Experience

Cole & Associates

• Canada
• Executive Offices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Geographic Information System Specialist II

  • Jan 2021 - Present



Maldonado-Burkett , LLP

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Geographic Information System Specialist II

  • Mar 2020 - Dec 2020

  Coordinated three person team conducting quality assurance of automated and visual data collection for a major state department of transportation. Coordinated three person team conducting quality assurance of automated and visual data collection for a major state department of transportation.

• Geographic Information System Specialist II

  • Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

• GIS Specialist I

  • May 2016 - Dec 2019

  Provides geospatial and data analysis support for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) transition planning services team. Through the use of the Ultra-Light Inertial Profiler (ULIP), Cole's team is able to accurately and quickly determine ADA non-compliance in sidewalks and intersections, and then provide clients with customized prioritization reports and cost estimates.



Leidos (Spatial Technologies and Concepts Division)

• Apprentice Geospatial Analyst

  • May 2015 - Jul 2015

  • Provided support in geospatial analysis by enriching vector feature data to support mission critical planning for a large governmental project. • Used ArcGIS 10.2, and GAIT 21 software to identify geodatabase topology errors, analyzed the potential errors, and made corrections in accordance with detailed revision instructions. Particular attention was paid to matching attributes, edge errors, and editing area and line overlaps.• Performed pinpoint updates from monoscopic imagery following the LTDS 6.0 Spec. • Utilized Photo Interpretation (PI) skill set to capture (digitize) transportation and topographic layers from imagery.



Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Geography Department

• Graduate Assistant

  • Aug 2013 - May 2015

  • Monitored departmental GIS Lab and graded cartography and political geography quizzes.• Constructed choropleth maps for use in academic conference presentation. • Monitored departmental GIS Lab and graded cartography and political geography quizzes.• Constructed choropleth maps for use in academic conference presentation.



The Catholic Health Association of the United States

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Program Manager

  • Jan 2007 - Nov 2008

  • Project leader for Catholic health care’s involvement in Cover the Uninsured Week (2006-08), a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation project, engaging member hospitals to participate and providing event toolkits. • Provided project management for the organization’s top priority initiative – a grassroots push for health care reform.

• Director of Resources, Covering a Nation

  • Nov 2004 - Dec 2006

  • Conducted planning and best practices training conference calls for health system personnel.• Organized and scripted a joint advocacy conference call on the reauthorization of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program for members of the three major hospital associations.



AACSB International

• Manager of Surveys and Research, Knowledge Services

  • Feb 2003 - Nov 2004

  • Managed operational activities of salary and accreditation benchmarking surveys including coordinating production, distribution, coding, data entry, data scrubbing, as well as report generation and dissemination.• Developed quality assurance and quality control measures for institutional data collection and reporting. • Managed contract programmers to develop online data validation tools, member profiles, and search reports. • Managed operational activities of salary and accreditation benchmarking surveys including coordinating production, distribution, coding, data entry, data scrubbing, as well as report generation and dissemination.• Developed quality assurance and quality control measures for institutional data collection and reporting. • Managed contract programmers to develop online data validation tools, member profiles, and search reports.



The Ohio State University, Graduate School

• Graduate Research and Administrative Associate

  • Aug 1991 - Aug 1997

  • Expanded, conducted and analyzed a two-year multi-institution wage and benefits survey; presented analysis to Graduate School committee; credited by committee for a pay equity adjustment for 5,000 associates.• Configured, wrote and designed the Graduate School’s first web site.• Collected and analyzed data using mainframe SPSS for a longitudinal comparative study of doctoral time-to-degree and student publishing; joint author of submitted article.

• Graduate Teaching and Research Associate

  • Sep 1989 - Jul 1991

  • Guest lectured for Introduction to International Relations and Political Ideologies courses.• Graded objective and essay examinations and constructed quizzes.• Researched and wrote literature review for Creativity in Foreign Policy Project.• Evaluated the Standing Consultative Commission created by the ABM Treaty as a means of implementation, compliance, dispute resolution and relationship building.



Ipsos MORI (formerly MORI - Market & Opinion Research International)

• Research Assistant

  • Oct 1987 - Mar 1988

  Assisted Managing Director, contributed to analysis of Labour Party poll and Sunday Times polls. Assisted Managing Director, contributed to analysis of Labour Party poll and Sunday Times polls.



American Enterprise Institute

• United States
• Think Tanks
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Research Intern

  • Jun 1986 - Aug 1986

  Intern for Hedrick Smith while he was writing "The Power Game." Intern for Hedrick Smith while he was writing "The Power Game."



University of Michigan, Museum of Natural History

• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos

• Tour Guide

  • Oct 1984 - May 1985

  Conducted tours of dinosaurs and other exhibits for school children. Conducted tours of dinosaurs and other exhibits for school children.



The Henry Ford (Greenfield Villiage & the Henry Ford Museum)

• Historical Interpreter (Tour Guide)

  • 1983 - 1985

  Conducted tours & explained artifacts at America's largest indoor-outdoor museum complex. Explained how the transition from an agriculture to an industrial society changed everyday lives, as well as the nation. Dealt with thousands of visitors daily. Conducted tours & explained artifacts at America's largest indoor-outdoor museum complex. Explained how the transition from an agriculture to an industrial society changed everyday lives, as well as the nation. Dealt with thousands of visitors daily.



Parliament of Canada

• Canada
• Legislative Offices
• 700 & Above Employee

• Parliamentary Intern

  • May 1984 - Jun 1984

  Intern for the Honorable Flora MacDonald, P.C., M.P., (Kingston and the Islands), while she was the Progressive Conservative Party's Social Critic. Intern for the Honorable Flora MacDonald, P.C., M.P., (Kingston and the Islands), while she was the Progressive Conservative Party's Social Critic.