• Matthew has over 12 years of experience in the applications of GIS, GPS, remote sensing, surveying, archaeology, and database management. Matthew has served as a Senior GIS Analyst/Archaeologist in all aspects of GIS data geoprocessing, modeling, and geostatistical analysis as well as map production and data visualization to support environmental assessments and permitting activities.
• Project experience includes Energy sector work mainly in power transmission systems and pipelines, offshore pipelines, power generating facilities, and other critical infrastructure. His GIS background includes work on projects that commonly require project and data coordination, mobile data solutions, environmental impacts, linear referencing, geostatistical analyses, geoprocessing, mobile data collection, archaeological predictive modeling, terrain modeling, hydrological modeling, and permitting and construction monitoring. His Archaeological background consists of various Phase I, II, III projects throughout the Southeast including deductive and inductive predictive modeling. These projects were undertaken using DS mapbook for cartographic organization and ESRI's Model Builder for the development of modeling processes. He has both office and field experience in the use of various support applications including ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server, ArcSDE, MS SQL Server 2012, ArcPAD, Carto Pac, ArcScene 3D, AutoCAD, IDRISI, EQUIS, and Trimble Software Products.

Senior GIS Analyst / Archaeologist

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Field Data Coordinator/ GIS Task Manager responsible for providing GIS support and coordination of mobile data collection EMAP , oversee GPS survey data processing, and database management. Developed EMAP protocols for field data collection and integrated solutions for postprocessing, correcting, and database management of all field data for project. Maintain ArcGIS Server and ArcSDE environments. Provide data analysis and statistic of linear impacts associated with wetlands and water bodies for FERC and CORPS filings. Coordinate data and equipment deployment.

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Responsible for the implementation of a GIS based deductive archaeological predictive model. Various analyses of environmental variables and weighted overlay analysis were utilized to construct the model. Major activities included GPS data collection and post-processing, cultural resource modeling, environmental impact / geostatistical analyses, spatial analysis, terrain modeling, processing and analyzing NRCS SSURGO soils data and alternative routing analyses. Other efforts also included database management, and data analyses for a solar power plant expansion. Mapping was produced to support analyses and permit applications including impact studies of cultural, biological, and wetland resources.

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Responsible for the implementation of a GIS based inductive archaeological predictive model. This included looking for correlations between the locations of sites containing PDL Piedra de Lumbre chert assemblages. Analysis of the total percent of PDL artifacts was calculated based only on the number of PDL artifacts discovered for points, bifaces, and tools. The Ordinary Kriging method was used as the predictive interpolation method with a logarithmic transformation. Major activities included database management and transformation of data, cultural resource modeling, environmental impact / geostatistical analyses, spatial analysis, terrain modeling, processing and analyzing NRCS SSURGO soils data and alternative routing analyses. Mapping was produced to support analyses and permit applications including impact studies of cultural resources.

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This ongoing multi-year trans-state linear power line expansion project consisted of processing, analysis and extensive coordination of field based GPS data collection for hundreds of miles of corridor surveys to determine existing environmental conditions. The GIS/CAD teams provided the client and third part engineering firms with extensive mapping of various routing scenarios and performed environmental impact assessments in consideration of identifying viable solution sets. Major activities included GPS post-processing, environmental and wetland impact / geostatistical analyses, geostatistical modeling, alternative routing analyses and extensive mapping in support of permit applications.

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GIS Specialist for feasibility study of habits in the vicinity of the expansion project. Provided GIS data collection, analysis, and mapping in support of the environmental impact assessment for federal, State, and private conservation concerns. Analysis of sensitive and protected biological habitat areas including protected fisheries. Produced mapping of offshore impediments and reroute option to support analyses and environmental permit applications.

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GIS Specialist for the collection of data for five counties in Louisiana. Provided GIS data collection, analysis, and mapping in support of an Environmental, Social, and Health Impact Assessment ESHIA . Coordinated data gathering with the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation for the analysis of historic and prehistoric sites as part of the cultural impact assessment.

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Provided GIS support for multiple on and off-site environmental applications. Used GIS and database techniques to map and analyze point sampling data for groundwater, soil, sediment, and surface water. Major activities included developing photo archive geodatabase, site development mapping, environmental and impact / geostatistical analyses, spatial analysis, GPS data collection and post-processing. Extensive mapping was produced to support analyses and permit applications as well as photo archiving and database management for all project materials.

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Project consisted of GIS database development, analysis and mapping for a 240-mile fiber optic line system expansion in Pennsylvania. Major activities included GPS data collection and post-processing, environmental and wetland impact / geostatistical analyses, spatial analysis, terrain modeling, processing and analyzing NRCS SSURGO soils data and alternative routing analyses. Extensive mapping was produced to support analyses and permit applications.

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Responsible for the implementation of a variety of GIS methods for project related visual mapping productions, database management, and data analyses for multiple power line expansion and removal projects. Major activities included GPS data collection and post-processing, cultural resource modeling, environmental impact / geostatistical analyses, spatial analysis, terrain modeling, processing and analyzing NRCS SSURGO soils data and alternative routing analyses. Mapping was produced to support analyses and permit applications including analyses and impact studies of cultural/paleontological, biological and natural resources.

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Project consisted of GIS database development, analysis and mapping for multiple gas line reconditioning and expansion projects in Pennsylvania. Major activities included GPS data collection and post-processing, environmental and wetland impact / geostatistical analyses, spatial analysis, terrain modeling, processing and analyzing NRCS SSURGO soils data and alternative routing analyses. Extensive mapping was produced to support analyses and permit applications.

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GIS support through database development, analysis and mapping for the environmental monitoring of various facilities along the North Carolina coast. Major activities included site development mapping, environmental and impact / geostatistical analyses, spatial analysis, contour mapping of impacted groundwater with chlorinated solvents. Extensive mapping was produced to support analyses and environmental monitoring permit applications.

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GIS support through database development, analysis and mapping for the environmental monitoring of a chemical facility in North Carolina. Major activities included site development mapping, environmental and impact / geostatistical analyses, spatial analysis, contour mapping of impacted groundwater with chlorinated solvents. Extensive mapping was produced to support analyses and environmental monitoring permit applications.