My Work at Climate X
In this role, I work on developing advanced physical and statistical modeling techniques to simulate global river and surface flood datasets under various climate scenarios. My team collaborates with major banking institutions to quantify the financial impacts of climate change, providing critical insights for risk assessment, stress testing, and decision-making.
My Work at EKI
I previously worked in EKI Environment & Water Inc.'s numerical modeling team, where I've worked on diverse projects focused on water resource sustainability, urban water supply resiliency, and public policy throughout California. In this role, I've applied my expertise to develop and implement numerical models for some of the world's most critically overdrafted basins to find innovative solutions and support decision making in drought management.
I played a key role in the development of a groundwater sustainability plan (GSP) for the Delta-Mendota Subbasin, a critical part of the San Joaquin Valley's agricultural region. Using a numerical model (MODFLOW-OWHM), I quantified historical water fluxes to the basin, agricultural demands, and the impact of climate change over a 50-year period.
The project involves modeling sustainable groundwater extraction, analyzing land use changes, and assessing water supply scenarios for urban growth, while also accounting for the impacts of climate change for a proposed sustainable city accommodating population of up to 500,000 residents.
The project involved the development of a tool for calculating crop irrigation demands in the Lindsay-Strathmore Irrigation District. The modeled demands were used to quantify groundwater extraction in the district used to supplement the surface water deliveries for irrigation.
Subsidence caused by excessive groundwater extraction leads to sinking of land, endangering infrastructure. The Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) necessitates strategies to address this problem. This project involved developing a subsidence modeling tool using MODFLOW 6's CSUB Package which was calibrated with field and satellite data to assess impacts under various groundwater extraction scenarios for a water district in the Central Valley.
This project involved developing a tool to quantify regions in the Central Valley favorable for business expansion for a client specializing in irrigation equipment. A geoprocessing model developed using ArcGIS ModelBuilder to leverage different satellite datasets was used for this project.
Groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) are natural habitats that rely on groundwater for their water supply and play a crucial role in maintaining biodiversity. These ecosystems include wetlands, riparian zones, and various vegetation types that are sustained by the presence of groundwater. This project included the analysis and development of conservation strategies for these ecosystems.
I have experience in geospatial analysis using GIS software such as ArcGIS and QGIS. I have worked on projects related to watershed management, land use planning, and environmental impact assessment. I enjoy working with spatial data and visualizing it to communicate complex information.
As the lead technical support for the Cuyama Basin Water District (CBWD), I played a key role in aiding compliance with State Policies through forensic analysis of numerical models. I have also been heavily involved in client interfacing and transmitting complex technical analyses to the Board Members on a monthly basis.
