Résumé
PROFILE
Forward-thinking, fresh cartographer and GIS analyst with experience developing educational and commercial products. Life-long learner and forever passionate about science and being curious. Diverse expertise including technical, design, and written and oral communication skills. Heavily focused on streamlining design and quality control measures to improve efficiency and experience. Proficient in major design and GIS suites.
EXPERIENCE
Cartographic Developer
Nystrom Education | Social Studies School Service
September 2012 – Present
Park Ridge, IL | Culver City, CA | Remote
Developed vector and raster graphics geospatial data used for print and digital maps and user interfaces
Lead cartographic developer for new elementary school program including 5 new atlases, globes, desk maps, and 3D relief maps
Lead cartographic developer for redesign of 4 atlas redesigns
Lead cartographic developer for 2 new state history atlases
Developed and maintained online Nystrom World map content for desktop and mobile allowing mobile and cloud access for student and teachers; actively contributed to UI/UX decisions
Developed and maintained 20 atlases, bilingual globes, and countless standalone maps in print and digital, in 3D/2D; upholding geographic integrity
Managed and edited contracted map submissions for larger projects
GIS Analyst
Landpoint, Inc.
March 2012 – March 2013
Bossier City, LA
Developed, launched, and maintained an online interactive GIS for Marathon Oil Co. and Conoco Phillips allowing for instantaneous updating of geospatial data.
Created 2 custom GIS interfaces for Marathon Oil and Conoco Phillips enabling easier access for users.
Interfaced daily with leading oil industry customers creating an environment to plan and execute custom GIS analysis and development.
Developed and maintained QC procedures for 2 ArcSDE-based geodatabases each with 20+ dynamic layers to enable rapid additions and edits to geospatial data.
Supervised GIS intern and trained additional successor to continue the production of custom GISes.
GIS Analyst Intern
Lansing Emergency Management Office
May 2011 – December 2011
Lansing, MI
Logged and geotagged all of Lansing, MI’s critical infrastructure including sirens, police and fire stations, etc. allowing all Lansing assets to be quickly located in case of an emergency.
Analyzed elevation models of Lansing producing an accurate representation of 100-year floodplain.
Analyzed buffers on emergency sirens’ audible radii to suggest additional zones resulting in 99% city coverage.
Performed buffer analysis on forest boundaries which provided measurements for safe distance from forest fires.
EDUCATION
Michigan State University
Geographic Information Systems (B.S.)
East Lansing, MI | December 2011
Relevant coursework: remote sensing, urban planning, mechanical engineering, statistics, calculus
SOFTWARE + EXPERTISE
Cartography/Map Design
Graphic Design
Illustrator (+MAPublisher plugin)
Photoshop (+Geographic Imager plugin)
InDesign
MS Office 1997-2013, Office 365
ArcGIS 9.x – 10.x Advanced Suites
ArcSDE / ArcServer / ArcGIS Online / Geocortex
Educated in ERDAS, GRASS, and qGIS
Working knowledge of Python, HTML, SQL, Dreamweaver
SKILLS
Making things beautiful.
Excellent written and oral communicator.
Can explain complicated procedures and systems and simplify where necessary.
Collect, organize, and interpret data for a variety of objectives and problem solving goals.
Perform multiple simultaneous jobs efficiently and effectively, with or without a team, and with little direction.
I'm really good at PowerPoint.
SEMI-and-UNRELATED INTERESTS
photography, tech news + blogs, data tracking, health + fitness, extreme weather, space, books, home improvement, sparkling water, cables/cords/connections (literally anything that brings things together.