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ZHONGWEI LIU

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Orlando, FL 32817

Email: act808@r.postjobfree.com

Phone: 217-***-****(C)

Visa: Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder)

STRENGTHS

* Extensive experience in design of research projects and analysis plans, data management, analysis, modeling, and reporting.

* Superior expertise in statistical programming and modeling (e.g. advanced regression analysis, generalized linear and mixed models, multilevel analysis, Bayesian statistics, factor analysis, survival analysis, and time series analysis), and excellent analytic skills in statistical analysis with SAS, SPSS, S-Plus/ R, STATA and MATLAB; capability of learning any new statistical software quickly.

* Extensive experience in complex database manipulation and management; in-depth professional knowledge in RDBMS; proficient in data management tools such as Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle, and in programming languages such as C/C++, C#, Python, and JavaScript.

* In-depth knowledge of spatial statistics and GIS-based spatial data analysis and modeling, site location/network analysis, computer mapping; extensive experience in large geodatabase development with the use of major geospatial technologies: ArcGIS, ArcGIS server, ArcSDE, MapInfo, QGIS, ERDAS Imagine, ENVI, and Trimble GPS systems.

* High self-motivation and good teamwork spirit; ability to communicate effectively with people from different backgrounds and make immediate impacts on the new environment. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

University of South Florida, School of Geosciences, Tampa, FL Visiting/Adjunct Instructor 8/2015 – present

* Teaching Advanced GIS, Computer Cartography, and Research Methods

* Conducting research in geospatial analysis with SAS and GIS Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Geography & Regional Planning, Indiana, PA Assistant Professor 8/2013 – present

* Conducting research in GIS-based spatial analysis of energy development impacts

* Example methods used in the research include Spearman rank correlation, Wilcoxon test, Kruskal-Wallis ANOVA, Ripley’s K function, and geographically weighted regression

* Teaching Advanced GIS, GPS, and Remote Sensing classes University of Nevada, GIS & Remote Sensing Core Lab, Las Vegas, NV Executive Director/ Postdoctoral Scholar 10/2009 – 7/2013

* Designed survey questionnaires of climate change perceptions for the general public in Nevada

* Coded survey questionnaires (ranchers/farmers, Native Americans, and environmental managers), designed Microsoft Access forms for survey data entry, and finalized the database

* Analyzed climate change surveys for farmers/ranchers and the general public in Nevada with SAS (e.g. gamma test, Spearman’s rank correlation, ANOVA, regression) and GIS-based spatial statistics (e.g. Moran’s I, LISA, hot spot analysis)

* Collected GPS data of trash dumping sites with ArcPad forms, conducted differential corrections, and converted to ArcGIS shapefiles

* Managed the GIS and Remote Sensing Lab and the active 3D geovisualization facility; managed lab computers with Windows Server 2008 R2

* Created and maintained lab websites using Adobe Dreamweaver University of Florida, Ft. Lauderdale Research & Education Center, Davie, FL Spatial Analyst 6/2007 – 9/2009

* Assumed a principal role in spatial and geostatistical problem solving to examine spatial issues of hydrological, land use characteristics and wildlife habitat in the South Florida landscape

* Validated the Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) water surface model and ground DEM by using GIS spatial analysis and non-parametric statistics with SAS 2

* Programmed a habitat landscape connectivity model in ArcGIS 9.2 ModelBuilder including over 50 functions/procedures (e.g. projection, reclassify, condition, mosaic, region group, zonal statistics)

* Reparameterized the EDEN model in ArcGIS with Python and C#

* Involved in the development of wetland DEM in WCA 1 with universal kriging University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Department of Geography, Kenosha, WI Lecturer 8/2006 – 5/2007

* Taught GIS/Geography courses with labs

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Environmental Health Center, Cincinnati, OH GIS/Data Manager Assistant (20 hrs/week) 11/2004 – 6/2006

* Conducted GIS-based enrollment pre-screening for the NIH/EPA funded HOME project

* Created queries to retrieve data and design reports using Microsoft Access and Brio Intelligence

* Performed data cleaning and prepared datasets for analysis using SAS/ACCESS to Oracle ODBC

* Updated research database, performed spatial analysis, and created high-quality maps University of Cincinnati, Department of Geography, Cincinnati, OH Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant 9/2001 – 7/2006

* An ANCOVA-model based statistical analysis of the effects of various factors on gripping force

* Statistical consultation projects

1) Sample size and power analysis for Drug Clinical Trial Design 2) Logistic / Poisson regression analyses of Cholesterol Induced Disease Data 3) Cox proportional hazard regression analysis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis Data Peking University, Department of Geography, Beijing, China Graduate Research Assistant 9/1998 – 7/2001

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

* Telis, P.A., Z. Xie, Z. Liu, Y. Li, and P.A. Conrads. 2015. The Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) Surface-Water Model, Version 2: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014–5209, 42 p.

* Liu, Z., W.J. Smith Jr., A. Safi. 2014. Climate change perceptions of ranchers and farmers in Nevada, USA. Climatic Change. 122:313–327.

