Joseph G. Hankes
**** **** **** *****, ******, Alabama 35022 Home Phone: 205-***-**** * Cell Phone: 334-***-**** * E-mail: *********@*********.***
Work Experience
Alabama Department of Transportation Montgomery, AL
GIS Specialist 2009 – 2010
Completed ten assigned counties on time in support of the Alabama roads project
Completed linear referencing of line shape files for ten Alabama counties
Performed input and maintenance of attribute data for ten Alabama counties
Completed quality control functions using Roadway Inventory and GeoMedia software for six counties
Carried- out road alignment through digitization of DGN files
Utilized aerial photography in vertices and route identification
Completed functional classification for all or part of six Alabama counties
Aerotec Bessemer, AL
Spatial Analyst Jan – April 2009
Compiled ortho -rectified aerial photography using Terra Photo, ERMapper, and other software
Produced geo -referenced oblique photographs of facilities, environmental hazards and construction
Acquired and processed commercially available aerial photography and satellite imagery
Acquired and processed multi- and hyper-spectral imagery for utility line maintenance
Helped develop the corridor vegetation management products utilizing ArcMap9.2 and AutoCad
D.W. Land Trust Brewton, AL
GIS Consultant 2007
Designed Geographic Information and GPS system for individual‘s timber company
Trained individual to use imagery such as DOQQ’s, Landsat, NDVI, and shaded relief for forest management
Made recommendations for hand-held GPS units and computer system and instructed on usage
Auburn University, Department of Biological Sciences Auburn, AL
Student Assistant/GIS Technician 2006 – 2007
Developed GIS mapping and geodatabase for Alabama mill dam and watershed analysis project
Acquired data projection, geo-referencing and creation, query and analysis
Researched and captured digital data from USGS for hydrologic units and hydrography data sets for state of Alabama
Performed operations such as stream order, slope and watershed delineation for state of Alabama
Assisted in field data acquisition such as water sampling, vertebrates and invertebrates, and GPS points
Installed/licensed ArcGIS and ArcInfo and ERDAS Imagine software
Computer Skills
ArcMap 9.2 ArcInfo 9.1 ArcPad 6.0 Microstation
GeoMedia Professional ERDAS Imagine Terra Photo PathfinderOffice
ERMapper MS Access MS PowerPoint MS Excel
Education
Auburn University, Auburn, AL Auburn University, Auburn, AL
B.A. Geography (Conservation GIS), 2004- 2007 B.A. Psychology, 1983- 1991
GPA- 2.9 GPA- 2.5
Semester hours earned: 60 Quarter hours earned: 133
Geographic Methods and Techniques-4.0hrs
Cartography and Graphics-4.0hrs
Geography of Environmental management-3.0hrs
Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing-4.0hrs
Geographic Information systems-4.0hrs
Environmental Law-3.0
Intro to Spatial Techniques for Biosystems-3.0
Other Accomplishments/Activities
Naturalist Internship – Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, National Audubon Society, 1991
Naturalist Internship – Education Department, Callaway Gardens, 1993
Certified Alabama Prescribed Burn Manager
Volunteer, Alabama Water Watch, Auburn, AL
Volunteer, American Red Cross
Master Gardener