Professional Profile
* Solutions driven professional with extensive experience in GIS and IT project management, design, and implementation
* End-user focused, highly organized self starter with effective customer service skills and demonstrated ability to manage technical aspects of projects, architect tailor made solutions, build relationships, communicate solution strategy and product solutions, provide technical expertise, support, and training
* Creative thinker and analytical problem solver with demonstrated ability to manage projects from planning through execution / completion under pressure of fast paced, time sensitive, budget constrained environments
* Exceptional interpersonal communicator who effectively interacts with end users and all levels
Professional Experience
GIS Manager, Williamson County, Georgetown, TX, 2006 - present
* Design, create, and manage the County's enterprise-wide Geographic Information System (GIS)
* Supervise GIS staff in Information Technology Services (ITS)
* Set the strategic direction for GIS and related IT systems in the County
* Set standards and coordinate data sharing among users and partner agencies
* Maintain the interfaces to the County's GIS - websites, maps, client software
* Manage various GIS (and related) projects in various County departments
* Compile and disseminate data for the County and Cities' 9-1-1 mapping
* Support and train users of the County's GIS
* Represent the County on various boards and groups
GIS Coordinator, City of Monterey, Monterey, CA, 2003 to 2006
* Manage GIS & related IT projects for every City department
* Design, create, and maintain relational geodatabases (SQL server and ArcSDE)
* Train in-house staff in GIS (ArcGIS) and GPS software and hardware
* Supervise staff in Information Services and editors of GIS data
* Coordinate regional data-sharing initiatives among agencies including development of a regional area GIS project
* Link disparate systems and databases with GIS and RDBMS technologies for map or text based visualizations
* Create internal and external City “GIS Portal” web sites
* Promoted to management in August 2005
GIS Group Manager, Senate Engineering Company, Pittsburgh, PA, 2002 to 2003
* Responsible for GIS project management for over thirty public and private clients
* Work directly with municipalities on creating and updating data
* Train municipal clients and in-house staff in ArcGIS
* Design Geodatabase schema for municipal clients (ArcGIS 8 & MS Access)
* Supervise GIS staff and others assigned to projects
* Represent Company at trade shows and regional associations
* Enhance office network to current standards
GIS Analyst, Senate Engineering Company, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001 to 2002
* Manage several clients
* Create, update, and maintain cadastral data
* Produce custom ArcGIS maps and paper map books
* Create new corporate web presence
Technical Intern, PA Dept. of Conservation & Nat’l Resources, Pittsburgh, PA, 2000 to 2001
* System creation for state basemap indexing in ArcView GIS
* Train full-time staff on ArcView and other software
Professional Certifications and Certificates
Certified Geographic Information Systems Professional (GISP), GIS Certification Institute, 2007
Post-Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001.
Professional Affiliations and Memberships
Williamson County GIS Council, Williamson County, TX, 2005 - present
* Steering Committee, 2005 - present
* Vice-Chair, 2008 - present
Capital Area GIS Planning Council, Austin, TX, 2005 - present
* Chairman, 2008 - present
FEMA Pubilc Works Working Group, 2008 - present
* GIS Representative on national committee to set standards for Emergency Operations centers, equipment, staffing, and more
Education
Master of Public Administration, St. Francis eUniversity Carmel, CA, 2004.
B.A. in Environmental Studies, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001.
Honors
Suma Cum Laude, St. Francis eUniversity Carmel, CA, 2004.
“Dean’s List”, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2001