Geographic Information Systems professional with education and working experience applying geospatial analysis and automation for information management. Currently enrolled in Masters of GIS program through Pennsylvania State University (online) learning the most relevant information and technologies in GIS. Education and Coursework
Undergraduate: University of Oregon Major: Bachelor of Arts Geography Minors: Business, Italian Language
Graduate: Pennsylvania State University GIS Graduate Certificate Masters of GIS Candidate (December 2014)
Graduate GIS Coursework: Nature of Geographic Information Problem Solving with GIS GIS Database Development GIS Programming and Customization (Python) Geospatial System Analysis and Design Geographic Information Analysis Spatial Database Management Conservation GIS GIS Application Development (VB.NET) Remote Sensing Image Analysis and Applications Relevant Professional Experience
City of Lake Oswego Lake Oswego, OR January 2014 - Present GIS Intern Maintain and update the citys internal base maps and layers using ArcGIS software. Utilize ArcGIS for Server to customize and add functionality to the Citys online maps (ArcGIS API for Flex). Develop mobile solutions for data collection using ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS Collector. Create custom tools using Python and Model Builder to automate tasks. Generate custom maps for various departments and for citizen requests.
Criterion Planners - Portland, OR April 2013 - June 2013 GIS Individual Contractor Hired as temporary GIS Technician for the Gulf Coast Regional Planning project (gulfcoastplan.org). Created planning maps using ArcMap for land-use, transportation, economic activity areas, housing, food systems, resilience, land supply, and growth focus areas. Generated charts and graphs pertaining to employment density, VMT, and new developable area statistics.
Polk County GIS Department - Dallas, OR December 2011 - March 2013 GIS Intern Updated tax lots and building points using ArcGIS. Corrected historical data inaccuracies pertaining to building and house counts. Developed Python script for tax lot update process.
Technical Skills
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint) ESRI ArcGIS (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS for Server) Cartography Spatial Databases (ArcSDE, PostgreSQL/PostGIS) Structured Query Language (SQL) Python Scripting for ArcGIS Automation Model Builder for ArcGIS VB.NET ESRI Add-In Application Development GIS Spatial Analysis (ArcMap) Raster and Vector Analysis (ArcMap) Advanced Statistics/Modeling Site-Suitability Analysis Technical Project Research Remote Sensing Image Analysis (LiDAR)