zach bainer

ArcGIS Projects for AML and AMLER

• Built new model to find eligible pre law mining sites in Western Kentucky
• Combed through Mine maps to determine eligibility of new sites
• Cataloged potential new sites for addition into EAMLIS

Coding

• Learned Python to perform tasks within ArcGIS Pro
• Edited scripts to use in the determination of sites and their eligibility in Western Kentucky.
• Learned how to bulk clip raster data using python to specific areas of interest

General

• Shadowed other Environmental Scientists at job sites for understanding of how a day to day operations are handled at sites
• Attended Pre-construction and Pre-bid meetings
• QA/QC for AML website

Supervisor: Lucas Gumm and Ian Rison

• Cataloged sensitive data from several different state protected species (mammals, mussels, plants, etc)
• Read through reports and pulled out pertinent data from reports to enter into our database
• Various projects through ArcGIS
• KYBAT
• Hotspot Analysis
• Potential areas in which endangered species are more prevalent in the states
• Old projects
• Looking through old data to see what pertinent information was available for input into our database
• County Species viewer
• Backed up geodatabases.
• ArcGIS Experience builder
• County Species viewer
• Experience in creating surveys using ArcGIS Survey 123
• Crayfish and mussel survey for crayfish blitz 2024
• SQL coding to access data from our database portal
• QA/QC for Kentucky Nature Preserves website
• Various projects through excel

Supervisor: Alexis Sheehan

• Precisely assembled mounted herbarium specimens including pressing, drying, and labeling.
• Some experience in keying out unidentified species to their specific epithet.
• Ability to catalog plant specimen data into spreadsheets and databases.

Supervisor: Dr. Sally Chambers

Bagged and carried out customers grocery orders.

• Carried heavy loads of groceries, up to 50 lbs., and transported them into customers vehicles.
• Worked with a team of baggers developing effective communication and team skills.
• Communicated with several customers every day, learning how to deal with the problems of the customer and communicate effectively with the public.
• Provided adequate customer service.
• Trained new employees.

Supervisor: George Tucker and Scott Miller