Resume

SUMMARY

GIS Professional and campus leader in GIS implementation in academic research and instruction, outreach, and collaboration, with over twenty years of progressively responsible administrative and managerial experience in cartography and GIS in an institution of higher education with a broad and deep portfolio of achievements. Recognized leader in facilitating collaboration with campus and community partners to achieve positive outcomes.

GIS COMPETENCIES

+   Quality Assurance   +   Metadata   +   Data Standards   +   Web Mapping   +
+   Scoping and Visioning    Cartography    Interoperability   +   Enterprise   +  

  • Change implementation
  • Leader in the GIS professional community

 

COMPETENCIES

  • Information Technology Service Management
  • Project Management and Business Analysis
  • Communication and Outreach
  • Compliance
  • Budget Preparation, Management, and Reporting
  • Individual and Organizational Talent Development; Diversity and Inclusion, and Workplace Wellness
  • Adult Education
  • Online and Blended Teaching

 

RELEVANT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,                                        Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Director/Head Cartographer, Cartography and Geographic Information Science Center

  • UWM Academic Staff Outstanding Performance and Service Award, awarded 2015.
  • Indefinite status awarded April 2000.
  • Proven GIS leader, expert, and advocate, representing UWM GIS to the GIS professional community, the campus community, and the public.
  • Independently responsible for long range planning as well as daily operation.
  • Independently prepares grant and contract proposals, and administers of the budget.
  • Active participant and advocate for campus shared government.
  • Demonstrated commitment to self-directed improvement and innovation.
  • Manages multiple concurrent projects from start to finish including long-term and on-going projects.
  • Smoothly integrates new technologies, modernizing operations.
  • UWM Enterprise GIS, Project Manager.


University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
                                        Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Program Coordinator, Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Systems

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,                                        Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Lecturer, Geography Department

  • Geography 215: Introduction to Geographic Information Science

Power of Data Teacher Workshop                                        Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Facilitator; Local Project Manager

  • Provides 35-hour professional development workshops for Middle and High School Teachers.
  • Provides local project management.

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP AND SERVICE

Association of American Geographers (AAG)
ESRI Wisconsin Users Group (EWUG)
North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS)
University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS)
Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL)
Wisconsin Geographic Information Coordination Council (WIGICC)

Relevant University Service

UWM GIS Council: Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Web Master, Outreach Coordinator
ESRI Site License Primary Contact & Technical Specialist: GIS technical expertise, licensing knowledge and implementation
GIS Club, Advisor
GIS Day at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Chair
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Letters & Science Information Technology Council
University governance committees:

  • Academic Staff Category A Subcommittee
  • Academic Staff Titles and Compensation Panel
  • Academic Staff Distinguished Prefix Review Committee
  • Information Technology Policy Committee (ITPC)
  • Non-Teaching Academic Staff Review Committee
  • Physical Environment Committee (PEC)

 

EDUCATION

GIS Certification Institute
GISP Professional Certification License: 00050852, March 2005 – March 2020

Power of Data Facilitation Academy

Collegiate Management Institute, Central Association of College and University Officers
Two Year Program Completion

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Bachelor of Arts, Geography Honors Society

Online and Blended Teaching Badge

Continuous Professional Development