PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

Greeninfo Network, Associate Director and GIS Manager, San Francisco, CA - September 2004 - Present

• Manage multiple GIS projects and deliver products in a variety of customized mediums, including PowerPoint slides, hard-copy maps, digital images, spreadsheets, and interactive web applications.
• Provide clients with needs assessments, project proposals, and alternative recommendations within budget constraints.
• Supervise, support, and assign staff projects based on skills, geography, interest, and fairness.
• Interview, hire, and train new staff, interns, and volunteers.
• Maintain and manage software licensing and hardware installations.

Greeninfo Network, GIS Specialist, San Francisco, CA  - May 2001 -  Present

• Generated five Google Earth client applications showcased on Google Earth Outreach.
• Worked with more than 40 organizations ranging from conservation groups to city after-school programs.
• Supported more than 20 land trusts, creating turf maps, developing conservation plans, easement monitoring, result tracking and potential acquisition maps.
• Developed a grant tracking system, a variety of map templates, and a data and project structure for several multi-year, multi-million-dollar regranting programs.
• Acquire and manage GIS data; create, interpret, analyze, reformat, and present GIS information.
• Educate clients about the benefits and impact of GIS. 

 Bay Area Economic Forum, Program Associate, San Francisco, CA - April 1997 - May 2001

• Designed and co-ordinated www.bayeconfor.org and www.badcat.org (no longer live).         
• Created and managed an information and contact database.
• Systems administrator (peer-to-peer network); trained and supported staff with MS Office suite, Internet,
  e-mail, data backup, and general troubleshooting problems.
• Created and produced marketing and educational collateral for programs.

 United States Peace Corps, Agricultural Extension Officer, Suratthani, Thailand - 1993 - 1995

• Project Manager for sustainable income-generating projects with rural women's cooperatives. Facilitated discussions emphasizing the value of team work, quality control, packaging,
  marketing and transportation alternatives. 
• Empowered the villagers to teach and learn from one another while organizing informational exchange among farming communities.
• Coordinated talks with government, non-government, and community members leading to successful projects in integrated farming, reforestation, and coral reef restoration.
• Designed and implemented an environmental studies program at Rachabrapa High School to increase the student's understanding and appreciation of their natural resources. 

SKILLS COMPETENCIES INCLUDE:

• Advanced cartographic and visual design
• GIS data and project structure implementation
• Use of GPS data in Arc and Google Earth applications
• Knowledge, skill, and experience using ESRI ArcGIS, Adobe CS2, and Microsoft Office products

EDUCATION

B.S., Agricultural Economics,  Emphasis: International Development, University of Vermont, May 1992
Semester Abroad,  University of Wisconsin Platteville, Seville, Spain, Fall 1991