Experience

Niyam IT

• United States
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Program Delivery

  • Oct 2022 - Present

  ▪ Project Manager for ARC PTS contract, supervising staff with diverse responsibilities across task orders in FEMA Zone 1. Provide services and deliver products as a map production subject matter expert currently supporting quality assurance, due process, program planning, and information technology accounts. ▪ ARC Regional Service Center (RSC) Lead providing comprehensive management, coordination and technical support services for FEMA Region 5. ▪ Project Manager for FEMA Grants Program… Show more ▪ Project Manager for ARC PTS contract, supervising staff with diverse responsibilities across task orders in FEMA Zone 1. Provide services and deliver products as a map production subject matter expert currently supporting quality assurance, due process, program planning, and information technology accounts. ▪ ARC Regional Service Center (RSC) Lead providing comprehensive management, coordination and technical support services for FEMA Region 5. ▪ Project Manager for FEMA Grants Program Directorate Preparedness Grants System Sustainment as a Service contract, supervising a team of software engineers and developers supporting sustainment of multiple FEMA grant management platforms. Show less



Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Floodplain Mapping Program Manager

  • Nov 2019 - Oct 2022

  Madison, Wisconsin, United States ▪ Cooperating Technical Partners Coordinator, managing a diverse team of floodplain engineers, GIS specialists, and support staff. Manage deliverables, schedules, and budgets for multi-year statewide flood risk projects. ▪ Negotiate terms and secure program funding through the FEMA Cooperating Technical Partner Grant. Track the budget, deliver financial reporting, and support audits across a grant portfolio totaling more that $4M. ▪ Technical GIS subject matter expert for creation of… Show more ▪ Cooperating Technical Partners Coordinator, managing a diverse team of floodplain engineers, GIS specialists, and support staff. Manage deliverables, schedules, and budgets for multi-year statewide flood risk projects. ▪ Negotiate terms and secure program funding through the FEMA Cooperating Technical Partner Grant. Track the budget, deliver financial reporting, and support audits across a grant portfolio totaling more that $4M. ▪ Technical GIS subject matter expert for creation of regulatory and non-regulatory flood risk products. ▪ Provide training and direction to consultants, DNR staff and contractors to ensure data collection methods are compliant with state and federal standards. ▪ Facilitator of the Flood Policy Team. Member for Environmental Justice GIS Working Group. Member of the Climate Change and Resilience Team. All groups are comprised of DNR staff from diverse programs with a goal to develop innovative tools and creative analysis to increase flood resilience in the state. ▪ Serve as the Waterways Bureau web publisher and content editor.

• Floodplain Mapping GIS Specialist

  • Feb 2015 - Nov 2019

  Madison, WI ▪ Project Manager for the creation of regulatory and non regulatory flood risk products for all phases of the FEMA Risk MAP life cycle. Manage and deliver products for concurrent projects across Discovery, Data Development, Preliminary Production, and Post Preliminary Production phases. ▪ Develop FEMA Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM) database and maps, including spatial modeling, implementation of topology rules, metadata creation, and cartography. ▪ Keep up to date on guidance… Show more ▪ Project Manager for the creation of regulatory and non regulatory flood risk products for all phases of the FEMA Risk MAP life cycle. Manage and deliver products for concurrent projects across Discovery, Data Development, Preliminary Production, and Post Preliminary Production phases. ▪ Develop FEMA Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM) database and maps, including spatial modeling, implementation of topology rules, metadata creation, and cartography. ▪ Keep up to date on guidance and standards pertaining to FEMA regulatory and non-regulatory products. Assure products pass FEMA regulatory quality review checks and are delivered on schedule. ▪ Serve as the HAZUS-MH modeling lead. Use FEMA HAZUS-MH software and ArcGIS to analyze economic impact of multiple flood scenarios. ▪ Work collaboratively with the National Weather Service to create and publish Flood Inundation Maps. This includes creating raster depth grids for multiple flood events and relate events to forecasting stream gages. . ▪ Assist the State National Flood Insurance Program Coordinator with ordinance reviews, adoptions, and Community Assistance Visits (CAV).



Wisconsin Historical Society

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• GIS Coordinator

  • Jun 2006 - Feb 2015

  Madison, Wisconsin ▪ Manage GIS application licensing and architecture for the State Historic Preservation Office. Utilizing ArcGIS Server Enterprise, designing web mapping applications and maintain connection to related IT systems and databases. ▪ Fulfill GIS data requests to support state and federal compliance review for cultural resources including customer intake, creation of custom data sets, and pulling dynamic data from relational databases (Microsoft SQL and Oracle) ▪ Provide GIS and database… Show more ▪ Manage GIS application licensing and architecture for the State Historic Preservation Office. Utilizing ArcGIS Server Enterprise, designing web mapping applications and maintain connection to related IT systems and databases. ▪ Fulfill GIS data requests to support state and federal compliance review for cultural resources including customer intake, creation of custom data sets, and pulling dynamic data from relational databases (Microsoft SQL and Oracle) ▪ Provide GIS and database training to archaeologist, architects, and compliance staff to support state and federal cultural resource regulations. ▪ Prepare ArcPad files for GPS data collection and post-process data. ▪ Write dynamic queries to search and batch update Oracle and SQL databases. ▪ Create cartographic products for publication through the Wisconsin Historical Society Press and staff presentations. ▪ Participate in internal and external committees discussing GIS policy, standards, and business needs. Show less



Washington State Department of Ecology

• Environmental Specialist

  • Jun 2005 - Jun 2006

  Bellevue, Washington ▪ Map wells and water rights to support enforcement, in-stream flow rules, and watershed planning. Update the regional portion of a statewide GIS interface used to track all historic water rights and claims. ▪ Assist with the enforcement of water right and drought compliance within seven counties. Investigate complaints, research historical water use, and work with the public to ensure their water use was legal. ▪ Identify illegal water use in critical basins where low flow… Show more ▪ Map wells and water rights to support enforcement, in-stream flow rules, and watershed planning. Update the regional portion of a statewide GIS interface used to track all historic water rights and claims. ▪ Assist with the enforcement of water right and drought compliance within seven counties. Investigate complaints, research historical water use, and work with the public to ensure their water use was legal. ▪ Identify illegal water use in critical basins where low flow restrictions are in place to protect salmon habitat and/or protect water levels at hatcheries. Show less



Whatcom County Water Resources

• Watershed Educator

  • Nov 2004 - Jun 2005

  Bellingham, Washington ▪ Create public education materials regarding local salmon recovery, water quality, and watershed planning. This includes brochures, mailers, new releases, newspaper inserts, and monthly website articles. ▪ Setup local workshops to promote gardening practices intended to protect water quality with the Lake Whatcom watershed. ▪ Edit the Lake Whatcom Home Building Series to inform builders of best management practices (BMPs) and county codes regarding new development within this… Show more ▪ Create public education materials regarding local salmon recovery, water quality, and watershed planning. This includes brochures, mailers, new releases, newspaper inserts, and monthly website articles. ▪ Setup local workshops to promote gardening practices intended to protect water quality with the Lake Whatcom watershed. ▪ Edit the Lake Whatcom Home Building Series to inform builders of best management practices (BMPs) and county codes regarding new development within this watershed. Expanded the series to detail the purpose and installation of BMPs, as well as, a compare building regulations between county and city jurisdictions. Show less