Data Service

Keith H. Willis

*** ******** *****

Castle Rock, CO 80104

Tel.: 303-***-**** (hm) 214-***-**** (cell)

***********@*******.***

PROFILE:

1) Highly motivated person with experience, education, and training in multiple aspects of

GIS as it relates to our environment.

2) Exceptional level of versatility gained through manipulating various programs and applications

to enhance GIS in the field of analysis and data collection.

3) Recognized for creativity and innovation in the development of ideas to increase productivity

and eliminating the need to QC results.

4) Developing and implementing scripts that perform checks based on rules, compliancy, spelling,

or any other regulations as determined by our team. These scripts were written in Python,

VB, .NET, C#, and AML.

5) Extremely knowledgeable in ESRI products ranging from ArcInfo to ArcDesktop.

6) Very Extremely knowledgeable in ArcObjects, GIS Data Analysis, GIS GeoProcessing

Techniques, SDSFIE Compliant Data,…

7) Familiar with ArcSDE, ArcFM, GeoCoding, Python, JAVA, and AutoCAD

8) Provide GIS expertise and incorporate GIS techniques to enhance workflow processes for

various customers and business aspects.

9) Provide GIS spatial analysis and specialized mapping support and related topics in all areas of

the business.

10) Attend regular meetings to increase awareness of GIS support and better integration of GIS

services.

11) Support efforts to develop, acquire, maintain and manage GIS spatial information.

12) Support efforts to develop, acquire, maintain and manage spatial information pertaining to

infrastructure.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Employment Western Pacific Technologies, LTD (WPT)

2014-Present Wheat Ridge, CO

GIS Analyst

Worked 40-60 hours per week

1) Data Conversion – Our client has a large amount of historical GIS/CADD data. I am

responsible of retrieving these data and incorporating the data into a composite ESRI

personal Geodatabase. The majority of the CADD data was linked to Oracle or some

type of database at one time, but we have no access to that database since it was

phased out.

2) Map Creation – I have to supply personnel with maps illustrating items of their

choice. These include floor plans, as built drawings, utilities, …

3) Data Management – I have developed an application that allows users to easily

search all the data we have, determine the type of data (digital, hard copy, data format,

this app then allows the user to either download, print, or view the data on their

screens. This saves us a lot of time since users can do this without our assistance.

4) Python Scripts – I have developed numerous Python Scripts that allow us to QC data

in our SDSFIE geodatabase to surveyed data. This allows us to update the

geodatabase to reflect new (or demolished) data more efficiently. These Python

Scripts also allow us to generate pdf/printouts with more informational data than data

driven pages.

Employment TLI Solutions (Formerly TechLaw, Inc.)

2005-2013 Golden, CO

Sr. GIS Specialist

Worked 40-60 hours per week

1) Data Management – Our client provided me with a list of about 2,000 cleanup

sites and 500 land use controls. This list contained ID’s and feature names of each

individual site and their related installation. We were tasked to place all features

in an SDSFIE compliant Geodatabase as they are related to a particular

installation. I then received spatial data from each installation in multiple formats

and projections. These formats included, but were not limited to AutoCAD,

World PDFs, ArcSDE, ArcInfo Coverages, ArcGIS Shapefiles, and MapInfo files.

I then created an application in VB.net to facilitate the desired task. This script

searched all the data received from the installation for any specific ID’s and

Names. If a match was found, PDF maps were produced and the map was sent to

the installation for confirmation. Once confirmation was received for all the sites,

the application would create the SDSFIE Geodatabase and the spatial features

were added.

2) MMRP Support - Determined over 500 MMRP sites based on historical maps,

interviews, and current/historical aerials for numerous sites. Historical maps were

used to determine the approximate location of these sites. Aerials (both current

and historical) and USGS Digital Orthorectified Quarter Quads (DOQQs) were

used to QC the locations and boundaries. The features were then placed into an

SDSFIE compliant Geodatabase and Metadata were generated for the

geodatabase.

3) Program and Project Management - For the Historical Aerial Photograph

Analysis, oversaw historical aerial acquisitions based on site boundaries. Maps

were produced for each site with a current aerial. These maps were used to allow

coworkers to have a visual representation and latitude/longitude coordinates for

the sites. This allowed a more efficient way of ordering the historical aerials and

delivering the aerials to a subcontractor. Once the subcontractor returned the

orthorectified historical aerials, I developed a program in ArcGIS that determined

the Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) based on random points.

Employment TechLaw, Inc.

