Dan Shinnick, Gisp Email & Phone Number

United States

Directing the growth of a department transitioning from a role of strictly internal corporate support into that of one delivering services to clients directly, adding a viable revenue stream without sacrificing commitment to meeting the needs of company offices, departments and managers. Clients include small, medium and large municipalities, public works departments and other consulting firms.-Overseeing daily operations within the department. Receiving requests for data maintenance and map creation or edits from district offices, project managers, engineers, CAD personnel and distributing workload among a team of one manager, one analyst, one technician and one co-op.-Researching new technologies as they become available where required for the distribution of data, notably in ArcGIS for Server ArcGIS online and ArcGIS Portal. Implementing-Implementing and revising policies for the production of GIS products. Standardizing products around industry models such as Esri's Local Governement Information Model.-Managing replication and synchronization of datasources with clients in SQL Express via ArcSDE.-Drafting responses to industry request for proposals (RFPs) consisting of scope and cost. Attend, participate in and deliver presentations at any resultant interview with municipal client. Delivering presentations at water, wastewater, stormwater industry meetings and trade shows.

Managed the implementation of Windows and Linux based infrastructures and the maintenance thereof at critical points in the small business cycle, providing support to field personnel requiring remote virtual desktop and FTP access. -Following corporate restructuring maximized efficiency of production systems and company resources allowing for the seamless absorption of a full season's project load. -Led investigation and implementation of federal metadata standard compliance systems opening up new markets to sales team.-Mentored two franchisees in developing scalable strategies of their own based on proven techniques and experience. -Managed client expectations with regard to product capabilities and our system capacities.-Redesigned, updated and maintained company website.; remote sensing product line provider for John Deere

Worked with software development team to improve interface on multiple proprietary software applications used to manage all aspects of data acquisition planning, processing, tracking, quality control, and distribution of data to customer.-Discovered critical flaw in processing software devising and implementing a patch that saved processing department 15% in quality assurance time.-Served as Tier II support for matters involving data processing and software testing saving the company 10% on data reacquisition costs.-Provided critical insight to software design team developing several interface improvements that increased efficiency of data access and processing.-Led cross-departmental collaborations that facilitated the efficient collection, processing and delivery of time sensitive data.-Analyzed prospective jobs for cost, commitment of resources and time frame providing recommendations regarding their feasibility to sales division.-Evaluated new software for full functional compliance to the operation's team requisites.-Organized and instructed remote software and processing training for 11 new staff including 3 international outsourced staff in India (Pune).

Managed the receipt, processing and delivery of raster data through multiple G.I.S. environments according to contractual guidelines.-Coordinated the collection and processing of data for rapid turnaround at two field offices; reducing processing time to hours instead of days.-Proved product concept in Lubbock venture with large Ag Service retailer (Wilbur-Ellis) resulting in wider sales opportunities.-Developed and implemented strategies to streamline data receipt, archival and distribution eliminating inefficiencies and simplifying the process for easy replication.

Digitization of electrical distribution system infrastructure

Produced geographically accurate, high-resolution digital aerial photography for G.I.S.-Performed beta testing of proprietary software and maintained documentation.-Processed raw data for navigation, orthorectification, DEM fidelity.-Supervised a team of analysts to facilitate delivery according to contractual timelines.

Master Of Geographic Information Systems, Geographic Information Science And Cartography, 3.92

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Geographic Information Science And Cartography