Technical Experience Learned in Cartography & Geography Courses
ArcGIS Pro/ArcMap | QGIS | Illustrator | Photoshop | Mapbox Studio
JavaScript | Java | jQuery | Leaflet | D3 | Android Studio | PostgreSQL
Experience
- As a key member of a small team, produced a Division of Community Corrections Regional Atlas for the State of Wisconsin, Department of Corrections using only ArcGIS Pro and MS Word.
- With guidance from the State Cartographer, created methodologies using ArcGIS Pro to identify unincorporated communities for presentation to the USGS for reclassification on official Topo Maps.
Student / Stay-at-home father | 2007 - Present
- Continuously balancing a household and raising children while also, at various times, working full- and part-time jobs, completing cartography and GIS classes for the UW-Madison GISPP certificate and Master's programs while my wife works as a full-time physician.
- Developing database and maps of tree inventory as cared for by the non-profit, Urban Tree Alliance
- Communicated with clients to schedule arborists for tree removal, care and planting estimates
- Created a positive first impression for potential clients with timely and concise information
Laboratory Manager / Technician | Apr 2003 - Jun 2006, Jun 2006 - Mar 2008
Kwitek Lab, Human and Molecular Genetics Center, Medical College of Wisconsin | Milwaukee
Ansari Lab, UW Dept of Biochemistry | Madison, WI
- Managed labs of 3 - 15 members: maintained and repaired precision lab equipment; ordered and tracked supplies; oversaw lab safety requirements; scheduled lab meetings and interviews; communicated with sales representatives
- Ran experiments using PCR, from which data were organized, analyzed and presented to principal investigators
- Created a PERL program with a web interface for comparison of various data sets
- Mentored two summer college students and one high school student with laboratory projects
Teacher, Edmonton Public Schools | Canada | 2001 - 2002
- Constructed and used thought-provoking laboratories, activities, assignments, and exams to challenge and develop students’ multiple skill sets
- Prepared and presented dynamic lesson plans encompassing standard and AP-equivalent biology, chemistry, and physics for tenth, eleventh and twelfth grade
- Kept accurate and updated records of grades
English Teacher, JET Programme | Japan | 1999 - 2001
- Created novel and practical lessons with Japanese teachers of English at six different high schools for students who ranged in ability from special needs to highly academic
- Organized, moderated and presented teaching tools for English- teaching seminars.
- Edited and helped create high school entrance exams.
- Engaged, adapted and thrived in a country with very different language, culture and customs
Education
University of Wisconsin - Madison | 2019 - Dec 2022
- Online Masters in Cartography and GIS (Dec 2022, GPA 4.0)
- Online Advanced GIS Capstone Certificate Program (2021, GPA 4.0)
- Online GIS Fundamentals Capstone Certificate Program (2019, GPA 4.0)
- Coursework: Cartography, GIS, Geocomputing, Spatial Databases, Spatial Web & Mobile Programming, Spatial Analysis
University of Wisconsin-Madison | 2007 - 2010
- GIS Certificate Program (internship incomplete due to family commitments; GPA of 4.0 in completed courses in GIS, Cartography, Statistics, and Remote Sensing)
University of Alberta | Edmonton, Canada | 1996 - 1998
- B.Education After Degree (Secondary Education- Biology)
- Graduated with distinction
University of Alberta | Edmonton, Canada | 1990 - 1995
- B.Science with a Specialization in Zoology