Luke Watson-Sharer

267-***-**** · Philadelphia, PA · adlcx2@r.postjobfree.com · https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukewatsonsharer/

Education

Clark University, Worcester, MA Expected June 2021 Bachelor of Arts in Geography concentrating on Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Minors in Economics and Political Science, Study Abroad Spain; University of Seville School of Business, Spring 2020

Skills

Competencies: Public speaking, Problem solving, Self-motivation, Prioritizing, Persistence, and Collaboration

GIS: ArcPro, ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, QGIS, GeoDa, Terrset, MapBox, Google Earth Engine

Programming Languages and software: Intermediate Level - R and Python; Novice Level - HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and Java, Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint), Tableau

Technical Applications: Geospatial analysis, Scripting, Imagery analysis, Basic financial modeling, Data visualization, Data analytics, Web application development, Deliverables, and Integration of environmental, economic and geospatial data

Languages: Fluent in English and Spanish

Communication Applications: Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Slack, Dropbox, Google Drive Suite, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Premiere

Technical applications: WordPress, GitHub, Google Colab Notebooks

Experiences

Clark University Information Technology Services, Consultant, Worcester MA January 2019 – Present

Provide technical support and consulting with clients of Clark University; work across departments and using IT and Endpoint resources to resolve client technological issues and keep clients up to date on tickets; consult students and faculty to leverage technological and University resources to their full advantage; completed over 2,000 ticketed client problems

Blue Raster, GIS and Data Analyst Intern, Arlington, Virginia May 2020- August 2020

Designed front end/backend GIS products for a web application consulting company; closely collaborated with clients from the CDC, Microsoft, and others from across the globe, developing projects and applying ideas for deliverables

Implemented solutions for clients, performed QA/QC, maximized sales proposals, preparing reports in Adobe Acrobat, created blog posts & PowerPoints, Independently designed innovative client dashboard, attended and presented at virtual user conferences, successfully completed 15 projects over the course of the summer

MUN Impact, GIS Analyst Intern, Watsonville, California December 2019 – March 2020

Closely collaborated with the executive director of MUN Impact using ESRI and ArcGIS Online to develop surveys, story maps and maps to display data driven solutions for MUN Impact. MUN Impact used the information to support the United Nation’s sustainable development goals

Developed globally used products in Nigeria, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and the United States, which have been used by over 1,000 students and educators globally

The City of Philadelphia, Department of Streets, Research Intern, Philadelphia PA May 2019 - September 2019

Collaborated with the Department of Streets to identify and rank over 2,500 Philadelphia Street closures; to assess Philadelphia Streets and gather data and to create a system to evaluate the impact of each closure in terms of congestion and accessibility

Projects

Examination of air quality and quality of life indices of impoverished American counties over time, Fall 2019 Link

Examination of Massachusetts Audubon Burncoat Pond using NDVI, NDBI, NDWI, EVI in Landsat 8, Fall 2019 Link

Climate emigration and rainfall in the dry corridor of Honduras using deterministic models, Fall 2019 Link

Coursework

New Methods in Earth Observation, Advanced Raster and Vector GIS, Geospatial Data Analysis in R, Modeling Economic and Ecological Systems, Remote Sensing GIS, Data Structures CS, Web Mapping and Open-Source GIS, Strategic Business Management, Advanced Macroeconomics, Corporate Organization, Python Programming, Computer Programming for GIS

Activities and Leadership

Clark University Collegiate Model UN, Events Coordinator, Worcester, MA Aug 2017 - Present

Award-winning member of Clark University’s nationally recognized Model UN team, where responsibilities include chairing committees, training new members and competing at conferences, planning and executing events on, off-campus & virtually

Clark University Focus group, Co-Leader and Facilitator, Worcester, MA Aug 2017 – Mar 2020

Collaborated with Clark professional staff to develop lesson plans, facilitate meetings with over 30 people, group recruitment, community service organizing and guiding new students through the college experience

Volunteerism

CIEE Seville, Seville Spain, Volunteer Cultural and Language Assistant Teacher Jan 2020 - March 2020

Developing lesson plans for students and educators teaching English to students aged 14-16 at a local school

Other volunteer experience: Church youth group WPMF, Philadelphia Student Union, Habitat for Humanity

Hobbies and Interests

Ancient history, camping, classic film, fantasy sports, road-tripping, and rock-climbing

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