated graphs and helped design summary documentations for Bloomington landowners.
Teaching Assistant (Urban Forestry Management)
O'Neill School Of Public And Environmental Affairs
Bloomington, IN
08.2022 - 12.2022
- Partnered with professor to plan and implement fifteen weeks of lessons in urban forestry.
- Graded twnety eight students' responses in ten different course work throughout semester.
Environmental Quality and Land Use Intern
Sustain IU
Bloomington, IN
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Liaised with five team members and facilitated effective committee meetings.
- Merged seven campus tree datasets into one GIS database and begun preliminary analysis work.
- Communicated and collaborated effectively with various parties to successfully execute: Fall 2021 EQLU Themester Event.
Education
Master of Science - Environmental Science
O'Neill S.P.E.A
Bloomington, Indiana 08.2020 - 05.2023
Master - Public Affairs
O'Neill S.P.E.A
Bloomington, Indiana 08.2020 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Landscape Architecture
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 08.2013 - 05.2019
Skills
Communication
Data collection and management
Research
GIS Software Proficiency
Drawing
Software
ArcGIS Pro Online
Python
R
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Affiliations
Tree Commission (Chair) - City of Bloomington
[Term: Jan 2023 - Jan 2026]
Timeline
Community Resilience Coordinator
Environmental Resilience Institute
06.2024 - Current
Indiana Green City Mapper Hourly Assistant
Indiana University
08.2023 - 12.2024
American Public Works Association Summer Intern
City Of Bloomington
07.2023 - 06.2024
Student Intern (Reynolds Lab)
Department Of Biology, Indiana University
09.2022 - 07.2023
Teaching Assistant (Urban Forestry Management)
O'Neill School Of Public And Environmental Affairs
08.2022 - 12.2022
Environmental Quality and Land Use Intern
Sustain IU
08.2021 - 05.2022
Master of Science - Environmental Science
O'Neill S.P.E.A
08.2020 - 05.2023
Master - Public Affairs
O'Neill S.P.E.A
08.2020 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Science - Landscape Architecture
Purdue University
08.2013 - 05.2019