Stephen Kuch Email & Phone Number

Chambersburg, Pa

Columbia, Maryland, United States

Greater Pittsburgh Area

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Area

As part of the corporate GIS team, I was responsible for supporting the Pipeline Risk and Integrity team (including the Corrosion group) and the Pipeline Safety – Compliance team. A liaison between the GIS group and these two highly technical groups, I managed all projects, updates, and data coordination with regards to structure data, pipeline data, and miscellaneous projects.• Giving basic training to beginner GIS users in support groups• Basic understanding of Pipeline Risk, Integrity, and Corrosion• Risk data preparing and symbolizing to be used in a company-wide web viewer• Creating and maintaining FME workspaces and jobs to automate tasks and update data• Troubleshooting specialized GIS tools for support groups (e.g. Class Location, HCA)• Creating boundary features for compressor facilities for limit of disturbance, fence line, and gravel lines• Initiating, documenting, and facilitating User Acceptance Testing for various data updates and needs• Creating miscellaneous maps for projects as needed

Horseheads, Ny

While working in a field office as part of a corporate team, I learned everything possible about the midstream pipeline industry, including a strong grasp of engineering, construction, operations, facilities, environment, and safety. Specializing in pipeline compliance, I supported all those other field teams, performing tasks such as:• Using GIS to facilitate structure verification process and run annual class location for pipelines• Creating process for receiving compliance documentation (construction job books) from the field• Creating process to establish class pre-construction for use by Engineering, Construction, and Ops• Providing support in the field office both for Corporate functional groups and to the field personnel for various tasks (liaison between Corporate and field employees)• Maintaining data integrity and supporting GIS functions• Providing training and tech support for spatial programs to field personnel

Elmira, New York Area

The GIS expert in many situations, while working in the engineering department for a local municipality, I was responsible for all GIS-related activities for the Department of Public Works. This included projects such as:• GPS locating manholes and drainage basins to build an accurate database for 8-1-1 One-Call tickets• Locating underground sewers and marking them for nearby 8-1-1 calls • Maintaining and updating existing city databases of city utilities• Advanced mapping and feature class editing of city utilities/city zoning• Preparing and providing data for the county, other city departments, and for public use• Georeferencing old maps and drawings• Interpreting and analyzing aerial photography for fire hydrants and city utilities• Introduction to surveying and surveying