TECHNICAL SKILLS
- - ArcMap, ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online
- - PostgreSQL / PostGIS
- - Python
- - Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop
- - HTML / CSS
- - JavaScript
- - Java
EXPERIENCE
MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC WORKS - SURFACE WATER & SEWERS, Minneapolis, MN
GIS Engineering Technician III
January 2023 - present
- - Performed edits on the spatial database of City stormwater infrastructure
- - Modeled BMP performance at various watershed scales using the Python- and GIS-based
Water Quality Model (WQM)
- - Developed custom ArcGIS tools in Python 3
- - Served as GIS data steward for all City green infrastructure
- - Created and maintained web maps and dashboards in ArcGIS Online
- - Configured ArcGIS Online Field Maps for field inspections
- - Provided GIS support to the Minneapolis Stormwater Utility
- - Participated in the development of Standard Operating Procedure for Stormwater Utility accounts retroactive billing and crediting
- - Participated in enterprise-wide data migration from ArcMap geometric network to ArcGIS Utility Network
- - Served as Project Manager for the 2024 update of Surface Water & Sewers public-facing web pages
MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, St. Paul, MN
GIS Cartographer
May 2022 - December 2022
GIS Student Paraprofessional
May 2019 - May 2022
- - Created various statewide map series in ArcGIS Pro
- - Updated and maintained spatial data layers
- - Wrote metadata documentation for spatial data layers
- - Conducted spatial analysis and produced deliverables at request of district staff
- - Corresponded with county and city engineers to collect annual status updates
- - Updated map series legends using Adobe Illustrator
- - Performed UI/UX testing for the MN Bikeways web application
- - Led a workgroup to produce the MnDOT GIS Newsletter; and served as Editor
SUPERIOR BIO-CONSERVANCY, Madison, WI
Mapping Intern (Remote)
April 2021 - June 2022
- - Produced maps of potential wildlife corridors in the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
- - Developed web application using ArcGIS JS API to allow exploration of landscape statistics and estimates of beaver population capacity
FIERCE FERMENTS LLC, Falcon Heights, MN
Founder and President
May 2013 - October 2021
- - Developed, tested, and scaled original product recipes
- - Coordinated with local farmers to implement annual purchasing agreements
- - Designed product label content, logo, and signage
- - Planned sales events
- - Accounting and budgeting
- - Interviewed and hired employees for help with production and sales
- - Coordinated with legal firm to establish company operating agreement
- - Managed pricing, accounting, and employee payroll
- - Developed employee training handbook
- - Facilitated sale of company in Fall 2021
SEWARD CO-OP GROCERY AND DELI, Minneapolis, MN
Produce Buyer
May 2011 - June 2016
- - Replenished high-volume produce department with orders between warehouses and local farms
- - Priced product, coordinating with scanning department
- - Delegated daily departmental tasks
- - Developed communication, teamwork, and customer service skills
- - Designed produce displays to highlight seasonal abundance
EDUCATION
University of Wisconsin - Madison
2020 - 2022
M.S., Cartography and Geographic Information Systems (GIS Development)
Saint Paul College, Saint Paul, MN
2019 - 2020
A.A.S., Geographic Information Science
Luther College, Decorah, IA
2004 - 2008
B.A., Religion and Mathematics