IS/IT GIS Business Application Manager with 17 years experience

Travis D. Tompkins

IT Business Application Manager with 17 years experience

*** ***** ****** - *********, ** 32505

*******@*****.*** - 770-***-****

I am a highly motivated, responsive and resourceful professional with a strong emphasis on excellent customer

service. I have experience with fortune 500 corporations and large real estate organizations. I excel at

interpreting customer and client needs.

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

IT Business Application Manager

Forestar Group - Austin, TX - August 2012 to Present

Current Responsibilities:

Yardi Voyager Manager focusing on Multifamily Residential.

Oil and Gas Application Management focusing on lease management.

Manage all GIS processes company wide including real estate and Oil and Gas.

Manager of current companies land for sale website.

Recent Accomplishments:

Successfully Upgraded Yardi Voyager (Residential Management Software) from version 6 to 7.

Managed all administrator functions for Yardi Voyager Multifamily Software.

Implemented GIS for our northern oil and gas operations.

Managed the conversion of all paper and digital images of oil and gas leases to GIS.

Created documentation and training for all oil and gas GIS functions.

Trained all oil and gas lease personnel in the use of ArcGIS.

Managed all contract resources for implementation and conversion processes.

Responsible for the administration of all oil and gas applications concerning leasing.

Resolved all SOX related issues after assumption of ownership of applications.

Skills Used:

Leadership, Application Management, Concise written and verbal communication, Course Development and

teaching

Land Sales Marketing Director, Senior Real Estate Analyst

Forestar Group - Atlanta, GA - January 2007 to August 2012

Manage the execution of a $450,000 marketing campaign that promotes purchasing undeveloped property

as an investment.

Implement a new land sales website that managed all retail property.

Implemented the use of web analytics and search engine optimization techniques to better understand

customer traffic.

Created a traveling exhibitors booth used at multiple trade shows and events to promote our company image

and land sales.

Used advanced analysis skills for evaluating undeveloped land using ESRI software for land use planning and

real estate development.

Created high quality custom publishable map product used in all lines of business.

Simplified GIS mapping processes using Google Earth Pro for sales & development putting GIS in the hands

of all employees.

Effectively communicated technical specifications of projects and new strategies to executive management.

Assisted in the creation of a land stratification system that enabled more effective sales of undeveloped forest

property.

SharePoint 2010 Administrator for Real Estate development assets.

GIS Real Estate Analyst

Temple-Inland Land & Timber - Douglasville, GA - December 2003 to January 2007

Designed and managed a custom built field GIS/GPS real estate system that tracked competitors real estate

prices & sales.

Initiated and managed the creation of a Land Sales website which resulted in $25,000,000 in land sales

revenue.

Managed the creation of all cartographic standards for corporate GIS maps using ESRI software.

Instituted digital GIS sales packages for all retail properties being sold by our company.

Pioneered acquisition of parcel and relevant geospatial data from rural Georgia counties to be used in our

Real Estate GIS.

Implemented the usage of ArcGIS for real-estate analysis enabling us the ability to geographically manage

assets.

Created investor relations, board of director presentations and all land sales marketing materials.

Successfully converted a Forest Management based GIS system into a critical Real Estate & Development

system.

Senior Information Technology Specialist

Temple-Inland - Rome, GA - January 1999 to December 2003

Created and taught multiple technical training courses to better improve personnel’s use of hardware &

software.

Managed all technical projects for our Georgia division including management of multiple consultants.

Successfully supported all IT functions for a staff of 125 personnel including desktop support, LAN

Management, NT servers support, and some UNIX responsibilities.

Desktop Support Specialist

Temple-Inland - Diboll, TX - January 1998 to January 1999

Promoted and relocated to the Georgia division to manage all IT functions 1 year after being hired.

Had the highest desktop solution & customer satisfaction rate out of 19 technician 6 months in a row.

Sergeant US Army / Combat Medic

US Army Military - Fort Polk, LA - October 1991 to January 1998

Served overseas in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Multiple awards and accommodations.

Certified Army Fitness Trainer.

Combat Lifesaver Trainer.

Achieved the rank of Sergeant E-5.

Airborne Combat Medic with the 2nd Ranger Battalion Ft. Lewis, WA.

EDUCATION

Healthcare Administration

Northwestern State - Fort Polk, LA

1993 to 1994

SKILLS

GIS Implementation, Marketing implementaion and management, Information Technology Management, Oil

and Gas lease applications, Yardi Voyager 6 and 7, Website Implementation & Redesign, SEO / Analytics /

Google Ad Words, Geospatial Analysis, Software Training & Implementation, Military Experience

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