Kahana

Tired of squinting to find tabs and spending more time looking for pieces of information than actually doing work? Kahana is a cloud-based collaboration and knowledge management platform that streamlines the way teams curate, share, and consume information.

Co-Founder & CEO

College Apps Clarified

College Apps Clarified aims to simplify the college admissions process by making expert advice accessible to everybody and providing free digital tools for students.

Co-Founder

Deloitte

Consultant

Key member of the US Corporate Strategy team, where I regularly worked with C-suite and VP-level executives to support their decision-making process. Quickly became team’s “Excel expert” and go-to for quantitative analysis. Conducted analysis on client spend and market opportunity in Excel to drive Deloitte’s go-to-market strategy for serving small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Collected and leveraged data to create Excel model to determine the US market size for SMBs. Built Excel model to rank acquisition opportunity areas based on potential monetary value to the firm. Researched the cybersecurity market to identify key trends and assess competitor strategies to provide guidance for senior stakeholders in determining the firm’s future direction in the industry. Developed a structured, data-driven pricing strategy for two business lines of an oil and gas firm. Spearheaded competitive intelligence research on blockchain and cloud ERP.

Analyst

Duke University

Served as an aid to the professor of a MATLAB-based class by assisting students in understanding
how to use MATLAB, holding weekly office hours, and grading students’ lab reports and exams.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Constructed Excel model to analyze and track competitor investment and M&A activity. Led research to identify competitor trends and determine disruptive threats to professional services.

Summer Scholar, US Strategy

CollegeVine (formerly Admissions Hero)

Designed new practice problems and study materials to supplement students’ SAT preparation. Tutored high school students for the Math section of the SAT.

Curriculum Developer/SAT Math Tutor

Neuro Kinetics, Inc.

Performed statistical analysis with SPSS to identify how concussions impact athletic performance. Collaborated with the CTO to synthesize and present research study’s findings to physicians. Reviewed and managed patient data of oculomotor, optokinetic, and vestibular tests.

Data Analysis Intern

NeuroRecovery Technologies, Inc

Participated in research to help people who have suffered a spinal cord injury recover neuromotor and sensory function of the brain and spinal cord. Responsibilities included observing the recovery progress of paralyzed rats subjected to different treatments and creating excel sheets to record the recovery process.

Research Intern

Killing creator piracy | CEO @ Kahana

Imagine how much better your life would be if you didn't have to waste it:
- Squinting to find tabs
- Sending zip files back and forth and opening files & links one by one
- Spending more time looking for pieces of information than... actually doing work.

It's 2024: why is the experience of working with and consuming information so archaic and messy?

That's why we built Kahana: an elegant platform that transforms the way we curate, share, and consume information. 

Less hunched over your computer and pulling your hair out trying to find that window, more Tony Stark working with Jarvis. 

Our patented "hub" technology is a unique delivery mechanism that enables you to curate ALL the different materials you're working with on any given project or topic - docs, sheets, links, PDFs, videos, your choice - all in a single tab. 

And our collaborative features make it easy for groups of people to work together within hubs, all sharing the same exact view of all relevant materials. 

→ Sound like something that could help? Chat with us here: https://kahana.co/enterprise

Jonathan Gans

CC Environment & Planning

CC Environment & Planning is an environmental and planning company with a mission to facilitate natural resource conservation and community vitality.

As a Conservation Planner and GIS Analyst I:
• Assist with planning projects through research, writing, mapping, and development of
presentations and public facing materials
• Assist with existing projects and programs as needed including reporting/GIS
• Assist with response to RFPs, funding applications, and proposals
• Assist with marketing and outreach
• Research for new program opportunities and expanding ecological services and capacity
• Write, review, and finalize deliverables of projects managed

Conservation Planner and GIS Analyst

Deep Eco

Deep Eco — is a studio that specializes in natural environment assessment and designing biodiverse spaces. We are an interdisciplinary team deeply rooted in the ecological aspects of our profession. We have combined our expertise to help businesses prepare and implement biodiversity-positive strategies, and to create spaces that are not only friendly to humans but also to other living organisms. In our projects, we widely apply the principles of ecosystem-based design and nature-based solutions.

Environmental GIS Specialist

Wild Garden

•	Pursued a startup idea to create an app to help people plant the right native plants in their yards to support biodiversity and regenerate local ecosystems in residential areas.
•	Led and supported an international team of 10 and checked in with them on a regular basis. 
•	Made continual improvements based on observations and team needs and suggestions.
•	Oversaw various sub-teams such as communications, administration, and science teams, while also moving the project forward as a startup.
•	Virtual outreach and networking with potential users, investors, fellow founders, and professionals in the field to understand customer base and build partnerships.
•	Researched and collected a list of native plant APIs, nurseries, and other native plant resources.

Co-Founder - Wild Garden

Led and coordinated a group of about 40 individuals passionate about the environment to ideate and develop nature and climate-related business ideas.

Co-Founder - startup ideation

Centerline Communications LLC

•	Designed new fiber telecommunications networks in ArcGIS Pro using vector and raster data sources to help deliver high-speed internet to rural areas. 
•	Managed the organization and writing of technical documentation. Wrote new documents and rewrote out-of-date documents to provide the team with step-by-step instructions for the fiber design process.

