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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Specialist in the fields of Environmental Consulting and Remote Sensing, with advanced training as a GIS Analyst and Technician. Experience in a diverse range of activities including hydrology, spatial data analysis,
image processing, environmental modeling, watershed management, global change monitoring, census data
analysis, project coordination, report
writing, quantitative analysis, and map production.
EDUCATION
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
West Lafayette, Indiana
(8/2002 -
6/2004)
Completed Master of Science Degree in Agricultural and
Biological Engineering, with an emphasis in earth observation and remote
sensing. Click on the following links to see Graduate Courses &
Masters Thesis Abstract.
Cumulative GPA:
3.89/4.0
NORTH
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AVIATION
Conway, South
Carolina
(11/1998 - 2/2000)
Professional Pilot training
 Obtained
the following licenses: Private, Instrument, Commercial, Multi-engine, Flight
Instructor, Instrument Flight Instructor and Advanced Flight Instructor.
TRENT UNIVERSITY
Peterborough, Ontario
(9/1994 - 6/1998)
Completed Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Geography
WORK EXPERIENCE
October 2006 - Present
ENVIRONMENTAL FORENSICS SPECIALIST
HALEY & ALDRICH, INC. - Santa Barbara, California
My current duties involve providing Litigation Support Services for Expert Witness Testimonies
Ground/Surface water flow analysis and modeling
Vapour Intrusion
Creating Exhibits and 3D Visualizations
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Data management and analysis
August 2005 - October 2006
SCIENTIST
HALEY & ALDRICH, INC. - Boston, Massachusetts
Provided a combination of field work and office duties including;
Data management and analysis
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Ground/Surface water flow analysis and modeling
Monitoring test borings, test pits and well installations
Performing in-situ hydraulic conductivity tests and pumping tests
Groundwater, surface water and sediment sampling
August 2003 - August 2005
PURDUE UNIVERSITY - Lafayette, Indiana
DEPARTMENT OF AG. & BIO. ENGINEERING
Advanced GIS Analyst and Technician (click here for letter of recommendation)
Develop data and
methodology for specialized, client based, products
utilizing ArcGIS
8.3, ArcView 3.3, and ERDAS IMAGINE.
Environmental impact
studies
Watershed analysis
May 2004 - September 2004
CONSULTANT FOR CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT - Grand Lake, Oklahoma
Awarded contract to create
land use map for Grand Lake, area includes 1.5 mile buffer around the
Lake
The +72,000 hectare map
was developed using ArcMap, a module within ArcGIS 8.3, a small layout of the map can be seen here.
February 2000 - August 2002
CALDWELL FLIGHT ACADEMY
FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL PILOT
Worked
as a charter pilot, flight instructor and gave sight-seeing tours at Caldwell
Flight Academy, Fairfield, New Jersey
COMPUTER SKILLS
Various
GIS programs such as ESRI's ArcGIS
8.3 & 9, ArcView 3.3, ERDAS Imagine Pro 8.6,
IDRISI and ArcIMS
I also frequently use
Windows
XP
Microsoft
Office 2003
Adobe
Photoshop
Matlab
I have some experience with
AutoCAD
Visual
Basic
EQuiS
Surfer 8
Java
HTML
SQL
Server
LANGUAGES
Fluent
in English and Dutch
Working
knowledge of French and German
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Flying
Photography
Skiing
Mountain Biking
Cooking
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