Hi 👋, my name is Rich.
I work at the intersection of data science, hydrology, and climate to measure and model the water and energy systems that sustain humanity. My expertise spans modeling, geospatial programming, and natural resource management. I currently lead innovation teams that build technology for electric utilities.
During my career, I’ve:
- Built 3D models to predict groundwater flow and contaminant transport in aquifers critical to global food and water supply.
- Developed regional-scale models to predict well failures due to drought and unsustainable management, with a focus on disadvantaged communities.
- Created interactive, geospatial decision-support tools to inform sustainable resource management.
- Leveraged satellite remote sensing for near-real time environmental monitoring.
I’ve also automated municipal water quality reports in California and co-developed the nation’s largest public spatial database of water system boundaries, now used by the US EPA. As co-founder of Water Data Lab, I’ve trained 400+ scientists and engineers through the R for Water Resources Data Science curriculum.
My work has been featured in PBS, Nature, the Los Angeles Times, and NewScientist.
In my early years after college, I taught environmental science to 5th graders and led National Geographic expeditions in Thailand for high school students.
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