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-***-****