Robert Thayer Email & Phone Number

Colorado, United States

Enthusiastically provides GIS, cartographic and design services

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

Instructor for GIS 101 class. Plan and organize lectures that maximize student learning.Prepare, distribute and submit syllabi for all assigned sections in accordance with department and divisional policies. Employ appropriate teaching and learning strategies, use available instructional technology when appropriate. Modify, where appropriate, instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse students’ needs. Support classroom and online efforts to promote student success. Evaluate and return student work in a timely manner to promote learning. Maintain accurate records of student progress.

Golden, Co.

Supervise the Jeffco Open Space GIS Team (Hires, coaches, engages, conducts performance evaluations, and provides project and program leadership support for GIS Team members). Collaborates with internal/external stakeholders on GIS-centric initiatives in support of the Jeffco Open Space Mission (Preserve, Provide and Protect). Develop and implement organizational standards, procedures, guidelines, and workflows related to Jefferson County Open Space GIS operations. Facilitates GIS training and education for the division GIS users. Leads and develops GIS-related innovation, based on industry standards and trends that parallel business needs. Evolves within a changing environment.

Collaborated with internal/external stakeholders on organizational GIS program development and project support. Data creation, maintenance, and analysis in support of planning and organizational business needs. Created award winning cartographic products in support of visitor eduction and stewardship functions. Trained staff on best GIS practices. Brought teams together on organizational GIS initiatives involving projects and programs. Hired, trained and supervised GIS interns in support of growing organizational GIS programs. Performed research and analysis for innovation opportunities and needed trouble shooting. Prepare reports and presentations in support of programs and projects. Learned a lot, developed life long relationships and applied my skills and strengths towards an initiative that I believe in (Land, People and Conservation).

Portland, Oregon

Developed maps and performed GIS analysis in support environmental consulting projects, with emphasis on analysis for siting opportunities/constraints in support of project decision making. Most mapping efforts have supported numerous routing and environmental impact studies for transmission lines, pipelines, and power generation facilities. Contributed to a number of projects involving use of federal GIS datasets associated with Portland General Electric, Western Area Power Administration, Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. GIS responsibilities include but not limited to compiling, organizing and processing geographic databases, model creation, raster and vector data projection, data mining, online map development, field map creation, Wall map creation, map book creation, and Mobile GPS data gathering. Visual Resource responsibilities include KOP/photo point collection, 3d structure modeling, graphic simulation implementation and visual resource assessment.

Primary focus was assisting with data development of small and large scale energy projects. Day to day tasks included: Map creation, aerial photo interpretation, digitization, model building and data base creation/maintenance.

Tasks included digitizing energy related features, data entry, energy research, map creation, feature labeling in Adobe Illustrator with Map Publisher extension, data mining, and geocoding energy related data using the web, Google Earth, Arc Map, Map Info, Excel, and existing McGraw-Hill resources.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Bas), Geography

Activities and Societies: Varsity Track and Cross Country Student Athlete

Minor In Business Administration, Business