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GIS Analyst and Electrical Utilities Designer

Location:
Citrus Heights, CA
Salary:
32$/Hr
Posted:
November 16, 2023

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Dan Burdick

GIS Analyst

ad07xq@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

Provide high quality service using GIS technologies while pursuing valuable profession and skill development.

Education:

Graduated May 2020 Columbia College – Associates of Science, Geographical Information Systems.

Three Micro-Credentials: GIS Emergency Response, GIS Geospatial, GIS UAV/Drone Mapping

96 units completed.

Accepted Fall 2020 California State University, Sacramento – Enrolled for Bachelor of Arts, Geography.

7 units completed.

Software Experience:

ArcPad, ArcMap, Agisoft Metashape, Microsoft ICE, Civil 3D Auto CAD, PG&E Vegetation Management software for Pre-Inspectors.

Skills Summary:

Resourceful l Strong Metacognition l Growth Mindset l Risk Analysis l Customer Service l Networking l Strong Communication-Oral and Written l Collaborative l Developing/Maintaining Relationships l Problem Solving/Resolution l Detail Oriented l Self-Reliant l Team Oriented l Professionalism l Personal Accountability for Results l Time Management l Goal Setting l Adaptable

Professional Experience:

Plan Checker/Pole Estimator

EN Engineering

San Ramon California

December 2021 – Currently Employed

40hours/Week

48,000/Year

• Designed power pole calculations for PG&E using private software to build poles in a 3D space to pass stress tests and calculate over all load size and capacity.

• Created estimation documents to present to PG&E for overall cost for replacement equipment and poles. Currently working with the Liberty Utilities Page 2

team for plan check purposes including panel upgrades and new construction. Calculate current transformer amp output and limit.

• Create solutions for over capacity transformers.

• Maintain up to date on Liberty Utility standards and safety.

• Created best options plans using construction plans and photos for best panel locations and service conductor/conduit/underground cable.

• Provide passed voltage drop voltage flicker analysis to Liberty senior planners. Early Morning Stocking Associate

Target

Roseville CA

September 2021 – Present

40 Hours/Week

$31,200/Year

• Stock shelves with merchandise on the sales floor.

• Maintain a clean and safe working environment.

• Manage backroom stock and prepare it for one for one sales and transactions.

• Assist customers with pricing and location inquiries. Roving Forester/Pre-Inspector

ACRT Pacific

Peninsula, San Francisco, East Bay, Lake Side County, Merced, California December 2020 – September 2021

40-60 Hours/Week

$38,000/Year

• Commute throughout California independently to assigned work locations.

• Identify trees and measure heights, DBHs, and desired clearances from PG&E facilities using range finders measuring tape, and angle placards.

• Assess trees for hazards and/or declining health.

• Prescribe trim or removal.

• Establish clear communication to customer about the vegetation management process and represent both ACRT and PG&E professionally.

• Relay locations and trim code prescriptions through field computer for tree crews.

• Effectively mark prescribed trees on location.

• Make all updates to tree records and locations/addresses.

• Be prepared for weekly travel and make hotel reservations near work locations.

• As a rover, I have received trainings and worked in four different based locations and am always ready to transfer.

• Be prepared for spot fires and use equipment safely.

• Redirect residents and motorists from downed powerlines or trees in contact with high voltage lines.

• Call in abnormal field conditions and hazards to the PG&E Non-Emergency hotline.

• Keep an accurate record of geographic location/inspection of lines with PG&E maps for records.

• I have successfully inspected over 1500 locations for tree hazards, prescribing trims, and maintaining safety.

• Volunteered for overtime when needed with averaging 50-60-hour weeks and 10- hour days.

• Assisted with traffic control and removal of fallen trees on public roads. Page 3

Peer Mentor

TRiO Student Support Services, Columbia College

Sonora, California

January 2019 – June 2020

August 2017 – July 2018

4-20 Hours/Week

$15,000/Year

• Assisted in seven different GIS courses.

• Concurrently worked part time for the City and County of San Francisco while taking 12 college units.

• Helped the student body of Columbia College become more familiarized with the transfer processed and have encouraged TRiO SSS students to pursue higher education.

• Created workshops and introduction/networking sessions for the TRiO SSS program.

• Nurtured students in 1-on-1 sessions for tutoring, scholarships, applications, and life hardships.

• Laid out the framework for time management strategies, goal setting, and goal achievement.

• Guided students on a pathway to success with Columbia College resources.

• Transported students, faculty, and guests safely throughout the college via a golf cart with the required safety training.

