Teaching Assistant Resume Profile Fargo - Hire IT People

Career Objective

To obtain a GIS position that utilizes my training and experience in integrating disparate data sources, managing projects, analyzing complex problems, communicating project goals and techniques, and effectively writing results.

Relevant Experience

Instructor/Senior Teaching Assistant

confidential

Designed and led introductory level courses in anthropology, archaeology, and geography as main instructor Supervised and trained new teaching assistants in proper techniques and teaching methods
Created and implemented entire course curriculum for 5 different classes: Introduction to Geography, Cultural Geography, Introduction to Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, and Human Evolution
Emphasized theory, methods, and practical applications of GIS remote sensing in archaeological research Assessed student performance, determined grades and resolved student problems and complaints
Communicated my passion for research and inspired over 1750 students over 8 years of university teaching

Volunteer Assistant - X-Ray Fluorescence Lab

confidential

Volunteered at Field Museum to scan prehistoric obsidian stone tools from Sepik Coast, New Guinea for chemical composition through X-Ray Fluorescence
Compiled the results of the scan in MS Excel and conducted statistical analysis in GAUSS software Co-wrote peer-reviewed publications on the results in Archaeology of Oceania and the book Pacific
Archaeology: Documenting the past 50,000 years

Independent Researcher PhD Student

confidential

Wrote successful grant application for 23,000 for research funds from renowned Wenner-Gren Foundation Ground-truthed aerial reconnaissance of 14 remote Inca hilltop fortifications and mapped them with GPS
Wrote and implemented a command script using Tobler's Hiking Function to create a least-cost path analysis Designed and implemented a subsurface survey of shovel-test pits on 3 Inca hilltop fortifications
Negotiated site access with local community leaders and hired members for survey and excavation Derived data from non-spatial datasets and integrated this with vector and raster data in ArcGIS 9.3
Presented research results at national SAA and AAA conferences as well as regional Andean meetings Led and instructed field school students in proper archaeological techniques and methods

Technical Skills and Proficiencies

ArcGIS 10.1/10.2 w/Extensions	MS Office 2013 including Access
Python 27 Programming	GPS collection Trimble, ArcPad
ERDAS Imagine 2014	Total Station Mapping
SPSS and GAUSS Statistics Programs	Adobe Illustrator
Qualifications and Skills
Produced high-quality cartographic maps	Strong analytical writing skills
Analysis/interpretation of spatial data	Independently managed a large project
Collected and integrated GPS data	Strong foundation in the scientific method
Integrated remote sensing and aerial data	Quick and efficient problem-solving abilities
Created and edited geodatabase metadata	International work experience

Other Work Experience

Customs Specialist

confidential

Park Maintenance II Crew Leader

confidential

Customer Service Representative

confidential

Accomplishments

Personally awarded 26,200 in research grants both Wenner-Gren Foundation and internal grants from University of Illinois at Chicago for archaeological research in confidential
Published a peer-reviewed journal article and a book chapter on XRF analysis of archaeological obsidian samples from Papua New Guinea. Available upon request

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