1. Alexander J Kaufman
303A 1125 Josephine St.
Denver, Colorado 80206
alexander.j.kaufman@ucdenver.edu Cell: (973) 580 - 1313
Education
2015 – Present M.Sc., University of Colorado Denver, Environmental Science
2014 B.S., Rutgers University, Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources
2014 Certificate, Rutgers University, Environmental Geomatics
2010 High School, Kittatinny Regional High School: GPA 3.8
Professional Experience
2015 – Present Software Tester, United States Geological Survey, National Geospatial
Technical Operations Center: Aiding in the development, troubleshooting,
and design of GIS software and tools in compliance with the Agile
methodology of software development.
2015 - Present Teaching Assistant, University of Colorado Denver, Geography and
Environmental Sciences Department: creating lesson plans, labs, lectures,
and leading group discussions that will leave students with an increased
awareness and understanding of local, regional, and global environmental
issues and their past, present and future impact.
2015 GIS Hourly, NJ Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of GIS:
Data management, software development, website design and
programming, caching protocol and generation, ArcGIS installation and
troubleshooting, ArcGIS Online journal map creation and design, mapping
contest photographer, and printer maintenance and support.
2015 Laboratory Tech, Rutgers University Ecology, Evolution and Natural
Resources Department: GIS and aerial photography interpretation
examining the impact of Hurricane Sandy on Jamaica Bay, NY.
2012 – 2014 Research Assistant, Rutgers University Entomology Department: Spatial
analysis, field sampling and observations, duration and speed of flight in
varying conditions pertaining to the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
2012 Primary Investigator, NJ Fish and Wildlife: habitat construction and
rehabilitation for Eastern Tiger Salamander Conservation report, Wildlife
Ecology and Conservation, Rutgers University
2012 Primary Investigator, Assessment of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on Kilmer
Woods Piscataway, NJ, Natural Resource Management, Rutgers
University
2012 Student, Winter Field Ecology at the Adirondack Ecological Center,
Rutgers University, examining various aspects of Winter Ecology
including: tracking, identification, sampling, snow physics and
thermodynamics and more
2011 Student, Volcanoes in Costa Rica, Rutgers University, studying
geography, ecology and volcanoes in Costa Rica

2. Presentations and Publications
2014 Presented on Entomology, Invasive Species, and GIS for Rutgerscience
Saturdays to Middle school students interested in science
2013 Presented poster on Evolution of Eusociality to peers for Fundamentals of
Evolution in Foran Hall, New Brunswick, Rutgers University
2012 Hahn, N., Kaufman, A., Hamilton, G. and Rodriguez-Saona, C.
Landscape effects on spatial distribution of brown marmorated stink bug
(Halyomorpha halys) in peach orchards. Poster presentation at
Entomological Society of America Annual meeting in Knoxville, TN
Awards
2011-2013 Dean’s List
2010 1st Team All-Conference, Varsity soccer
2010 1st place NJ Technology Student Association for Film competition
2010 1st place NJ Technology Student Association for Alumni video
2009 - 2010 1st place NJ Technology Student Association for On-Demand video
2009 National Honors Society Member
Relevant Coursework
Environmental Photography
Byrne Seminar-Costa Rica
Environmental Education in the School
Intro to Human Ecology
Winter Field Ecology
Principles of Ecology
Population Resources and the Environment
Basic Statistics for Research
Fundamentals Environmental Geomatics
Intermediate Environmental Geomatics
Advanced Environmental Geomatics
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Evolution of Disease and Medicine
Air Photo Interpretation
Analytical Methods Ecology, Evolution
and Natural Resources
Fundamentals of Evolution
Insect Biology
Wetland Ecology
Agroecology
Skills
ESRI: ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online
Microsoft: Excel, Word, PowerPoint,
Outlook
Adobe: After Effects, Dreamweaver,
Photoshop, Premier Pro
Programming: Python, HTML, R
Cinema 4d, CAD
DAISYLAB
Ecological surveying/sampling
Camera operation and video/photo editing
Interests
Ecology
Conservation
Sustainable Agriculture/world hunger
Bioremediation
Biomimicry
Environmental Education
Sociological change
Human Rights
Geomatics
Paleoecology
Tardigrades
Biogeography