Juliana Mcmillan-Wilhoit Email & Phone Number

Grayslake, Il , Us

Grayslake, Il , Us

I provide coaching to geospatial professionals to help them create a career that they love. I have worked with 50+ professionals through career coaching.

At Peapod Digital Labs, I played a pivotal role in driving digital, process, and cultural transformation within the organization, streamlining operations and fostering a customer-centric approach:🔹 Digital Transformation: As Demand Model Product Manager, I spearheaded the digital transformation of our forecasting model, enhancing its accuracy and expanding its adoption within the organization. By incorporating higher quality data sources and developing a validation framework, I improved the model's reliability and supported data-driven decision-making for network expansion planning.🔹 Process Transformation: I led the annual modeling effort, setting priorities for future business investments, and introduced agile methodologies that significantly improved team performance. By developing new processes and providing innovative tools, I optimized workflows and increased team satisfaction, ensuring efficient and effective project execution.🔹 Data Visualization & Stakeholder Engagement: I championed the transformation of data visualization and reporting within the organization by using Tableau to create impactful visualizations that effectively communicated model results to stakeholders. By leading focus groups, I ensured visualizations were tailored to stakeholder needs and expectations, fostering a customer-centric culture.🔹 Reporting & Workflow Optimization: I streamlined data reporting and analysis by standardizing formats and creating Alteryx workflows, reducing the time required to generate reports and presentations by hours. This transformation significantly improved team efficiency and productivity.🔹 Cultural Transformation: I initiated and led the Women's Leadership Book Club in collaboration with human resources, recruiting over 50 members for monthly meetings. This initiative promoted personal growth, engagement, and an inclusive culture within the organization, fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment.

During this period, I prioritized family well-being and took time off work to care for our new addition and address pregnancy complications. I strongly believe that part of driving cultural transformation in the workplace is recognizing and encouraging the importance of family leave, promoting a healthy work-life balance, and nurturing an inclusive environment that supports employees during pivotal life moments.

As the Principal and Owner of Tabulae Spatial Services, I leveraged my passion for business and community transformation to drive digital, process, and cultural change within the geospatial community and mission-driven organizations:🔹 Digital Transformation: I successfully executed various projects that implemented geospatial data for client growth, such as developing a site selection tool for green infrastructure in St. Louis and creating a customer prospecting tool for a client in the reforestation industry. These applications showcased the power of digital transformation in optimizing operations and decision-making.🔹 Process Transformation: I managed the entire project life-cycle, from writing proposals and advertising to executing projects. By refining project management methodologies and implementing tailored strategies, I ensured that each project was executed efficiently, delivering high-quality results to clients.🔹 Cultural Transformation - GIS Portfolio Challenge: I curated and ran a 6-week challenge for creating a GIS portfolio, with over 200 participants and a 95% recommendation rate. This initiative fostered a sense of community and professional development within the geospatial sector.🔹 Cultural Transformation - Career Coaching: I developed a coaching program, "Map Your Future," to help geospatial professionals advance their careers. As a dedicated career coach, I've empowered over 50 professionals to take the next step in their career journey, fostering personal growth and success within the geospatial community.🔹 Community Engagement & Advocacy: As a supporter and cheerleader of the geospatial community, I hosted monthly Mappy Hour networking events, participated as an invited speaker, and co-hosted weekly #GeospatialConnections conversations, actively contributing to the growth and development of the community

Sofia, Sofia, Bg

At the BEST Foundation, I co-founded and played a significant role in driving cultural and process transformation within the organization, focused on empowering future leaders for social change in Bulgaria and honing students' English skills:🔹 Cultural Transformation: I co-founded the first national English language speech and debate program in Bulgarian schools, starting with six schools in 2013 and growing to reach 1,000+ students. This initiative fostered critical thinking, leadership development, and social change in the communities we served.🔹 Process Transformation: As a board chair for two years, I directly managed paid staff and led the development of the organization's strategic plan, ensuring the foundation's mission, vision, and goals were aligned with the needs of the community and the students we served. This transformative process enabled the organization to grow and effectively meet its objectives.🔹 Team Management & Leadership: I demonstrated strong leadership skills by effectively managing and mentoring staff members, ensuring they felt engaged, empowered, and aligned with the foundation's mission and vision.🔹 Community Engagement & Advocacy: Through my work at the BEST Foundation, I actively engaged with the community, promoted our programs, and advocated for the importance of critical thinking, language skills, and social change in Bulgaria, contributing to the foundation's overall impact and reach.

