Ryan A Sutton
P.O. Box ***
Campton, NH *****
Phone: 508-***-**** Email: ****@*********.***
Objective: To work in a quality-oriented environment where I can use my knowledge
of global positioning and geographic information technologies to facilitate
the collection, inventory, and management process as well as provide
valuable analysis of problems and/or questions.
Professional Experience
March 2007-December 2009 New Hampshire Electric Cooperative
Plant Inspection Technician (IBEW Local 1837)
Extensive process planning and integration in preparation for new GPS/GIS technology.
Coordinated all As-Built and Joint Use inspection activities.
Directed my peers in field collection techniques including equipment usage and quality
control of data collected.
Performed maintenance on all related equipment and software.
Frequent use of ArcPad and GPSCorrect for field data collection as well as Pathfinder Office
and ArcEditor for post-processing.
Query, export, and translation of data for GIS/Cadd Technician use.
Pre and Post inspection of joint-use poles to ensure conformity to company safety standards.
Worked to create a better process for recording joint-use violations to provide a backup for
billing CATV and Telco for make right work.
Worked as a "Bird Dog" in the event of a major outage.
February 2006-March 2007 VentureSum Corporation
Northeast Regional Manager
Developed projects based on client request.
Recognize and understand the routing and distinction between cable and telephone
franchises as well as facilitate boundaries between the various franchises.
Maintained a 98.5% accuracy range or higher in field audits.
Conducted routine quality checks on my crews.
Understand paper and digital electrical, cable, and telephone distribution maps
August 2005- February 2006 Electrical Systems Consultants
Senior GPS Technician and Field Supervisor
Acted as the lead field member for crews of various sizes, directing my peers in field
collection technicalities including assembly structures, equipment usage and maintenance,
and quality control.
Inventoried up to 150 utility poles per day, correctly identifying 90% of the pole assemblies
and 75% of the conductor sizes and types on the first pass.
Recognize and understand USDA RUS engineering specifications for 12.5/7.2kV overhead,
14.4/24.9kV overhead and underground distribution line construction.
Operated, repaired and maintained various Trimble and Juniper GPS units including 5
different data loggers and 2 different receiver/antenna units.
Understand and am able to determine appropriate settings for PDOP, HDOP, VDOP,
elevation masks, coordinate systems, and differential correction versus real time correction.
Frequent usage of the many CAD, GIS and GPS programs from both a field and an office
perspective. These programs include AutoCAD, Pathfinder Office, ArcGIS, ArcView, Terra
Sync, Asset Surveyor, Active Sync, and the Microsoft Office Suite.
Maintained daily file downloads from local servers or FTP servers.
Am skilled in maintaining congenial relations with both the client and the public while on-
site.
December 2004-August 2005 Lyons Manufacturing, Inc.
Quality Control Inspector and Manager
Collaborated with several large airline and weapon systems manufacturers including Boeing,
Thayer, and Raytheon/Bombardier in accordance with FAA standards and requirements.
Verified engineering specifications for many different aircraft parts.
Safely operated heavy machinery including a coordinate measuring machine using PC -
DMIS and a finish testing machine. Frequently operated the following CNC machines:
Fadal 4030, 503, 6030, 8030, Mori Seki and Cincinnati.
Experienced in manual measuring instruments such as micrometers, calipers, dial indicators,
bore gauges and radius gauges.
Machining experience with aluminum, titanium, steel, magnesium and plastics.
October 2003-August 2004 Sprint Store Express
Senior Sales Representative
In charge of new store set-up, including grand opening festivities, at the Sierra Vista
location.
Organized and participated in advertising activities, including TV commercials and radio
spots.
Designed and implemented an effective customer training course for new sales hires.
October 1999-October 2003 Electrical Systems Consultants
Senior Pole Testing/GPS Technician and Field Supervisor
Managed the pole testing crews across several states.
Created spreadsheets to verify and track utility pole strength and integrity.
Implemented training techniques for pole testing and GPS inventory processes.
Created new GIS databases via AutoCAD using Gen-514.
Collaborated with clients on-site for the smooth field collection process.
Some utility staking experience.
Education
Associate s Degree in Science
Spatial Information Technology (GIS), 2012
White Mountains Community College, Berlin, New Hampshire
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society 2011-2012
White Mountains Community College, Berlin, New Hampshire
ESRI Certifications 2011-2012
Online, training.esri.com
Processing Raster Data
Deriving Rasters for Terrain Analysis
Georeferencing Rasters
Distance Analysis
Using Raster Data for Site Selection
Using Lidar Data
Creating 3D Data
High School Graduate, 1999
Lyons High School, Lyons, Kansas
References
Dean Benton, Plant Supervisor
New Hampshire Electric Cooperative
579 Tenney Mountain Highway
Plymouth, NH 03264
Joey Johnson, Owner
VentureSum Corporation
9102 Aviation Boulevard
Concord, NC 28027
Ryan Smith, Geographic Technology Group Manager
Electrical Systems Consultants
212 West Mulberry
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Craig Mullins, General Manager
Lyons Manufacturing
711 East Main Street
Lyons, Kansas 67554
Misty Butler, Store Manager
Sprint Store Express
1100 South Highway 92
Suite 3
Sierra Vista, AZ 85613