Professional Expertise

• Geographic Information Systems Implementation and Integration

• Cartographic Design 

• GPS Field Data Collection

• Graphic Design

• Document and Publication Design

• Web design including Geo-spatial components

• Volunteer Coordination

• Disaster-Emergency Planning & Response, including spatial integration of emergency response information.                     

Education

(1996 - 2001)       Ball State University Muncie, In

• Earned a BS in Natural Resources/Environmental Management, Option in Outdoor Recreation.
  

• Focus on Landscape Architecture as well as Geographic Information Systems.

Employment and Professional Experience

(Fall 2005 to Present)   GIS Coordinator
Delaware County Office of Geographic Information
http://www.co.delaware.in.us/department/index.asp?fDD=25-0

• Responsible for the maintenance, advancement, and integration of Geographical Information Systems into daily workflows of local Government Offices.
• Manages 50+ instances of ArcReader in various offices, develops custom map projects for individual users, as well as several customized ArcGIS Server web applications.
  
• Multi-version SQL-ArcSDE server administration
• Project management of County-wide GIS-Internet Map Service.
• Project assistance for various community mapping projects (Cardinal Greenways Property database project, Brownfields Group, Muncie Urban Forestry)
• Provides a full range of services for Muncie-Delaware County Economic Development, including; Detailed site maps and overview for prospective businesses. Developed an interactive Economic Development Map Portal website to highlight areas of our community available for industry and commercial businesses.
  
• Supervision of GIS Parcel-Cadastral Technician, as well as  interns and part time positions.
• Administration of WebEOC web-based Emergency Management Operations System.
• Development of web-based and/or mapping solutions for various county offices including full web development for Delaware County Emergency Management, and Mapping applications for the County Surveyor.
  
• Technical computer assistance to elected officials, other Department Heads , and for public meetings.
• Professional assistance to University students seeking GIS information/mapping for class projects.
• Undertook major efforts to make the county GIS system accessible to the public.
• Provides technical geographic education and outreach to public and businesses at key conferences and meetings.
• Supervises a small staff of part-time employees, usually consisting of qualified Ball State Students who help with project and request completion.
  
• Provides guidance and technical support for Plan Commission Graduate Assistants and Interns.

(August 2001 to Present)   GIS Planner, Project Development.
 Delaware-Muncie Metropolitan Plan Commission
http://www.co.delaware.in.us/department/index.asp?fDD=20-0

• Responsible for the integration of Geographical Information Systems into daily tasks of the Plan Commission and other local government offices.
• Worked to move data collection and storage of addresses from paper-based methods to digital entry and retrieval methods using GIS and databases.
• Strived to create professional documents and graphics for county and community projects, including;
• Muncie-Delaware County Visitor’s map
• 2004 Cardinal Greenway Trail User’s Guide
• Served as staff contact and provided technical assistance for various community projects.
• Worked with EMA and Human Resources to design and implement a multiple enhanced security three-level local Government ID card system.

(Summer 2000 to Spring 2001)    Geographic Information Systems/Computer Technician Internship Position for Ball State University Facilities Planning and Management-Landscape Services.

• Participated with a team of students and professionals that were chosen to conduct the Muncie Urban Forestry and Ball State University sponsored comprehensive tree Inventory. The team successfully inventoried over 20,000 individual trees and entered them into a comprehensive GIS database that is used by Ball State University and the City of Muncie.
  

I helped maintain and integrate the BSU Inventory Database into the daily routine of landscape services personnel by working with supervision to create work orders and methods of operations and maintenance of the database.

(Spring 1999 to Summer 2000 )         Student Employee at Ball State University Landscape Services 

(1989- Fall of 1998) Self Employed Commercial and Residential Lawn Care and Landscaping.                                     

  Maintained a client list of over 30 residential and commercial properties.

(Fall-Winter 1995) Sign Graphics/LaserGraphics.  

North Webster, IN 46555              

      Screen Print, Vinyl Design Application, and Orthopedic instrument laser etching technician. 

Volunteer and Community Service Experience

Delaware County Emergency Management. 2001-present

Serves as primary Emergency Support Function 5 (ESF-5) Information & Planning.

Provides Information assimilation, map generation, status board generation and editing, and volunteer coordination during emergencies in the community. Utilizes GIS, GPS, and databases for data collection, as well as web-based Emergency Operations Applications for Information Delivery. Developed “Mobile Mapping” setup for self sufficient and efficient field data collection, storage, and printing for field disaster response. Provided support for large industrial fire in 2003, tornado damage assessment, 100 year flood event mapping and assessment for FEMA, severe ice storm, blizzard response, recovery & damage assessment, and hazardous material incidents.

Muncie-Delaware Clean & Beautiful.  2001-2006 active board member, 2004-2005 President elect.

