Summary

As a GIS technician, I have a minimum of five years experience with ESRI's GIS software- ArcGIS for Desktop, ArcMap and ArcEditor. My responsibilities included generating and editing shapefiles, creating and maintaining a geodatabase, and importing/integrating external data sources for analysis. I am familiar with GIS editing tools to produce georeferenced images, digitize shapefiles, perform buffer, viewshed and other analysis, create custom tools in Model Builder, and edit CAD files. My GIS experience is related to the environmental consulting industry, and have successfully completed numerous projects in renewable energies, telecommunications, electrical utilities, transportation and infrastructure, and commercial/residential developments. In addition, I have provided technical documents and environmental impact studies with customized reports, maps, imagery, and other geographic data.

Relevant Skills

• Experienced with ESRI's ArcGIS Desktop 9.3, 10, and 10.1 software applications- ArcCatalog, ArcMap, and ArcToolbox
• GIS data conversion/digitizing/editing
• GIS map production and geodatabase creation and maintenance
• Experience with CAD to ArcGIS conversion and georeferencing
• Familiar with ArcGIS toolsets-Analysis, Conversion, Data Interoperability, Editing, Spatial Analyst, and 3D Analyst
• Perform field data collection using submeter Trimble units, Android based tablets, and mobile devices with smart technologies
• Ability to prioritize and organize assigned tasks, work well under stress to meet deadlines, and provide feasible solutions to unanticipated problems

Professional Experience

GIS Technician/Cultural Resources

Confidential

• Research and acquire geospatial data from online sources e.g., Federal, State, County and local government websites
• Create maps and figures using Arc Map 10.1 for environmental impact and assessment studies documents
• Import CAD, GPX, KML/KMZ, CSV, raster and shapefiles into a geodatabase for editing and map production
• Digitize project area limits and features, perform buffer and viewshed analysis, georeference raster and CAD files
• Develop geoprocessing models and tools in Model Builder to automate data processing needs
• Produce custom map books using data driven pages

GIS Technician

Confidential

• Collected GPS data points and mapped features for environmental compliance projects in support of several projects for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
• Operated submeter Trimble unit with TerraSync software to maintain equidistant survey transects, collect GPS data points, and map newly identified cultural resources and landscape features
• Created GPX and KMl files of project footprint limits and survey transects for use with hand-held Garmin GPS units

GIS Technician/Cultural Resources

Confidential

• Created and updated a digital resources library of georeferenced raster files, topographic maps, contour shapefiles, soils and geologic data, historic GLO survey plat maps, and Assessor Parcel data
• Digitized project area boundaries and features and created maps and figures for environmental impact reports
• Performed multiple-ring buffer analysis
• Operated Trimble GeoXT unit with TerraSync software and developed a customized data dictionary

Archival Research

Confidential

• Project Q277 Edwards Air Force Base
• Coordinated project schedule requirements and research methods with Edwards Base Historic Preservation Officer
• Provided archival support for an inventory and preliminary assessment of historic-period structures on base
• Located primary source documents, narrative summaries, as-built drawings, photographs, and HABS documentation
• Created and maintained a database to include project specific data requirements- building construction date, dimensions, design and use summaries, photos, and potential evaluation/significance criteria

Confidential

• Assisted in a multi-themed cultural resources study of Edwards AFB and the surrounding Antelope Valley during the early 20th-century compliant with Section 110 and AFI 32-7065 requirements
• Sourced written documents, primary records, newspaper articles, on-line content, microfiche, videos, and photographs for research purposes
• Fieldwork involved relocating resources from primary sources and collect GPS data points
• Update site conditions and provide photo documentation

Cultural Resources Specialist

Confidential

• Provided cultural resources monitoring of construction operations for SunCal's Ritter Ranch , a multi-phase, master-planned community in Palmdale, CA.
• Collected GPS data points, processed field data, produced location maps and figures, and summarized findings for technical reports
• Completed California Department of Parks and Recreation DPR 523 forms for recording cultural resources and produced site location maps for each resource

GIS Technician/Cultural Resources Specialist

Confidential

• The Playa Vista Project, West Los Angeles
• Field Surveys in San Bernardino and Imperial Counties, CA and Yuma County, AZ
• Collected GPS data points of cultural resources and landscape features using a Trimble submeter GPS unit
• Digitized individual and comingled Tongva/Gabrieli o Indian burials and associated features using a table digitizer and ArcEditor ArcGIS 8.1
• Generated and edited project specific geospatial data and produced location maps of cultural resources

GIS Technician/Cultural Resources Specialist

Confidential

• Conducted archaeological surveys, excavations, and provided GIS support for projects in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and West Virginia
• Collected GPS data points of cultural resources using a Trimble unit
• Generated location maps and graphics using ArcGIS ArcView GIS 3.2 and ArcView 8.0 for technical reports
• Participated in public outreach programs aimed at presenting educational seminars to the public, K-12, and undergraduate students on the subject of archaeology and historic preservation