My Experience and Skills

Sr. GIS Cartographer & IT Assistant

Lettis Consultants International Inc. | Concord, CA

May 2018 - present

Provided GIS and IT support to geologists, seismologists, and engineers for a variety of geotechnical and seismic hazard projects, pertaining to critical hydrology infrastructure, nuclear infrastructure, seismic hazard analysis and landslide studies. Duties included capturing and processing UAV imagery, creating maps for field work, digitizing and synthesizing field data and historical and modern engineering drawings into finished cartographic products as both 2D and 3D visualizations, performing a variety of raster and vector spatial analysis, and managing data for multiple projects simultaneously.

GIS Technician

City of Concord GIS Department | Concord, CA

April 2018 - present

Updated the city’s address database within the Local Government Information Model SDE geodatabase in preparation for the LUCA Project for the 2020 Census. Temporary position.

GIS Intern

City of Walnut Creek GIS Department | Walnut Creek, CA

July 2017 - March 2018

• Updated and maintained the city’s Master Address Database by processing new address paperwork, and by identifying and resolving addresses with errors; processed approx. 5000 addresses.
• Created several maps for print: City Map for new City Manager, CERT workshop maps, and others.
• Created a web application for the city’s public art through Esri’s Web App Builder- Developer’s Interface. Created a suite of ArcGIS Online apps for natural disaster and emergency response.
• Used spatial analysis to identify potential “Soft-Story” buildings and created a risk index for said buildings.
• Automated the city’s acclimation of parcel data from the county and other processes involving parcel data using Python programming.
• Gained project management skills by using Six Sigma practices in team work oriented projects.
• Gained experience with geodatabase design, especially regarding Esri’s Local Government Information Model where I updated and edited features and attributes.
• Used the Collector app to collect address and light pole location data in the city.
• Met regularly with GIS staff to teach and demonstrate my skills and knowledge of Web AppBuilder Developer's Edition, creation of complex ArcGIS Online Web Mapping Applications, and Python.

GIS Assistant (Internship)

City of Eureka Planning Department | Eureka, CA

December 2016 – May 2017

Provided GIS technical support for determining Eureka’s potential infill of vacant residential and commercial lots within the city. Used Sketch Up to create potential site plans for vacant lots. Analyzed land and improvement values with housing price trends to find underutilized parcels for the city’s updated General Plan. Met weekly with City Planner to asses work and determine goals.

Geospatial Tutor (Instructional Student Assistant)

HSU’s Natural Resources Department | Arcata, CA

August 2016 – May 2017

Assisted students during scheduled open lab times in the GIS/remote sensing labs with various geospatial course work that included GIS lab assignments and projects, remote sensing lab assignments and projects, python geospatial programming, geospatial web development, and mobile mapping techniques. Provided problem-solving techniques to students requesting help.

GIS Data Manager (Internship)

HSU’s River Institute | Arcata, CA

Summer 2016

Managed and maintained database for graduate level project on salmonids of the Eel River, met weekly with supervisor to evaluate and determine goals, created informational maps.

Bio-Statistics and Bio-Calculus Grader (Instructional Student Assistant)

HSU’s Mathematics Department | Arcata, CA

January 2015 – May 2017

Read and evaluated student lab and homework assignments and recorded scores and maintained student grades in online learning modules and met with the professors as needed to specify grading duties. Bio-statistics and bio-calculus.

Intern Biologist (Internship)

Ultrasystems Environmental Inc. | Irvine, CA

Summer 2014 & 2015

Responsibilities included: organization, editing, and creation of databases for project descriptions, acted as a receptionist, involved in staff meetings, ordered, restocked, and organized office supplies, and managed employee time sheets. Gained rudimentary knowledge of CEQA and NEPA compliance. Assisted with the creation and delivery of proposals, assisted archaeologists, biologists, GIS analysists, and engineers to complete tasks.

Software Experience

ArcMap 10.2-10.8, & Pro (5 years), ArcGIS Online, Arc Collector, Arc Field Maps, ArcScene, QGIS, ENVI

Agisoft Metashape (formerly Agisoft Photoscan), DJI Go, Mission Planner, B4UFly, Airmaps

Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Adobe Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premiere Pro

Google Products (Google Earth Pro, Sketch Up Pro, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive)

Trimble TeraSync, GSP Pathfinder Office, Garmin Express, Avenza

Hardware Experience

DJI Phantom 4 Pro V1 & V2

GPS Devices: Trimble, Garmin

Total Station, Auto Level, Hand Level

PC/MAC, WPM:50

Programming Experience

Python (2 years)

HTML5, JavaScript, CSS (1.5 year)

Leaflet (1 year)

R (6 months)

Qualities

Strong team player

Independent worker

Verbal and written communication

Excellent organization skills

Critical thinking/problem solving

Strong time management

Adaptive

Troubleshooting ability

High initiative/ self-motivated

Strong attention to detail

Multitasking

Other

FAA Remote Pilot Certificate -Part 107(license helf for 2.5 years)

UAV (or drone) data collection & post-processing

Cartographic design for print and web

QAQC procedures

Large event planning

Valid California Driver’s License

BayGeo Member

2018 - present

Society for Conservation GIS, San Fransisco Chapter (Volunteer)

2018 - present

HSU Geospatial Club

2014 - 2017 | Offices Held: Vice President and Secretary

Took minutes at all club meetings, planned and implemented GIS Day 2015 & 2016, Tutored drop in homework help sessions, Planned trail mapping and Geocaching events.

HSU Geographic Society

2016 – 2017

HSU Cartography Club

2016 – 2017

Conservation Unlimited

2015 – 2017

Outstanding Student Award for Geospatial Analysis Option

May 2017

Champion of the Environment

May 2017

Presidential Scholar

Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2017

CSU Future Scholarship

April 2014

Academic Honors Award and Leadership Award

June 2013

Please contact me for a list of references.