B.C. Ray Email & Phone Number

Huntsville, Al, Us

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

With the Data Curation for Discovery (DCD) team, I assist with upkeep of the GeoPlatform Resilience Community and Data.gov's Climate Collection. With DCD, I also provide support to the Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG), helping to survey and interview federal civilian agencies in order to formulate solutions that provide them with needed Earth observation data, done in collaboration with USGS and NOAA.With the Airborne Data Management Group (ADMG), I curate metadata related to historical and current NASA airborne and field campaigns, platforms, and instruments. In addition, I help act as a data liaison between NASA's Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) and the Science Teams who have been selected to have their missions funded through NASA ROSES during Earth Venture Suborbital-4 (EVS-4).

Decatur, Alabama Area

I catalogued library materials and maintained material metadata while also assisting patrons with in-person, phone, and email reference requests.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

I conducted and oversaw library functions by assisting in-house researchers, students, professors, and the general public; created a digital library database and maintained its metadata; assisted in operations of the Geological Survey of Alabama publications office; housed and organized historical archival materials including letters, journals, and aerial photographs; utilized aerial photographs and Google Earth to assist patrons with property and site location; proofread and edited scientific reports; supervised student library employees; and helped to maintain the State Oil and Gas Board of Alabama's oil and gas production database.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

I scanned geophysical well logs and entered oil well data for oil and gas production database.

Birmingham, Alabama Area

I assisted visitors to the park by providing information and directions, worked cash registers to sell merchandise in the gift shop, and helped with children's, holiday, and animal feeding programs.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

I organized, photographed, and conducted and presented research on the Geological Survey of Alabama's marine invertebrate fossil collection. I also performed sinkhole and coastal map digitization using ArcGIS.

Tuscaloosa, Alabama Area

I recorded metadata related to historical photographs and documents and worked the front desk to greet patrons and take phone calls.

Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Geographic Information Systems (Gis)

Master Of Library & Information Science - Mlis

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Psychology

Geological And Earth Sciences/Geosciences

Activities and Societies: University of Alabama "Million Dollar Band" Sigma Alpha Iota International Music Fraternity