Experience

Straughan Environmental, Inc.

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• GIS Specialist

  • Feb 2021 - Present



Western Land Services, Inc.

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 200 - 300 Employee

• GIS Specialist

  • Apr 2017 - Sep 2020



Williams

• United States
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• GIS Analyst II

  • Jan 2015 - Apr 2016

  As part of the corporate GIS team, I was responsible for supporting the Pipeline Risk and Integrity team (including the Corrosion group) and the Pipeline Safety – Compliance team. A liaison between the GIS group and these two highly technical groups, I managed all projects, updates, and data coordination with regards to structure data, pipeline data, and miscellaneous projects. • Giving basic training to beginner GIS users in support groups • Basic understanding of Pipeline Risk, Integrity, and Corrosion • Risk data preparing and symbolizing to be used in a company-wide web viewer • Creating and maintaining FME workspaces and jobs to automate tasks and update data • Troubleshooting specialized GIS tools for support groups (e.g. Class Location, HCA) • Creating boundary features for compressor facilities for limit of disturbance, fence line, and gravel lines • Initiating, documenting, and facilitating User Acceptance Testing for various data updates and needs • Creating miscellaneous maps for projects as needed



Access Midstream

• Horseheads, NY

• EHS Technician II

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2014

  While working in a field office as part of a corporate team, I learned everything possible about the midstream pipeline industry, including a strong grasp of engineering, construction, operations, facilities, environment, and safety. Specializing in pipeline compliance, I supported all those other field teams, performing tasks such as: • Using GIS to facilitate structure verification process and run annual class location for pipelines • Creating process for receiving compliance documentation (construction job books) from the field • Creating process to establish class pre-construction for use by Engineering, Construction, and Ops • Providing support in the field office both for Corporate functional groups and to the field personnel for various tasks (liaison between Corporate and field employees) • Maintaining data integrity and supporting GIS functions • Providing training and tech support for spatial programs to field personnel



City of Elmira

• Elmira, New York Area

• GIS Analyst

  • May 2011 - Jun 2012

  The GIS expert in many situations, while working in the engineering department for a local municipality, I was responsible for all GIS-related activities for the Department of Public Works. This included projects such as: • GPS locating manholes and drainage basins to build an accurate database for 8-1-1 One-Call tickets • Locating underground sewers and marking them for nearby 8-1-1 calls • Maintaining and updating existing city databases of city utilities • Advanced mapping and feature class editing of city utilities/city zoning • Preparing and providing data for the county, other city departments, and for public use • Georeferencing old maps and drawings • Interpreting and analyzing aerial photography for fire hydrants and city utilities • Introduction to surveying and surveying