Resume

Technical Skills

Illustrator | Mapbox Studio | ArcGIS Pro | Python | GDAL/OGR

Experience

GIS Professional Program Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Cartography Lab (UWCL): September 2023 - Present

  • 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: Expected 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.