GIS Engineering Technician, Technical Writer

World Wildlife Conservancies Group

•	Supported a conservation startup by mapping threatened and endangered species population distribution, climate models, and other geospatial and environmental data with ArcGIS Pro to help locate ideal wildlife conservation sites and inform business decisions. 
•	Vector and Raster data was acquired from various online databases, literature reviews, and collaboration with team members and researchers from around the world.
•	Created visually pleasing maps and illustrations for public websites and investor presentations.

GIS Analyst, Wildlife Conservation

Crown Castle

•	Collaborated with engineers to organize and process thousands of pdf and CAD fiber network construction drawing files.
•	Mapped hundreds of pdf fiber network drawings into an OSPInsight GIS database.

Fiber Records Specialist (Contract through HNM Services)

EagleView

Documentation Team Lead
•	Led and trained the Geomatics Department’s 12-member documentation team responsible for writing and updating hundreds of technical process documents. 
•	Collaborated with other departments to develop and standardize consistent technical documentation tools and procedures and trained my department on the changes.

Geomatics Technician
•	Produced and QC’d aerial imagery products worth over $100,000 for private and government clients using them for natural disaster and solar development projects.
•	Helped team members with questions and problems, showed them tips and tricks, and provided second opinions for difficult QC scenarios.
•	Cross-trained in the LiDAR department to assist with the processing and QC of GIS and 3D point cloud remote sensing data.

Organizational Problem-Solving and Development
•	Initiated and led an investigation into cross-departmental spatial elevation data sharing inefficiencies. Led meetings to collaborate with stakeholders and develop a solution resulting in the streamlining of cross-departmental data sharing.
•	Problem-solved and collaborated with management to improve workflow processes and training procedures in preparation for opening an international branch in India.
•	Collaborated with colleagues to develop sustainable solutions for the office resulting in better waste disposal and recycling.

Geomatics Technician, Documentation Team Lead

Rochester Institute of Technology

Modeled the health effects of particulate matter emissions of diesel trucks involved in the transportation of hydraulic fracturing materials and wastes to investigate environmental health effects of fossil fuel development.

Thesis Research

Performed institutional analysis for the Academic Affairs Office. Developed a strategy to track and assess the teaching of writing skills, critical thinking skills, and academic program success across colleges by designing Excel templates to enter and analyze academic data. Consolidated and displayed final data in easy-to-understand graph format.

Graduate Assistant - Institutional Analysis

Created maps depicting flood zones on RIT’s campus for the Public Safety Office.

Graduate Assistant - Flood Mapping

This class taught GIS in the context of Environmental Science. I assisted students with GIS and GPS assignments that involved ArcGIS Desktop, IDRISI, and Garmin eTrex/eTrex10 GPS and helped them troubleshoot problems.

Graduate Teaching Assistant - Applications of GIS 

Assisted Dr. Jennifer Schneider by mapping critical infrastructure and key resources for local government. Created user-friendly maps of sensitive critical infrastructure and key resources (CIKR), and hypothetical emergency situations. Presented maps as part of a training for Monroe County Emergency Operations personnel.

Graduate Assistant - mapping critical infrastructure and key resources

Performed emissions dispersal modeling in Dr. Karl Korfmacher’s lab. Modeled the dispersion and concentration of particulate matter emissions from diesel trucks. Updated and improved the lab’s methodology, which shortened data preparation time and reduced AERMOD processing time from days to hours.

Graduate Research Assistant - Emissions Dispersal Modeling

FracTracker Alliance

Analyzed sensitive areas in North Dakota that are potentially affected by pipeline oil spills, such as State Parks, Wildlife Management Areas, Tribal Lands, and drinking water aquifers with Excel, Access, and ArcGIS Desktop. Created interactive maps with ArcGIS Online and wrote a web article to inform the public about the dangers of oil spills.

Data & GIS Analyst

The Nature Conservancy

Performed GIS analysis of agricultural land affected by flooding to contribute to flood management solutions for the Flood Smart Action Plan for Greece, Parma, and Hilton, NY.

GIS Analyst

I am passionate about wildlife, regenerating ecosystems, reducing climate change, and helping humanity live sustainably and in harmony with nature. I am also passionate about building safe and accessible infrastructure to allow people of all ages and abilities to walk, roll, or bike to their destination without needing a car.

My skills and experience:

I have experience in leadership and supervisory positions including as a co-founder for a startup and as a team lead for a technical writing documentation team. My former co-founder called me a “feelings captain.” In other words, I care deeply about my team and coworkers, empathize with them, and make sure they have the tools and support they need to be successful. I also have experience coordinating and collaborating between teams and organizations to develop projects and solutions.

I have extensive experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as well as some remote sensing. I have used these skills to map, model, and analyze a variety of geospatial data including endangered wildlife habitats, health effects of emissions, truck routes, oil spills, aerial imagery of counties after natural disasters and for solar development, flooding in agricultural land, telecommunications infrastructure, and more. Many of the problems and solutions for nature, climate, and mobility exist on a geographic scale where GIS mapping and analysis can help to understand the problem and design solutions.

I have an MSc in Environmental Science, a BA in Biology and 15+ years of combined experience in these fields. I have a breadth of experience in a variety of roles working in academic, private sector, and startup settings that include animal care, medical lab research, environmental research, conservation, and even telecommunications. This gives me a big-picture view of the nature, climate, and sustainability fields and allows me to make connections, problem solve, and come up with solutions that a more specialized background may not allow for.

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