GIS Analyst
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Dolores, CO
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GIS professional with extensive experience applying geospatial technologies to archaeological and historical research and land surveying. I’m a Registered Professional Archaeologist and have conducted total station mapping of prehistoric and historic sites all over the US, Spain, France, and Belize. I have worked as a GIS analyst/technician on several projects since 2022. Skilled in ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, QGIS, ESRI software, and Trimble Data Systems SurveyPro surveying software, with a proven track record of producing high-quality spatial data.
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William T Brown
G I S A N A L Y S T
A R C H A E O L O G I C A L C A R T O G R A P H E R University of New Mexico
GPA: 4.03
MASTER OF ARTS, ARCHAEOLOGY
2007
University of Alabama
BACHELOR OF ARTS, ANTHROPOLOGY AND
HISTORY
1991
May 1, 2022- Mar 20, 2025
GIS analyst managing geospatial data for multiple archaeological surveys throughout the states of Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. My work included processing GPS field data, querying NMCRIS (New Mexico archaeological/GIS database) and OAHP Compass (Colorado archaeological and GIS database), using ArcMap and ArcGIS Pro to create and manage geodatabases, creating GIS layer files for the San Juan National Forest, and preparing 200-300 plan maps and project location maps for reports submitted to various federal agencies. GIS ANALYST
Interior West Consulting l P.O. Box 239 Dolores, CO 1991-2013
From 1991 to 2013, I served as an Archaeologist/Mapping Crew Chief on numerous projects across the American Southwest (including at Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon), the Plains, northwestern Belize, northern Spain, and southern France. In these roles, I: Mapped prehistoric Pueblo sites, Jornada Mogollon villages, Late Classic Maya residences, and Upper Paleolithic deposits using Topcon, Leica, Nikon/TDS, and Sokkia/TDS total stations.
Supervised and trained teams of professional crews and graduate students in field mapping techniques, plan/profile drawing, and data recording Coordinated with archaeological field directors, cultural resource management firms, and university-sponsored research teams on projects of varying complexity, from small-scale feature mapping to large-scale excavations.
Created topographic maps of prehistoric and historic sites, including prehistoric Pueblos, Spanish Colonial-era plazas, and cave sites with Neanderthal, Solutrean, and Magdalenian deposits.
MAPPING/ARCHAEOLOGICAL CREW CHIEF
Various Employers
May 15-Nov 20, 2024
Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies University of Arizona GIS TECHNICIAN
This work included using ArcGIS Pro to digitize and georeference a map of Catholic and Protestant churches in the Holy Roman Empire in 1648, as part of the Shared Churches Project being conducted by Dr. Beth Plummer of the Department of History/Medieval Studies, University of Arizona.
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University of Arizona
GPA: 4.00
MASTER OF SCIENCE, GIS
2025
SKILLS
ESRI ArcGIS Pro
ESRI ArcMap
QGIS
R Scripting
Python Scripting
Internet Mapping
Total Station Mapping
Trimble Data Systems Software
Use of Garmin GPS Units
Jan 10-Apr 10, 2025
School of Geography, Development, and Environment University of Arizona GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT
Graduate teaching assistant for an advanced undergraduate GIS course (GIST 420: Advanced GIS) taught by Dr. Craig Wissler. My work included grading lab assignments, discussions, and answering students’ questions.
Feb 05-Apr 10, 2003
Maness and Associates Cortez, CO
SURVEY INSTRUMENT MAN/ROD MAN
Instrument man for a PLS (Ernie Maness) running a Sokkia total station on several land surveying projects around Cortez, CO, including land title surveys, right-of-way stakeouts, etc. Jan 15-Oct 12, 1998
CAJE Engineering Cortez, CO
SURVEY INSTRUMENT MAN/ROD MAN
Instrument man for CAJE Engineering running a Sokkia total station on several land surveying projects around Montezuma County, CO, including land title surveys, right-of-way stakeouts, etc. This work included establishing a traffic intersection at County Road G in Cortez, CO, slope staking, and performing bench loops (Rich Feit, Party Chief).
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