Experience

City of Shreveport

• United States
• Government Administration
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Geographic Information System Specialist

  • Sep 2019 - Present

  • Assisting the management with GIS strategic planning by researching and staying abreast of industry trends, marketplace solutions, and emerging technologies.• Helped shed light on the growing digital divide using thematic maps and StoryMaps.• Created COVID 19 Dashboards to inform our Mayor, CAO, and City Council of the outbreak.• Provided technical GIS mapping and GPS data collection in support of the enterprise GIS initiative.• Responded to requests from city staff for mapping needs.• Assist in developing project specifications and procedures while reporting project status to project managers.• Developed, maintained, and updated intranet and public web mapping applications for a range of purposes.

• Geographic Information System Specialist

  • Sep 2019 - Feb 2022



Catahoula Holdings, LLC

• Business Owner

  • Jan 2005 - Present

  • Arranged meetings with money lenders, potential investors, and first time home buyers• Assist first time home buyers in purchasing homes• Negotiated contracts, prices, and terms with customers, and realtors• Analyzed and assessed the damage of several Properties in Shreveport, LA• Conducted financial analysis of all properties acquired: cashflow and expenses • Arranged meetings with money lenders, potential investors, and first time home buyers• Assist first time home buyers in purchasing homes• Negotiated contracts, prices, and terms with customers, and realtors• Analyzed and assessed the damage of several Properties in Shreveport, LA• Conducted financial analysis of all properties acquired: cashflow and expenses



TREC, Inc. / Woodard & Curran

• GIS Analyst

  • Aug 2014 - Oct 2017

  • Updated and maintained company geospatial oil and gas databases.• Created presentation maps for third parties and investors.• Work closely with a Geologist to create underground contours and soil horizons.• Managed several mapping projects in key shale plays.• Updated well locations using Trimble Nomad• QAQC Well and Lease Data. • Updated and maintained company geospatial oil and gas databases.• Created presentation maps for third parties and investors.• Work closely with a Geologist to create underground contours and soil horizons.• Managed several mapping projects in key shale plays.• Updated well locations using Trimble Nomad• QAQC Well and Lease Data.



Triad Land Service, LLC

• GIS Analyst

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2014

  • Created and managed multiple geodatabases for multiple clients.• Performed regulatory lease mapping utilizing Arc GIS.• Supported landmen with unitization, well targets, well abandonment, pooling, agreement and lease maps.• Create, translate, and integrate GIS data layers and digitize new data using a variety of software.• Used aerial photographs to determine the accuracy of metes and bounds descriptions from old tobins, and surveys.• Used COGO to plot out leases and tracts of land.• Maintained and ensured accuracy of MOB files.



JW Porter and Associates

• GIS Analyst

  • Mar 2011 - Jun 2012

  • Knowledge and ability to show mineral servitude in an understandable GIS format.• Used SONRIS and DOC to complete drilling and production reports.• Work collaboratively with staff from across the company to assist end-users with daily mapping and analysis as needed.• Supported landman and production departments as a facilitator of the good drilling cycle acquisitions, unitization, well targets, well abandonment, pooling, agreement, and lease maps.• Completed various mapping projects in numerous shale plays that ranged from AR, LA, and TX.



Access Louisiana, Inc

• GIS Analyst & Title Examiner

  • Jul 2008 - Sep 2010

  • Produced georeferenced historical imagery and maps, and digitized new features as requested.• Spearheaded effort to correct and update inherited lease and unit datasets.• Managed broker information with in-house Lease Pro.• Designed, tested, and certified systems and applications software functionality.• Used COGO to plot out leases and tracts of land.• Summarized public records and prepared run sheets and flowcharts that related to the history of titles for various parcels of land.• Used Trimble Nomad for GIS field data collection.



American Nursing Services

• Outside Sales Representative

  • Jan 2005 - Mar 2006

  Responsible for generating leads and their follow-upsWorked closely with doctors and nurses to inform them on updated home health proceduresNetworked extensively to build rapport with clientsAcquired new accounts and maintained existing accounts to ensure that client-specific needs were being met Responsible for generating leads and their follow-upsWorked closely with doctors and nurses to inform them on updated home health proceduresNetworked extensively to build rapport with clientsAcquired new accounts and maintained existing accounts to ensure that client-specific needs were being met