Brian Cortez

949-***-**** - www.linkedin.com/in/cortezcristopher - adhlee@r.postjobfree.com

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE:

Current Graduate Student with experience in project coordination, research and educational outreach. Seeking opportunities in an education, research or technical role. Developed an understanding of the following areas: Research - Education – Spatial Analysis - Fieldwork - Modeling Outdoor Education - Project Management - Teaching

Education and Certifications

University of California Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA(June 2018) Bachelor of Arts, Geography

California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA(May 2022) Master of Arts, Geography

Experience Highlights

Irvine Ranch Outdoor Education Center, Orange, CA(June 2019-June 2020) Outdoor Educational Center serving local area schools Instructor: Served as an Instructor/Naturalist at the IROEC, an education center focused on providing a hands-on science based education in the outdoors with a particular focus on sustainability and outdoor focused curriculum,

● Instructed a wide variety of students from roughly 3rd grade-High School on a wide variety of topics including but not limited to Chemistry, Ecology, Leadership, Geology, etc.

● Provided instructional services for a wide variety of outside groups ranging from company retreats, church groups, and boy scout troops on outdoor activities such as archery, zipline, High Ropes, etc.

University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA(March 2018-Dec 2018) Research focused University, part of the 9 campus UC System Research Assistant: Collaborated and worked under Dr. Javier Rubio-Velasquez in the Water Resources Lab, researching crop variability in areas receiving very little precipitation, primarily in the border region of Calexico utilizing a combination of remote and locally sensed data

● Researched and Communicated our results through various methods such as data visualizations, written reports, and sharing our analysis through the web

● Analyzed a combination of both locally and remotely sensed data, utilizing a combination of tools such as Drone Deploy, ENVI, Google Earth Pro to determine crop variability and response to decreasing levels of water availability in a given area

County of Santa Barbara, Goleta, CA(Jan 2018-June 2018) Public Works Department, focused on providing County wide services and functions GIS Intern(Student Worker): Responsible in ensuring accuracy and quality control in GIS system

● Created and maintained spatial data in County Enterprise GIS

● Communicated and collaborated with various departments to address and resolve GIS related services and issues

● Collected, updated, and integrated geospatial data from field to existing GIS datasets

LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

Peer Mentor-Hermanos Unidos(College Organization promoting professional & Leadership development for Latino men) Member-Latino Business Association(College Organization focusing on providing professional development opportunities) AAG(American Association of Geography)

USGBC(United States Green building Council)

IATBR( The International Association for Travel Behavior Research) TECHNICAL SKILLS

Microsoft Office(Word, PowerPoint, Excel)-RStudio-ArcGIS-Adobe Suite)

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