Iain Sharp

Enhanced team productivity by streamlining report writing processes and implementing time-saving strategies.
Developed a standardized R markdown script for automating historical climate analysis to support Wetland Assessment and Impact Reports.
Began the development of a machine learning algorithm for automating the classification of wetlands from drone imagery.
Took over the Project Management responsibilities of the wetlands department in Green Plan.
Procured wetlands-related clients, specifically those working with non-compliance cases.
Developed and conducted Geospatial Information Systems workshops for internal training and for training of First Nations groups.

• Performed duties of Qualified Aquatic Environmental Specialist, including Aquatic Environment Assessments, fisheries inventories, fisheries salvages.
• Oversaw thirty bridge file environmental assessments from concept through completion for two summers.
• Maintained and acquired approximately $500,000 of field equipment.
• Provided expert knowledge on applications for environmental laws to energy, county, and infrastructure stakeholders.
• Inspected work sites in accordance with ECO plans and performed environmental construction monitoring duties for 5 work sites.
• Managed geospatial datasets and performed geospatial analyses for 10 different wetlands (WAIF & WAIR) delineations, 50+ aquatic environmental assessments, and 4 linear infrastructure projects.
• Prepared proposals for projects <$1,000,000.

• Wood E&I was acquired by WSP E&I in September 2022.
• Performed similar duties as outlined for WSP.

• Managed geospatial datasets with 10,000+ data points for the Stream Crossing and Aquatic Resource Inventory (SCARI) program.
• Designed ecology-based GIS models that prioritized client watercourse crossing restoration needs by linking publicly available ecological data to the SCARI database, highlighting cost-effective solutions to maximize kilometers of restored native trout habitat.
• Coordinated regulatory applications and permitting for 10 energy, forestry, and infrastructure clients. Communicated with clients to provide regulatory and work scopes that satisfied their project needs.
• Provided cross-corporation synergistic solutions that allowed for 40 km of native trout habitat to be restored, while saving clients $1.2 million dollars in estimated watercourse crossing remediation costs.
• Supervised 10 junior field staff, leading crews in executing aquatic environmental assessments, fisheries inventories, and fisheries salvages across northern Alberta.
• Assisted with modeling and mapping tree planting treatments for 100+ km of linear seismic line restoration for Caribou recovery efforts.
• Provided two years of geospatial tracking, analysis and EIA reporting for 15 radio-collared Caribou to understand effects of seismic line and coal mining on migration patterns in Grande Cache.

• Collaborated with researchers and scientists to design and execute experiments.
• Developed new protocols and improved existing laboratory processes.
• Worked both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced laboratory environment.
• Utilized advanced analytical software to analyze data sets.
• Worked with terrestrial LiDAR data to map forests and produce virtual 3D environments.
• Assisted in developing NASA projects and programs in Costa Rica.
• Led field programs in Belgium, Canada, Costa Rica, Germany, Panama and Singapore.