High School Technician

ERIC ANTWI TWUM

Address: **** ********* *****, ***. ***. Akron, Ohio 44314. E mail: ****@****.******.***. Phone: 330-***-****.

CAREER SUMMARY

GIS Technician (contractor) with Dominion East Ohio Gas Company’s Asset and Data Management Team (ADMT) working with Gas Transmission and Gas Distribution Objects (GTOs/GDOs). I aspire becoming a GIS Professional (GIS P) and Environmental Analyst/Consultant.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND.

The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio. August 2014 to May 2016.

MS. Geography/Geographic Information Sciences.

Graduate Certificate in Environmental Studies. June 2015 to May 15th, 2016.

The University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana West Africa. August 2003 to May 2007.

Bachelors: Information Sciences and Politics

PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

Suitability Analysis for Locating Waste Disposal Sites, Washington County, Vermont. – Spring, 2015.

Assessing the Impact of Runoff from Snow and Ice Treatment from Roads on Water Quality – Summer, 2015.

Creating 3D Maps of Bath Nature Preserve and Panzner Wetlands Using Imagery from UAVs (drones) - Fall 2015

AWARDS

Hsin Kwung Chen Endowment and Fellowship Award for Best Student, The University of Akron Geosciences Department- Spring 2015.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member, American Association of Geographers (AAG)

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Poster Presentation at the East Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers (ELDAAG) – Kent, Fall 2015.

WORK EXPERIENCE

GIS Technician - Contractor

Dominion East Ohio Gas (Asset Data Management Team-ADMT) May 2016

Map and update Gas Distribution Objects(GDOs) using Strategic Asset Management System(SAMS)

Run QA/QC GDOs mapped using SAMS

Conducting Structure Intended for Human Occupancy (SIHO) Reviews for compliance checks.

Determining High Consequence Areas(HCAs)

Creating Building Maintenance Field Review Maps for HCAs

Graduate Teaching Assistant

The University of Akron, Geosciences Department August 2014 to May 2016

Grade Assignments and create performance evaluation reports for GIS and Environmental Science courses

Work with professors in their labs and projects.

Handling class studios and lab times for GIS and Environmental Science courses

GIS Technician

Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) August 2012 to July 2014

Monitor Electricity Powerlines for faults and recommend to technical team for routine maintenance using GIS

Conduct suitability analysis for locating new Electricity transformers and powerlines and make recommendations to management.

Other GIS related functions.

High School Tutor (Information and Communication Technology)

Ghana Education Service September 2009 to July 2012

Prepare laboratories, conduct quizzes, tests and teach students.

Motivate student and offer counselling.

Evaluate student performance and report to supervisors.

Assist Supervisor with other office duties.

Voluntary Services

International Student Volunteer, Global Cultures Project with Barberton High School. - Spring 2015

Volunteer Panzner Wetland Wildlife Reserve and Akron Public School Project - Fall 2015

Ghana National Service Scheme

National Commission for Civic Education-Ghana West Africa (NCCE). August 2007 to August 2008.

Community education of the constitution of the Republic of Ghana.

Civil education on peace.

Community education on electoral processes.

Preparing quarterly reports of activities to the District Director.

SKILLS.

ESRI ArcGIS 10.3, Q GIS, Digitizing, Model Builder, Small World (SAMS), Cartography, GIS Data Collection and Analysis, GIS Database Design, GIS Programming and Customization, Water quality, treatment and best practices, Global Positioning System(GPS).

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