Christopher Reed Email & Phone Number

Vancouver, BC, CA

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Leads and manages 2 teams with 9 directs, including training, conducting team and 1-on-1 meetings, and regularly reporting to upper management about team projects and work.
• Collaborates with team members to introduce workflow automation and efficiencies to substantially reduce data validation and processing times including through Python and an in-house QGIS plugin.
• Performs performance assessments and career conversations with directs on a biannual basis.
• Helps prepare and organize data for use in machine learning evaluation of mining data, such as geophysical and geochemical surveys.
• Helps clients and internal stakeholders resolve issues concerning data migration, usable file formats, system capabilities, and 3D processes and helps provide timelines and track projects to ensure they are completed.
• Consults with clients regarding mining projects to determine information and data to present using the VRIFY platform, including 3D and map components.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Consults with clients regarding mining projects to determine information and data to present using the VRIFY platform, including 3D and map components.
• Prepares data in proprietary VRIFY software to conform to clients' preferences and uploads them.
• Uses QGIS to examine and validate client data for locational accuracy and other parameters.
• Uses QGIS to perform data conversion (e.g. Shapefile->DXF, KML->DXF, Shapefile->KML).
• Works with Data Team to develop Python scripts to reduce processing times and automate portions of tasks.
• Uses QGIS to georeference materials such as PDFs and geographical overlays.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Consults with clients regarding mining projects to determine information and data to present using the VRIFY platform, including 3D and map components.
• Prepares data in proprietary VRIFY software to conform to clients' preferences and uploads them.
• Uses QGIS to examine and validate client data for locational accuracy and other parameters.
• Uses QGIS to perform data conversion (e.g. Shapefile->DXF, KML->DXF, Shapefile->KML).
• Uses QGIS to georeference materials such as PDFs and geographical overlays.
• Assigns 3D and other project work to other departments where necessary.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

• Used satellite imagery to determine retail center extents and identify centers not yet in the database.
• Digitized plaza buildings and extents using proprietary ChainXY software.
• Gathered site information through Internet searches such as gross leasable area, parking spaces, and number of stores, and entered the information into the company database.

Surrey, BC, Canada

• Used ArcGIS Desktop 10.6 to maintain feature class linework, remove duplicates and perform data cleaning using orthophotos for reference.
• Used ArcGIS Desktop Roads and Highways extension and Event Editor to edit event layers in the new linear referencing network.
• Tested Roads and Highways extension functionality using Web App Event Editor and ArcMap.

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Performed quality assurance, review, and editing of confidential English proficiency test content, with attention to detail of paramount importance.
• Managed multiple simultaneous task such as test content review, test data review, training guide creation, and contractor invoicing according to strict deadlines.
• Used MS Excel for reviewing test data, creating test schedules, and making data graphs for test content.
• Performed data entry, test content review, and other tasks accurately with frequent interruptions and shifts in priorities based on need.
• Worked independently on test content, but also worked on training guides, testing data review, and departmental projects in a team.
• Used SQL programs (Azure Data Studio, MS SQL Server) to write database queries to verify testing data and retrieve surveys and other information from the company database.

Vancouver, British Columbia

• Researched construction projects throughout Canada from conception to completion stages using a variety of sources. Sources included online searches for project information such as rezoning applications on municipal.
• Collected, prepared, and entered project data and information into multiple complex databases with a variety of taxonomic fields with data entry speeds of 75+ WPM, and 11,000 keystrokes per hour.
• Ensured data quality through liaising with external contacts and checking for duplicated or missing projects; resolved data source conflicts and inconsistencies.
• Helped answer internal and external inquiries about projects and minor technical issues with urgency and tact.
• Kept track of and organized 1000+ construction project records that had to be updated at least once every 6 months, and sometimes every 2-3 months. Ensured data were accurate and timely, and resolved any errors or.
• Key contact for customer relation and response through online Salesforce system; was responsible for ensuring customer inquiries are dealt with promptly and delegating research assignments to the appropriate researcher.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Performed construction market research for projects in the tender and award stage in Ontario and Alberta. Research included Internet sites and calling and emailing municipalities and companies.
• Researched contact and demographic information for over 500 municipalities in British Columbia and Alberta for the 2015 Municipal Redbook Directory, an annual CMD Group Publication.
• Researched contact information for over 170 construction companies for the Leaders magazine, an annual CMD Group publication.
• Entered research data into company's database.

Toronto, Canada Area

• Prepared website copy for new Skills for Change website, including copyediting, re-writing and proofreading.
• Provided assistance to the Lead of Communications in communication strategies and tools.
• Wrote blog posts on topics such as upcoming workshops for the Diversity at Work Conference.
• Assisted with the 2014 Diversity at Work conference, including taking notes, interviewing guests, videotaping presentations and setup.

Online

• Instructed students, primarily from Japan, on proper English usage, pronunciation and grammar through online lessons.
• Performed editing for papers and work presentations, including translation from Japanese to English.
• Assisted students on job applications, including editing applications, resulting in students obtaining the positions they applied for.

Halfway, Oregon, U.S.A.

• Photographed town events and functions for the Hells Canyon Journal.
• Used Adobe Photoshop to edit photos for publication.

Kihoku Town, Ehime Prefecture, Japan

• Performed office administrative tasks such as consulting with teachers and municipal workers about scheduling events and school visits, making copies and sending faxes, answering phones, taking messages, and more.
• Served as a representative of the international community for my town, interacting with members of the public and answering questions they had about western culture and life.
• Developed and edited communications products using a variety of media (i.e. news bulletins, brochures, posters, advertisements, web sites/pages, newsletters and speaking notes).
• Organized events for the town, including the local town festival, including recruitment of volunteers and dealing with funding.
• Worked with team to plan and implement small in-house events such as Networking Events, Dinners and Seminars.
• Worked with local businesses and civic institutions providing consultation services and editing advertisements.

Halfway, Oregon, U.S.A.

• Assistant foreman in supervision and quality control checks of thinning crew of 6-9 persons.
• Responsible for daily logistics, task delegation, crew placement and consulting about crew performance with the crew supervisor.
• Interpreted and oversaw complex silviculture prescriptions and applied to a range of forest stand conditions.
• Fire suppression on local initial attack and 20 person off-forest crews.
• Marked timber using complex marking guides and applied to a range of forest stand conditions.
• Pre-commercial thinning using chain saw, adhering to a strict list of guidelines and requirements.

Advanced Diploma, Geographic Information Science And Cartography

Bachelor'S, Journalism, Japanese

Japanese

Activities and Societies: Waseda Kendo Circle