Andrew Minks is a Natural Resources Specialist for the Bureau of Reclamation in the San Joaquin River Restoration Program (SJRRP). He holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Natural Resource Planning from Humboldt State University and a Master’s of Environmental Science and Management from UC Santa Barbara. Andrew’s Master’s work focused on utilizing remote sensing in a data-poor region of Indonesia to develop a coupled terrestrial and marine model that quantitatively predicts sediment runoff and settlement due to land-use change. In working for the SJRRP, Andrew maintains a variety of roles which span environmental compliance, GIS based spatial analysis and mapping, project management, earth science, remote sensing, and data management.