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| Reference ID: | CV-ZFMKAXX |
| Updated: | December 01, 2010 |
| Available: | Immediately |
| Will Relocate: | No |
| GIS Experience: | 9 years |
| Desired Salary: | $75k / yr |
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| | | Laura Young | | | | Educational Experience |
| California State University; San Bernardino | San Bernardino, California | Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Major: Anthropology
Dates: Sept 1997 - June 2002 |
| | | | Professional Experience |
| Forest Mapping Technician | North State Resources, Inc. (NSR) | | April 2008 - Present | Sacramento, CA | This is a contract position with the US Forestry Service (Region 5 - CA) Remote Sensing Labratory (RSL) in Sacramento. Member of a 4 person vegetation mapping team. Primary duty is assisting with the numberous vegetation mapping projects throughout California using ArcGIS 9.3.1, digital imagery, aerial photography, and field verification.
• 2010 - Field Lead for the Southern California National Forest field assessments for post-fire species regeneration. Data collected using Trimble GeoXT GPS units.
• Lassen, Plumas, Tahoe National Forest vegetation update for change related events. Portions of Lassen required 100% cover update for improved imagery from 30 meter to 5 meter clarity.
• 2009 - Southern Sierras Project - vegetation update for change related events
• Field assessments of the Tahoe and Plumas National Forests using Trimble GeoXT GPS units for data collection
• 2008 - Northwest Forest Plan - vegetation mapping update of both private and public lands
• Klamath and Shasta-Trinity National Forests lifeform editing in areas of disturbance and change. | | Multi-Media English Instructor | NOVA Corporation | | Nov 2006 - Nov 2007 | Osaka, Japan | | • Using NOVA technology similar to web-based cameras, integrated with computer software, I taught conversational English skills to Japanese people of all ages and backgrounds. Lessons included special weak-point courses focusing on vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and pronunciation for all skill levels; for beginning students with little to no knowledge of English through advanced students able to converse at a native pace with few grammatical errors on wide ranges of topics (i.e. politics, medicine, culture, authority, etc.) | | GIS Analyst | Aerial Information Systems, Inc. (AIS) | | Sept 1999 - Oct 2006 | Redlands, CA | • Performed interactive Computer Photo Interpretation (PI) using ESRI's ArcGIS 9.x, Field Verification, Digitization, Data Rectification, & Quality Assurance of GIS based maps.
• Manual Drafting and Digitizing of hard copy maps and data into a converted GIS format.
• 10-key Data Correlation & Quality Assurance
Project Experience 2002 - 2006
• Southern California Associated Government’s (SCAG) 2006 Southern California Land Use Consortium (SCLUC) Update: brought the project to back on schedule by expediting field verification.
• New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s 2002-2006 Land Use & Land Cover Update: computer PI and quality assurance.
Project Experience 1999 - 2002
• SCAG 2002 SCLUC Update: computer PI, field verification, data rectification, and quality assurance.
• California Avocado Commission 2001 Field Crop Inventory: conversion & update project from manual to GIS format. Served as a photo interpreter and with field verification of the crop acreages for San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, & Ventura Counties.
• Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) sub-contracted to AIS in 2001 for their Ohio State Marion County Full Conversion Project. 10-key data correllation, quality assurance, annotation editing of converted data from the manual drafting & digitizing stages. The objective of this project was to create a countywide systematic parcel numbering system to replace the county’s existing parcel numbers.
• Los Angeles Department of City Planning’s 1998-2001 Zone Map Automation (ZMA) Project: data conversion of land attributes into numerical codes using 10-key data entry as a part of manual drafting. I was a part of the manual drafting and digitization team. |
| | | | Other Information | • 2+ yrs Vegetation photo interpretation experience
• 3+ yrs Ground truthing field work experience
• 5+ yrs Land Use photo interpretation experience
• Knowledge to use ArcGIS 9.2/9.3.1 and Microsoft applications (Excel, Word, Outlook, Explorer)
• Team player, self-motivated, organized, committed and detail oriented
• Able to manage multiple priorities
• Dedicated to client's satisfaction and to exceed expectations and deadlines
REFERENCES:
• Carlos Ramirez; Section Head at Remote Sensing Lab (US Forestry) 916-640-1275
• Jeff Mallory; Forest Mapping Technician (NSR Supervisor on-site at RSL) 916-640-1270
• Debbie Johnson; General Manager at Aerial Information Systems (AIS) 909-793-9493
• Lisa Cotterman; Project Manager at AIS 909-793-9493
HONORS/AWARDS:
• Graduated with Honors from CSUSB
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member
• Golden Key International Honor Society Member
• Consecutive Dean's List; Sept 1997 - June 2002
• Girl Scouting Silver Award, 1994 | | | Keywords: | ArcGIS Extensions, ArcGIS, ArcInfo, ArcSDE, ArcView, GPS | |
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