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Professional History

GIS Analyst, RioGeoSpatial

2022 - present

Throughout my training and work experience, one aspect that is particularly gratifying is incorporating field work and data collection into a finished product whether that result is a working database, final report, or a beautiful map.  I am seeking to focus my energy and skills on a conservation-oriented application of GIS using drones to capture aerial imagery for mapping and modeling.  My goal is to converge my love of cartography and spatial analysis in support of the natural world utilizing modern tools and technology.

GIS Analyst, Contractor for InVision GIS

2018 - 2022

  • Edited water, wastewater, storm water, and electric utilities maps using ArcGIS with Lucity Water and ArcFM Electric plug-ins

    • Processed GPS data and incorporated new data into maps for field crews​

    • Frequently collaborated with field crews to support data collection and implement needs

  • Edited parcel fabric using field-collected data, legal descriptions of parcels such as metes and bounds, and georeferencing

    • Field collected points using high accuracy Trimble GPS unit and locator tools to record locations of property pins and monuments to improve accuracy of land parcel maps and perform parcel adjustments​

    • Processed and integrated field-collected data to maintain land records using parcel fabric

GIS Analyst, Contractor for InfoMaption

2018

  • Conducted a building location mapping survey using ArcGIS to identify at-risk structure with special focus identifying structures that contain mobility-impaired persons along high-pressured gas transmission lines

  • Mapped 1000+ new buildings and improved the existing structures database implementing high-resolution satellite imagery and inputting 15-30 attributes per structure

  • Field verified structures and conducted interviews with public within high risk buffer zone

GIS Technician, Contractor for InVision GIS

2016 - 2018

  • Constructed a parcel fabric to create a network of subdivisions to assist in accurate locations of easements for utilities and future fiber installation project

  • GPS data collection and field mapping of overhead and underground electric system using Trimble Geo Series GPS unit

Water Resources Technician, Boulder County Parks & Open Space

  • Monitored dam conditions at reservoirs, recorded water levels at ponds and reservoirs, sampled water from mine tailing piles for quality assurance, recorded flow measurements in irrigation ditches

  • Created flood recovery reference maps for procuring funding using ArcGIS

2016

Geologist, Noble Energy Inc

2007 - 2015

  • Exploration geoscientist with experience working on international and domestic projects coordinating and managing data acquisition, basin modeling, and training

  • Heads-up digitized tectonic features using ArcGIS for international government reports

  • Field (outcrop) and subsurface mapping of key rock units in Colorado

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