Derek Fiquet Email & Phone Number

St. Louis, Mo, Us

Rolla, Missouri, United States

Columbia, Missouri, United States

• Coordinated GIS tasks, activities, and projects for 16 departments using project management tenets• Reviewed ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online applications meticulously for quality control purposes• Helped create project prioritization procedures and workflows while utilizing Agile Methodology• Collected GPS points of different utilities using ArcGIS Field Maps

Columbia, Missouri, United States

• Funded by the Ronald E. McNair Fellowship, a competitive national fellowship for first-generation and underrepresented studentsTeaching Assistant – Geog_3040: Intro to GIS (Spring 2023)• Aided Dr. Clayton Blodgett and GIS students in project creation, data preprocessing, spatial analysis, and data visualization• Assisted ≈100 students with GIS applications and course-related questions to expand student voice Teaching Assistant – Geog_1100: Regions and Nations of the World I (Fall 2022)• Supported Dr. Douglas Hurt’s lectures and led discussions on course readings and lecture materials• Experimented with teaching styles to understand and develop personal instruction preferencesTeaching Assistant - NAT_R/RU_SOC/PEA_ST/SOCIOL 1120: Pop., Env., & Sustainability (Spring 2022)• Aided Dr. Hua Qin in student engagement, grading, and student success check-ups• Helped facilitate in-class discussion to assist student retention of class-material

• Funded by the McNair Fellowship, a competitive national fellowship for first-generation and underrepresented students• Began graduate research concerning Harmful Algal Blooms in Missouri lakes

Buena Vista, Colorado, United States

• Provided leadership and international experience to manage experienced and new river guides• Managed company logistics and personnel from basecamp, onto buses, to the river, and back

Columbia, Missouri, United States

• Taught groups by applying American Red Cross standards to facilitate learning and to test CPR skills• Associated adaptability and teamwork with quick action to establish effective CPR skills

Columbia, Mo

• Provided quality customer service while checking out sport equipment in a fast pacedand stressful environment• Worked multiple positions across the building while fulfilling a range of responsibilitiesfrom checking IDs to cleaning gym equipment• Sharpened my time management skills by working habitually while being a full-timestudent

• Researched global change threats to aquatic ecosystems of the Ozark National Scenic Riverways• Used GIS and statistics to study species vulnerable to change in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways• Applied the SLEUTH model in GIS to predict areas of urbanization through 2100 in southern Missouri• Created a research proposal, literature review, methods section, and final research paper• Mentor: Thomas Bonnot, PhD, School of Natural Resources, University of Missouri

Tully, Queensland, Australia

• Exercised quality customer service, river etiquette, river rescues, and safety procedures daily• Taught safety protocols to guests by English, Mandarin, Japanese, and Korean language abilities

Horseshoe Bend, Idaho, United States

• Made critical decisions by reactions necessary to keep people safe while staying calm and focused• Sharpened time management by utilizing daily routines to ease stress of working seven days a week

Buena Vista, Co

• Provided quality customer service while guiding both experienced and beginner paddlers in intense whitewater circumstances• Regularly made critical decisions where quick reaction was necessary to keep people safe while staying calm and focused• Sharpened my time management skills by working habitually and efficiently while scheduled to work every day of the week

Columbia, Mo

• Worked in a fast paced environment while preparing all deliveries to leave the store• Assisted customers with any questions they have regarding the delivery process in person and over the phone• Collaborated with other team members to ensure the proper information and knowledge regarding specific circumstances were correctly correlated to one another

Saint Joseph, Mo

• Aided in setting up and organizing the newly acquired warehouse and inventory catalog• Spoke with a variety of vendors and ordered equipment to help maintain and improve plant operations• Received pallets of chemicals, equipment, machinery, and other items from delivery trucks daily

Master Of Arts - Ma, Geography

Activities and Societies: President of Gamma Theta Upsilon (Geography Honors Society), Geography Representative within Graduate.

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Interdisciplinary Studies

Education record

High School Diploma