Quality Assurance Information Systems

Joshua Lane Smith

*** ****** ***** ***, *******, MS 39047

601-***-**** e: ****************@*****.***

Education

Master’s in Business Administration, Delta State University, Degree completed. July 2021 Bachelor of Science, Geographic Information Systems, American Sentinel University, Aurora, Colorado, Degree completed October 1, 2012, GPA: 3.7 Associate in Applied Science, Forest Technology, Degree completed May 2007, GPA: 3.0 Jones County Junior College, Ellisville, Mississippi Experience

Manager Land Resource Group, October 2022 to present Soterra LLC, Flowood, MS

• Supervise Land Resource Group

o Carbon Sequestration

o Recreational Lease Revenue

o Pine Straw Revenue

o Gravel Revenue

o Supervise ArcGIS Server Administration

GIS Administrator, March 2015 to October 2022

Soterrra LLC, Flowood, MS

• Supervise ArcGIS Server Administration

• Manage Windows 2012 Server environment including, but not limited to, installation, administration, support, and Database development

• Supervise or participate in Geospatial and Non-Geospatial Data management activities o Receiving

o Delivery

o Quality Assurance

o Metadata

o Acceptance

o Indexing

• Manage development and design of database strategies, monitoring and improvement of database performance, and planning for future expansion requirements.

• Manage development and implementation of Trimble Business Resource Manager and Land Resource Manager

• Manage development and installation of new Hunting Lease Website

• Manage Hunting Lease Website

• Manage SoterraLLC.com

Adjunct Professor, January 2015 to Present

American Sentinel University, Aurora, CO

• Instruct students in Introductory and Advanced GIS Courses o Intro to GIS

o GIS in Practice

o Environmental Modeling

o Introduction to GIS Business Applications

o Introduction to Geodatabases

o Senior Capstone Project

• Prepare syllabi and classroom instruction for courses

• Maintain and submit accurate and timely student performance records according to university policy

GIS Analyst, February 2013 to March 2015

Georgia Pacific, Flowood, MS

• Maintain Enterprise GIS databases for Mid-South Group

• Manage collection and creation of region datasets

• Provide thematic maps for specific business analysis

• Supervise the maintenance of the base map coverages for access by the program participants.

• Provide advanced analytics to various levels of the organization via models, ad-hoc analysis, and interactive tools using GIS and other platforms.

• Identifying applicable uses of GIS tools for operational analysis. GIS Coordinator, June 2009 to February 2013

Pearl River County, Poplarville, MS

• Manage editing of county data

• Manage the training of new employees

• Manage map data for all departments within the county

• Assist customers with questions and concerns

• Worked seamlessly with IT departments to establish a standard operating procedure for mapping department

Platoon Sergeant, January 2001 to June 2009

United States Marine Corps, Jackson, MS

• Conducted cordon and search missions throughout the Al Anbar Province to gather intelligence, illegal weapons, and enemy insurgents

• Setup vehicle check points to disrupt enemy traffic and give visible presence to local populace

• Supervised the escort of over 200 tactical convoys

• Awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with V for Valor References

Georgia Pacific

• David Matthews 601-***-****

• Ben Wilson 225-***-****

Pearl River County

• Solomon Moody 769-***-****

Soterra LLC

• Andy Callahan 251-***-****

United States Marine Corps

• Sam Howard 601-***-****

• Justin Sticker 985-***-****

Certifications

• FAA Part 107 Commercial Drone Pilot - 4171319

• GISP Professionally Certified: Certification Number 33570

• Certified Private Applicator by the MS Department of Agriculture

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