* Liu, Z., L.A. Brandt, D.E. Ogurcak, and F.J. Mazzotti. 2012. Morphometric and hydrologic characteristics of alligator holes in Everglades National Park, Florida from 1994 to 2007. Ecohydrology. DOI:10.1002/eco.1266.

* Liu, Z. and S.T.Y. Tong. 2011. Using HSPF to model the hydrologic and water quality impacts of riparian land- use change in a small watershed. Journal of Environmental Informatics 17(1), 1-14.

* Liu, Z. J.C. Volin, V.D. Owen, L.G. Pearlstine, J.R. Allen, F.J. Mazzotti, and A.L. Higer. 2009. Validation and ecosystem applications of the EDEN water-surface model for the Florida Everglades. Ecohydrology 2, 182-194.

* Liu, Z., Y. Li, and Z. Li. 2009. Surface water quality and land use in Wisconsin, USA - a GIS approach. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences 6, 69-89.

GRANTS

* Indiana University of Pennsylvania: Shale Gas Development & Water Quality. PI, 11/2014-7/2015.

* Dominion Foundation: An integrative research and teaching experience in shale gas studies. Co-PI, 9/2014- 8/2015.

* U.S. Geological Survey: Reparameterization and comparison of the EDEN water-surface model. PI, 10/1/2008- 9/30/2009.

* University of Cincinnati Research Council: Modeling the impacts of riparian land use changes on water quality in the Little Miami River basin, Ohio. PI, 5/1/-8/31, 2004. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

* 2015. An analysis on land use and water quality in Southwestern Pennsylvania, USA. AAG Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL.

* 2014. Climate change knowledge and risk perceptions: ranchers/farmers vs. the general public in Nevada. AAG Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL.

* 2012. Climate change belief and perception of Nevada residents. AAG Annual Meeting, New York, NY.

* 2010. Development of a geodatabase on Native American tribes in Nevada, USA. AAG Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.

* 2009. Relationship between alligator holes and EDEN hydrologic data in Everglades National Park, Florida. AAG Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

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* 2008. Validation of EDEN water-surface model and ground digital elevation model (DEM) for the Everglades, Florida. Greater Everglades Ecosystem Restoration Conference (GEER). Naples, FL. TRAINING WORKSHOPS

* Gas Technology Institute (GTI) Shale Exchange Workshop, Pittsburgh, PA, 10/2014.

* Trimble GPS Data Collection with ArcPad, via online Webex from Trimble, Las Vegas, NV, 8/2012.

* Climate Modeling Workshop, Albuquerque, NM, 4/2011.

* CUAHSI Hydrologic Information System Workshop, Incline Village, NV, 4/2010.

* Joint Ecosystem Modeling, Davie, FL, 10/2008.

* South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force: Identify Ecological Hot Spots, Coral Springs, FL, 9/2008.

* Multilevel Modeling from Dr. Kelvyn Jones. AAG, Boston, MA, 4/2008.

* Tree Island Workshop, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 12/2007.

* Applied Logistic Regression from Dr. Stanley Lemeshow, ASA, Mason, OH, 3/2004. PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

* American Statistical Association (ASA)

* Association of American Geographers (AAG); GIS and Medical Geography TECHNICAL SKILLS

* Statistical Computing: SAS, S-Plus/ R, STATA, SPSS, MATLAB

* GIS, remote sensing and GPS: ArcGIS 10.x (ArcMap, ArcCatolog, ArcToolbox, including Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, Spatial Statistics, GeoDatabase), ArcScence, ArcGIS Server/ ArcSDE, ArcPad, QGIS, ERDAS IMAGINE, ENVI, Trimble GPS Pathfinder Office

* Programming Languages: C#, Python, C/C++, JavaScript, Java

* Databases: Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Brio Intelligence

* Other Software: AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Dreamweaver, Microsoft Office TEACHING EXPERIENCE

* University of South Florida: GIS 6307 Advanced GIS (Socio-Economic and Health Applications of GIS), GIS 6100 Geographic Info Systems, GIS 3006 Computer Cartography, GEO 3164C Research Methods in Geography

* Indiana University of Pennsylvania: GEOG 675 Spatial Analysis Techniques (Advanced GIS), GEOG 415/515/RGPL 415 Remote Sensing, GEOG 425/525 GPS Concepts and Techniques

* University of Nevada – Las Vegas: ENV 496/794: GIS for Statistical Analysis (Spatial Statistics)

* University of Florida: Introduction to GIS (short course)

* University of Wisconsin – Parkside: GEOG 265 Map Use and Analysis, GEOG 350 Cartography, GEOG 460 Introduction to GIS, GEOG 465 Advanced GIS

SERVICE: GRADUATE STUDENT COMMITTEES

Gregory Mirth, M.S. in Geography (thesis committee chair); Matthew Agona, M.S. in Geography; Tony Harris, M.S. in Geography; Matthew Huff, M.S. in Geography; Joseph Tokosh, M.S. in Geography; Liang Zhai, M.S. in Geography; Daniel Sandrowicz, M.A. in Anthropology EDUCATION

* Ph.D., Geography, University of Cincinnati, 8/2006

* M.S., Statistics, University of Cincinnati, 3/2006

* M.S., Geography, Peking University, China, 7/2001

* B.A., Economics, Shandong University, China, 7/1998

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