Profile
Experienced professional with a Bachelors
of Science and proven success in account development and project management of special high-technology programs. Business
professional with software test engineering experience and specialized skills developing custom equipment and software application
development looking for a challenging position in renewable energy or biotechnology.
Education
Bachelor of Science
Physical
and Applied Geography - Honors ProgramTexas State University San Marcos, TXStrake Jesuit College
Preparatory
Houston,
TXExperience
2009
- 2010 Renewable Energy Consultant / Contractor
Sole Proprietor - Hill Country Solar, Fredericksburg, Texas
hillcountrysolar.net
Solar PV system sales for residential and commercial
customers, solar PV electric system design including detailed preparation of proposals, account development and negotiation
of contracts. Advanced training in solar PV installation and over one year of on-site solar project management experience
including solar PV system installation for grid-tied and off-grid solar systems. Daily experience with interconnection of
solar generation systems with local electric service providers.
2007-2009 Software Test Engineer/GIS Technology
Lead/Project Manager
Agritech Design, LLC, Fredericksburg, TX
Provided
exclusive software test engineering services and custom equipment development for Monsanto’s trait and technology development
programs. Developed a patented method used for automated evaluation of biotechnology crops. Fabricated custom agricultural
equipment and developed custom applications and test engineering for industrial robotics including integration of mechanical
& electrical systems. Work involved business process analysis and development of productivity enhancement tools for industrial
automation. Primary duties involved software engineering support including design of the human machine interface and development
of custom graphical machine interface for process control and analysis.
2005-2007 Geographic Information System Analyst
/ Transportation Planner
Bexar
County – MPO, San Antonio, TX
Provided expert level GIS support for over $400 million
in annual transportation programs requiring extensive environmental, logistical, legal, and financial analysis. Determination
and analysis of Functionally Classified Roadways, mapping and development of quarterly Transportation Improvement Program.
Responsibilities include performing scientific studies and research in support of the Unified
Planning Work Program using GIS and GPS. Preparation and presentation of reports to public, committees, agencies, and officials.
Integration and customization of GIS ST utilizing ArcGIS scripting and modeling in support of TEAMS
compliance efforts for linkage with NEPA. Compliance with Executive Orders regarding Environmental Justice and Title VI compliance
efforts using census and demographic data for mapping and analysis.
1995 – 2005 GIS and Remote Sensing
Analyst
Applied Geographic Science (AGS), Austin, TX
Marketing and sales presentations to major oil
& gas firms and government agencies. Customer support and collaboration with channel partners including proposal writing
and scoping of services. Software sales support and software sales engineering for leading remote sensing software company.
Application support including advanced application development, software scripting, automated image processing, and land-use
and land-cover mapping and delineation.
Performed all aspects of field data collection using novel GPS systems for mapping
and asset inventories; expert knowledge of GPS receivers, field data collectors, and radio modems.
Scientific report writing showing the utility of advanced methods for classifying vegetation and pavement land-cover
types. Significant
use of GIS software for land use database development and land cover data visualization involving production work, automated land classification procedures, automated DEM extraction, image
filtering, interpolation utilities, spatial analysis, and DEM analysis. Responsible
for procurement, tasking, handling, and delivery of digital imagery from space based and airborne sensors.
1993 – 1995 Special
Project Coordinator
Bat Conservation International (BCI), Austin, TX
Managed all aspects of
data collection and analysis of artificial wildlife habitat data using GIS. Coordination of research activities involving
data gathering efforts for managed artificial habitat sites among federal and state wildlife officials. Developed international
research partners and funding sources. Coordinated national bat species distribution mapping project of threatened and endangered
US bat species.
Public
information duties including media presentations and speaking engagements for diverse audiences. Scientific publication and
research activities.
Continuing Education
- Advanced Installation of Photo-voltaic Systems Spring
2009, Austin Community College Continuing Education Renewable Energy Program
Specialized Training
- Building
Geodatabases I, ESRI Instructor-Led Training
Introduction to ArcGIS II, ESRI Instructor-Led Training
TransCAD Travel Demand Modeling, Caliper Corp.
Coaching, Mentoring, and Team-Building Skills, Rockhurst University
Senior Leaders Workshop for Terrorism Response
and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Social
Studies (8-12); Certification, State Board of Educator Certification - Texas
Geomatica Prime Remote Sensing Fundamentals
OrthoEngine with Rigorous Satellite Models and 3D/Stereo Automated DEM Modules
Bat Conservation and Management Field Workshop BCI Pennsylvania
DNR
Tropical Bat Field School
Troy University/Royal Ontario Museum Chetumal, MX
Technology
Microsoft's Visual Studio 2008,
C#, VB.NET,Web Developer
ESRI's
ArcGIS 9.x; 3d Analyst, Spatial Analyst
Trimble
Pathfinder Office
TerraSync and Asset
Surveyor
PCI's Geomatica, OrthoEngine
SE, Definiens Ecognition
InteractX
Microsoft Office; Word, Excel, Power Point, Access,
VBA
Microsoft Robotics Studio
Other Credits
Space Imaging CARTERRA Satellite
Images Demonstrate Utility for Telecommunications and Utility Planning, Analysis and Mapping, BCE Emergis, Jan. ’01
Air Photo Credit, Oil & Gas Journal, Mar. ’00
Successful IKONOS Launch Offers New Source of GIS Data, ArcNews Online, Apr. ’00
Shallow Water Research Vessel, Workboat Magazine, Mar. ‘00
Speaker, Transboundary Resource Inventory Project,
Monterrey, MX
Credited in Business
Week, The Bat House Researcher, and “The
Handbook of Small Mammal Rehabilitation”, Outside, Organic
Gardener, and American Woodworker.
Television
appearances on PBS’s New Garden and
TBS’s Amazing Animals.
Publications
A
Method for Automatically Counting Plants and Determining Vigor, Nov. 2007Patent Disclosure; Monsanto - Red BookMonmouth Agronomy CenterMonmouth, IL*******Scientific Notebook #470“Contextual Classification
of Very High Resolution Remote Sensing Data” Sep. 2001Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory AnalysisSouthwest Research InstituteSan Antonio, Texas*******Bat Species at Risk: An Ecological SynthesisMid-continent Ecological Science
CenterBiological
Resource Division – USGS Ft. Collins, CO*******"A Nationwide Analysis of Threatened Mine Roosting
Bats"US
Bureau of MinesDenver, CO*******“The North American Bat House Research Project”
10th
International Bat Research Conference25th N.A. Symposium on Bat ResearchBoston University, Boston, MA 1995*******The
Bat House ResearcherVol. 1, No. 2 Fall ‘93 – Vol. 3, No. 1 Spring ’95Bat Conservation International*******“Environmental and Resource Aspects of Texas Bat Populations”Undergraduate Honors Thesis Southwest Texas State University,
May 1991