Technical Skills
Illustrator | Mapbox Studio | ArcGIS Pro | Python | GDAL/OGR | Javascript | Leaflet | D3
Experience
GIS Professional Program Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Cartography Lab (UWCL): September 2023 - May 2024
- Produce cartographic products to accompany client publications via ArcGIS Pro and Adobe Illustrator.
- Collaborate and communicate with clients in industry and academics to navigate challenges relating to accessibility, design, formatting, and data acquisition.
- Work on team projects and share production responsibilities, including data acquisition and editing final products.
Hume ICCAE Research Fellowship (HIRF): Academic Year 2021 - 2022
- Intelligence Community Centers for Academic Excellence (ICCAE) Program at Virginia Tech
- Completed a geographic research project targeting security issues in changing coastal zones through academic research methods and NVIVO qualitative analysis software.
- Briefed final research using public speaking skills at the Annual National Security Colloquium.
Teaching Assitant for Cartography and Geography of Tea (Virginia Tech): Spring 2022, 2023
- Assisted in course management duties and daily class activities through communication and organization skills, including:
- Providing feedback on lab assignments in Cartography during Lab and Office Hours.
- Developing exam questions based on ESRI Press Cartography. textbook.
- Posting and editing course materials for Cartography and Geography of Tea.
- Preparing tea samples and managing tasting exercises in Geography of Tea.
- Wrote an annotated bibliography on geography pedagogy through academic research methods to gain knowledge on recommended teaching methods.
Diplomacy Lab Researcher (Virginia Tech): Fall 2022
- Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, Office of Analysis, Planning, Programs, and Learning.
- Provided defense/military research contributing to the team concerning bringing stability to Burma post-coup and created relevant cartographic products.
- Diplomacy Lab is a research collaboration between select Universities and the US Department of State. The select research projects are utilized to provide academic centered research to policy personnel.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison: August 2024
- Master of Science in Cartography and GIS - Accelerated, Non-thesis program
- Related Courses: Introduction to Cartography, Graphic Design in Cartography, Introduction to Geocomputing.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University: May 2023
- Bachelor of Arts in Geography, Summa Cum Laude
- Minor: Geographic Information Science (GIS-G)
- GPA: 3.95
- Awards and Acknowledgements: Phi Beta Kappa, Virginia Tech Deans List, Fall 2020-Fall 2022.
- Related Courses: Modeling with GIS, Intro to Remote Sensing, Cartography, Intro to Programming in Python, Remote Sensing and Phenology, Geovisualization, Principles in GIS.
Extracurricular Activities
Vice President, Strategic Intelligence Organization (SIO): May 2022 - 2023
- Lead weekly club meetings and organize club activities alongside our club President and faculty mentor.
- Recruit perspective club members, both civilians and Corps of Cadets students, at university events and in classes through communication and public speaking to grow the organization.
- Maintain network of guest speakers within the IC and private sector through communication to provide networking opportunity for members.