Jeremy Read Email & Phone Number

Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

• Manage Austin Water's GIS Services Division, which consists of a diverse group of IT professionals responsible for: GIS data development, GIS analysis, desktop/web application development, database administration, systems analysis, server administration and desktop support.• Develop strategies, direction and priorities for GIS service delivery.• Direct and/or lead the coordination and participation with other City departments, project teams, and agencies.• Manage enterprise program areas, supervise supervisors and coordinate with other managers.• Monitor, prepare and present reports, budgets, and performance measures.• Participate in and manage enterprise contracts.• Participate with other City departments, project teams and agencies to ensure compliance with City of Austin personnel, security and department policies.

Austin, Texas

• Managed Austin Water's GIS Technical Services and Development team, which consists of a diverse group of IT professionals responsible for: desktop/web application development, database administration, systems analysis, server administration and desktop support.• Provided advanced technical leadership on integrating complex existing and new technologies.• Directed and/or lead the coordination and participation with other City departments, project teams, and agencies.• Developed training programs, guided and trained staff on work procedures and operating instructions.• Reported on team work activities, studies and analyses.• Researched complex commercial products for possible use.• Prepared, reviewed and approved documentation for procurement.• Assisted in GIS application development, server administration, and database administration as needed.• Determined assignment of projects.

Austin, Texas

• Team Lead for GIS Services Data Development group• Developed workflow processes, business/data models and documentation• Provided monthly reports on group’s projects and other work efforts• Participated as a member of the project team in the systems analyst role• Worked with available tools and created processes to integrate the GIS with the Utility's Hansen system, including posting changes to the database, resolving conflicts, etc.• Developed custom programs for the ArcGIS software package using VBA, VB.NET and ArcObjects• Designed, developed and updated the group’s project tracking application (MS Access)• Assisted customers and other users with questions regarding data, and provided maps, electronic files and/or documents of information requested

Austin, Texas

• Worked with available tools and developed processes to integrate GIS with the Utility's Hansen system, including posting changes to the database, resolving conflicts, etc.• Developed applications for the ArcGIS software package using VBA, VB.NET and ArcObjects• Supported data entry group by doing QA/QC work, writing training documentation, aiding in entry projects as needed and maintaining production tracking database (MS Access)• Assisted customers/users with data questions data and provided maps/documents requested• Developed documentation for various processes employed by Austin Water Utility's GIS Services group

Austin, Texas

• Created and maintained water, wastewater and reuse utility data from site plans using ArcGIS• Acted as a point of contact for updates and corrections to GIS database to support internal and external customers• Coordinated with other members of the work group to improve data quality and processes• Updated feature attributes within the GIS database• Wrote Python scripts and VBA programs to aid in certain processes and increase productivity• Completed special projects as assigned

Austin, Texas

• Reviewed newly-submitted subdivisions for completeness and closure• Created polygons of each subdivision using surveyed boundary information• Digitized lots, roads, easements and added their respective annotations• Posted subdivisions to overall base layer• Updated PIER database with subdivision information and made sure all forms were filled out• Assisted with the training of new employees• Assisted with enhancement of processes• Completed special projects as needed

Austin, Texas

• Lead GIS Technician for the Cost of Service Study Project in which commercial properties of Austin were measured to determine the amount of impervious cover within each property• Wrote the procedures to be used by other technicians working on the project• Assisted in designing the project• Assisted with the interviewing and hiring of new technicians• Assisted in the design of custom Avenue scripts used for processes required by the project• Used ArcView to create polygons, measure areas and store information

Austin, Texas

• Researched addresses for the addressing label point project• Used ArcView to add/delete/move label points for individual properties throughout the City of Austin

Orange, Texas

• Created and plotted maps for private and public customers• Created Arc/Info coverages of various County data such as streets and water• Assisted with maintenance of department's computer systems• Webmaster for the department's website

Bachelor Of Liberal Studies, Public Administration

Master Of Science, Information Systems

Certificate, Geographic Information Systems