Heather Erickson

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Commerce City, CO 80022

ad3gqu@r.postjobfree.com

720-***-****

https://www.linkedin.com/in/heatherericksondenver/ Computer Skills

Proficient in:

ArcGIS and ArcPro – 20+ years of experience with ESRI Products

GE Smallworld - 2.5 years of experience

AutoCAD Civil 3D – 2 Years of Experience

ArcPad – 1 Year of Experience

ERDAS Imagine – 10 Years of Experience

ENVI – 10 Years of Experience

PostGIS – 1 Year of Experience

MS Excel – 20+ years of experience

MS Word – 20+ years of experience

MS Outlook – 20+ years of experience

Familiar with:

Python

PostGIS

SQL

FME

Alteryx

Professional Experience

Q3 Contracting, Design Tech, Denver, CO October 2023 - Present

Designed gas and electric distribution for Xcel Energy at customer requests.

Used Smallworld Designer Manager and SAP softwares to design and submit plans and cost estimates to Xcel.

Prepared a variety of documents and reports associated with projects including cost estimates, calculation of gas load or electric demand, maps, sketches, and other supporting documentation.

Performed field inspection and construction supervision services. Visit job sites and assess for potential issues and conflicts during construction.

Checked the work of designers, drafters, and field service personnel for general quality and accuracy as required.

Understood and applied applicable Codes and Standards. Tilson Tech, Closeout Specialist, Remote

10 months of GIS Experience October 2022 – June 2023

Updated necessary tracking systems to ensure that project and/program status is maintained with complete accuracy.

Created and distributed correspondence relevant to the team, project, or program (internal and external).

Performed troubleshooting and assist with solutions brainstorming.

Experience in using tracking and project management software to update milestones, track past due deliverables, and generate reports.

Read and understood contract language, interpret ambiguity, identify risks to program delivery, and create actionable work breakdown structures to coordinate with project teams.

Managed and organized documentation and repositories for large scale programs.

Performed periodic data analytics and data deep-dives to determine the current state of a project.

Built reports to support project teams; Provide ad hoc reports as requested.

Scheduled, attended, and participated in meetings with project teams. This includes taking and providing meeting minutes for key stakeholders.

Learned and used the client’s systems.

Uploaded project specific documentation into client’s systems.

Communicated all issues to management prior to reaching critical status.

Developed and maintained accurate and complete files for projects and programs, continue to monitor for integrity and completeness.

KGPCo, GIS Coordinator, Aurora CO

2 years of GIS Experience August 2020 – Oct 2022

Managed and maintained GIS data for large telecomm company, including permitted areas and stages of construction of fiber optic cable and related equipment.

Maintained records for the construction and completion of fiber optic network installed.

Completed accurate records of completed fiber installation for the invoicing department.

Designed placement of fiber optic cable and telecommunication equipment for large telecomm company

Frontier Geotek, Inc., GIS Analyst, Englewood, CO

6 months of GIS Experience February 2020 – July 2020

Determined best routes for cable and fiber optic networking for large cable company clients.

Created maps for determining cable company customer locations and market areas.

Researched markets areas where high speed internet is underserved. NEI Electric Power Engineering Inc., GIS Designer, Wheat Ridge, CO 6 months of GIS Experience July 2019 – January 2020

Designed underground collection system for wind turbines

Found best route for collections based on geographic, man-made, cultural and environmental constraints.

Drew one-line diagrams for electrical collection EN Engineering, GIS Analyst, Englewood, CO

2.5 Years of GIS and GE Smallworld Experience January 2017 – June 2019

Designed gas and electric distribution for Xcel Energy at customer requests.

Used Bentley Utility Designer, Smallworld and SAP softwares to design and submit plans and cost estimates to Xcel.

Prepared a variety of documents and reports associated with projects including cost estimates, calculation of gas load or electric demand, maps, sketches, and other supporting documentation.

Performed field inspection and construction supervision services. Visit job sites and assess for potential issues and conflicts during construction.

Checked the work of designers, drafters, and field service personnel for general quality and accuracy as required.

Understood and applied applicable Codes and Standards. University of Colorado at Denver (UCD), GIS Analyst, Denver, CO I year of GIS Experience April 2015 – March 2016

Worked at the City and County of Denver (CCD) Public Works Department as part of the Civil Engineering Student Internship program between UCD and CCD.

Completed weekly work schedule for UCD student employees who worked within the City of Denver

Completed biweekly timesheets for UCD student employees who worked within the City of Denver

Downloaded GIS data collected in the field using ArcPAD

Managed and maintained downloaded field data using ArcMap 10.0

Acted as the liaison between UCD student employees, Denver City staff and University of Colorado staff

Trained UCD student employees how to carry out their jobs duties, including how to use ArcPad, how to conduct proper assets inventory and condition assessments, and how to track their time. Jeppesen, Geospatial Analyst, Englewood, CO

4 months of GIS Experience Nov 2012 – March 2013

Extracted features for database population using ArcMap in an SDE environment

Manipulated aerial imagery contrast and histogram ratios for better viewablilty Wrangler Resources, Senior Geotech, Denver, CO Aug 2011 – June 2012

Organized, maintained and loaded various well and log data

Organized, maintained and loaded seismic and microseismic data in Petra

Acquired new well and log data from commercial and state agency websites

Generated geologic base maps and cross sections

Prepared Power Point presentations of reserve production data for investor meetings Office of Surface Mining, Civil Engineer, Denver, CO Sept 2001 – Oct 2009

Assisted in providing technical support to WR regulatory activities including slope stability analysis, evaluation of the design of civil engineering structures, blasting, bond calculations, slope stability, approximate original contour, underground mining design, subsidence, and structural/foundation investigations.

Assisted in providing oversight guidance and technical assistance to Field Offices, State Regulatory authorities, and applicants in the engineering discipline.

Assisted in the review of engineering sections of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements prepared by other Federal and State agencies and assisted in preparing appropriate review comments.

Examined materials and case studies to assist in the determination of the effectiveness of the current regulations and guidance in fulfilling the requirements of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act.

Kept abreast of the innovations and “state-of-the-art” technology in the field of engineering by attending meetings of professional societies and reading various publications.

Provided others inside and outside OSM with useful and timely information relative to assigned program areas.

Performed computations for reports and records data from field site studies and assisted principle investigators in their studies.

Education

University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO Jan 2010 – May 2015 Civil Engineering with Geographical Information Systems Graduation – MSCE – May 16, 2015

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD Aug 1997 – May 2001 Civil/Environmental Engineering Major GPA 3.17

Graduation – BSCE – May 2001

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