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Jonathan Edgar
JONATHAN EDGAR
Logan, Utah 84341
******@***.***.***
Job Objective:
To find a professional position working with GIS as technical support for decision makers in resource management or community and regional development planning fields
Education:
Associate of Arts, College of Southern Idaho
Geography 1998 with honors GPA: 3.7
Bachelor of Science, Utah State University
Geography 2003 magna cum Laude GPA: 3.8
College of Natural Resources
Recipient of Thad Box Scholarship for Geography 2002 & 2003
Employment Experience:
March 2008-present
Utah State University, Department Wildland Resources,
Camp Williams (Utah National Guard Environmental Department)
Supervisor: Brian Meisman 801-***-****, ********@****.***
Job responsibility: provide GIS support to the Utah National Guard Environmental Department
Research Assistant, RS/GIS Laboratory, Utah State University,
March 2004-February 2008
Supervisor: John Lowry, JR 435-***-****, ******@***.***.***
Job responsibilities: Image processing of raster datasets for a digital archive; geodatabase management; and the creation of interactive web maps. Other related GIS tasks and ongoing GIS training for analysis, management, and display of geographic data.
GIS Technician, Utah Water Research Laboratory,
November 2003-February 2004
Supervisor: Dr. Sanjay S. Chauhan 435-***-****, ******.*******@***.***
Job responsibilities: Compiling existing GIS data-vector and raster-for Flood Analysis model to study the effects of dam failures; On-screen digitizing of hydrologic vector flow paths for analysis and the production of digital maps of flood inundation areas.
GIS Intern, Bureau of Land Management, Burley Field Office,
May 2002-August 2002
Supervisor: Rance Marquez 208-***-****, *************@***.***
Job responsibilities: GPS collection of field data for updating the GIS database; Assessment of range health for future resource allocations. GPS mapping of Juniper and Sagebrush distribution for technical support of Fire management plans.
Painter, Utah State University, Housing & Dining services,
September 1999-March 2004
Supervisor: Courtney Balls 435-***-****, ******@**.***.***
Job Responsibilities: Painting and other construction and renovation tasks including supervision of summer work crews.
Special Skills:
Cartographic design for communicating geographic data to others. ArcIMS for developing interactive web maps; MS Access database design and integration for data management; Geodatabase models for managing geographic data; and Python programming for automation and manipulation of geographic data.
Software: ArcGIS 9.1; Imagine 8.7; Microsoft products: Access, Excel, Word, & PowerPoint;
Hardware: Personal Computers with NT, XP and Unix operating systems. GPS and Engineering field survey equipment.
Professional Training:
ESRI Virtual Training Courses (ArcGIS 9): Integrating Data for Natural Resources; ArcGIS 9 Spatial Analyst; Surface Analysis using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst; Geodatabase Data Model; Creating, Editing, and Managing Geodatabases; Working with Rasters in ArcGIS 9; Georeferencing Rasters in ArcGIS 9; and Geoprocessing CAD data with ArcGIS.
Professional References:
John Lowry – Associate Director
UMC 5275, RS/GIS Laboratory
Logan, UT 84322-5275
Dr. Sanjay S. Chauhan- Research Assistant Professor, USU
8200 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-8200
Rance Marquez- Fire Use Specialist, BLM
15 East 200 South
Burley, Idaho 83318
Character References:
Vince Eccles
1487 Lynnwood Ave
Logan, Utah 84321
Dr. David Bowles
1520 E Providence Canyon Road
Providence, Utah 84332
Dan Justin
185 N. Winding Way
Logan, Utah 84321