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Master of Arts in Geography, August 1996. 3.89 GPA.
Concentration: Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing to Resource
Management.
Thesis title: Is there an answer to mapping old growth? An examination of two projects conducted using GIS and remote sensing
Awards: Edward L. Ullman prize from the Department for excellence of the thesis, overall scholarship, and service to the department.
GIS coursework: Cartography, Analytical Cartography, GIS Analysis, GIS Workshop, Urban GIS, Algorithms and Data Structures in GIS, Geographic Information Representation, Map Sources and Errors, Geographic Information and Analysis, GIS Forum, Introduction to Geological Remote Sensing, Seminar in Remote Sensing, Seminar in Remote Sensing and GIS.
Assistantships:
B.S. magna cum laude in Economics and Computer Science, May 1984.
3.52 GPA, Deans' List 6 of 7 semesters.
Includes one semester at Queen Mary College, University of London, England.
Support ecological research projects with GIS analysis. Wrote successful grant proposals to develop a Geospatial Metadata Clearinghouse Nodes on the Olympic Peninsula and for North Cascades National Park. Assisted with other grant proposals. Directed creation of biological and geospatial metadata for four clearinghouse nodes. Instrumental in establishment of three clearinghouse nodes. Directed study of vegetation and fuels of San Juan Island National Historical Park. Developed proposal and implemented the Pacific Northwest Information Node (PNWIN) of the National Biological Information Infrastructure. Developed ArcIMS application for PNWIN. Used Landsat imagery to determine extents of new clearcuts on Olympic Peninsula over 30 year period. Developed protocols for use of GPS in field research. Designed maps for journal articles and presentations. Assisted with field data collection. Provided support to campus GIS community. Reseach projects supported include fire effects on vegetation, assessing elk habitat, tropospheric ozone, high elevation forest response to disturbance, and global climate change.
System administration of faculty, staff, research, and teaching lab computers. Provided support and consulting for hardware, cartographic/ GIS software, and peripherals. Hardware included Unix workstations, PCs, Macintoshes, and networking (100+ machines). Software included ARC/ INFO (PC and Unix), ArcView 2, Map II, Atlas Pro, SPSS, and Excel. Responsibilities included maintaining workstations, installing software, training users, aiding researchers, managing user accounts and backups, configuring peripherals, and managing database of geographic information for research and instructional use.
Performed GIS analysis using ARC/INFO and AML programming for resource monitoring applications. Calculated major watersheds and lake watersheds for park using GRID. Determined elevation for lakes from DEM. Analyzed glacial recession over time. Mapped results of Northern Spotted Owl surveys. Discovered and corrected data quality problems in various park coverages. Designed maps for park reports and studies.
Tested Microsoft C/C++ for the Macintosh, a PC-based cross-compiler. Wrote C and C++ code to test the compiler, linker, debugger, and resource compiler. Wrote DLLs (Dynamic Link Libraries) in C to test DLL support. Designed and executed automated tests using Microsoft Test. Hired and trained a new tester. Set responsibilities, schedules and priorities for the testing team, and managed the bug database.
Performed quality assurance on Lotus Magellan Versions 1.0 and 2.0. Responsible for testing one quarter of product functionality. Active contributor to product design decisions. Supervised contract employee. Checked product documentation for accuracy and usefulness. Worked with Development, Customer Support and Beta Test teams to assure integrity of product. Wrote technical documentation for Magellan Viewer Toolkit. Coordinated development, testing, and production of Magellan Bonus Viewer Disk 2.0 and slipstream upgrade of Magellan. Wrote C and assembler code for graphical desktop product for OEM customer.
Prepared economic forecasts, analysis and data for monthly publications
and special reports for clients in the freight transportation
industry. Developed software to facilitate and encourage access
to data by timesharing clients. Rewrote mainframe-based transportation
costing product as microcomputer service in xBase. Responded to
customer requests for assistance regarding data, forecasts and products.