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Lauren Rosenkranz

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LAUREN ROSENKRANZ
Environmental Data Scientist
Portland, OR | (832) 875-3449 | Rosenkranz.Lauren@gmail.com | linkedin.com/in/laurenrosenkranz
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Environmental scientist with 10 years of experience supporting geospatial data management, natural resource projects, regulatory compliance, environmental monitoring, and technical documentation across diverse U.S. projects. Brings 5 years of specialized experience using ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Survey123, GPS, and data-management workflows to review, validate, update, and analyze spatial datasets. Experienced in GIS quality assurance and quality control, map production, field-data integration, document review, reporting, contractor coordination, project support, and client-facing communication. Skilled at interpreting technical project information, resolving data issues, coordinating with internal teams and contractors, and communicating clearly with clients and stakeholders. Brings a strong foundation in utility and water-resource infrastructure, field data collection, technical documentation, and collaborative project delivery.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Portland Utility Board (PUB) — Portland, OR – Jul 2024 - Present
Voting Member, Co-Chair, PDAT Representative
Volunteer community member serving on the Portland Utility Board (PUB), a community oversight body advising City Council and bureau leadership of the Bureau of Environmental Services and the Portland Water Bureau. PUB believes every person is entitled to clean and affordable drinking water, healthy communities, and healthy watersheds.
• As Project Delivery Advisory Team (PDAT) representative, provide technical expertise and community input representing PUB. The expert panel provides guidance during the Bull Run Filtration Project’s 2026 construction year to strengthen technical execution, enhance accountability, and provide lasting community benefits.
• As co-chair, coordinated with staff and bureau leadership in planning PUB meeting agendas in alignment with board workplan, feedback during meetings, and emerging priorities. Facilitated meetings, and served as a point of contact for staff in between meetings.
• As a voting member, review policy and budget issues related to water, sewer and stormwater, and advise Portland bureaus, presenting recommendations to bureau leadership and elected officials.
Kleinschmidt Associates — Portland, OR – May 2022 - May 2026
Environmental Consultant
• Managed, reviewed, validated, and integrated geospatial datasets using ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, Python, and geoprocessing workflows to support multiple concurrent environmental, water-resource, infrastructure, and regulatory projects across the United States.
• Maintained geodatabases, feature layers, metadata, folder structures, and spatial data workflows; integrated data from external contractors according to established QA/QC procedures.
• Converted CAD files to geodatabases and feature layers, corrected spatial references, organized project data, and prepared working and final geodatabases for technical teams and client use.
• Produced accurate maps, figures, layouts, and technical drawing products depicting project locations, facilities, study areas, watersheds, subwatersheds, recreation areas, land use, aquatic resources, and terrestrial resources.
• Led GIS analysis, geoprocessing, spatial data management, cartographic workflows, and production quality control across seven technical studies for a major FERC relicensing effort.
• Developed and maintained Survey123 applications and Esri dashboards; managed supporting databases, resolved data-flow issues, prepared data summaries, and coordinated with project teams to support reliable field and reporting workflows.
• Selected project work included GIS and data-management support for FERC relicensing and environmental studies for hydropower projects in California, Maine, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, Connecticut, and Virginia.
Environmental Resources Management (ERM) — Denver, CO | Portland, OR – Jan 2020 - May 2022
Environmental Consultant
• Supported high-volume environmental consulting projects through field data collection, data validation, technical documentation, compliance reporting, and coordination across multiple clients and project teams.
• Collected, reviewed, and interpreted groundwater, stormwater, wastewater, and dewatering data to support SPCC, SWPPP, permit, and regulatory requirements.
• Supported annual wetland monitoring, including vegetation assessment, wetland mapping, carbon-placement assessment, herbicide oversight, and preparation of monitoring and delineation reports for regulatory review.
• Provided client-facing project coordination, including invoice and pre-bill review, budget tracking, contractor management, task tracking, and delivery support across projects throughout the United States.
• Operated and maintained an industrial wastewater treatment plant, monitored groundwater and water quality, supported SCADA and equipment maintenance, and coordinated subcontractor activities.
• Founded and led an employee resource group, facilitating meetings and collaborating with employees at different organizational levels and with varied professional backgrounds.
LiquiTech Environmental — New York, NY – Jan 2018 - Dec 2018
Field Services Engineer
Water Quality Engineer responsible for repairing and maintaining copper-silver ionization systems for disinfecting water.
• Installed, repaired, and troubleshot copper-silver ionization water disinfection systems, including PLC maintenance and system support.
• Conducted over 50 annual inspections for ~80% of the company’s client base across the Northeast and produced inspection and analysis reports in collaboration with account managers.
• Collected and analyzed water samples for legionella and other waterborne pathogens to support water safety and operational compliance.
HydroTech Environmental — New York, NY – Jan 2017 – Dec 2017
Project Assistant
Project Assistant responsible for environmental assessment reporting and documentation in New York City.
• Assisted with writing, editing, and compiling Phase I and Phase II technical reports for projects throughout the U.S.
• Prepared and edited preliminary assessments and site investigations for NYC brownfields work, researching site data through NYC DOH, NYS DEC, NYC DOB, and related agencies.
• Mapped and plotted soil sampling data for Brooklyn brownfield sites.
SKILLS
Technical: ArcGIS Online; ArcGIS Pro; Esri Survey123; Google Earth; GPS:Eos Arrow 100 and Trimble Geo7X; Microsoft Office Suite; Python; R; RStudio
Expertise: Agency Consultation; ArcGIS Online; ArcGIS Pro; Cartography; Contractor Management; Data Management and Analysis; Environmental Compliance; Esri Application Development; Field Data Collection; FERC Hydropower and Water Resource Projects; Geospatial Analysis; Google Earth; GPS; Hydrology; Land and Natural Resource Data; Microsoft Office Suite; Permitting and Regulatory Documentation; Project Coordination; R and RStudio; Reporting and Technical Documentation; Spatial Data Validation; Statistical Estimation; Survey123; Water Quality Monitoring
EDUCATION
Colorado State University — M.S., Natural Resources Management – 2021 – 2024
Colorado State University — Graduate Certificate, Water Resources – 2022 – 2023
Relevant Coursework: GIS in Water Resources
Texas A&M University — B.S., Industrial Distribution – 2008 – 2011

Lauren Rosenkranz

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