GIS Analyst

Katie Howard, GISP

*****.*.******@*****.*** 404-***-****

**** ****** **** ********* *******, GA 30319

Overview

Strong attention to detail, self-motivated, and a fast and eager learner with management experience. Excels when working in

challenging and fast-paced environments. Flexibility when responding to short deadlines and emergency projects.

Experience

Senior RAN Engineer (GIS Engineer V) January 2013 – present

AT&T Mobility

Establish goals for the GIS team, project tracking and year-end results reporting, maintain realistic deadlines, communicate

clear results to upper management, as well as other managerial duties

Supervise multiple contractors and employees including goal establishment, mid and year end reviews, bi-weekly status

meetings, and general day-to-day supervision and project tracking.

Interview potential employees, participate in candidate vetting, and perform on-boarding tasks for all new hires including

administrative responsibilities.

Provide results for various network performance related requests including delivery of GIS data, maps, resulting analyses,

and detailed methodology explanations and justifications.

Fulfill requests directly from AT&T leadership team as well as all legal requests from the Department of Justice and the FCC

including filings, GIS data, as well as comprehensive process documentation.

Develop applications for complex spatial processing, trend analysis, report and map series, and database management and

manipulation.

Facilitate development and distribution of GIS team newsletter to be circulated company-wide highlighting team

accomplishments and articles summarizing ongoing processes and procedures.

Professional RAN Engineer IV (GIS Engineer IV) November 2009 – January 2013

AT&T Mobility

Supervised two employees which included goal establishment, mid and year end reviews, bi-weekly status meetings, and

general day-to-day supervision and project tracking.

Assisted in development of team goals for the year and established project timelines.

Vetted potential employees including participation in the interview process and development and administration of

technical knowledge evaluation prior to hiring.

Performed analysis and reported results for various exercises related to network performance, site location selection,

coverage footprint modeling, and numerous demographic queries.

Developed and managed in-house coverage tool used for predicting future coverage footprints as well as potential network

impact(s) due to technology turn-downs.

Provided ongoing support to numerous internal and external clients regarding mapping/analysis projects including

marketing, mergers and acquisitions, legal, and sales.

Facilitated training support for all existing GIS team members as well as other GIS users throughout AT&T.

GIS Engineer I, II, and III May 2007 – November 2009

AT&T Mobility

Developed team project tracker to manage custom mapping/analysis project requests for GIS Team in Microsoft

SharePoint.

Coordinated and managed various data items for collaborative efforts between national GIS team, network planning

organizations, and individual wireless engineering teams throughout the company for various coverage launch initiatives.

Analyzed wireless coverage including demographic analysis, coverage planning exercises, competitive comparisons, as

well as network performance.

Established and maintained centrally located database for GIS file distribution company-wide.

Developed detailed documentation for all ongoing GIS processes and procedures.

Technical Skills

Pitney Bowes MapInfo Professional Adobe Photoshop

ESRI Suite Adobe Illustrator

Pitney Bowes Vertical Mapper Microsoft SharePoint

Alteryx Microsoft Visio

Safe Software FME Microsoft Office Suite

Python and SQL Application development and testing

JavaScript, JQuery, CSS, and HTML Technical writing

Pitney Bowes MapMarker

Certifications & Education

GISP Certification 2011 - present

GIS Certification Institute (GISCI)

Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 2007

Bachelor of Science – Geography (GIS Concentration)

References and Salary information available by request

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