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John W. (Bill) Hodge, GISP

*** * ****

Big Lake, TX 76932

325-***-**** abh2w6@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: To build or contribute to a world-class Enterprise GIS in a

mission-critical application for an

organization that cares.

Qualifications and Relevant Experience:

Geospatial - 9 years experience: ESRI GIS Enterprise Management in a

Municipal Government Environment;

GIS Certificate from PSU, Water Resource &

Pipeline linear referencing and extensive GIS

experience in Conservation Planning;

Excellent Technical Writing, Integration, Training,

Organization, and Presentation Skills, capable

of High-end Cartography.

Sales/Marketing: Over 15 years experience selling commodity chemicals

to Fortune 100 companies; technical

sales experience to oil & gas in

enhanced oil recovery and production operations.

Personal Information:

Born: San Angelo, TX June 15, 1949

Married: 6/8/1967. Two Children, Three Grandchildren; Raised on a

ranch west of Big Lake

Employment History:

3/3/2008- Current GIS Division Manager, City of Midland, TX

I request confidentiality until point of

offer, if reached.

Managing a staff of five GIS professionals, I am responsible for directing

the City Enterprise GIS. My group of

five professionals manages our own servers, SDE geodatabase, and related

desktop computers to keep the City

supplied with the most current data infrastructure. I manage an ESRI

Enterprise Small Municipality site license,

an Azteca Cityworks Enterprise Asset Management software integrated with

the GIS, and a Pictometry Enterprise Imagery site license. Extensive

experience with ArcGIS Server/SDE/IMS/Oracle 11g database/AutoDesk

7/27/2005- 3/2/2008 GIS Analyst CRMWD, Big Spring, TX.

As the sole GIS Analyst, I was responsible for creating, editing, and

maintening a non-enterprise geodatabase of all District infrastructure,

including linear referencing 600 miles of raw water pipelines, adding

pipeline events, maintenance records, pump stations, well fields, watershed

data; I was responsible for obtaining and updating background raster

imagery; for improving accuracy of database by comparison with updated GPS

points; for publishing ArcReader maps and making them available to the

supervisors and field personnel; for DB queries and spatial analysis as

needed, as well as software licensing and upgrades.

7/15/02- 8/31/04 Conservation Planner I Twin Buttes Brush Control

Program, Big Lake, TX.

As an employee of the Middle Concho SWCD in Big Lake, under the direction

of the TX SWCB, I coordinated

rancher participation within the reimbursement program.I was responsible

for contract administration, initial ranch surveys, digitizing within

ArcMap 3.2, documenting brush clearing and liaison for expense

reimbursement. This

job ended with annual funding ran out, and I concentrated on running the

ranch for a time.

2/1/02 - 7/15/02 District Technician NRCS Office, Big Lake, TX.

Working as an employee of the Middle Concho SWCD, I worked within the NRCS

Big Lake office under the

direction of the District Conservationist to digitize and transfer ranch

and farm boundaries and contract information from the old aerial photo

format to a digital format within ArcMap 3.2. I transferred from this job

to the Brush

Control Program when it began.

7/1/93 - 6/31/02 Newspaper Distributor Odessa American & San Angelo

Standard Times, Big Lake, TX. Working as an independent contractor for

both newspapers I managed the newspaper deliveries and subscriptions for

the areas of Big Lake, Rankin, McCamey, & Iraan. This kept days free to

devote to the ranch.

June, 1990 - 1999 Helped Dad with the ranch as his health declined.

Took over the family ranch when he died.

May, 1998 - May, 1990 Student Pastor United Methodist Church

Water Valley, TX.

Attended Perkins Theological Seminary at SMU and attended to all

congregational functions

as a student pastor at the Water Valley UMC. The appointment ended upon

graduation.

1985 -April, 1988 Nalco Chemical Co. Big Lake, TX

Working in Big Lake out of the Midland Regional office as a Chemical

Specialist, I evaluated, sold, and serviced

oilfield chemicals for specific fields in a four county area. I had

extensive training in oilfield production fluids, fresh water analysis and

fluids treatment, with the capability of performing on-site analytical

analysis. I left to attend seminary.

1983 - 1985 Turner Brothers Oil Co. Big Lake, TX

As co- owner of a local oil jobber, we sold and serviced gas station and

drilling rigs with oil-related

products. The company folded after the oil boom went bust.

1981 - 1983 American Cyanamid Co. Littleton, CO, Big Lake, TX

As a Marketing Specialist out of the Littleton, CO office, I marketed poly-

acrylamids for waterflood mobility

control to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) projects in the Western US and

Canada. In late 1982, I was transferred to Midland to concentrate on W TX

EOR projects. I left to try my hand at running my own company.

1978 - 1981 Stephan Chemical Co. Northfield, IL

Working out of northern suburban Chicago, I marketed surfactant chemicals

for the EOR market nationwide and into Canada. The job required extensive

travel, along with coordination of company technical personnel with oil

company departments for evaluation, contract proposal, and setup on-site.

I left to pursue another opportunity in a more directed, larger EOR

chemical market.

1972 - 1978 Dow Badische Co. Williamsburg, VA, Suburban Chicago

Just out of college, I worked as Inside Sales in Williamsburg, VA hq, then

transferred to the NW Chicago suburban office; I traveled a multi-state

area selling C4 alcohols and acrylic monomers to the paint &coatings,

automotive,

and textiles markets. I received extensive training in time & territory

management, budgeting, management by objectives, and contract writing and

negotiating. I started as a salesman, reaching the position of Sales

Manager for

a $12 MM sales area before I left to pursue an opportunity in the EOR

chemicals market.

Education:

11/1/2010 Penn St Univ, Online MGIS Program Application for

entrance to MGIS Program Pending

1/9/2010 Penn St Univ. Online GIS Certificate Completed

1988 - 1990 Perkins Theological Seminary, SMU Graduated with MTh

1967-1972 Texas Tech University, Lubbock Graduated - BA-

Chemistry, Math minor

1967 Reagan County HS, Big Lake Graduated

References:

Sheila Wilson, Ph.D, GISP, Executive Director GISCI

701 Lee St, Ste. 680 Del Plaines, IL 60616 847-***-****

Fred Teagarden, Sr Hydrologist

UCRA, 512 Orient, San Angelo, TX 76903 325-***-****

Melba Owens, Executive Director,

Midland Odessa Transportation Organization, 9601 Wright Office

Complex, Midland, TX 79706

432-***-****

Additional references available upon request.

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