• Created a GIS integrated map displaying all TRiO SSS graduates and where they transferred.

• Completed Incognito trainings for LGBT focuses and similar trainings for at risk students.

• Assisted in three Cram-Night events to help students and advertise TRiO SSS.

• Performed public speeches advocating the TRiO SSS program for students who had an interest in transferring.

• Made the President’s List for enrolled classes during the Fall 2019 Semester while working for the college and the City and County of San Francisco. Intern/GIS Analyst

City and County of San Francisco

Moccasin, California

July 2019-March 2020 (Laid-off due to COVID)

Was offered to come back in March 2021 but declined since I had moved to Sacramento. 24-40 Hours/Week

$63,000/Year

• Created an updated map of San Francisco owned transmission towers spanning 120 miles.

• Successfully resourced files and created an underground utility map of Hetch Hetchy Water and Power in San Francisco. These maps were later utilized for Underground Service Assessment (USA).

• Worked on GIS projects involving private city data corresponding to the locations of utilities.

• Effectively compiled and resourced all taxed parcels in central counties that are owned by the City and County of San Francisco.

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• Utilized copies of deeds dating as far back as 1908 to recreate property boundaries and township ranges in GIS software to effectively calculate city taxed properties that totaled over $135,000.

• Assisted other public utility commission projects when supervising survey staff were away.

• Resourced LIDAR data and built a GIS integrated map of Hetch Hetchy’s historic 1910’s railroad.

• Created a delineated watershed map to locate the best geographical point for a new culvert on land owned and operated by the City and County of San Francisco as well as determined the annual rainfall and flow to pass through the new culvert.

• Participated in biweekly survey meetings to establish goals and tasks.

• Built GIS constructed maps of control point networks throughout perennial streams and channels associated with the water rights and dams owned and operated by the city.

Field Technician I

UDCUS (Utility Data Contractors)

Vacaville, Napa County, California

July 2018-December 2018 (Laid off due to PG&E bankruptcy) 40 Hours/Week

$48,000/Year

• Traveled throughout Napa County surveying PG&E facilities outside of substations.

• Inspected and recorded all devices, fuses, telecom wires on every pole assigned.

• Adjusted electronic records on ARC Pad to best represent field equipment.

• Configured sweep angles and directions of wires and other equipment using the True Pulse 360 trigonometric laser.

• Took high definition photos of all poles and equipment, then attached photos to the electronic records for back off surveying.

• Sufficiently identified, tagged, and recorded over 2000 PG&E power poles in the Napa County area.

• Worked in a disciplined self-managed fashion while in an outdoor environment.

• Maintained good customer service for property owners who had PG&E equipment on and around personal property.

• Was effectively one of the best field technicians on the team according to quality control specialist.

• Maintained and operated multiple technical devices for the purposes of recording data in an outdoor environment while away from home 40 to 50 hours a week.

• Trekked independently in remote mountainous areas without cell reception for data collection in times of fires and rainy weather. Driver Helper/Package Handler

UPS

Angels Camp, California

November-December in 2013, 2014, and 2016

40-50 Hours/Week

$27,000/Year

• Assisted in the transportation of packages to homes and businesses during the holiday rush.

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• Helped unload freight trailers of +10,000 packages daily including team lift 70+ pound packages.

• Organized and filled a delivery truck for daily routes pertaining to UPS delivery methodology.

• Safely and swiftly delivered packages to homes while announcing my presence and maintaining an alertness for dogs and other hazards.

• Assisted drivers in locating addresses during rain and overtime night hours.

• Maintained a professional demeanor in the elements on customer property. Corpsmember, Assistant Crew Leader, Driver

California Conservation Corps

Camarillo, California

June 2015-June2016

40 Hours/Week

$23,000/Year

• Performed vegetation management for multiple agencies including California State Parks, Forest Service, Cal Fire, City of Golita, City of Ojai, City of Santa Barbara, and more.

• Responded to Governor Jerry Brown’s State of Emergency in August 2015 for the fires in the Shasta Trinity Mountain Cascade. I was working on a crew stationed at the Mad River Complex where we ran a small supply camp and served over 400 firefighter breakfast every morning. We worked 16-hour days for 2 weeks before completing our service.

• Received and passed training to be a certified Blue Card Driver where I can drive class C vehicles for the California Conservation Corps. I then received training and certification for driving with trailers including chippers.

• Safely operated heavy machinery such as a chipper on and around public roads while being aware of traffic.

