Experience

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Geographic Infomation Research Specialist 1

  • Sep 2009 - Present

  Ali is working at Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies- Coastal and Marine Geospatial Lab as Gulf of Mexico and with the Socio-Economic Group. She serves as (Geospatial Information) Research Specialist focusing on Data (and Metadata) Search and Compilation for Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) Ecosystems Integration and Assessment Priority Issue Team. Ali also works on the Comparative Analysis of Marine Ecosystems Organization (CAMEO) project focusing on freshwater inflow's impact on ecosystem services and GIS. Ali also assist student researchers with coastal surveying. Show less

• Research Assitant

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2009

  Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, Socio-Economics Group, SEG, Coastal and Marine Geospatial Laboratory, CMGL, Climate Change in Texas and the Socio-economic Impacts of Sea Level Rise: The Cost of Inaction, A project under the ED/GOF initiative: Influencing Climate Security Policy and Legislation in Texas



Yin Yang Fandango

• Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

• Assitant Manager

  • Aug 2008 - Aug 2010

  Marketing, web design & maintenance, graphic design, book keeping, data entry, retail customer service; aromatherapy, and jewelry and crafts design and creation. Marketing, web design & maintenance, graphic design, book keeping, data entry, retail customer service; aromatherapy, and jewelry and crafts design and creation.



Frontier Surveying

• Geographic Information Science Specialist

  • Feb 2008 - May 2008

  Developed and managed GIS database and created maps for internal surveying database and oil and gas companies. Developed and managed GIS database and created maps for internal surveying database and oil and gas companies.



Fugro Chance

• Survey Technician Offshore

  • Jun 2007 - Jan 2008

  Offshore marine surveying technician for construction and de-construction (post-Katrina hazard surveys and removal) of oil and gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Set-up and operated differential global positioning systems (DGPS) and acoustic survey equipment interfaced to graphic computer systems for navigation and surveying in the marine environment. Operated surface/sub-surface positioning equipment including USBL and LBL acoustics and bathymetric systems in support of marine construction, as-built, and bathymetric surveys aboard vessels. I specialized in 3D visualization of sub-sea downed platforms and ROV positioning. Produced and delivered daily job reports to clients and created Job Health and Safety Executives (JHSE) for new jobs. http://www.fugrochance.com/ Show less