GIS Analyst

• Dec 2012 - Present

GIS Analyst at an agricultural investment company managing data and producing many GIS products. Duties include: -Evaluation of existing and incoming data for accuracy, utility and quality. -Creating new GIS and related GIS data following established company and professional standards. -Responsible to electronically maintain fields, roads, legal deed and other electronic data sets. -Due diligence and mapping for land acquisitions and dispositions. -Providing users digital and hard copy map products. -Develop and maintain together with the company development staff web-based GIS applications. -Work with other staff and departments to identify GIS and other technology needs. -Plan, collect and post process GPS data. -Develop, maintain and support ESRI Explorer, Field Maps, Collector, and other mobile app data. -Plan, collect and post process UAV (drone) data. Show less

GIS Specialist

• Apr 2009 - Dec 2012

Managed all aspects of GIS and the Surveyors Office for Box Elder County including: -Reviewing Subdivision and other plats for compliance to county standards and ordinances. -Collecting GPS data using survey grade GPS systems. -Drawing and interpreting legal property descriptions. -Providing the Public and County Officials and others digital and hard copy map products. -Managing addresses and addressing for all of unincorporated Box Elder County and many of the incorporated cities in the county. -Managing the surveyors office and interns that worked in it. -Administration of ArcServer for the GIS system and the county web mapping application. -Responsibility for maintaining all geospatial related data and many related applications including ArcGIS products, Pictometry, Spillman, City Watch, Emergency Notification System and others. Show less

Wildland Firefighter Lead Crewmember

• Jan 2001 - Apr 2009

Supervised and lead the fire suppression and prescribed fire efforts of various fire crews and equipment from hand crews, engines and helitack. Duties included: -Directing the loading and unloading of helicopter personnel and cargo considering weight and balance, securing cargo, etc. -Completed manifests of personnel and equipment being transported to fires or other work sites. Inventoried and inspected helicopter accessories, fire tools, and equipment. -Assured that needed tools and equipment are available for firefighting and other assignments. -Served as Helispot and Dipsite Manager on incidents requiring the establishment of these sites. -Used a long line for external loads and the operation and maintenance of other accessory equipment. -Acted as the contracting officer’s representative (COR). As the COR I ensured that during contract administration the contractors and government meet the commitments of the contract, including the timeliness and delivery of quality goods and services as required by the contract. -Prepared, maintained and submitted required documents (e.g., flight invoices, manifests, daily diaries, and load calculations). Show less

GIS Intern

• Nov 2005 - May 2006

-Assisted in the collection of GPS data of road centerlines in various counties in Utah using mapping grade GPS. -Post processed, edited and quality checked collected GPS data and assigned attributes for addition to the State Geographic Information Database (SGID). -Assisted in the collection of GPS data of road centerlines in various counties in Utah using mapping grade GPS. -Post processed, edited and quality checked collected GPS data and assigned attributes for addition to the State Geographic Information Database (SGID).

Wildland Firefighter

• Apr 1996 - Nov 2000