Darren Thornbrugh, Ph.D.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS/WORK EXPERIENCE

  • Natural Resource Specialist - Regional Analyst (June 2019 - present) Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Eastern Region, Renewable Resources Unit, Milwaukee, WI

  • Aquatic Ecologist (May 2016 - June 2019) Northern Great Plains Inventory & Monitoring Network, National Park Service, Rapid City, SD

  • Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Dec. 2014 - May 2016) w/ Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), at U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Health and Environmental Effects research Laboratory (NHEERL), Western Ecology Division (WED), Freshwater Ecology Branch (FEB), Corvallis, OR

  • Marshall Plan Visiting Researcher (Marshall Plan Fellow) (Feb. 2013 - Aug. 2013) Institute for Hydrobiology and Water Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) Vienna, Austria. (Dr. Stefan Schmutz, Dr. Rafaela Schinegger, Dr. Andreas Melcher, Dr. Dana Infante)

  • Graduate Research Assistant (PhD) (May 2009 - Dec. 2014) Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. (Dr. Dana Infante)

  • Fish & Wildlife Biologist I (Oct. 2008 - May 2009) Nebraska Game & Parks Commission, Lincoln, NE

  • North Pacific Groundfish Observer (Feb. 2008 - Sept. 2008) Alaskan Observers Inc. Seattle, WA

  • Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant (MS) (Aug. 2005 - Jan. 2008) Kansas State University, Division of Biology, Manhattan, KS. (Dr. Keith B. Gido)

  • Research Technician (Jan. 2005 - July 2005) Kansas State University, Division of Biology, Manhattan, KS

  • Research/Laboratory Assistant (Jan. 2004 - Dec. 2005) Arizona State University, School of Life Sciences, Tempe, AZ

  • Biological Science Technician (fisheries GS-05) (Jan. 2003 - Dec. 2003) U. S. Department of Interior, Fish & Wildlife Service, AZ-FRO Parker, AZ

  • Environmental Compliance Specialist (Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2002) Department of Environmental Quality, Ground Water Division, Wellhead Protection Program, State of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE.

  • Biological Field Technician (June 2001 - Nov. 2001) University of Notre Dame, Department of Biological Sciences, Marine Derived Nutrients project, Juneau, AK.

  • Laboratory Technician I (April 2001 - June 2001) Department of Environmental Quality, Surface Water Division, State of Nebraska. Lincoln, NE

  • Cartographic Technician (Nov. 2000 - March 2001) Conservation and Survey Division, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE

  • Biological Technician (Oct. 2000 - Dec. 2000), McBride Benthic Consulting Inc., Lincoln, NE.

  • Biological Field Technician (June 2000) Nebraska Lakes Management Lincoln, NE

  • Laboratory Technician I (June 1999 - Aug. 2000), Department of Environmental Quality, Surface Water Division, State of Nebraska. Lincoln, NE

  • Horticulture Assistant (March 1999 - June 1999), Campbells Nurseries and Garden Center Inc. Lincoln, NE

TRAININGS

  • USDA Forest Service
    • Geospatial Interface (GI)
    • Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) field sampling
    • ArcGIS Online (AGOL)
    • EVALIDator
    • Design and Analysis Toolkit for Inventory and Monitoring (DATIM)
    • ArcGIS Pro for ArcMap users
    • Introduction to FUSION
    • Introduction to eCognition
    • Sentinel Satellites processing
    • Geoprocessing in ArcGIS
    • FSVeg
    • Forest Vegetation Simulator (FVS)
    • Geospatial Scripting (R, Python, Google Earth Engine)
    • Introduction to Random Forest modeling
    • Using the Terrestrial Ecological Unit Inventory (TEUI) Geospatial Toolkit in ArcMap
    • Lidar Introduction Tutorial, Lidar Fusion Tutorial
    • Image Analysis with Lidar
    • Forest Inventory Modeling
    • Advanced Lidar Processing
    • Introduction to Lidar modeling with R
    • Imagery Deep Learning Made Easy
    • LARI 100: Logging Systems for Resource Professionals
    • ArcGIS Online Dashboard App Awareness
    • Raster Functions in ArcGIS Pro
    • Vegetation projection models with: Plan-level forest activity scheduling model (PRISM)
    • Lidar in ArcGIS Pro
    • Lidar Zonal Statistics Tool
    • Forest Service Natural Resource Management (NRM) Field Sampled Vegetation (FSVeg) Command Stand Exam
    • FSVeg Spatial
    • FSVeg Data Analyzer
  • National Park Service
    • AQUARIUS Time-Series Water Data Management Software
    • NPS Fundamentals
    • Federal Retirement Training
    • Developing SQL Queries for SQL Server training (Learning Tree)
    • Modeling Principles for Natural Resources Management (FWS NCTC online)
    • Wilderness First Aid
    • NPS Operational Leadership
    • Aquarius Time Series Data Management Software Training
    • Climate Academy FSW-ALC3193
    • Inventory and Monitoring Scientist Training
    • Leadership and Management for Non-Managers and Aspiring Supervisors
    • WebinaR – Using R for Natural Resource Data Analysis
    • NEPA and Section 106 training