MARIA C. LEASURE

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Graduate student in Geographic Information Science. Professional experience as a writer, analyst, small business owner, and GIS tech. CURRENT

University of Southern California In progress as of May 2017 Graduate Certificate Program toward Master of Science in Geographic Information Science (GIS) & Technology

Los Angeles, CA

12 credits completed with GPA 4.0

● Spatial Databases

● Spatial Data Acquisition

● Concepts for Spatial Thinking

Independent proprietor, rental property 2008 to Present C heltenham, UK, and Columbia, MD (since 2012)

Real Estate Renovator, Rental Manager

● Plan and carry out upgrades and renovation projects (zero lead certification, electric, etc.) on older home for today’s standards

● Maintain awareness of market area using tools and resources such as Crime Map, Board of Education school zoning, area employer expansions, highway development, others

OTHER EXPERIENCE

National Security Agency 2 002 to 2007

F t. George G. Meade, MD

Middle East North Africa - Intelligence Analyst/Watch Officer, GS-12

● Research, analyze, brief, and report intelligence data on multiple topics of interest to national-level policymakers

● Create special studies, cartographic/map products, and other reports with GIS

● National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation (Geospatial Exploitation Product Line)

● Appointed to special watch floor assignment as representative of Middle East North Africa chief, serving as point of contact for action items and after-hours authority for division

United States Air Force Honorable discharge August 2002 Denver, CO

29 IS Intelligence Analyst and Cryptolinguist

● Directed information collection, research, and analysis on major trafficking organization

● Joint Service Commendation Medal

● JIATF-W award

DEGREES AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

BACHELOR OF ARTS FOREIGN LANGUAGES/PHILOSOPHY

Pre-law emphasis with Latin, Critical Reasoning & Logic, Symbolic Logic, est. GPA 3.65

Edx Rice University - Proteins the Building Blocks of Life MOOC Ohio State - Calculus I

Short immersion - Spanish - Centro Bilingűe - Mexico SKILLS

Applications: Apple, Windows, and Linux OS and general office suites including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint; Google Draw, Docs, Drive; GIS including Esri’s ArcGIS Pro, ArcView 3x (some ArcMap), Portal, Enterprise, some Quantum/QGIS; Pathfinder Office; Microsoft (MS) SQL Server Management Studio, MS Access, some PostGRE; Adobe; QuickBooks Hardware: Some Trimble field experience, Collector for ArcGIS Additional: In-depth studies and article publication for variety of audiences, maintain web log (blog), multi-media reports, presentations, confidential file systems for large organizations, event planning, public outreach, accounting and vendor files, basic material properties and chemistry knowledge, familiarity with maritime operations. Experience living, studying abroad and in different cultural environments