Zachary J Nelson
Phone: 713-***-****
Email: adu8ql@r.postjobfree.com
Personal Portfolio under construction at: https://zach134.github.io/PersonalPortfolio/
University of Houston Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Graduated May 2015
Pennsylvania State University GIS Postbaccalaureate Certification 4.0GPA
Software Development/GIS Experience:
Python – ArcPy: ArcPy is a python site package which mirrors the function of geoprocessing tools found in ArcGIS Pro. Below are some examples of certain geoprocessing-related operations I performed using Python and ArcPy.
Example parsing a KML file:
https://github.com/Zach134/ParseKML/blob/main/ParseKML.py
Example parsing a CSV file:
https://github.com/Zach134/Python-csv-Parser/blob/main/ConstructPath.py
Example extracting and updating data in shapefiles using an UpdatCursor:
https://github.com/Zach134/DataExtraction/blob/main/HockeyDataExtraction.py
Objective C/Swift – Xcode: Worked on a team of five to build a journal entry social media app for iOS complete with user verification/login information, user profiles, follow button, and picture/video sharing.
Unity – Game dev in C#. Scripting for player controls, sprite animations, camera controls, etc.
Example of a simple Player Controller script in C#:
https://github.com/Zach134/2DPlatformer/blob/main/PlayerController.cs
ArcGIS Pro – Comfortable performing site selection analysis, database development, georeferencing, building customized script tools, and using the model builder feature.
Web Dev with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript – Experienced in front end development both from undergraduate training and learning to use front end technologies online.
Additional Skills and Employment:
Skilled in pixel art. Created tilesets for various background environments using Piskel and Graphics Gale.
Created character sprites complete with idle, jumping, running, and attack animations. The sprites were animated using Unity’s animator.
Pool repair and maintenance, (Jan 3rd, 2016-Present): Repairing/cleaning filters, filter pumps, and other pool equipment. Also, weekly pool maintenance.