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Santa Clara, CA

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OBJECTIVE:

To secure a position in which I can utilize and build upon my past experiences.

SUMMARY:

I am a highly motivated geospatial professional with years of well - rounded experience including roles in digital cartography, QA/QC, managerial, process development, helpdesk support, technical writing, database maintenance and general GIS technician/analyst tasks. Recognized as an effective team player in operations of one of the leading providers of digital map data.

SKILL:

  • ESRI ArcGIS (ArcView 3.3, ArcMap/Info 8 - 10, Model Builder, ArcScene, 3-D Analyst & Spatial Analyst)
  • UNIX
  • Linux
  • SunOS
  • Java
  • SQL
  • MS Windows NT/2000/XP/7
  • MS Word
  • MS Excel
  • MS PowerPoint
  • Visio
  • MS Access
  • PostgreSql
  • PostGIS
  • OpenLayers
  • GDAL
  • Digital Cartography
  • QA/QC methodologies
  • Helpdesk support
  • Technical writing
  • Process development/engineering
  • FrameMaker
  • GeoMedia Pro
  • IDRISI Kilimanjaro
  • QGIS

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Santa Clara, CA

GIS Intern

Responsibilities:

  • Learned how to utilize QGIS 2.4 desktop for digitizing school attendance boundaries.
  • Contacted school districts and local government agencies for source materials with which to QC-check school attendance area boundaries.

Confidential, Palo Alto, CA

Intern

Responsibilities:

  • Learned how to utilize Encompass suite of GIS applications created by Geodesy (GIST and Avec).
  • Edited building rooftop outlines for temporal currency.
  • Added street sign symbology to sign feature classes in map view for use by field personnel.

Confidential, Walnut Creek, CA

GIS Content Specialist/Production Technician

Responsibilities:

  • Responsible for all aspects of preparing and loading aerial and satellite orthophotography into online image library.
  • Tasks include searching for and acquiring content, inventorying content, scheduling the loading of the content, preparation of imagery and accompanying index shapefiles, pushing the content online, creating metadata and performing any required follow-up maintenance.
  • Perform GIS analyses as needed for online imagery loading-related issues.

Confidential, Menlo Park, CA

Process Developer/Technical Writer

Responsibilities:

  • Created digital map production processes from marketing and project management requirements.
  • Documented production processes in the form of written project instructions which were utilized in production facilities to help create a positionally accurate turn-by-turn digital map database of the entire United States.
  • Supported these processes, daily, in the areas of specifications, technical issues and procedure.
  • Drove Project Instruction document review and approval process, including buy-in from production facilities and project managers.
  • Tested proprietary software applications and provided feedback and suggestions to engineering staff.
  • Helped foster measurable improvements in quality of data production.
  • Helped with process for data migration from Confidential ’s data platform to Tele Atlas’ post acquisition.

Confidential, Menlo Park, CA

Production Specialist

Responsibilities:

  • Reviewed digitized map data for acceptable quality levels and provided feedback to Cartographic Technicians at production facility in India.
  • Quality levels were determined by statistically sound sampling methods.
  • Feedback was provided in form of written reports, which included sampled data and solutions to identified errors.
  • Traveled to India to deliver and to provide in-house support.

Confidential, Menlo Park, CA

Group Lead

Responsibilities:

  • Managed some 15 Cartographic/Cartographic QC Technicians, providing support and performing production tracking activities, maintaining production schedules, etc.

Confidential, Menlo Park, CA

Cartographic QC Technician

Responsibilities:

  • Reviewed digitized map data for acceptable quality levels and provided feedback to Cartographic Technicians.

Confidential, Menlo Park, CA

Cartographic Technician

Responsibilities:

  • Digitized map data from orthorectified aerial photography and field-collected survey data, using proprietary mapping software on a UNIX platform.

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