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Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Collecting, processing, and managing spatial vector data, drone imagery, and raster data using both File GeoDatabases and PostgreSQL databases. Developing python scripts to improve and streamline internal processes.Creating high-quality map products and developing web-mapping sites and tools to allow clients to manage their assets, monitor long-term projects, and view data. As part of this, I acquire and keep base data up to date in PostgreSQL databases, manage web map layers on various Geoserver servers, and assist clients with spatial analysis or creation and management of client data for use in their personal web-mapping "portal."Lead analyst coordinating multiple GIS projects, such as annual invasive weed management, wetland delineation for land use applications, supporting seasonal field work for various projects and clients, and annual bird monitoring around tailing ponds.GIS support, data management, and analysis for forestry harvest planning. This includes, but is not limited to, timber volume analysis, layout planning, raster data creation, and mapping in ArcPro and AGOL.

Calgary, Canada Area

Assisted with the development of a new tiny home startup company.Design and carpentry/labour tasks to build tiny houses on trailers for clients.Planning, design, and coordinating development of tiny home communities in the US and Canada to create comfortable, long-term options for tiny home owners while generating profit for the company through long-term leases and vacation rental units, as well as overcoming one of the larger barriers to tiny home ownership for clients (having somewhere to park it). Brought in and worked with landowners interested in developing their property with tiny homes as vacation rentals or long-term leasing, generating sales and new partnerships for the company.

Calgary, Canada Area

Provided high quality cartographic products and spatial data analysis for emergency response planning for the oil and gas industry.Conducted work in the field that included mapping out emergency response plan areas, updating resident information, and working with field operators in oil and gas fields.Delineated emergency planning zones around sour pipelines and facilities to ensure the safety of those within the EPZ.

Calgary, Alberta

Created, updated, and maintained land use planning maps, public transportation maps, area redevelopment plan maps, and other high quality cartographic products as requested by the Planning Department.Created and maintained mapping standards, workflow models, and spatial data/databases.Provided insight and assisted in planning meetings for area redevelopment plans and strategy meetings.Notable Project: Independently developed CGA code and utilized ESRI’s CityEngine software to procedurally generate geo-referenced maps and 3D models of area redevelopment plans for Real Estate and Development Services and City of Calgary planners and managers. These models could be of specific buildings or entire land use plans with various zones, which could be changed on the fly with custom, coded attribution (such as tax value, number of jobs, available floors and units, etc) scaling to changes in real-time to provide informed live value analysis. Demonstrated value of technology and workflow in a charrette at a CIP conference in Calgary.

Calgary, Alberta

Created high quality map books for field staff and provided support for field surveys and quality control of all field data.Fulfilled requests for geoprocessing, digitizing, and analysis of spatial data related to the environmental assessment and planning of large pipeline projects, including the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion.Created and managed geospatial data for wildlife, wetlands, vegetation, aquatic and marine environments, and traditional land use for First Nations Consultations.Created and updated python scripts to streamline workflow processes.

Bachelor Of Environment, Honours Environment And Resource Studies, Minor In Geography And Environmental Management

Skills proven in: Ecology, Ecological Restoration, Geographic Information Systems, Environmental Policy, Urban Stormwater Management, Land.

Sustainable Building Design And Construction, Sustainable Building

A five month program that covers in-class lessons on sustainable building methodology, practices, and concepts. This includes vernacular.