Quality Assurance Control
Resume:
Brent Jorgensen
West Jordan City, Utah 84088
*********@*******.***
Summary
GIS Analyst
Cartographic Production and Design, Geodatabase Development, Geospatial Analysis
ESRI Arc View. ENVI Image Analysis, MapInfo Professional
GIS Office production, Hydrologic Technician
Overview of Skills
- Academic Writing
- Archival Research
- Field Data Collection and Techniques
- Lecturing, demonstration and presentation techniques (Power Point)
- Project Design and Development
- 4WD and OHV vehicle operation
- Extended field hiking and camping
- DOI Motor Boat Operator
- Red Cross First Aid and CPR certification.
- Cartographic Design (ESRI 8,9,10, MapInfo)
- Data Capture/Digitizing (ArcGIS, MapInfo ENVI)
- Data Conversion (CAD to GIS)
- Spatial Analysis (ArcGIS MapInfo)
- Statistical Analysis (SPSS)
- Geo-visualization (ArcGIS, MapInfo)
- Geo-rectification (ArcGIS, MapInfo)
- Geo-database Development (ArcGIS. Excel, Access)
- Database Management (SQL Server 2008, aQqire, Access)
- Trimble GEO XT GPS
- Trimble RTK 5800 GPS
- Trimble Pathfinder Office
- Expert knowledge of PLSS, (Public Land Survey System)
- Hydrologic Testing Equipment, data loggers, sounding tapes, multi-parameter testing probes, sediment and box core samplers, bog core sampling Acoustic flow meter, V-notch Weir
Professional Experience
November 2009 2012
Sagebrush Consultants,
Ogden, Utah
GIS Analyst
Responsibilities for this Cultural Resource Management Firm included field data collection using GIS, Trimble GeoXT and field data collection methods, post processing of collected GPS data, quality assurance and quality control of spatial data, CAD to GIS Conversion, geo-rectification of paper maps and imagery, map production, geo-database design and development, research for detailed maps of historic cultural sites or events. Expert knowledge of the Public Land Survey System, Historic General Land Office Maps of Survey Plat and Master Title Plat was required to research historic spatial data and maps.
April 2009 August 2009
Kennecott Land, Rio Tinto Corporation
Salt Lake City, Utah
GIS Specialist
Provided ongoing work for Rio Tinto on a consulting basis to complete a geo-database of historic mining claims by digitizing NOL (Notice of Location) documents and then attributing the polygon with pertinent information.
July 2008 December 2008
Kennecott Exploration Company, Rio Tinto Corporation
Salt Lake City, Utah
GIS Specialist
Provided GIS and database support for exploration activities of the Copper Group of Kennecott Exploration Company. Duties included CAD to GIS conversion, Geo-rectification and photogrametry, COGO digitization from property legal descriptions, Map production and design, Geodatabase design and implementation, Cadastral and Parcel digitization and maintenance. Performed Data acquisition and quality assurance /quality control. Maintained Database information of drill hole and core sample data. Integration of Geologic Maps as layers in an overall GIS database for modeling areas of interest for exploration activities. Software used in carrying out projects includes MapInfo Professional 9.0, ESRI suite of ArcGIS products, GeoSoft, aQuire Database, and SQL.
April 2006 April 2008
Utah Water Science Center, U S Geological Survey
West Valley City, Utah
Physical Science Technician / Term Appointee/ GS1311-05
Provided GIS and field support for projects with the Digital Methods Development Section, (DMDS), The National Watershed Boundary Dataset, (WBD), and was the lead Hydrologic Technician for the Tooele County Water Level Monitoring Project while providing support as needed for other projects and publications. Duties included surveying elevations and locations of study sites, taking water level measurements and creating detailed sketches of sites for computing depth to water measurements. Other GIS duties performed were digitizing and ortho-rectification of images, digitizing points, lines and polygons to create derived potentiametric elevation maps of ground water levels. Sampling duties included Laboratory preparation of collected samples for further testing, piloting a US Geologic Survey motor boat on the Great Salt Lake for water, sediment and gas samples. Soil and water samples were collected throughout Utah and Colorado including injection well testing for ground water movement studies. Equipment used included Box Core, Suspended Sediment Sampler, Hydro-Lab multi-parameter probes Hydrometers, Beritrol Data Loggers, Electric Sounding Tapes, Steel Sounding Tapes, and acoustic flow meters.
September 2005 April 2006
Utah Water Science Center, U S Geological Survey
West Valley City, Utah
Physical Science Technician / Term Appointee/ GS1311-05
Provided GIS support to the Digital Methods Development Section, (DMDS) by digitizing hydrologic boundaries for the National Watershed Boundary Dataset, (WBD), and GIS analysis for water flow studies for the Stream Stats program. Provided GIS and cartographic support on other projects as needed for study publications as well as extensive field work for data and sample collections. This required extensive outdoor travel on foot and in four wheel drive vehicles.
Degrees
June 1996 August 2008
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Bachelor of Science in Geography
Certifications
September 2002 June 2004
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Geographic Information Systems Technician
June 2008
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
University of Utah Archeology Field School at Range Creek
Personal Interests
Outdoor recreation, Fly Fishing, Fly Tying, Camping, Geologic Sight-seeing
References
REFERENCES:
Russell Franklin
Exploration Manager, Copper Group
Rio Tinto Exploration
224 North 2200 West
Salt Lake City Utah 84116
Steve Cater
GIS Analyst
Rio Tinto Kennecott Land
4700 Daybreak View Parkway
West Jordan Utah 84095
Richard Hepworth
Blue Ribbons Fisheries Biologist
Division of Wildlife Resources
1115 North Main Street
Springville Utah 84663
Robert L. Baskin
Supervisory Hydrologist
U.S. Geological Survey
2329 West Orton Circle
West Valley City UT 84119
Burt Stolp
Hydrologist
U. S. Geological Survey
2329 West Orton Circle
West Valley City UT 84119
Thomas J. Cova, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director of Geographic Information Science Certificate Program
University of Utah Geography Dept.
260 South Central Campus Drive
Rm 270
Salt Lake City Utah 84112
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