Achievement-oriented leader with 28 years experience excelling in mapping and atlas production, print & digital publishing, graphic design, GIS in a team environment.Consult management on GIS usage in producing cartographic products.Experience as Director of Cartography with Benchmark Maps (Feb 2013–Dec 2015): Manage a team of cartographers working on published atlases & folded/wall maps along with client-based custom cartography projects. Report to management on projects, and work with Sales & Marketing to determine viability of titles. Gather RFP’s from printers and facilitate the prepress process before press-checking. Research, gather, organize, and construct cartographic and GIS data in a map production environment. Holistic cartographic design services from ideation to finished map(s) delivery.Previous Experience as Cartographer with Allan Cartography (Oct 1995–Jan 2013): Provide digital data creation, translation, and processing support with GIS software. Design, compile, construct, and edit maps and spatial data in a publishing environment. Discuss technical specifications with clients. Aid in the production of a series of large-scale road and recreation atlases. Compile spatial information from various government and private data sources.SkillsCartographic Design – 3D Terrain Models – Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop – Graphic Arts – ArcGIS – QGIS – Spatial Data Research/Processing/Compilation – Thematic Mapping