I'm Jurate Barkauskaite form Lithuania. I have been working as research intern since July 2001 for Dr. John Capece at Southern DataStream, Inc.- provider of agricultural engineering, water management, and water quality services.  Southern DataStream specializes in hydrological monitoring equipment, BMP research, data collection, and results analysis.

During my internship I was assigned to a cooperative project with Florida Department of Environmental Protection, South Florida Water Management District, and University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Project Title: Optimization of Best Management Practice for Beef Cattle Ranching in the Lake Okeechobee Basin. Responsibilities include the data entry and analysis; creating statistical spreadsheets and analyzing results; QA/QC review of water quality and other data sets; organizing, summarizing and preparing data reports. (More information on my role in this project >>).   

This internship has given me an opportunity to experience and enjoy the challenge of working in the American engineering field and to conceptualize my careers goal's.