Marybeth Melcher

Flood Visualization, United States — Served as GIS advisor on the implementation of FloodVision^® technology, an advanced data collection technology with artificial intelligence processing, which creates flood visualizations and elevation data of varying flood scenarios based on atmospheric conditions. Utilized GIS technologies to create coastal flood risk layers, produce story maps for three regions for state government and emergency management teams which highlight flood risk in their regions, and leveraged publicly available environmental and social vulnerability GIS data to accentuate maps.

Contaminated Site Mapping and Analysis, Pacific Northwest — Supported remediation and cost allocation through georeferencing, digitizing, cartography, locating external geospatial data to support internal analysis, and application of data analysis skills within ArcGIS products.

Geospatial Coastal Risk Analysis, Michigan — Conducted research for a university department of economics, performing geospatial coastal risk analysis for residential and commercial property, identified changing local land cover and environmental conditions, and navigated numerous GIS databases to access necessary data.

Public Health Mapping and Analysis, Michigan — Performed analysis of relationships between housing and maternal and infant health, utilizing public health mapping, spatial and temporal analysis, population dynamics modeling, and disparities mapping and analysis.

ESG Consulting, Pennsylvania — Member of the Global Biodiversity Working Group, tracking the evolving environment, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability reporting frameworks in the U.S. and abroad.

Risk Exposure to Weather Impacts, United States — Performed statistical analysis and data manipulation using R software to interpret the relationship between tropical cyclone translation speed, climatic conditions, and resulting weather impacts. Analyzed statistical findings in social context and discussed trends in terms of community vulnerability and risk exposure.

Cost Allocation for Contaminated Sediments, Pacific Northwest — Served as neutral allocation consultant to 100+ parties engaged in a dispute resolution process concerning liability and allocation issues for study and remedy costs incurred along a 10-mile stretch of a large river in the Pacific Northwest. Allocation process required comprehensive review of discharges from hundreds of waterfront and upland properties, spanning more than a century of industrial and urban development.