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• Manage GIS projects and applications for the Community Planning division of the Community Planning and Economic Development (CPED) Department.
• Complete complex spatial analyses for high visibility projects such as proposed zoning changes, program benchmark reporting, and tree canopy cover.
• Develop cartographic products and statistical and informational graphics for planning projects and public outreach.
• Serve as a GIS subject matter expert and liaison for grant-funded projects.

• Perform data and metadata editing and data quality assurance/quality control, including identifying and sourcing external data from authoritative entities to incorporate in updates to internal data.
• Create appealing, approachable, and accessible visual and data products such as static maps and spreadsheets for County and non-County entities, such as Fire Districts, non-profits, and private citizens.
• Provide technical support to County and non-County entities and individuals for navigating the County’s online GIS map viewers and data download website.
• Manage data sharing processes and agreements, including the automation of data share deliverables.
• Create technical documentation for GIS data editing and analysis processes.
• Develop training materials for the public for navigating the County’s online GIS map viewers and data download website, and other training materials for County staff as needed.

• Complete technical cartographic assignments for DAHP's GIS, services, publications, and presentations.
• Leverage ArcGIS tools and SQL queries to perform spatial and tabular data maintenance within the enterprise GIS.
• Prepare quarterly and annual data share deliverables, including databases, metadata, and associated documentation, for federal, state, local, and tribal data sharing partners.
• Provide technical support to stakeholders using the agency’s WISAARD application.
• Provide guidance to the GIS Assistant and address agency IT needs in the absence of the GIS Manager.
• Developed, wrote, and continue to implement a scope of work for maintaining the integrity of the spatial and tabular data submitted by cultural resource professionals through the agency’s WISAARD application.

Olympia, WA

• Digitized archaeology survey reports and entered corresponding data into the MS Access database.
• Assisted with processing WISAARD applications and setting up user access for archaeologists, tribalrepresentatives, and students.
• Directed phone calls from the public and coordinated staff travel and lodging.

Seattle, WA

• Created spatial data of land transactions for Northern Pacific Railroad land grants in Washington from historic township documents, and designed maps for key years to demonstrate changes in land ownership patterns.

Greater Seattle Area

• Provided daily direction to team members, trained new hires on store operations and pet nutrition, and conducted check-ins to ensure employee confidence in knowledge and abilities.

Seattle, Washington, United States

• Built rapport with customers by providing personalized shopping experiences, assessing their needs, and providing product recommendations.

Seattle, Washington

• Built current agriculture and forestry geodatabases for several key counties in Washington using recent tax parcel data, and produced statistics concerning land use and ownership patterns and published county-scale.

Cle Elum, WA

• Worked directly with seven adult chimpanzees by serving meals and engaging in protected interactions.
• Performed husbandry tasks including cleaning enclosures, preparing meals, preparing enrichment, and processing produce.
• Train new volunteers and interns as they learned husbandry tasks and chimpanzee identification.
• Wrote blog entries for the sanctuary's website, which included media and educational content about chimpanzees in captivity and in the wild.

Ellensburg, WA

• Graded and provided constructive feedback on writing assignments for undergraduate students in the Anthropology department.

Master Of Science - Ms, Geospatial Technologies

Geographic Information Systems (Certificate)

Master Of Science - Ms, Primate Behavior

Activities and Societies: Treasurer, Primate Awareness Network

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Psychology, Studio Art