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Todd Lester

I began my career with USGS in 2007 as a contractor in the Orlando FL office as a Hydrologic Technician, working on water quality monitoring projects in and around Lake Okeechobee. I am currently a USGS Hydrologic Technician for the MD-DC-DE WSC, hailing from the Baltimore MD office. My Expertise still lies within the realm of continuous water quality records analysis and data management.

Professional Experience

  • 2014 – Present: Hydrologic Technician, United States Geological Survey (USGS), Baltimore, MD

  • 2013 – 2014: Environmental Science Field Technician, Versar Inc., Columbia, MD2013 Interim Teacher of Science, Indian Creek Upper School, Crownsville, MD

  • 2007 – 2012 Hydrologic Technician, USGS (Contractual through ETI Professionals, Jacobs Technology, and Cherokee Nation Business), Orlando, FL

Education and Certifications

  • 2007 BS in Biology and BS in Environmental Science

    Salisbury University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore (joint degree program)

Science and Products

Hydrologic study at Farm Creek Marsh, Dorchester County, Maryland, from April 2015 to April 2016

In 2015, the U.S. Geological Survey began a 1-year hydrologic study to investigate the extent and cause of inundation at Farm Creek Marsh, in Dorchester County, Maryland. In combination with a tide and precipitation gage, a representative section of the marsh was instrumented with surface-water monitors and shallow groundwater piezometers to capture the spatial and temporal extent of inundation. I
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Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center

Monitoring the water-quality response of agricultural conservation practices in the Bucks Branch watershed, Sussex County, Delaware, 2014–16

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of irrigation and cover crops as conservation practices on water quality in groundwater and streams. Bucks Branch, a stream in the Nanticoke River watershed in southwestern Delaware, was identified as having one of the highest concentrations of nitrate in all surface-water sites sampled by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Enviro
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Water Resources, Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Water Science Center
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From reactive- to condition-based maintenance: Artificial intelligence for anomaly predictions and operational decision-making

The USGS maintains an extensive monitoring network throughout the United States in order to protect the public and help manage natural resources. This network generates millions of data points each year, all of which must be evaluated and reviewed manually for quality assurance and control. Sensor malfunctions and issues can result in data losses and unexpected costs, and are typically only notice
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Community for Data Integration (CDI)
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From reactive- to condition-based maintenance: Artificial intelligence for anomaly predictions and operational decision-making

The USGS maintains an extensive monitoring network throughout the United States in order to protect the public and help manage natural resources. This network generates millions of data points each year, all of which must be evaluated and reviewed manually for quality assurance and control. Sensor malfunctions and issues can result in data losses and unexpected costs, and are typically only notice
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