Spotlight on SIG Employees

Kayla’s been a Fire and Fuels Scientist at SIG since 2022. When she’s not modeling fire effects and fire behavior, Kayla’s rescuing and training dogs!

Oliver has been a Software Engineer at SIG since 2021. When he’s not developing PyreCast and other SIG-made tools, Oliver enjoys photography and bouldering.

Jarrett Barubto is a Geospatial Analyst and FAA Certified UAS Pilot working on the Natural Hazards and Forest Carbon teams. In this spotlight, Jarrett explains what he does at SIG and discusses his love for snowboarding and mountain biking.

Sunil Nepal, PhD. is a Carbon Analyst working on the Forest Carbon Offsets team. In this spotlight, Sunil tells us all about his passion for outdoor recreation!

Andrea McMahon is a Senior Scientist working on the Environmental Mapping team. In this month’s spotlight, Andrea tells us all about her passion for sustainable gardening!

Liz Luck is a Forest Carbon Analyst working on the Forest and Agriculture team. In this month’s spotlight, Liz tells us all about her passion for environmental science and surfing!

Jeff is the head of IT at SIG and has been working here since 2012. In January’s spotlight, Jeff tells us all about his passion for computers, how he came to work for SIG, and what he likes to do when he’s off the clock.

Gary is the Director of Environmental Software and Modeling at SIG and has been working here for almost 12 years. In November 2023’s spotlight, Gary tells us all about the work that goes into living in a yurt in rural Vermont, including building his own spring and harvesting firewood for his stove.

Anna Talucci, Ph.D., joined SIG earlier this year as an Ecologist and Geospatial Analyst on the Environmental Mapping team. Anna is an expert in and has a diverse array of experience in wilderness education and field ecology.

Dawn Nekorchuk, a Senior Scientist for the Fire Factor fuels team, joined SIG earlier this year. Dawn works with SIG’s Google Partner activities, where she’s helping create/develop a tool for calculating the burn severities of recent wildfires.

Carrie Levine, who has worked at SIG since 2021, is the new co-lead for SIG’s Forest and Agriculture team! Carrie shares a little about her role at SIG, and what she likes to do when she’s off the clock. 

Carl Rudeen, a Geospatial Analyst on SIG’s Natural Hazards team, is busy preparing for the annual Hummingbird Roundup at his family’s Idaho ranch.