• Ran chainsaw on multiple projects including the removal of the invasive species Arundo Donax.

• Received herbicide application training and mixed chemical backpacks for the application of color dyed round up for invasive species vegetation.

• Transported fellow corps members, equipment, and chemical backpacks to and from worksites.

• Supervised the hiking portion of fire training for corps members during a fire training.

• Worked with the Department of Fish and Wildlife to accurately find Red’s and other evidence of spawning Steelhead Trout in the streams of the Ojai area.

• Retrieved water sample data and other data collection for the desired levels for Steelhead Trout with the Department of Fish and Wildlife.

• Was nominated for Leadership training after my first 3 months in the corps.

• Completed the California Conservation Corps Leadership Training.

• Earned an AmeriCorps Scholarship while working for the CCC.

• Earned the California Conservation Corps Scholarship.

• Became a major part of the Water Quality Project in Oxnard California by removing trash from the major watersheds and documenting all finding with a city representative. I eventually ran a crew independently without a supervisor for this project after demonstrating the capability.

• Volunteered 52 total hours of community service during my 1 year with the CCC. This included invasive vegetation species removal, assisting at a special needs Page 6

horse sanctuary, directing over 700 cars in traffic during a shred event, assisting at an Alcoholic Anonymous meeting, and more.

• Received a 2-year certification for First-Aid, CPR, and AED training.

• Performed First-Aid on a corps member that had a tree fall on him and transported him safely to the nearest hospital.

• Assembled sandbags for flood prevention and mitigation in a minor emergency setting for the city of Golita.

Houseboat Orientator/Dock Hand

Houseboats.com Melonies Marina

Angels Camp, California

April 2014-September 2014

July 2013-October2013

40 Hours/Week

$16,000/Year

• Responsible for training customers on vehicle operation and safety procedures.

• Sanitized the outsides of all houseboats and smaller watercraft.

• Safely transported customers’ luggage and supplies to and from houseboats with ATV’s and trailers attached to them.

• Was promoted to Houseboat Orientator during the 2014 summer season.

• Greet all customers as they return for the day and refuel the watercraft to calculate the customer’s cost of fuel usage.

• Responsible for outfitting all minors with lifejackets.

• Maneuver houseboats in and out of the marina when customers are ready.

• Taught customers how to use smaller rentals such as kayaks, paddle boards, wake boards, innertubes, and water skis.

• Sanitized and pumped out houseboat grey and black water

• Operated a 3000 PSI for the sanitizing of house boats and docks.

• Assisted in the process of removing the houseboat fleet from the lake at the end of the 2014 season.

• Removed all trash from the docks and transported it to a dumpster using the ATV cart system.

• Filed a theft claim with local law enforcement until the manager arrived. Job Related Training:

Columbia College:

• CESC 33 Introduction to the Earth – Completed May 2014

• CESC 10 Environmental Geology – Completed May 2015

• CCCTIS 59 GIS/GPS – Completed June 2018

• CCCTIS 64 ArcGIS: Creating a Basic Map – Completed May 2019

• CGEOGR 61 GIS Fire Incident Mapping – Completed May 2019

• CCCTIS 62 GIS Mapping Intro to S&R GIS – Completed May 2019

• CCCTIS 10 Computer Concepts/Info Systems – Completed May 2019

• CCCTIS 68 UAV/Drone Mapping – Completed May 2019

• CCCTIS 75 Introduction to Remote Sensing – Completed May 2019

• CCCTIS 60 Introduction to ArcGIS – Completed May 2019

• CFNR 1 Natural Resource Conservation – Completed July 2019

• CGEOGR 66 Web Mapping – Completed December 2019

• CFNR 60 Intro to Maps/Remote Sensing – Completed December 2019 Page 7

• CGEOGR 70 Intro to Raster–Based GIS – Completed December 2019

• CFNR 53 Forest Surveying – Completed May 2020

References:

Previous Supervisor for TRiO SSS Columbia College Abby Sunday – ad07xq@r.postjobfree.com – 209-***-****

Previous Manager/Boss for TRiO SSS Columbia College Anneka Rogers Whitmer – ad07xq@r.postjobfree.com – 209-***-****

Professor for Geology and GIS courses Columbia College Dr. Jeff Tolhurst – ad07xq@r.postjobfree.com – 209-***-****

Former Supervisor ACRT Pacific Alex Brown – ad07xq@r.postjobfree.com – 510-***-**** Former Supervisor ACRT Pacific Robert Ashton – ad07xq@r.postjobfree.com – 510-***-****



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