Denver Metropolitan Area
Mr. Katz has a strong background in GIS stemming from his time in both Professional and Academic arenas. With his current position as a GIS Analyst specializing in Solar renewable energy land development coupled with a BS in studying Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and Spatial Information Management and Graduate Certificate in GIS; Mr. Katz holds a deep understanding of spatial analysis and data management. He is experienced renewable energy development, natural resources management, and geospatial analysis producing professional products.
Collect, Organize, and Manage Parcel data used in the development of photovoltaic panels and wind turbines while performing spatial analysis on area suitability to house the renewable energy infrastructure within ArcSuite including ArcGIS Online, and Enterprise. Produce professional map products from data visualization.
I served on a team managing a variety of different databases for a variety of different clients. Experienced using EQuIS(EDP, Enterprise, and SPM), Microsoft access, and VDMS access to manage field, lab, and location data. Using SPM (Sample Planning Model) in EQuIS I have created field sampling forms allowing field teams to directly input concentrations found in the field allowing for near immediate visualization of current and over time chemical concentration behavior and feedback. Have edited Shape files to create professional map products for clients using ArcMap
Took part in research that was trying to analyze an ecosystems health and functionality by adding dead isotropic vegetation into the ecosystem and following trace elements as the vegetative material assimilated into the greater ecosystem. Setting up, operation and monitoring of a peristaltic pump that fed water containing enriched isotropic carbon and nitrogen to different species of trees inside an airtight sealed glass container. Evacuation of the glass container by removing the trees inside, separating the upper and lower sections of each tree, and then cleaning and washing excess soil containments from the trees roots. Sieving of soils used in a multitude of experiments
Worked on a team that conducted multiple field and lab experiments that evaluated the type of impact that the addition of bio-char had on agricultural soils practicing dry land farming techniques. Then based on the results of those experiments, find potential reasons those impacts were occurring. Collected soil emission air samples during experiments to be later analyzed. Evacuated vials to later be used in the soil emission experiments.
During my time in the SUPER program (Skills for Undergraduate Participation in Ecological Research), under the guidance of Matt Ramlow, I conducted research into the type of impact bio-char has on Nitrous oxide emissions from agricultural soils. Based on those results I was tasked with figuring out what and why the reactions that were taking place between the bio-char and the soil were that produced the trends in the data that they were observing from the previous experiments that had been conducted. I created and tested my own hypothesis, took field samples and tested their chemical composition and concentrations using lab equipment.