Christopher​ ​Turner   

clturner23@gmail.com    linkedin.com  www.ecoportfolio.earth

Highlights: 

• Subsequent to the completion of a B.S. in Plant Biology and Genetics at the University of California, Berkeley, began a transformative educational and experiential journey of learning full stack coding and GIS mapping.

• Assisted environmental non-profits in Ecuador and Peru to update their research, data gathering, and analytic capabilities.

• Worked at Christian Church Homes in Oakland, CA, coordinating a 30 million dollar affordable senior housing property rehabilitation described below.  

Education:

2017 – 19 Full Stack Coding,  SF

Full Stack Programming in C, Python, Javascript, HTML, CSS, MySQL, Flask and Django

2012 Diablo Valley Community College

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

2008 University of California, Berkeley

BS in Plant Biology and Genetics; School of Natural Resources

Work Experience:

Forest Carbon Works, Minneapolis, Minnesota., September 2021 - February 2022

● Spatial and data analysis for forest carbon project development. Responsibilities include processing and analyzing large quantities of field data, analyzing land cover, utilizing forest growth and yield models, managing incoming inventory data, documenting work products, and assisting with project development.

Amazon Conservation, Lima Peru, September 2018 - April 2019

● Creation of Geomundo, an automated tool for batch editing satellite images and automated detection of illegal mining, illegal logging, road construction and deforestation using HR/VHR satellite Images.

Spectacled Bear Conservation, Batangrande Peru, July - September 2018

● GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Spatial Ecology research for various scientific studies relating Spatial Ecology and Spectacled Bear conservation..

● Remote sensing using Landsat and Sentinel-2 images.  Machine learning to detect patterns in data.  Maxent species distribution modeling.

Ceiba Foundation, Manabi Ecuador, April - May, 2018.

● GIS and Spatial Ecology research for various scientific studies relating to Spatial Ecology and dry forest in Ecuador.  Digitizing and creating layers for forest proposed extension. 

● PyQGIS scripts to calculate sinuosity of road segments.  Computation and manipulation of attribute data. Batch computation of species lat/lon from observer location, bearings and degrees for spreadsheets of species sightings. 

Brac, Dhaka Bangladesh, May - July, 2010.

● An internship working with the Brac Agriculture and Food Safety Program to assess novel plant species for production. Held interviews with stakeholders regarding the Brac loan process which offered short term small business loans to residents.  .

Administrative/Organizational Experience:

Turner​ ​Consulting,​ ​Rehabilitation​ ​Senior​ ​Housing​ ​Consultant​ ​ August 2012 - July 2014

● Managed coordination for a two-year rehabilitation of an affordable senior housing property. This involved facilitating weekly meetings to ensure effective communication among the general contractor, property management, development department, and building residents. Additionally, I developed and implemented plans to address construction-related issues and resident needs, providing support to residents and their families in accessing community resources and services. I also played a key role in advising and advocating for residents dealing with emotional, physical, and financial concerns related to the construction and transition, using de-escalation techniques to resolve conflicts when they arose.

  EAH Housing​ ​Relocation​ ​Coordinator​  February 1997 - May 1997 

● Coordination in 60 unit affordable housing property between property management, general contractor, moving company and building residents during substantial building rehabilitation and asbestos abatement.

Laboratory Experience

USDA,​ ​Plant​ ​Gene​ ​Expression​ ​Center​ ​Research​ ​Assistant​ (July 2007 - May 2008)

● I served as a Research Assistant at the Plant Gene Expression Center (PGEC) within the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). My work revolved around a functional genetics project focused on unraveling the role of the OXS gene in stress-induced flowering in plants. This involved various molecular biology techniques such as DNA extraction, PCR-based genotyping, restriction digest, and gel electrophoresis, all contributing to advancements in plant breeding research.