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Warren, Michigan, United States

Vienna, Ohio

Employed by the TCSE to develop a workable solution for the collection of required information for the Lead Service Line Inventory submission as required by the OEPA. Additional duties include the supervision of the water and sewer Permits Department.• Responsible for the coordination of all GIS related activities for the TCSE.• Developed all datasets for the water and sanitary sewer assets including the creation of the water customer account parcels and curb box locations.• Recommended the purchasing of tablets and a Trimble R2 GPS unit for field work and the accurate siting of customer meters, curb boxes locations and all water & sewer related features

Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania

Greater Pittsburgh Area

As a consultant/GIS Manager, responsibilities within this role included the design, development, and support of all GIS/GPS related services. GIS/GPS projects and deliverables were designed to serve the requirements of individual engineers and their respective municipalities or authorities. In addition, data development and support of municipalities or townships using ArcGIS Online and wrote all GIS proposals. Met with clients, served as technical support, and provided hands-on application training for staff and clients.• Complete development of ArcGIS Online accounts including data layers, dashboards, and map creation.• Direct involvement with CCTV, MS4, and Act527 projects where collection and mapping were required.ArcGIS Online clients included the following municipalities or authorities:Washington Township Municipal AuthorityReserve TownshipHarmar TownshipFranklin Park BoroughOakmont BoroughOakmont Water Treatment PlantBlawnox Borough

Youngstown, Ohio Area

Providing ongoing professional GIS services for oil and gas clients in Oklahoma and Texas. Support includes leasehold and asset management, data development, analysis, software support, and presentation mapping.• Required to become familiar with company asset management applications.• Create, edit, and maintain new and existing leasehold data, asset information, and basemap layers.• Perform differing levels of analysis on company and competitor holdings and projects.• Production of high-quality presentation maps for use in client meetings and for internal company use.

Coos Bay, Oregon

Accepted a contract position as a part time instructor and to continue the development of all courses within the new GIS Certificate program. This also involved the modification of existing GIS courses and the creation of all new courses to better equip students to easily transition into the professional work environment with minimal training.

Oklahoma City, Ok

Hired to address the immediate need for dedicated GIS support to the G&G department, and to formulate a strategy for a scalable GIS solution that was to begin at the department level and ultimately proceed to the enterprise level.• Additional responsibilities related to the functioning as GIS Coordinator for all offices.• Conducted interdepartmental assessments for cartographic and data requirements; then partnered with IT in developing a centralized data repository; with the necessary directory structure and user permissions thereby ensuring data integrity/quality and ease of accessibility.• Worked closely with the geological and engineering technical staffs in the areas of data conversion, analysis, and the providing of technical support. This role also required the attending of PETRA training to become familiar with the application.• Put in place the process of updating proposed well location survey plats to accurately reflect the as-drilled condition, this in turn saved the company the cost associated with having these created by survey companies.

New Waterford, Oh

This was our own family run small farm where we raised and bred sheep and chickens for over ten years. During my period between companies I invested significant time in conducting a feasibility study, market research, and developing a business plan for the purpose of possibly upgrading our operation to that of a profitable small scale free range sheep farm.♦ Attended numerous seminars pertaining to animal health, nutrition, breeding, and product marketing♦ Recorded animal birth and growth rate as it related to market demand based upon the season or holiday♦ Solely responsible for the on-going monitoring of animal health including the regular treatment of livestock, and when required, care of newborns♦ Complete outbuilding and farm machinery maintenance

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Brought on board to address the urgent need for GIS support on multiple existing projects, to develop a GIS department and manage it, and to market GIS services.• Effectively demonstrated the value of GIS to the company by reducing the time required for specific project tasks, increasing the accuracy of analysis, and the quality of output.• Developed an independent, marketable GIS Department and in addition, increased company project quality and profitability through the integration of the technology into several departments.• Created all training manuals, presentations, and exercises to instruct personnel in ArcGIS, tailoring each training session to be in line with the individual departments’ specific function.• Teamed up with IT developers to conceive and create a standalone digital mapping and querying application that could be run from a portable device.• Continually approached to conceive creative methods for high quality cartographic output for use in; projects, proposals, marketing literature, presentations, and public meetings.

Camp Hill, Pa

Hired as the exclusive GIS support person for the Environmental Management Practice group in the corporate headquarters at Camp Hill, and to coordinate all GIS related functions within that group.♦ Individually responsible for the design and management of the GIS element for all projects from the proposal stage to project completion, including all associated deliverables♦ Determined the required accuracy and type of GIS information needed for all new projects and proposals, this included the completion of all project tasks pertaining to spatial data such as acquisition, creation, conversion, and edits♦ Wrote the GIS scope of services section for proposals detailing project phases, tasks, and cost/time estimates♦ Conducted a thorough needs assessment for each group within the department in order to ascertain the GIS requirements and required levels of training♦ Developed all instructional presentations, manuals, and exercises in order to train personnel in the use of ArcGIS♦ Created an extensive geodatabase to be used in conjunction with the Ivy Data Management System Access database. This project was designed to store and analyze data consisting of residential water well samples♦ Designed and facilitated a two day educational session for representatives of the PA Department of Environmental Protection Agency in ArcGIS and the Ivy Data Management System

