Work Experience

Director

Confidential

• Director of Confidential a cooperative program among the City of Savannah, Chatham County and private and educational organizations utilizing ESRI GIS software suite of products and Microsoft SQL Server SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008 R2, SQL Server 2012
• Install, setup, deploy, and maintain ArcGIS 10, ArcGIS 10.1 and ArcGIS 10.2, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server - dynamic and cached map services, image services, locators, geodata and geometry services
• ArcGIS suite of extensions Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Network Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, Image Analyst
• Install, setup, deploy, and maintain ArcGIS Server in Amazon Cloud environment
• Open Source GIS QGIS, PostGreSQL, Spatial Lite and GRASS
• Manage GIS for Chatham County Emergency Management and GIS lead for Emergency Operations Center
• GIS team leader for ISO recertification, Savannah, GA becoming the 61st Fire Department in the United States to become ISO Class I certified.
• Work cross departments business unit to provide subject matter expertise as it relates to the different aspects of each business unit
• Defining needs and goals, needed resources, creating/designing and implementing solutions to meet the needs of the customer
• Ensure communication to stakeholders is timely, accurate and throughout the process
• GIS program management and budgeting with an emphasis on maximizing Return on Investment while solving the day to day issues of a government City and County
• GIS project management for city and county using ESRI ArcGIS suite of products.
• Maintain documentation on all 564 vector layers and 65 raster layers and publish to website. Designed and maintain current internal website. Edit content on external web site.
• Implemented data standards and data sharing agreements for all city and county departments
• Manage the acquisition of large datasets i.e. Imagery and Lidar
• Integration / Migration and/or plans for new software and new versions of existing software current production platform ArcGIS 10, implementation test platform 10.1
• Manage the coordination of multiple e-911 databases for multijurisdictional dispatching agency
• Implemented synchronization of databases across multiple domains and remote locations
• Acquire, deliver and maintain 3rd party solutions / data to Enterprise
• Implementation of QA/QC procedures for enterprise GIS
• Implementation of a testing environment for testing of all GIS scripts and processes
• Integration of GIS into other enterprise applications using model builder, python script, Flex, JavaScript, and .NET

Manager

Confidential

• Manage an Enterprise GIS ESRI ArcGIS Oracle 9i, 10g 11g, Citrix with 500 users to manage 6.5 million acres of forest land
• Member of Global Forestry Team implementing GIS and supporting teams/facilities in China, the Philippines, and Russia
• GIS analysis for Fiber Supply procurement and model implementation
• Manage all projects related to the upgrade, improvement or issues for the GIS system and data in three environments Development, Test, and Production
• Analysis of data vector and raster for a wide variety of business needs creating solutions to new issues and government regulations for the management of our Forest Lands to environmental resource protection and planning
• Maintain training for new users on the GIS system and create necessary training documents for enhancements and changes
• Design and implement processes and workflows to improve efficiency, quality, and communications utilizing best practices across different business units
• Improve on the analytical depth of the system capabilities through team building and working with other business groups
• Provide support to Division staff on GIS projects, processes, design and implementation
• Produced specialized data, maps and solutions for other International Paper businesses that utilize the land base Implement QA/QC procedures
• Contract management with outside contractors to set goals, priorities and work cycle on contracted work
• Create testing plans and documentation for service packs and enhancements
• Maintain testing records and documentation
• Collaborate with IT on GIS infrastructure needs, requirements and fixes

Geospatial Leader

Confidential

• Project Manager
• Assisted the manager in running an Enterprise GIS ESRI ArcGIS Oracle 9i 10g with 500 users to manage 6.5 million acres of forest land
• Run a help desk for business
• Communicate business needs to other business/contractors
• Create training documentation and other GIS documentation
• Train users on enterprise GIS and GIS concepts
• Provide GIS support to all levels of Forest Resources Division
• Create maps and data analysis on a variety of projects from forest land management to environmental resource protection and planning
• Provide support to contractors as needed for completion of GIS related projects Liaison between IT and business group
• Design and implement processes and workflows to improve efficiency, quality, and communications utilizing best practices

• Improve on the analytical depth of the system capabilities through team building and working with other business groups
• Created geospatial processing processes and script with model builder
• Create cartographic quality maps for business needs and customers to include interactive output to ArcGIS Publisher

GIS Manager

Confidential

• Oversaw staff of 2 full-time personnel and 2 part-time inters.
• Project Manager for 15 Development District to map the entire state road network for contract with KY Transportation Cabinet KYTC
• Project Manager for the GIS of the Paducah McCracken County Joint Sewer Agency in cooperation with other GIS and non-GIS contractors
• GPS data collection
• Standard creation and implementation
• Created geospatial processing processes and script with model builder
• Data acquisition/management
• Data analysis routing, environmental, site planning
• Creation of complete GIS vector and raster to meet varied customer needs
• Develop future contracts within the 8 county territories that we serve
• Maintain the GIS server, workstations, GPS equipment and licensing
• QA/QC oversight on all GIS projects
• Provide clients, both future and present, with presentations as requested
• Write necessary technical reports in support of GIS work

GIS Specialist

Confidential

• Project Manager for 15 Development District to map the entire state road network for contract with KY Transportation Cabinet KYTC
• Project leader mapping 8 counties with GPS and quality control for 3 other ADD's 34 Counties
• GPS data collection
• Training others in standards and use of GPS equipment
• Database creation for GIS projects
• Create maps and data layers for GIS for projects for eight counties and 19 cities
• Digitize existing hardcopy maps to be maintained in digital database
• Provided mapping support for office in support of a various projects, grants and other government activities
• Worked with non-GIS personnel to gather information for various GIS needs
• Data conversion of all different types

Student Worker

Confidential

• Created and edited data under supervision of University GIS Staff
• Used GPS to create necessary data layers for a variety of projects
• Trained incoming students on GPS equipment

Combat Signaler

Confidential

• Desert Shield / Desert Storm Veteran