CHRISTOPHER WEYENBERG

GIS Technician

Profile

7+ years of experience working as a Geographic Information Systems Technician with a demonstrated history of working in the environmental and utility industry. Passion for wildlife and land matters that include planning and modeling. I possess a broad technical toolset paired with a desire to champion GIS to my clients. Thorough understanding of GIS concepts, best practices and data types with a strong background in ESRI software suite.

Strengths & Skills

Analyzing spatially based data

Data collection, review, preparation, and delivery

Follow state, city, and/or company regulations

Custom client mapping / cartography

QA/QC- Peer Review

Interpretation of complex maps/Cad Drawings

Working in Team Environment

As built Construction Plans and Redlines

Health and safety support

Creating GIS solutions

Digitizing technical information

Sampling and lab analysis

Employment History

GIS Clerk

NIPSCO- Hammond, IN. MAY 2023- PRESENT

Data remediation to Utility Network and Utility Pipeline Data Model,

Validating geospatial data, resolving data errors, assisting in tasks to enhance and modernize maps and records department

GIS Consultant

Nicor Energy- Naperville, IL. April 2022 to Feb 2023

Mapping Paper As builts and redlines in GIS system.

Reading construction plans and updating edits in GIS

Editing landbase, pipeline, and dimension data. Data gathering and record keeping.

GIS Specialist Blackhills Energy - Council Bluffs, IA. November 2020 to April 2022

Mapping digital and paper As-builts into GIS, digitizing, editing, analyzing pipeline data.

Managing large datasets

Communication with construction managers to fulfill mapping needs for field employees

GIS Specialist HDR, Omaha, NE June 2019- November 2020

Mapping Paper As-builts into GIS, Map cleanup and data integrity,and Digitizing underground assets

GIS Technician, Watershed Protection September 2015-December 2018

City of Austin, Austin, TX

Reading site and subdivision engineering and construction plans

Mapping storm water data using GIS techniques with ESRI ARCGIS

Peer- reviewing and providing feedback for staff and management

Working with aerial images, custom GIS tools, data gathering, archiving, with multiple datasets

Natural Resource Technician April 2015-August 2015

Travis County, Austin TX

Golden-cheeked Warbler and Black-capped Vireo surveys

Monitoring cowbird traps

Fire ant removal

GIS Fencing Project w/Trimble software

Karst monitoring and management

GIS Technician. September 2014-March 2015

DrillingInfo, Austin, TX

Geo-referencing, topology and attributing of pipeline data

Create maps in ArcMap using various datasets

QA/QC of geo-spatial data into final product. Research and interpretation of source documentation Including legal documents and survey plats.

Data entry and manipulation of geospatial and non-spatial information in ArcGIS

Research Scientist & Technician March 2013-August 2014

Balcones Canyonlands Preserve (via University of Missouri-Columbia), Austin, TX

Golden-cheeked Warbler territory surveys

Collected pairing success, breeding success, and productivity data

Point counts of endangered bird species by sight and sound

Vegetation Surveying

Orienting with GPS, Topographical Maps, and Compass

Biologist & Wetlands & Soil Management Technician May 2012-February 2013

Bosque Del Apache NWR (via Louisiana State University), San Antonio, NM

Soil, water, and vegetation sampling/ identification

Irrigation and water management on wetlands and agricultural units

Data entry and GIS

Salinity and PH testing

Volunteer Work

Surveying Volunteer March 2012-May 2012

Balcones Canyon Lands NWR, Marble Falls, TX

I worked surveying and documenting the Endangered bird species in the area

Surveying Volunteer September 2011-February 2012

Rio Bosque Wetland Preserve, El Paso, TX

I worked surveying general population of birds as well as implementing faunal monitoring

Technical Skills

Software: proficient in ESRI, ArcGIS, ArcPro, ArcFM, ArcMap, SPSS, GPS Units, Compass, Topographical Maps,, Google Earth Pro, Trimble GPS, Microsoft Office Suite

Driving 4x4 vehicles, ATVs and UTVs. CPR and first aid

The University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Science in Biology

Austin Community College, Certification in Geographic Information Systems

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