2000-2005 Dallas, Texas

Sr. GIS Specialist

Worked 40-60 hours per week

1) CERCLA/Superfund Regulatory Support - Created numerous maps displaying

Potential Responsible Party (PRP) results for many sites. These maps displayed

current and historical property boundaries and ownership over time. Current and

historical Plat maps were digitized into a GIS by either COGO’ing or utilizing metes

and bounds information on the PLAT maps. Each parcel was then split into

corresponding lots and then updated with information based on current/historical tax

information and tweaked to match current/historical GeoRectified aerials. Various

maps were then created to display parcel division and changes in ownership over time.

I also utilized the final parcel GeoDatabase to create property descriptions that gave a

starting point of Latitude/Longitude coordinates.

2) RISK Assessment and Toxicology - Produced maps, charts, databases, and

spreadsheets based on spatial analyses. Contamination plumes of various constituents

and population densities were overlaid in GIS to produce a risk-factor grid. This risk-

factor grid was used rank areas of concern based on contamination levels and

population densities.

3) Data Integration – I combined multiple GIS databases into one composite

Geodatabase. I accomplished this by developing a VB script that took into account

variations in projections, attribute feature names, attribute feature types, digitizing

errors, dangles, overshoots, …

Employment USDA Forest Service

1992-2000 Stoneville, MS

Wildlife Biologist, Forestry Technician, GIS Specialist

Worked 40 hours per week

1) White-tailed Deer Census - Performed a White-tail Deer census at Moro Bottoms,

Arkansas. This census required walking 40 transects with an average length of 400

meters, and recording any signs of deer presence within 2 meters of the transect. I

then incorporated the results into a GIS for further analyses.

2) Small Mammal Trapping - This required setting and checking 675 small mammal

traps and 36 large animal traps daily. The mammals were identified (species) marked

(ear tag or toe clipping), and released. Trapping continued until recapture rates were

85% or greater. I then incorporated the results into a GIS for further analyses.

3) Southern Pine Beetle Mapping - I created maps, using Arc/Info and GPS, of pine

beetle infestation points on the forest. Aerial photographs were taken of the forest, and

infestation points were spot mapped. These data were used to create field maps of the

area in order to send technicians to the proximity of the infestations. This area was

marked (flagged) and then GPS'd in. The GPS data were then used to create polygons

of the infestation areas. These polygons were then processed into ARC/NFO to create

maps. These maps were used to coordinate areas that needed to be logged and to keep

a total of acreage lost to the Southern Pine Beetle.

Employment Louisiana Army National Guard

1985-1992 Ruston, LA

Specialist 4 (Interior Electrician)

Worked 1 weekend per month and 2-week summer camp

1) Assist or lead certain projects (land clearing using land-moving equipment, Wiring

buildings, construction work, field navigation techniques, etc.).

2) Assist state to recover after natural disasters.

3) Assist in troop movement to Saudi Arabia for desert storm. I also had 3 months

training for an interior electrician.

EDUCATION:

1989-1992 Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Completed course work for MS in wildlife biology.

Completed 30 semester hours

1985-1989 Grambling State University, Grambling, Louisiana

BS in biology/wildlife. May 1989. GPA 3.30 on 4.00 scale.

Completed 129 semester hours

1981-1985 Grambling High School, Grambling, Louisiana

HS Diploma. May 1985. 3.60 on 4.00 scale.

REFERENCES:

Gene Barber

TLI Solutions, Inc.

Vice President

560 Golden Ridge Road, Suite 130

Golden, CO 80401

*******@************.***

Direct: 303-***-****

Steve Meadows

USDA Forest Service

Research Forester

Southern Hardwoods Laboratory

Stoneville, MS 38756

**********@**.***.**

Direct: 662-***-****

Paul Hamel

USDA Forest Service

Research Wildlife Biologist

Southern Hardwoods Laboratory

Stoneville, MS 38756

******@**.***.**

Direct: 662-***-****

Debra Pandak

Dynamac Corporation

1202 Executive Drive West

Richardson, Texas 75081

*******@*******.***

Direct: 214-***-****

Bret Kendrick

USEPA REGION 6

1445 Ross Avenue

Suite 1200

Dallas, TX 75202-2733

********.****@***.***

Direct: 214-***-****

Melissa A. Chavis

United States Geological Survey

Administrative Officer

3535 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd. STE 120

Baton Rouge, LA 70816

********@****.***

Direct: 225-***-**** x 3111

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