Technician Assistant

Sokhna Helene Diop

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Qualifications Summary

Geographer-GIS technician with several years of experience in GIS-related project design and completion;

excellent organizational skills, experienced midlevel professional working with minimal supervision; Detail-

oriented and resourceful, very effective in completing tasks in a timely and professional manner; Quick learner

and high adaptability;

Seeking a GIS technician position to apply excellent skills in

• raster and vector geoprocessing,

• terrain analysis,

• spatial analyses,

• geodatabase,

• basic python scripting,

• ArcModel Builder,

• Linear referencing,

• networks

Computer skills

• ArcGIS 10.1

• Envi 4.8 (Image Registration, Image Classification, Change detection)

• MapInfo 7.5, ArcView3.3, Illustrator CS 10.0

• SPSS (Descriptive/inferential stats)

• Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access)

Education

• Master’s Degree in Geography (Geographic techniques) Western Michigan University Sept 2011-June

2013

• Certificate in Mapping and Project management: Geographical Survey Institute (GSI), Tsukuba,

Japan, 2006- 2007

• Master’s Degree in Geography, option regional planning and resource management Cheikh Anta

Diop University Dakar, Senegal, 1995-1997

• Bachelor Degree in Geography, option Planning and rural development Cheikh Anta Diop University

Dakar, Senegal, 1990- 1995

Professional Experience

• GIS TECHNICIAN/RESEARCH ASSISTANT : RAMP/USDA may-august 2013 (WMU)

• GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT-TEACHING ASSISTANT: Geography Department :2011-

2013 (Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan)

• GIS/MAPPING TECHNICIAN/PROJECT COORDINATOR: 2006-2011 (National Land Use agency.

Dakar)

• GEOGRAPHER-PROJECT COORDINATOR–CONSULTANT: 2002-2005 (Private Companies,

Dakar)

Professional Achievements

• Designed, planned and implemented a GIS-based analysis for urban flood prediction and mitigation using

remote sensing, survey and hydrologic toolset for flood accumulation modeling in a low elevation area

with high population densities (2012-13)

• Designed and coordinated the implementation of a national observatory for human settlements,

(observatoire des territoires), included the writing of a reference document indicating the objectives and

goals, missions, partners, data types and format, collection schedule, necessary financial, staff,

providers, users, updates.(2011)

• Analyzed the need for statistical data in terms of format, length, geographic scale and thematic and

provided a blueprint for planning, collect and processing necessary data for use in regional planning

(2011)

• Conducted a research on coastal erosion in Palmarin, West Senegal, based on a multidate-satellite image

analysis using DSAS for ArcView, to analyze the evolution of the shoreline and the associated risks for

human and economic activities ( regional mitigation program for coastal erosion in west Africa, ACCC,

2010)

• Identified relevant human development indicators, organized the collect of attribute data and provided a

complete set of thematic maps and graph to help define priorities for 15-years national land use

management and development projects at the national level. (2009-2010)

• Designed and scheduled an Action Plan using SWOT/PCM techniques for the establishment of a

national geodatabase to improve land use management, through rehabilitation of the Cartography and

Geomatic information Division (Land use Management Agency) (2007, Tsukuba, Japan)

• Provided advice to grad students in terms of geographic research methods, assisted with maps, data, and

orientation for geographic data collection. (2006-2011)

• Coordinated and conducted a research on rural communities ‘perception of erosion in two contrasted rural

settlements in Senegal using topographic maps, survey data, provided a report summarizing levels,

intensity and types of erosion and most common anti-erosion techniques implemented by those

communities. (2003)

• Designed and conducted a research on the potential for developing farming in revitalized fossil valleys in

north Senegal by redirecting river stream after the building of a dam on Senegal River. (1997)

• Designed and conducted a study on the prospects of developing horticulture in south Senegal in a context

of poverty, insufficient transportation infrastructure and financial investment (1995-1996)

Other

Fluent in French

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