Experience

Vice President of Operations
April 2006 - Current
GIS Dynamics
7157 East Kemper Road
Cincinnati, OH 45069

•Plan, organize, direct, and control the activities of the Operations function of GIS Dynamics. Responsible for the performance of all department functions — Data Acquisition, Sales and Marketing.
•Onsite coordinator for The United Nations, MONUC in the Democratic Republic of Congo for development, implementation and training of TLM50 mapping procedures using ESRI PLTS for Defense Solutions software.
•Project manager for municipal separate storm water sewer system (MS4) update of Dayton, Ohio.
•Project manager for GIS sewer network implementation for Central Falls, Rhode Island.
•Primary onsite consultant for GPS data acquisition project, Lagos, Nigeria.
•Performed GIS database management/quality assurance projects.
•Performed mapping requests using historical and environmental information.
•Acquired, integrated, and manipulated raw imagery, raster data, and various types of vector data.
•Developed processes for standard data generation, as well as building and maintaining databases.

Lecturer in Geography
August 2005 - November 2005
Indiana University Southeast
4201 Grant Line Road
New Albany, IN 47150

Taught classes in World Regional Geography, as well as Geographic Information Systems. Assisted students with projects by helping them to implement GIS strategies and standards through the use of modeling.

Administrative Assistant
February 2005 – June 2005
Court Street Management
8 North Court St.
Athens, OH 45701

Installed and maintained computer equipment, assisted with daily operations of restaurant and music venues. Created graphic designs to be used for venue menus. Responsible for general accounting, as well as customer service interactions within a small office setting.

Director of Technical Services
March 1998 – February 2005
The Post Newspaper
20 East Union St.
Athens, OH 45701

Responsibilities included maintaining newspaper computer systems (PC and MAC), photo equipment, supervising 10+ student employees, dealing with customers for accounting and/or, advertising issues or problems, ordering equipment and supplies.

Research Assistant
September 2002 – June 2004
Ohio University
Clippinger Labs 122
Athens, OH 45701

Compiled geographic, political, and cultural information, while preparing maps of large areas. Responsible for the setup and maintenance of computer systems, and teaching laboratories, for Ohio University’s Department of Geography. Assisted professors by helping to teach classes in:
          Cartography
          Physical Geography
          Remote Sensing
          Statistical Geography
          Advanced GIS Applications

Cartographic Internship
January 2002 – June 2002
O. U. Cartographic Center
Clippinger Labs 122
Athens, OH 45701

Projects included the GPS mapping of the Serpent Mound effigy for the Ohio Historical Society, and mapping the Athens County, Ohio bicycle trail system. Assisted with the scanning and preservation of architectural plat maps, drawings, and other paper documents into a searchable database to be used by the Athens, Ohio, County Engineers Office.

Resident Advisor
September 1999 – June 2000
Bromley Hall
35 So. Congress St.
Athens, OH 45701

Advisor to students at an off-campus dorm, responsible for keeping order, working the front desk.

Temporary Worker
November 1997 – March 1998
Manpower, Inc.
430 Landis Ave.
Vineland, NJ 08360

Various jobs from grocery inventory to packaging to disaster cleanup.

Self-employed
1992 – 1995
TAP Photographic
New Jersey and New York

Installed and maintained photographic processing equipment, trained staff on equipment operation.

Lead Lab Technician
1993 – 1994
Trump Plaza Casino
Atlantic City, NJ

Responsible for the upkeep and operation of casino photographic lab, photographing of casino entertainers and guests, trained personnel, kept financial records.

Franchise Consultant
1990 – 1993
One Hour MotoPhoto, Inc.
Pleasantville, NJ and Los Angeles, CA

Responsible for 20+ stores, supervising construction of stores, installation of equipment, planning advertising and training of staff.

Technical Service Representative
1988 – 1989
Noritsu America Corp.
Fairfield, NJ

Repaired and installed Noritsu photo processing equipment, trained customers in the proper maintenance and usage of equipment.

Lab Technician
1987 – 1988
California Photo Lab
No. Hollywood, CA

Maintained Noritsu and Kodak photo processing equipment, handled line production.

Store Manager
1986 – 1987
Foothill One Hour Photo
Pasadena, CA

Maintained equipment, hired and trained personnel, kept financial records, coordinated advertising and marketing campaigns, ordered supplies.