Ivan graduated from UCLA in December of 2008 with a B.A in Geography. Ivan began his career path in the environmental sciences as a volunteer with the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation (SMBRF) in August 2009 helping implement the baseline monitoring at the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve. At the SMBRF Ivan eventually became the Watershed Program where he implemented and contributed to numerous projects to improve water quality and natural habitats within the Santa Monica Bay and its watersheds. Ivan?s thesis research involves studying depositional response patterns within the Salt River Ecosystem Restoration Project.