A community non-for-profit organization dedicated to the beautification and aesthetic improvement of Muncie and Delaware County. Designed and installed several large traffic island landscaping projects. Supports several large semi-annual neighborhood clean-up efforts, and selects individuals and businesses for awards due to their commitment to beautification and revitalization of our community. Also provided disaster-related relief to disadvantaged/disabled citizens for debris clean up and assistance. Maintains organization’s website.

2001-Present, active board member

2004-Present, President-elect.

Ball State University Natural Resources and Environmental Management Alumni Society Board.  2008-present,  Board member

Red-tail Conservancy

2009-Present.  Board Member. Stewardship Sub-Committee. Helped Coordinate Red-tail Website design and implementation.
2010 "Flight....for the land" Fundraiser design and creation of website, blog, printed materials and technical support.

White River Watershed Project

2001-Present. Steering Committee Member, GIS Subcommittee Chairperson.

Multiple EPA Section 319 Grants awarded to the Delaware County Soil and Water Conservation District by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management. The grant funds a full time coordinator, on-going water quality testing, GIS land use analysis, county-wide outreach and education efforts, as well as inter-local government agency coordination. This project has fostered a University-Community relationship that is unparalleled in recent years.

Started with the project as a part of DMMPC outreach as in-kind support pledge. Joined the Project’s Steering committee and volunteered to head the GIS sub-committee. Provided new GIS data layers as well as spatial analysis and cartographic map generation for meetings, publications and management plans. Designed and maintained the project’s website that included all documents, analysis and maps generated for the project. Continued with project in full capacity as a volunteer long after in-kind pledge was depleted.

Currently continuing as Project Phase 2 Steering committee member, and providing guidance for GIS portion of project, as well a website design & maintenance.

www.whiteriverwatershedproject.org 

Muncie Urban Forestry Board

Ex-Officio Board Member 2001-present

Worked to help the Muncie Urban Forester maintain the GIS database of Muncie streetand park trees, as well as the development of a comprehensive city forest management plan.

Managed 2 IDNR grants to update the city-wide GIS tree inventory, as well as secure local matching funds to purchase field GPS hardware to allow the urban forester to update the inventory.

Created and maintains the MunceiUrbanForestry.org website.

Muncie Brownfields Project Board

2005-present, Brownfields Project Steering Committee, Technical work group, Project website administration. http://munciebrownfieldsproject.org/

Provides GIS services to the Muncie Brownfields project, including information and planning for grant proposals, initial field assessments and technical assistance.

Delaware-Muncie Economic Development Board

2005-present

Serves the Delaware-Muncie Economic Development Alliance with all its geo-spatial needs including initial site assessment and evaluation, as well as advanced cartographic map generation of selected sites for potential company assessment.Designed and maintains the Economic Development Map Portal which includes detailed interactive maps of all Delaware County Industrial parks and developments.

2010 Tour of Muncie bike ride event (June 24th, 2010)

Event organization and management, website development and maintenance. Sponsor coordination.

White River “Restore the River” tree planting project

Worked with a team to coordinate the largest volunteer-based tree planting along the White River in Muncie’s history. The team was able to plant over 460 trees below the levee in order to reduce erosion, maintenance costs, improve the natural aesthetics of the area as well as provide habitat for riparian flora and fauna. Through volunteers, grant monies from public and private sources, and local match and in-kind services, the cost to the community was greatly reduced.

Community Green Map Coordinator

2002-present

The Green Map Project is an international organization dedicated to highlighting and promoting sustainable activities through community based maps. A small group of interested people came together and developed a list of sustainable and environmentally forward thinking businesses, organizations and places in the community. A map was created compiling and categorizing the locations. Several local businesses have large printed green maps displays and a printed pocket map will be distributed later this summer. There is an online virtual green map that mirrors the printed versions.

Other Education____________________________________________________________

ESRI Certificates:

   Building Geodatabases I & II

Sidwell Parcel Builder

FEMA HAZUS-MH Advanced Course

WebEOC Train the trainer course

NOAA ALOHA/CAMEO & ArcGIS Integration 

FEMA Training

   IS100 Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS-100)

   IS700 National Incident management System (NIMS)

Advanced Severe Weather Spotter Certification, Dr David Arnold, Ball State University.

Technical Expertise_____________________________________________________

ESRI GIS

   ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1

   ArcGIS Server administration and web application development

    Spatial Analyst

    3D Analyst

    Data Interoperability Extension

    SQL-ArcSDE multiple version database administration

    ArcPad 8 & ArcPad Application Builder/Studio- Custom mobile data entry forms.

    QCoherent LP360 LiDAR toolset extension.

Web Design- over 15 custom designs for various agencies and organizations

    FrontPage 2003/HTML/XML

    N|Vu web authoring/CSS

    Experience with many web-based content management systems. 

General Graphic Design 

   Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator CS4

   Sketch-up/Google Earth/ESRI ArcGIS integration & KML Authoring.

Google Maps API integration

  Experience with the Google Maps API and integrating it with existing geo-spatial data

Awards__________________________________________________________________ 

2008 ESRI Special Achievement in GIS Award

IGIC County Award 2003