Resume

• 2016

  Master of Science (M.S.)

  Hydrology

  University of Nevada-Reno

• 2007

  Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  Geography

  University of Colorado Boulder

• Groundwater

  Environmental Policy

  Forest Hydrology

  Research

  Global Positioning System (GPS)

  Field Work

  Aquatic Ecology

  Water Quality

  Analytical Chemistry

  Surface Water Hydrology

  Data Management

  Environmental Science

  Hydrology

  Sampling

  Ecohydrology

  Data Analysis

  Drinking Water Quality

  Ecology

  O'Halloran

  - Extensive experience (5+ years) in collecting and analyzing surface water

  groundwater

  drinking water

  and wastewater data; preparing reports of findings and summarizing the results of hydrologic investigations; and managing scientific data and databases\n- Experience (3 years) in project management and supervision experience in earth and environmental sciences\n- Completion of a full 2-year course of study leading to a master’s degree in Hydrology\n- Completion of a full 4-year course of study leading to a bachelor’s degree in Geography\n

  Theresa

  O'Halloran

  University of Nevada Reno

  The Great Basin Institute

  City of Northglenn

  Colorado State University

  Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)

  Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)

  National Park Service

  University of Colorado

  Boulder

  Colorado

  - Collect hydrologic and soil data with the goal of assessing the impact of wildfire on hydrologic response and the fate of nitrogen in montane catchments \n- Install lysimeters along a transect at various elevations\n- Collect soil water and soil samples \n- Assist with the laboratory processing of soil water

  soil and plant samples

  including pH analysis and soil nitrogen extractions\n

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)

  Glacier National Park

  Montana

  - Collaborate with the National Park Service and the Rocky Mountain Network (ROMN) Inventory and Monitoring Network to establish and revisit Wetland Ecological Integrity (WEI) monitoring plots and riparian monitoring plots\n- Collect and assist in synthesizing vegetation

  hydrologic

  soil and climate data in Glacier National Park with the goal of integrating vegetation and hydrologic processes to describe the effects of glacial loss on riparian and wetland vegetation

  Ecology Field Technician

  Colorado State University

  Water Treatment Facility

  Department of Public Works

  Northglenn

  Colorado

  - Collect water quality samples for the City of Northglenn

  Standley Lake Tributary Basin Monitoring Program

  and Big Dry Creek Watershed Association \n- Perform the chemical and microbiological analysis of drinking water

  source water

  and wastewater samples\n- Prepare reagents

  standards

  and quality control checks for instrument calibration and QA/QC analysis\n- Laboratory analysis of anions

  chlorophyll-a

  alkalinity and hardness

  turbidity

  total and free chlorine

  dissolved oxygen

  total organic carbon

  total and inorganic nitrogen

  ammonia

  total coliform and E. coli

  and heterotrophic bacteria\n- Operate and maintain ion chromatograph

  spectrophotometers

  buret titrators

  TOC analyzer

  ammonia analyzer

  turbidimeters

  colorimeters

  multiparameter sondes

  autoclave

  incubators

  and centrifuge\n

  Laboratory Analyst

  City of Northglenn

  Graduate Program of Hydrologic Sciences

  Reno

  Nevada

  - Collect and synthesize hydrologic

  soil and climate data in Lassen National Forest with the goal of evaluating the effects of forest management on hydrologic processes\n- Install fiber optic distributed temperature sensing cable to monitor snow duration and snowpack processes\n- Install and maintain sap flow sensors

  soil moisture and soil temperature sensors

  and meteorological stations in thinned

  cleared and untreated areas of forest \n- Estimate forest characteristics (forest structure

  gap fraction

  effective LAI

  etc.) using hemispherical photography and image analysis software

  airborne LiDAR

  and ArcGIS\n

  Graduate Research Assistant

  University of Nevada Reno

  University of Colorado

  Boulder

  - Manage daily operations of water chemistry laboratory\n- Schedule and oversee preparation of standards and samples for instrument calibration and chemical analysis\n- Laboratory analysis of stream water

  groundwater

  and snow-melt for major anions via ion chromatography and alkalinity via auto-titrator\n

  Laboratory Manager

  Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)

  Reno

  Nevada

  - Oversee the implementation of design management

  field data collection

  and quality assurance protocols for the National Aquatic Monitoring Framework (NAMF)’s Assessment

  Inventory

  Monitoring (AIM) of lotic ecosystems

  as well as the Multiple Indicator Monitoring (MIM) of stream channels and streamside vegetation\n- Coordinate the recruitment

  training

  and deployment of Aquatic AIM (Assessment

  Inventory

  Monitoring) crews in Nevada

  California

  Wyoming

  Montana

  Utah

  Oregon

  Washington

  Idaho

  Colorado

  New Mexico

  and Arizona.\n- Manage the scheduling

  payroll

  and expenses of 30 seasonal staff in 2-3 person field crews. \n- Oversee +/- $1.25 million annual budget operating under multiple partnership contracts for Aquatic AIM \n

  Aquatic Monitoring Project Manager

  The Great Basin Institute

  University of Colorado

  Boulder

  Colorado

  - Collect and prepare surface water

  groundwater

  rainwater and snow samples for water quality analyses\n- Collect stream discharge and water quality data (pH

  specific conductivity

  temperature) \n- Determine snow density and snow pack stratigraphy by measuring snow layer density

  grain size

  grain shape and layer hardness\n- Install soil moisture

  soil temperature and frost heave sensors into soil pits and wiring sensors to data loggers\n- Install

  maintain

  and download data from conductivity sensors

  climate sensors

  pressure transducers and time-lapse cameras as well as processing and graphing data in usable formats\n- Calibrate

  maintain and troubleshoot pH meters

  conductivity meters and thermometers for field and lab measurements\n- Train and supervise undergraduate research assistants\n

  Research Assistant

  Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR)

  Rocky Mountain National Park

  Colorado

  - Establish and revisit Stream Ecological Integrity (SEI) monitoring plots and collect bioassessment

  physical habitat and water physiochemistry data to determine stream conditions and status in Rocky Mountain National Park\n- Collect and process water

  sediment

  benthic macroinvertebrate and periphyton samples \n- Collect stream discharge and water physiochemistry data (temperature

  pH

  specific conductivity

  and dissolved oxygen)\n- Install stream temperature loggers and multiparameter sondes\n- Collect physical habitat data along multiple cross-channel transects and thalweg profile stations\n- Measure channel slope and sinuosity

  determine channel constraint

  and assess channel evidence of debris torrents and recent major flood\n- Process and manage data from sample collections

  In Situ water physiochemistry loggers

  HOBO water temperature loggers

  GPS

  and field camera\n- Calibrate and maintain field and lab equipment such as multiparameter sondes

  pH meters

  conductivity meters

  etc.\n- Refine existing SOPs for field and laboratory procedures

  prepare seasonal report

  and develop sample tracking documents\n- Train and supervise temporary technicians and volunteers\n

  Biological Science Technician

  National Park Service