Christopher James Suri
abmwb7@r.postjobfree.com
Objective:
Full time employment as a GIS professional for a consulting firm, city, or
non-profit organization
Qualifications & Technological Skills:
. 5 years of professional GIS experience in both the public and private
sector combined
. GIS Analysis and Production:
ESRI ArcGIS 9.3.1 - ArcINFO, ArcEditor, ArcView, ArcSDE, Spatial
Analyst, Network
Analyst, XTools Pro, Hawth's Tools
. GPS Data Collection:
Trimble GeoXT, Trimble GeoXH, Trimble Pathfinder Office Pro, and
Trimble Geomatics
Office, and Garmin GPS Units
. Complimentary Software Program Experience:
Microsoft Office 2007 (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access), HTML, AutoCAD
2008,
ERDAS Imagine 9.3
GIS-related Roles and Work Experiences:
. Graduate GIS Research Assistant - CSULB Remote Sensing Lab (01/2010
- Present)
- Develop GIS datasets, emergency response exercises, and conceptual
GIS models
. Graduate GIS Research Assistant - CSULB GIS Lab (01/2010
- Present)
- Supervise GIS students and aid faculty with research
. GIS Analyst - MARRS Services, Inc. (03/2008
- 01/2010)
- Lead GIS Analyst for all contract work: Utilities, Remediation, and
Transportation
. GIS Management Trainee - City of Lakewood, CA (10/2007
- 03/2008)
- Maintained GIS data management and supervised one GIS intern
. GIS Intern - City of Lakewood, CA (08/2007 -
10/2007)
- Digitized building footprints and updated city GIS layers
. GIS Intern - Palos Verdes on the Net (10/2005
- 03/2006)
- Installed and troubleshot ArcGIS 9.1 and extensions
. GIS Intern - Orange County Coast Keeper (10/2005 -
01/2006)
- Sampled storm drains and collected location data using Trimble GPS
unit
. Seaman (E-3) - United States Coast Guard (08/2003
- 02/2005)
- Tracked our patrol boats' coarse on bridge using nautical charts at
sea
. GIS Analyst - Property ID (03/2002 -
05/2003)
- Digitized flood, liquefaction, earthquake, and other hazard maps
Education:
. M.A. Geography, California State University, Long Beach (2009 -
present)
. Certificate in GIScience, California State University, Long Beach
(2007)
. B.A. Geography, California State University, Long Beach (2007)
. A.A. Liberal Arts, Long Beach City College (2006)