Career Overview

Across every role I’ve held, I’ve looked for opportunities to improve systems, clarify processes, and ensure the highest level of integrity. Below are reflections on my professional path, contributions I’ve made, and the perspective I bring to multidisciplinary work.

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

I began working in the Underground Injection Control (UIC) section, managing applications and compliance for Class I, III, and V wells. The role blended regulatory interpretation with cross sector collaboration, where I helped translate complex environmental standards into clear, actionable pathways for regulated entities. As of April 2026, I am now the Program Coordinator for the section, where my tasks primarily center around analyzing environmental data and quality assurance.

Contributions
  • Monitoring UIC permit and project reviews from intake through decision, including public notices, technical evaluations, compliance history checks, and interagency coordination.
  • Serving as the first point of contact for parties interested in UIC activities.
  • Assisting management with the coordination of highly advanced program activities.
  • Developing guidelines, procedures, and policies to facilitate the accurate and timely processing of permits and authorizations.
  • Identifying system inefficiencies and advocate for process improvements that reduce administrative burden while maintaining regulatory rigor.
  • Balancing environmental protection and stakeholder service, aiming to reduce ambiguity surrounding regulatory pathways.
  • Overseeing UIC Permits Section projects to ensure division goals and timelines are met.
  • Assisting management in overseeing the review and implementation of legislation affecting the section.
Reflections & Growth

This role deepened my respect for environmental regulation as a collaborative process. I’ve grown in my ability to hold the line on public protections while guiding others through bureaucratic systems with clarity and fairness. The mapping initiative in particular speaks to my desire to leave systems more usable than I found them.

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

At DEQ, I worked on an initiative to evaluate whether Bayesian modeling could support statewide improvements to Oregon’s Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) program.

Contributions
  • Researched Bayesian networks and probabilistic modeling approaches to support more adaptive, data informed water quality deicison mkaing.
  • Used Netica and R tools (rstan, bayesplot, posterior) to explore modeling workflows tailored to TMDL and Integrated Report needs, with emphasis on policy applicability.
  • Developed reproducable prototype workflows that integrated 303(d) list priorities and explored uncertainty in load allocation scenarios.
  • Evalutated technical feasibility, policy alignment, and communication needs to help senior staff assess implementation tradeoffs.
  • Synthesized findings into briefing materials to support cross disciplinary decision-making within DEQ's Water Quality Divison and Watershed Management Section.
Reflections & Growth

This role reinforced my enthusiasm for evidence-based policy and reproducible science. It also shaped how I approach innovation within government, pushing for tools that are not only rigorous but also accessible.

JSE Labs, Inc.

At JSE Labs, I oversaw operations and quality for an environmental testing laboratory while initiating a period of transformation. When I began, the lab was fully analog; by the time I left the laboratory was operating digitally under my leadership and fully ISO/IEC 17025:2017 compliant.

Contributions
  • Directed daily laboratory operations and served as Authorized Signatory for all accreditation activities.
  • Spearheaded a full laboratory modernization effort, including instrumentation upgrades and a complete system overhaul, increasing efficiency and supporting digital operations under ISO/IEC 17025:2017.
  • Maintained and optimized the LIMS database (MS Access-based), ensuring traceability and reporting accuracy.
  • Created SOPs, training documentation, and audit-ready quality manual aligned made ISO/IEC standards.
  • Led the strategic overhaul of the lead (Pb) testing laboratory, coordinating all phases from planning through implementation.
  • Developed risk mitigation strategies and conducted financial analysis to assess ROI for the lead (Pb) lab upgrade, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
Reflections & Growth

This experience shaped how I think about structure and scalability. Building something durable under audit conditions gave me a strong foundation in regulatory quality, but more importantly, I learned how to foster trust through documentation, reliability, and continuous improvement.