PROFILE:

A Biologist and GIS Analyst with recent experience focused on natural resources and environmental permitting. Seeking a position in which I can use my diverse skillset.

KEY SKILLS:

• Organized and detail oriented
• Enjoy problem solving
• Accustomed to working within tight deadlines
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Wetland and wildlife field surveys
• Proficient with Trimble and Garmin GPS equipment and data
• Proficient in ESRI ArcGIS 10; 9.x; 3.x; Google Earth
• ArcSDE and spatial geodatabases
• Scientific and technical writing
• Structured Query Language (SQL)
• Cartographic display
• Aerial photo interpretation/digitizing
• Large - scale data management and manipulation
• Workflow automation (ModelBuilder/JTX)
• Microsoft Access database creation and management
• Python scripting

RECENT EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, New Orleans, LA

GIS Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities include the management and analysis of GIS data, and the production of daily and special request map products in support of cleanup operations.
• Experience working with data from all aspects of the response covering a geographic area including TX, LA, MS, AL, and FL.
• Work closely with the SDE database administrators and ESRI developers in regards to data management, data processing automation and scripting, and Flexviewer maintenance.
• Work is conducted in an ArcSDE environment and within geodatabases.
• Regular interaction with people from many backgrounds and levels of authority, including the Environmental Unit, Operations and Incident Command personnel.
• Worked on and prioritized the completion of many mapping projects simultaneously with tight deadlines and on short notice.

Confidential

Biologist and GIS Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Provided GIS mapping support for environmental permitting projects.
• Digitized wetland boundaries and determined land use codes for project areas.
• Coordinated and completed protected species surveys and wetland delineations using Trimble and Garmin GPS equipment.
• Designed, created, and maintained a working Microsoft Access database to store data collected in the field and for report creation.
• Coordinated the completion of field wetland assessments, including datasheet and field map preparation.
• Assisted with and oversaw data entry and the preparation of GIS maps for team, Client, and State Agency review.
• Duties as a biologist included wetland assessments (UMAM and WRAP), delineations, wildlife surveys, wetland monitoring, tree surveys, and writing reports.

Confidential

Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Extensive use of a Trimble GPS for collecting data during field work and wetland delineations.
• Analyzed field data to conduct determinations of wetland jurisdiction, conducted wetland assessments, and performed data QA/QC.
• Regularly used ArcGIS for data analysis and management.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Student Intern

Responsibilities:

• Assisted in the wetlands permitting process through the maintenance of regulatory permit files, conducting database updates, sending out permits, public notices, and coordination letters to the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, and accompanying project managers in the field and during meetings with consultants.

Confidential, Tampa, FL

Graduate Research Assistant

Responsibilities:

• Designed and implemented a research plan for studying the ecology, habitat use, and genetics of coyotes.
• Conducted field and laboratory research over a period of two years, oversaw undergraduate volunteers, provided reports to Confidential, and coordinated with committee members and Pinellas County employees.
• Maintained a budget, organized, analyzed, and reported on field and laboratory results.
• Wrote a thesis documenting review of current literature, project purpose, methods, and management implications of my research.

Confidential, Tarpon Springs, FL

Management Intern

Responsibilities:

• Gained experience in conservation land management and wildlife management policies and procedures, including prescribed burning procedures, exotic vegetation maintenance, native plant surveys and monitoring, and wildlife surveys.