Seth Stark
Chief Data Officer at City of Decatur Illinois- Claim this Profile
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Joe Araiza
I have had the pleasure in working with Seth over the years at the City of Decatur. He's been a true inspiration for GIS within his organization, helping his organization advance to the next level of driving adoption. Seth has demonstrated his eagerness to connect with people, teams, departments, and most importantly executive leadership to help drive results in his efforts of modernizing GIS at the City of Decatur. Some of the great success and work that Seth has demonstrated has been around the ongoing initiative of their Community Revitalization Plan by applying Esri's COTS Applications and providing others with a level of access to gain more insight to their program for decision support. Seth has what it takes being a leader in innovation and driving results at the local government level.
Joe Araiza
I have had the pleasure in working with Seth over the years at the City of Decatur. He's been a true inspiration for GIS within his organization, helping his organization advance to the next level of driving adoption. Seth has demonstrated his eagerness to connect with people, teams, departments, and most importantly executive leadership to help drive results in his efforts of modernizing GIS at the City of Decatur. Some of the great success and work that Seth has demonstrated has been around the ongoing initiative of their Community Revitalization Plan by applying Esri's COTS Applications and providing others with a level of access to gain more insight to their program for decision support. Seth has what it takes being a leader in innovation and driving results at the local government level.
Joe Araiza
I have had the pleasure in working with Seth over the years at the City of Decatur. He's been a true inspiration for GIS within his organization, helping his organization advance to the next level of driving adoption. Seth has demonstrated his eagerness to connect with people, teams, departments, and most importantly executive leadership to help drive results in his efforts of modernizing GIS at the City of Decatur. Some of the great success and work that Seth has demonstrated has been around the ongoing initiative of their Community Revitalization Plan by applying Esri's COTS Applications and providing others with a level of access to gain more insight to their program for decision support. Seth has what it takes being a leader in innovation and driving results at the local government level.
Joe Araiza
I have had the pleasure in working with Seth over the years at the City of Decatur. He's been a true inspiration for GIS within his organization, helping his organization advance to the next level of driving adoption. Seth has demonstrated his eagerness to connect with people, teams, departments, and most importantly executive leadership to help drive results in his efforts of modernizing GIS at the City of Decatur. Some of the great success and work that Seth has demonstrated has been around the ongoing initiative of their Community Revitalization Plan by applying Esri's COTS Applications and providing others with a level of access to gain more insight to their program for decision support. Seth has what it takes being a leader in innovation and driving results at the local government level.
Credentials
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ArcGIS Enterprise: Administration Workflows
EsriJan, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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City of Decatur Illinois
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Data Officer
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Nov 2022 - Present
The Chief Data Officer (CDO) is responsible for managing data, performance outcome statistics, and other quantified information that guides and supports governance, policy development, and service evaluation/assessment. The CDO will supervise data assembly and maintenance, and institute innovations that enable the City to make more data-driven decisions and place the right data tools into the hands of employees and elected officials to advance the City's goals and objectives more effectively. This includes overseeing all enterprise and decision-making analytics and driving innovation to achieve organizational objectives. This position will also foster value creation from using the organization's data assets. Additional responsibilities include value creation through data exploitation and data-enabled strategies as well as applying analytics, data and analytics governance, and enterprise data management policy. Show less
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GIS Administrator
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Aug 2012 - Nov 2022
As the person responsible for the City's Enterprise Geographic Information System, it is my duty to advocate for the use of GIS technology and solutions throughout the organization. Typical duties include: learning what processes are in place in each City department, analyzing those processes to see if GIS can be applied to them in a beneficial way, listening to customer needs and translating those needs into viable solutions, maintaining the City's Geographic Information database, developing new web based and mobile applications for office and field staff, support decision makers such as the mayor, city council, and upper management through the use of data analysis and maps. I am also responsible to the public for disseminating important, public information via web apps and other GIS products. Key technologies used include ESRI's suite of GIS software (ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, Collector/Field Maps, Survey123, etc), Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL/PostGIS, Microsoft Office (strong Excel, PowerPoint skills), Python, and JavaScript. Show less
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Richland Community College
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United States
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Higher Education
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200 - 300 Employee
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Adjunct Instructor
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May 2022 - Present
Part-time Instructor for IT-related courses and off-campus professional training. Part-time Instructor for IT-related courses and off-campus professional training.
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Freelance
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United States
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Geographic Information Systems Consultant
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2015 - Dec 2021
As a GIS Consultant I have worked with local government organizations to learn what processes are in place within the organization, analyze those processes to see if GIS can be applied to them in a beneficial way, listen to customer needs and translate those needs into viable solutions. Those solutions often take the form of web and mobile apps, data imported into spatially-aware databases, and the ability to access and modify data by staff in the field or in the office. As a GIS Consultant I have worked with local government organizations to learn what processes are in place within the organization, analyze those processes to see if GIS can be applied to them in a beneficial way, listen to customer needs and translate those needs into viable solutions. Those solutions often take the form of web and mobile apps, data imported into spatially-aware databases, and the ability to access and modify data by staff in the field or in the office.
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City of Garden Grove
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United States
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Government Administration
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200 - 300 Employee
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GIS Coordinator
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Jan 2008 - Aug 2012
As the principal Geographic Information Systems staff member, it was my responsibility to maintain the City's GIS data and apps. It was also my responsibility to advocate for the use of GIS in areas of the City where it was not currently being used. Key duties included regular meetings with City department heads to discuss needs, setting reasonable goals to meet those needs, and regular updates on progress of those goals. Outcomes of these goals included implementation of new GIS apps, map products, and data analysis. Technologies used included ESRI's GIS software (ArcGIS for Server, ArcMap, etc), PostgreSQL/PostGIS database, Microsoft Office (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Adobe Illustrator, JavaScript, and Python. Show less
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TRC Companies, Inc.
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United States
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Environmental Services
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700 & Above Employee
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GIS Analyst
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Oct 2007 - Jan 2008
-Integrated CAD and GIS data. -Oversaw production of Mapbooks related to oil and gas pipeline projects -Integrated CAD and GIS data. -Oversaw production of Mapbooks related to oil and gas pipeline projects
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CH2M
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United States
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Civil Engineering
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700 & Above Employee
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GIS Analyst/Developer
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Jan 2003 - Oct 2007
-Prepared and supervised GIS projects. -Explained complex, technical processes and data to non-technical staff. -Supported project teams with materials needed for public meetings. -Collected, converted, and edited GIS data. -Integrated CAD and GIS data. -Created and maintained GIS databases. -Mentored less experienced staff.
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GIS Intern
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May 2002 - Dec 2002
-Assisted GIS staff by collecting, creating and checking of GIS data and maps related to various planning, environmental and infrastructure projects.
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Caltrans
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United States
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Student Assistant
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Jun 1997 - Jan 2002
-Aided planners and engineers by gathering zoning, planning, and design drawing documents. -Traveled to rural airports on a biweekly basis to collect air traffic information. -Searched title records in CalTrans Right-of-Way archives office for ownership/title information related to proposed projects. -Aided planners and engineers by gathering zoning, planning, and design drawing documents. -Traveled to rural airports on a biweekly basis to collect air traffic information. -Searched title records in CalTrans Right-of-Way archives office for ownership/title information related to proposed projects.
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Education
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2007 - 2010
Biola University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Science and Religion -
1999 - 2002
California State University-Sacramento
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Geography -
1997 - 1999
Shasta Community College
General Ed., General Education
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