Supervisor Management
Resume:
Tami Maureen Wells
Mobile, Alabama 36608
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Employment:
Advanced Coherent Technologies, LLC
*/**** – 2/2009 (Contract Phase II ended – Finishing Dissertation)
San Diego, California
Scientist
Remote sensing analyses, marine science consulting, field evaluations, geospatial
applications, education and outreach, grants, briefs, and publications. DoD PMA 264
(Supervisor's Name: Jon Schoonmaker, Supervisor's Phone: 619-***-****)
The University of Southern Mississippi/Gulf Coast Research Laboratory
7/2006 – 10/2007
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Research Associate/GCOOS Education and Outreach Coordinator
Education and Outreach for Gulf of Mexico Ocean Observing System and Central Gulf
Ocean Observing System, Professional Development Workshops, National
Conference Presentations, Grants, Statistics, and Reports. (Supervisor's Name: Dr.
Shelia Brown, Supervisor's Phone: 228-***-****)
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
2/2005 – 6/2006
Mobile, Alabama
Urban Regional Agent
Community Programs, Regional Meetings, Agency Collaborations,
Reports/Documentation/Proposals, Regional Agent for Mobile and Baldwin
Counties in Horticulture, Natural Resource Conservation and Forestry. (Supervisor's
Name: Dr. Cathy Sabota, Supervisor's Phone: 256-***-****)
Runnels Wells Group
1/2001 12/2005
Long Beach Mississippi
Owner/Operator/Horticulturist
Self Employed Horticulture, Urban Landscape and Environmental Consulting.
The University of Southern Mississippi
8/2002 5/2005
Ocean Springs, Mississippi
Graduate Research Assistant
Remote sensing and geospatial technology research and assistance in
environmental monitoring programs such as EMAP. (Supervisor's Name: Dr. Greg
Carter / Cynthia Moncrieff, Supervisor's Phone: 228-***-****)
C K Associates, Inc
10/1998 6/2000
Baton Rouge Louisiana US
Horticulturist and Research Coordinator
Wetland Nursery Management/Development/Restoration, Reports, Documents,
Business Planning, Budgets, State Bids and Contracts, Marketing, Agency Meetings
(Restoration) CIAP, CWPPRA, and Wetland Research, Vegetation Inventories and
Ecological Assessments. (Supervisor's Name: Mr. Pat Long, Supervisor's Phone:
Education:
University Of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama US
Doctorate Expected 8/2009
16 Quarter Hours
Major: Marine Science
GPA: 3.37 out of 4.0
Relevant Coursework, Licensures and Certifications:
Geological, Physical, Biological and Chemical Oceanography
The University of Southern Mississippi
Ocean Springs, Mississippi US
Master's Degree 5/2005
100 Semester Hours
Major: Coastal Sciences
GPA: 3.820 out of 4.0
Relevant Coursework, Licensures and Certifications:
Marine Ecology, Coastal Processes, Population Genetics, Applied Goespatial
Sciences, Remote Sensing Interpretation, Fauna and Flora of Submerged Aquatic
Vegetation, Benthic Ecology, Grantsmanship, and Biostatistics.
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA US
Bachelor's Degree 12/1997
71 Semester Hours
Major: Plant and Soil Systems
GPA: 3.435 out of 4.0
Relevant Coursework, Licensures and Certifications:
Soil Science, Quantitative Risk Assessment, Environmental Permit Writing, Organic
Chemistry, AutoCADD, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Plant Physiology, Turfgrass
Management, Nursery Management, Environmental Instrument Analysis, Plants in
Coastal Environments, Coastal Zone Management, and Business Writing.
Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, Louisiana US
Undergraduate Coursework Completed 5/1996
70 Semester Hours
Major: Horticulture
GPA: 3.676 out of 4.0
Relevant Coursework, Licensures and Certifications:
Chemistry, Integrated Plant Management, Design and Analysis of Experiments,
Trigonometry, Accounting Principles, Database Management, Microbiology,
Principle of Management, Botany, Statistics, Zoology, Sociology, Algebra, and Public
Speaking.
