CURRICULUM VITAE
Work Experience
Principal - JenningsPlanet (2008 - Present)

 

GIS Consulting

 

  • Government
  • Natural Resources
  • Private
  • Non-profit
  • Agriculture
  • International

 

See the Skillset link for examples of knowledge, abilities, and skills in the geospatial industry.

 


Sr. GIS Analyst - City of Sacramento (December 2004 - Present)

 

Project Management

  • Manage staff and student interns for various GIS projects throughout the city
  • Primary technical lead for Digital Orthophoto, LIDAR, and other image data collections for Sacramento region

Consultation

  • Support other city departments that do not have GIS expertise
  • Consult with departments to integrate GIS and related technologies in the respective department business processes (work order management, asset management and inventory, fiber and cable)
  • Integration of GIS to Work Order Management Systems (ArcSDE)
  • Development and use of field data collection using GPS, Laser Range Finders, and GIS (Arcpad, ArcSDE)

Technical Analyses

  • Conduct GIS Analyses on a variety of projects throughout the city

Internet Mapping

  • Develop web map applications for use with other city practices and dissemination of information using ArcSDE, Oracle, and ArcIMS

Software Training and Support (Intranet/Internet)

  • Train citywide staff on the use of GIS Interactive Maps (mailing label application, photo viewer, Sacramento General Map, crime)

City of Sacramento Interactive Maps

  • Provide technical support of the web-based GIS applications in use throughout the City

Emergency Operations

  • Primary Emergency Operations GIS staff during emergency activations
  • Maintain City/County data for Emergency Operation events


LosRiosGISPrograms American River College Campus

  • Introduction to GIS Programming (Python) - online
  • Introduction to GIS Web Map Development
  • Introduction to Global Positing Systems
  • Introduction to Remote Sensing Principles and Digital Image Processing*
  • Intermediate GIS Programming using VBA and Python**

ARC - GIS Program

* I originally designed the Remote Sensing course and taught it on an experimental basis.  It is currently a requirement of the AS in Geography-GIS as well as the Certificate in GIS.  I received an American River College Foundation Grant in 2006 to purchase professional grade remote sensing software for the course.

** This course is no longer offered.

Sacramento City College Campus

  • Introduction to GIS Software (ArcGIS)

SCC - GIS Program

Cosumnes River College Campus

  • Introduction to GIS Programming - Using VBA using ArcObjects

CRC - GIS Program

 

Sr. GIS/Remote Sensing Analyst - Jones & Stokes (August 2000 - December 2004)

 

Project Management

  • Manage a wide variety of GIS/remote sensing tasks for natural resource management projects (proposals, scopes, budgets, logistics, technical work, written documents, presentations, deliverables)


Consultation

  • Internal and external consultant for using GIS in a variety of natural resource management projects (biological assessment, habitat conservation plans, transportation plans, endangered species impacts, spatial modeling, etc).
  • Primary contact for consulting on remote sensing (ERDAS Imagine) and GPS related technologies for projects (acquisition through project completion)


Technical Analysis

  • Perform complex spatial analyses, RDMS, and cartography related to biological assessment, planning, flora/fauna impacts, habitat (wetland/upland) mapping from small area (10s of acres) to large area (millions of acres), conservation plans, potential planting areas, opportunities/constraints analysis using ArcInfo, GRID, ArcGIS, ArcView for government agencies (USFS, BLM, other state and federal agencies) and public/private utilities, land developers


Supervision/Training

  • Mentor, supervise, and train staff in GIS and GPS operations, technical ability, and project progress using ESRI products (ArcInfo, ArcView, ArcGIS, Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Avenue, RDMBS, VBA) and GPS (Trimble and Garmin, ArcPad, TerraSync)
  • Oversee and manage GPS (Trimble and Garmin) use and assistance for staff


Internet Mapping

  • Primary administrator/creator for internal ArcIMS websites


GIS/Remote Sensing Analyst - Ducks Unlimited (March 1997 - August 2000)

 

Project Management

  • Manage large area land cover resource mapping projects in Alaska and northern Canada using satellite remote sensing (ERDAS Imagine) and GIS (ArcInfo, GRID, ArcView, Spatial Analyst, Avenue) for the Bureau of Land Management-Alaska, National Park Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and Ducks Unlimited-Canada (from inception to completion—budget, schedule, logistics, technical work, written reports, and digital/hardcopy deliverables)
  • Supervise, mentor, and train staff in technical aspects of land cover mapping and digital image processing protocols


Project Development and Function

  • Developed digital image processing (optical/RADAR) and GIS protocols for Ducks Unlimited and Ducks Unlimited-Canada staff
  • Conducted Land Cover Classification using satellite (optical/RADAR) and airborne sensors
  • GIS creating/analysis of ancillary data layers


Field Work and Logistics

  • Primary lead on field work exercises in remote parts of Alaska and northwesternCanada (included field logistics (fuel, room/board, base locations), helicopter reconnaissance, navigation, plant community identification, camping, and remote refueling)
  • Maintained custom digital field form data entry program for land cover projects using Visual Basic, SQL, and Access.  Also maintained the accuracy assessment program using Visual Basic.


Consulting/Training

  • Served as technical liaison to project partners and Ducks Unlimited-Canada staff and Canadian partners


Application Development

  • Created ArcView demonstrations showcasing land cover projects using Avenue and linking with 3rd party software for site records and digital site photos
  • Programming: Avenue, AML, some Visual Basic, C++


Peer Review

  • Peer reviewer for internal and external reports/protocols


Remote Sensing Analyst - Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (August 1995 - Feb 1997)

 

Image Analysis and Field Work

  • Conducted image analysis for the WISCLAND Project, a land cover mapping project that was part of the larger Upper Midwest GAP Program that included the states of Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan.
  • Conducted field verification exercises to supplement the land cover classification process.


Digital Orthophoto Archive System

  • Created an interactive ArcView application (Avenue) to organize, catalog, and display digital orthophotos and metadata.


Wetland Adjustment

  • Conducted GIS analyses to adjust NWI weland boundaries for use in the WISCLAND land cover project.


Teaching Assistant - University of Wisconsin - Madison (August 1994 - August 1995)

 

 

Digital Image Processing Lab Instructor

  • Teaching, preparing materials, exams, and curriculum for the digital image processing laboratory, algorithms, processes, and integration with GIS that accompanied the lecture class (graduate level course).
  • Maintained programs and data sets for the digital image processing class 


Assistant Research Scientist - M&M Mars, Inc. (Summers 1993-1994)

 

Remote Sensing

  • Develop digital image processing protocols for RADAR and multispectral satellite imagery to detect specific kinds of vegetation
  • Developed initial stages of a texture analysis software program using C++ for processing satellite RADAR

 

GIS Analyses and Development 

  • Developing MapInfo GIS applications for product distribution in Europe
  • GIS analysis in support of the GIS applications