Lucas Murray Email & Phone Number

El Mirage, Az, Us

Phoenix, Az 85007

Primarily responsible for assisting in the data collection, maintenance, and quality review of the state’s linear referencing system and associated roadway characteristics in preparation for the annual submittal to the Federal Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) report as well as other federal reports, such as the State Highway System Log. Additionally responsible for developing GIS data, maps, and web applications (i.e., Storymaps, Experience Builder apps, and Dashboards) to support internal and external customer needs, developing Storymaps to educate internal and external customers about transportation concepts, and supporting the department’s GIS staff to locate potential opportunities to improve efficiency of ADOT’s GIS program.

El Mirage, Az

Provide GIS research, cartographic, and consulting services to businesses. Past work has included assisting a local land brokerage company to develop their own GIS program, including recommendations on GIS software, training staff, researching and processing data, and developing maps for use in sales presentations and brochures.

Phoenix, Az, 85007

Designed and maintained various map products and reports for internal and external customers; worked with customers to develop GIS products best suited to meet their stated goals to better serve the most needy Arizonans; provided technical support for GIS products; provided presentations to help staff better understand how GIS can suite their needs; evaluated and recommended GIS software to management team; remained current on the US Census products and helped department staff with Census questions or research.Major accomplishments included:*Built the Department’s GIS program based on the results of a GIS needs assessment, resulting in the development of standard operating procedures and a project management workflow that best suited the customer’s requests.*Implemented Arizona Management Systems (AMS) standards to improve project status tracking and development of standard work.*Installed and maintained an on-premises ArcGIS Enterprise system to serve internal web maps and applications that were secured to specific Divisions, programs, or teams.Notable projects included:*Assisting with funding allocation for childcare subsidies to first responders during the initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.*Developing ArcGIS Dashboards to track office staffing impacted by COVID-19 and other emergencies (e.g., wildfires, flooding, severe weather)*Developing a hoteling desk reservation system using ArcGIS Indoors and AutoCAD*Researching the impact an office openings and closures on local clients.

Tempe, Az

Designed maps using MapInfo that were used in sales presentations and brochures for a commercial real estate company. Performed GIS data quality control, correcting for any errors or omissions in the data.

Scottsdale, Az

Used ArcGIS Desktop software to produce high-quality map products for use in sales presentations and brochures targeted toward land development companies. Other tasks involved identifying tax parcels in Maricopa and Pinal Counties that were owned by a single person or entity and, when combined, were at least twenty acres in size, then digitizing those parcels into a single GIS dataset. Designed and maintained an interactive web map using ArcIMS, which helped the company’s land brokers visualize the locations of notable tax parcels to local resources, such as paved roads and water lines.

Scottsdale, Az

Supervised four GIS analysts, who used MapInfo to digitize and catalog tax parcel information collected from hard-copy and digital sources. Work included providing technical support, training, and quality control of analyst’s work, consulting with various external agencies to acquire tax parcel information, and seaming digitized parcel information into a single nationwide parcel layer.

Master'S Degree, Geographic Information Systems, 3.97

Professional Masters degree in GIS. In addition to teaching GIS skills, the coursework covered topics such as geostatistics, project.

Graduate Certificate, Geospatial Programming And Web Map Development, 3.95

Certification program focused on programming, databases, and web map development for geospatial projects. Course work included projects.

Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Geographic Information Systems, 4.0

Studies are focused on GIS data analysis methods, database design, Python scripting, and more.

Organizational Leadership

Completed the 2015 GIS leadership academy hosted by URISA. The five-day intensive program covered topics related to GIS leadership.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Geography, 3.67

Activities and Societies: Phi Beta KappaFocused studies on GIS, remote sensing and cartography. Minor in geology.