Tulane University
New Orleans, Louisiana US
Undergraduate Coursework Completed 12/1982
49 Quarter Hours
Major: Computer Science
Relevant Coursework, Licensures and Certifications:
Man Heredity and Society, Computer Science, Advanced Programming Techniques,
Job Related Training:
ARC GIS 16 hrs. May 2003
Exploring ENVI 24 hrs. August 2003
National Vegetation Classification (NVC) using R Statistics (open source version of
S Plus) Workshop, Ecological Society of America Meeting Savannah, GA August 3 8,
2003
National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC) Metadata Training May 2004
FEMA HAZUS MH Earthquake Wind and Flood Damage Assessment Training
April 2004
Ecological Society of America (ESA) Panel on Vegetation Classification, Introduction
to VegBank Workshop, Certified User Status, Portland, OR, July 31 August 1, 2004
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Application of Water
Level and Geodetic Datum Information to Coastal Zone Management (16 hrs.)
Certification, Biloxi, MS August 25 26, 2004
Professional Organizations:
Marine Technology Society
SPIE
Southern Marine Educators
Botany Society of America
Ecological Society of America
Smart Coast of South Alabama – Board of Directors
Professional Publications:
Schoonmaker J., J. Dirbas, Y. Podobna, T. Wells, C. Boucher, D. Oakley 2008.
Multipectral ovservations of marine mammals, Proceed. of SPIE Europe
Security and Defense, Cardiff, Wales (Sept 18).
Schoonmaker J., T. Wells, G. Gilbert, Y. Podobna, I. Petrosyuk and J. Dirbas 2008.
Spectral detection and monitoring of marine mammals, Proceed. of SPIE Vol.
6946606 (April 14).
Wells T., G. Carter, M. Peterson and D. Lewis 2008. Discrimination among native and
exotic plant species in the Mobile Tensaw river delta via airborne
hyperspectral imagery. Journal of Aquatic Plant Management (In Progress).
Wells T., S. Walker and M. Spranger 2007. The role of the Gulf of Mexico Coastal
Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) in K 12 education: applying the technology
in classroom curriculum, Marine Technology Society (MTS) Oceans 2007 pp.
1 4.
Recent Poster Presentations:
Wells, T., Powell, J., Runnels, D., Rudnick, R.M., & Boettcher, A. 2007. A change
detection study of a coastal saltmarsh in Mississippi. Poster presentation,
Estuarine Research Federation 2007, Providence, RI, November 2007.
Wells, T, A. Turton, J. Powell, S. Ethridge, B. Manning, S. Peterman, D. Runnels, and A.
Boettcher. 2008. Techniques for determining land cover change in a Grand
Bay Saltmarsh. Poster presentation, Mississippi Alabama Bays and Bayous
Symposium, Biloxi, MS, October 2008.
Schoonmaker, J, D. Runnels, T. Wells, D. Howell, J. Powell, C. Leflore, J. Powell, and D.
Oakley. 2008. Dual use functionality of a military electro optical sensor and
environmental applications . Poster presentation, Mississippi Alabama Bays
and Bayous Symposium, Biloxi, MS, October 2008.
Recent Presentations:
Wells, T., A. Boettcher, and J. Cebrian. Investigating land cover dynamics:
Comparison of change detection techniques in a coastal marsh. Oral
Presentation, ACES Symposium, Dauphin Island, AL, November 2008.
Computer Skills:
Computer Software Applications: Adobe, Microsoft Professional, ENVI, ERDAS,
ARCGIS, MATLAB, Genemapper, MAC IWork, LOTUS, Access, Dbase IV, other
Database Programs, SigmaPlot, SPSS, SAS, Aperture, AUTOCAD, MICROSTATION,
ARCPAD and Corel. Some Programming Language Experience: C++, IDL, and
Fortran, MATLAB.
References:
George Croizer, Ph.D.
Director
Dauphin Island Sea Laboratory
101 Bienville Boulevard
Dauphin Island, Alabama 36528
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Anne Boettcher, Ph.D.
Faculty – Department of Biological Sciences
University of South Alabama
LSCB 124
Mobile, Alabama 36688
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Charlene Lee
Program Director
Smart Coast
60 Morphy Avenue
Fairhope, Alabama 36532
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