Nelsonville, Oh

Employed by the School of Natural Resources to fill the need for an additional fulltime faculty member for the GIS and GPS programs, and to revise the existing curriculum to keep current with technology and industry demands.♦ Appointed the GIS/GPS Technology Coordinator. Conducted weekly technology meetings with colleagues in order to discuss faculty or student requirements, in addition scheduled all program courses and faculty for each quarter♦ Revised and added courses within the curriculum in order to keep current with industry requirements♦ Developed new courses that allowed for GIS utilization in other technologies and majors♦ Served as coordinator for student internships and advised students in regard to scheduling courses and individual career paths♦ Managed 2 GIS/GPS labs and maintained all computers; including hardware and software installations and upgrades. Obtained hardware and software cost quotes and was responsible for the ordering of all new equipment♦ Arranged for the college to enter into a software agreement with Ohio State University thereby allowing unlimited use of all ESRI software and upgrades, resulting in a significant cost savings to the School of Natural Resources

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Contacted by the president of the company Mr. Taylor, and offered a position in order to meet the increasing demand for GIS services for a number of existing and new projects, to create a GIS department, and to begin marketing the services.♦ Developed and then coordinated the GIS department and all associated services, including marketing, proposal submission, data development, and system implementation♦ Designed and developed the GIS component for all projects and activities that required GIS/GPS data creation, analysis, and cartographic output♦ Composed and submitted all GIS project proposals and the GIS section for all other proposals requiring the use if GIS♦ Met with municipal clients to discuss specific project requirements, and worked with company engineers to design and develop new GIS systems for local municipalities♦ Installed GIS software and data at municipal client offices, and provided training and ongoing technical support

Grove City, Pa

Approached and offered the position to manage and coordinate all company GIS and CAD activities, including the supervision of staff and consultants.♦ Supervised GIS and CAD staff and was responsible for maintaining strict deadline adherence♦ Maintained company hardware and software♦ Evaluated new GIS software to serve the needs of clients with specific requirements♦ Complete project design, development, and implementation of GIS systems for local municipalities and authorities♦ Routinely met with potential and existing clients to discuss project needs and specific requirements♦ Wrote and submitted all project proposals♦ Instructed clients in the use of GIS software and functioned as technical support

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Provided engineering technical and analytical support to the Reservoir Engineers in accurately assessing reserves volumes and well production statistics.♦ Gathered and evaluated geologic, production, and well data♦ Worked with and served as the database manager for ARIES♦ Worked with GeoGraphix for subsurface and production maps for use by engineers and geologists♦ Assisted individual engineers with various one-off projects, additionally designed and developed projects that were intended for use by multiple departments

Greater Pittsburgh Area

In charge of the supervision and coordination of the Pittsburgh Gas Measurement Department. This position also included the management of all personnel within that department; both full time and contract employees. Duties also required occasional field work when resolving gas metering or gas volume discrepancies.♦ Supervision of the Integrator Operators (orifice meter chart processing)♦ Monitored the daily production and data entry of volumetric information for over 2000 wells♦ Tracked and resolved production discrepancies♦ Allocated monthly gas volumes to individual wells and meters based on point of custody transfer meters♦ Prepared and balanced monthly utility company volume statements♦ Routinely interacted with engineering, accounting, and field offices in providing and receiving meter information in order to meet monthly production deadlines♦ Developed a method for increasing accuracy when calculating gas volumes for orifice charts on wells using intermitters♦ Directly involved in the design, customization, and installation of three different gas measurement\accounting programs and databases

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Assisted the team of exploration and development geologists, and production engineers by providing geotechnical support.Primary Responsibilities:♦ Interpreted well logs and picked tops for company well files and regulatory reporting♦ Prepared regulatory reports for initial statistics for new wells♦ Correlated well logs and created cross-sections♦ Worked with well cuttings for formation analysis and the creation of Petrologs♦ Assisted geologists in cataloging and analyzing core samples♦ Cartographic activities included the updating of well location and lease maps, creation of reserves maps, and various structure/isopach maps

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Assisted the team of exploration and development geologists by providing drafting and geotechnical support.♦ Updated well location, lease, and pipeline maps with feature locations taken from hardcopy survey plats♦ Hand calculated lease acreage through the use of a planimeter, and the company's asset management system as well as original lease contracts. Purpose was to verify the accuracy of information concerning the locations of company and competitor holdings♦ Designed and drafted projects based on the specifications of individual geologists and engineers

Master Of Science, Geography - Gis/Cartography Track

Activities and Societies: Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) - The International Geographical Honor Society, The Pennsylvania Geographic Alliance

Bachelor Of Science, Double Major: Environmental Science, Geography

Master Of Divinity - Candidate