Nelson Holden
**** ***** **** **., *******, NC **591
Phone: 919-***-**** Email: **********@*****.***
Education:
Master of Science in Earth Science, January 2013- present, expected graduation May 2015
North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
Master’s Capstone Project Title: Effects of Malfunctioning Septic Systems in Durham County, NC, on
water quality using GIS Applications
Bachelor of Science in Geography, May, 2012
Concentration: Earth Science
North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC
Work Experience:
Intern, North Carolina Department of Transportation, Photogrammetry Unit, Raleigh, NC
May 2013-present
• Created maps of counties with flight missions, tagged photo flight missions
• Converted maps from Bentley’s MicroStation V8i to ArcGIS Maps
• Organized and updated data .sid files, .tiffw images, and .tiff images
Intern, Spatial Data Integrations, Inc. Louisville, KY
September 2014-present
• Assisted in market and basic research to identify geospatial Women Owned Small
Business
• Assisted in building an excel database of geospatial WOSB
• Assisted in creating digital map of geospatial business of WOSB
• Assisted in researching geospatial data processing software (open, commercial source)
Data Collector, University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, Chapel Hill, NC,
July 2012-December 2012
• Collected data to see how many cars yield to pedestrians crossing the roads
• Maintained database in Microsoft Excel
Skills:
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet Explorer, Query in Excel,
Business government query, (Microsoft Digital Literacy Certified)
• Working knowledge of ESRI ArcGIS, digitizing, creation of maps, geo-statistics and
spatial analysis
• Working knowledge of Bentley’s MicroStation V8i, Aerial Imagery, CADD Tools,
GPS technology, NetLogo
Professional Organizations:
• Southeastern Division Association of American Geographers, SE-DAAG
Poster Presentations:
Presenter, Southeastern Division Association of American Geographers, SE-DAAG Conference
November 2011 Savannah Georgia & March 2011 NCCU Symposium
Exploring Patterns of DUI Fatalities across the United States
• Found that population density, road density and urbanization have distinct
relationships to DUI fatalities
• Supervised by Timothy Mulrooney, Ph.D., North Carolina Central University
Presenter, Southeastern Division Association of American Geographers, SE-DAAG Conference
November 2014 Athens Georgia
Effects of Malfunctioning Septic Systems in Durham County, NC, on water quality using GIS
Applications