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Providing site investigation, mapping and documentation to the Oil and Gas industry.

Investigated abadoned mine land issues. Completed geotechnical investigations from start to finish. Managed drill rig schedule and reporting. Created publication quality figures. Developed customized mobile solution for fieldwork of multiple field members in a statewide inventory of abandoned mine lands. Attended ESRI training in ArcGIS Server and ArcGIS APIs (Flex and JavaScript). Developed internal facing webmap utilizing ArcGIS Server and the ArcGIS API for Flex. Created, edited and utilized datasets in an enterprise wide GIS using replication and versioning to overcome network issues.

Completed all functions of a hydrogeologist including field work, project management and reporting. Worked on a vareity of projects including BTEX, Chlorinated Solvents, Metals, PCBs, Landfills. Gained experience in the remediation of the above mentioned impacts in soil, water and vadose zone if applicable. Created and managed gis resources used in the creation of figures and site interpretation. Created and Utilized customized mobile GIS solutions to capture field work.

Worked as GIS Research Assistant working on Economic Development Projects. Developed complex siting model for use in the greenhouse business. Managed and created databases for use in project. Worked independently with little guidance.

Taught introduction to geology lab sections. Topics covered include rocks/minerals, GPS, contour mapping, stream flow.

Performed field work utilizing Trimble GPS units. Collected sediment samples on foot, canoe and research vessel. Analysed numerous samples for grain size. Assisted investigations of shore line erosion, beach nourishment and riverine sediment movement. Created and populated gis datasets from collection of puublications. Created presentation quality maps.

Managed GIS database that included trees and signs for campus managment. Created and populated a dataset of greenspace for use by grounds personnel. Utilized mobile GIS (Arcpad) to edit and update datasets.