New York, Ny, Us

In my role as a Geospatial Data Scientist at KPMG US, I excelled in driving digital, process, and cultural transformation within the organization, implementing innovative geospatial solutions and tools to enhance decision-making and optimize operations:🔹 Digital Transformation: I led the development of various geospatial analyses, including Synthetic Roads, Micro-mobility assessment, Qualified Opportunity Zone Viewer, and KPMG's branded "TeleGIS" analysis for cell tower and fiber line analysis. These cutting-edge tools and solutions showcased the power of digital transformation in driving strategic insights and decision-making.🔹 Process Transformation: As a Senior GIS Specialist, I played a vital role in streamlining data processing and expanding analytical possibilities within the organization. My work included supporting multiple client-confidential energy sector projects and enhancing the efficiency and capabilities of our geospatial data analysis processes.🔹 Cultural Transformation: I served as the organization's expert in ArcGIS Model Builder, training and mentoring research staff members in advanced uses of the tool. By empowering developers to create innovative applications of geospatial models, I fostered a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and collaboration within the team.🔹 Team Management & Leadership: As a key geospatial analyst, I provided analytical support across teams and supervised, mentored, and developed a team of four, ensuring staff felt engaged, empowered, and supported in their professional growth.🔹 Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: I presented strategies, best practices, and research findings to senior leaders and technical experts from across the globe at professional and academic conferences and symposiums, effectively communicating the value and impact of our geospatial solutions and fostering a strong network of industry professionals.

Vicksburg, Ms, Us

As a Community Planner at the US Army Corps of Engineers, I focused on driving digital, process, and cultural transformation within the organization, creating innovative decision support tools, and developing cartographic products aimed at evolving the US Armed Services into the world's leading environmentally sustainable fighting force:🔹 Digital Transformation: I led the development of advanced water balance models accounting for distinct geographical factors, such as urban growth, climate changes, and sectoral changes. I also served as the organizational expert in ArcGIS Model Builder processes and oversaw the development of automation workflows in Python, R, and Model Builder.🔹 Process Transformation: I was the project manager and spatial analyst in charge of integrated data model, data governance, and geospatial systems integration for an application focused on location optimization. My work streamlined processes and improved decision-making capabilities within the organization.🔹 Cultural Transformation: I trained and mentored research staff members in advanced uses of ArcGIS Model Builder, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and professional development within the team.🔹 Team Management & Leadership: I supervised, monitored, mentored, and developed a team of four, ensuring staff felt engaged, empowered, and supported in their professional growth.🔹 Stakeholder Engagement & Communication: I presented strategies, best practices, and research findings to senior leaders and technical experts from around the globe at professional and academic conferences and symposiums.🔹 Community Engagement & Advocacy: I deployed to Puerto Rico as GIS Team Lead for Task Force Power Restoration, where I developed geospatial platforms and data standards for data sharing and visualization, making a direct impact on disaster recovery efforts.

Sofia, Bg

As a Fulbright Scholar, I demonstrated my commitment to cultural exchange, academic excellence, and community engagement, actively contributing to the program's mission of fostering mutual understanding between people from different countries:🔹 Cultural Exchange: I immersed myself in the host country's culture, fostering strong connections with local communities and sharing my own background and experiences, promoting intercultural dialogue and understanding.🔹 Academic Excellence: I pursued rigorous academic research and study in my field of expertise, showcasing my commitment to intellectual growth and contributing to the scholarly community in my host country.🔹 Community Engagement: I participated in various outreach activities, such as volunteering, giving presentations, and leading workshops, to engage with the local community and share my knowledge and skills.🔹 Collaboration & Networking: I built lasting relationships with fellow scholars, faculty, and professionals in my host country, fostering a strong network of international connections that spanned across disciplines and cultures.🔹 Leadership & Advocacy: As a Fulbright Scholar, I served as an ambassador for my home country, promoting the value of international exchange and exemplifying the importance of fostering mutual understanding and collaboration between different nations.

Redlands, Ca, Us

• Provided advice, guidance, training, and consultation on geographic information systems (GIS) visualization tools to users of ESRI products. Expanded role to include support for ArcGIS Online, Business Analyst Desktop, Business Analyst Online, Community Analyst, and Network Analyst.• Supported ESRI purchased GPS units and ArcGIS for Windows Mobile and ArcPad. Developed understanding of hardware/ software interaction. Additional roles involved blogging on the ESRI Support Services Blog, answering user questions on the ESRI Forum, and beta testing for ArcGIS for Desktop 10.1.• Consistently surpassed quota by 150% while having one of the highest customer satisfaction rates in division.

Chicago, Il, Us

Worked on applied urban anthropology research team to conduct research on climate change in Chicago. Actively participated and helped lead seven focus groups on attitudes towards climate change. Individually created asset maps for publication using ArcGIS.

Ba, Political Science, Urban Studies, Geography

Master’S Degree, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning