Drew Gartman

Drew Gartman

Houston, Texas, United States
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Experienced research assistant and published author involved in multiple research…

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Experience

  • Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) Graphic

    Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN)

    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Austin, Texas Area

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    Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

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    Angleton, Texas

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    Houston, Texas, United States

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    Austin, Texas Area

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    Dell - Parmer Lane

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    Lady bird johson wildflower center

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    Tangoe, Inc.

Education

  • The University of Texas at Austin Graphic

    The University of Texas at Austin

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    Activities and Societies: Geography Society, Marine Science Club, and Campus Environmental Center.

    Conducted research on coral reef, and sea grass community sustainability, and locating ocean-bound plastic waste supply and remediation. Assisted with UT graduate research in Austin, Tx and Botswana, Africa analyzing prescribed burning alteration of forest encroachment into grassland ecosystems.
    Studied environmental science, Geographic Information Systems, aquatic and terrestrial field studies, chemistry, hydro-geology, physics, and calculus.

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    Activities and Societies: Dean's Honors

    Studied environmental science, chemistry, geology, biology, and field studies.

Licenses & Certifications

Volunteer Experience

  • Research Assistant

    University of Texas at Austin - Digital Landscapes Lab

    - 2 years 1 month

    Environment

    Classroom: Developed GIS and Remote Sensing training materials for the Botswana Wildlife and National Park Training Institute (BWNP). In December, I provided hands-on training to student/employees at the BWNP training center in Botswana, Africa. In May, I returned to help the same student/employees develop their own environmental research programs using GIS and remote sensing techniques.
    Fieldwork: Quantified and qualified vegetation indices along belt transects in open fields across Ghanzi…

    Classroom: Developed GIS and Remote Sensing training materials for the Botswana Wildlife and National Park Training Institute (BWNP). In December, I provided hands-on training to student/employees at the BWNP training center in Botswana, Africa. In May, I returned to help the same student/employees develop their own environmental research programs using GIS and remote sensing techniques.
    Fieldwork: Quantified and qualified vegetation indices along belt transects in open fields across Ghanzi wild-lands in Botswana, Africa. Assisted team lead with prescribed burning programs by creating fire breaks, and communicating/stopping fire leakage points during the field burn. I also assisted with vegetation transects in Austin, Texas along a 50 mile transect through the hill country,
    Data entry and analysis: Added data points from vegetation assessments into Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Setup formulas in XL to calculate fauna (elephant/lion) carrying capacity in parks located across Botswana, and Texas.

  • Field Technician

    Environmental Field Sampling at Brushy Creek

    - 5 months

    Environment

    Analyzed and collected aquatic vegetation and insect larvae as key species to determine health of the ecosystem
    Identified collected species using lab equipment and field indices to develop a complete species catalog and then presented data to the class and professor for course credit

  • Field Specialist

    Stream Delineation at Barton Creek and Waller Creek

    - 3 months

    Environment

    Conducted multiple site surveys to determine ecosystem dynamics across upland woodlands habitats to lowland swamp habitats
    Species were identified and cataloged onsite and then data was then compiled into XLS and statically formats for use in a final research paper

  • Marine Science Field Specialist

    Marine Ecology Field Lab in Acumal, Mexico

    - 8 months

    Education

    • Surveyed aquatic ecology and vegetation of Caribbean ecosystems on the Yucatan Peninsula
    • Measured of water quality, plant community structure, species composition, sediment parameters and tourist density along the beach and near the reef ecosystem

  • Estuarine Dynamics Field Specialist

    UT Austin Marine Science Institute

    - 3 months

    Environment

    • Analyzed biological, chemical and physical processes governing coastal ecosystems within the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve
    • Monitored nitrogen and sediment dynamics and compared with habitat fragmentation to measure the impacts on species richness

  • Climate Change Effects Lab Field Specialist

    UT Austin Geography and the Environment

    - 11 months

    Environment

    • Conducted multiple 30-meter vegetation surveys from Pedernales Falls State Park to UT Austin to gather species richness and diversity across Texas Hill Country ecosystems
    • Compared vegetation against rainfall and soil biogeochemistry to qualify and quantity potential habitat carrying capacity in these ecosystems and to determine future impacts of climate change within the region

  • Savanna Ecology Field Lab Technician

    Botswana Wildlife Training Institute

    - 9 months

    Environment


    • Analyzed vegetation across burn-plots to determine impacts of controlled burns on vegetation regrowth and potential habitat carrying capacity with and without prescribed burns
    • Observed elephant density and tree scar abundance within Chobe National Park

Publications

  • Identifying Sources of Ocean Plastics: A methodology for supply chains

    Dell Inc.

    The purpose of this research was to understand how ocean plastic materials accumulate across the land/sea/river systems in several south eastern Asian countries. The publication was originally intended for in-house review, but after receiving positive feedback from one of the cited researchers, and from The Lonely Whale, Dell decided to offer push the results online. The end goal is make transparent Dell's intent of using ocean plastic materials for computer manufacturing processes, and to…

    The purpose of this research was to understand how ocean plastic materials accumulate across the land/sea/river systems in several south eastern Asian countries. The publication was originally intended for in-house review, but after receiving positive feedback from one of the cited researchers, and from The Lonely Whale, Dell decided to offer push the results online. The end goal is make transparent Dell's intent of using ocean plastic materials for computer manufacturing processes, and to promote the use of ocean plastic waste management.

    See publication

  • Tourism and Coral Reef Community Structure in Akumal Bay

    The Texas Undergraduate Research Journal Vol. 16 No. 1

    Coral reefs are among the most productive and diverse ecosystems in the world. They
    support thousands of marine species, protect coastlines, and in some regions fuel entire
    economies. Tourism in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico has grown rapidly in the past decade, leading to an increase in nutrient loading and increased physical disturbances that
    apparently have led to significant degradation of coral reef communities, especially in the
    higher tourist density regions of Akumal Bay. The…

    Coral reefs are among the most productive and diverse ecosystems in the world. They
    support thousands of marine species, protect coastlines, and in some regions fuel entire
    economies. Tourism in Akumal, Quintana Roo, Mexico has grown rapidly in the past decade, leading to an increase in nutrient loading and increased physical disturbances that
    apparently have led to significant degradation of coral reef communities, especially in the
    higher tourist density regions of Akumal Bay. The purpose of this study was to quantify
    the possible impact of tourism to the local reef systems. We measured tourist density,
    coral reef rugosity, live coral cover, algal cover, and fish population density to address the
    linkages between humans and reef condition. We found that a significant difference exists
    between what were considered “high” and “low” tourist density regions in a previous study
    by Renfro et al. (2013). Significantly lower amounts of live coral and lower density of fish
    were found at the high tourist site than at the low tourist site. The high and low tourist
    sites averaged 33% and 40% live coral coverage, respectively. On average, 8 more fish were
    counted at the low tourist site than the high tourist site. We also found significantly higher
    amounts of turf algae and macroalgae, an average of 10% more coverage in the high tourist
    reefs. Based on our observations and analysis, it is clear that while further research and
    data collection are needed, increased tourist density appears strongly correlated with several declining aspects of the benthic reef community structure in Akumal Bay.

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  • English

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