Project Manager Management

James Provencher

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Cell – 434-***-****

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SUMMARY

Over 14 years of GIS and IT experience with emphasis on using ESRI and Autodesk products.

Active Clearance –TS/SCI.

Exploit and analyze a variety of imagery sources including WARP, RDOG, SIPR and unclassified

Google Earth. Georeference Satellite imagery for geo location analysis.

Tasks include Consulting, Project Management, New Project Development, design, creation,

implementation, and maintenance of ESRI GIS and Autodesk applications for Facilities

Management, Utilities and Environmental Cleanup. Manage time estimates and Contracts, write

Proposals and Strategic Plans, and prepare Scopes of Work and Business Management

Processes.

Served as a Survey Crew Chief using Total Stations, GPS Static and RTK technology for

environmental support, Boundary, subdivision, Aerial control, topographic surveys and GIS asset

collection.

Project Management level support of Migrating and deploying GIS data into a GIS hosting

infrastructure in a Web environment.

Provided expertise in configuring scalable, load balancing GIS hosting architecture using GIS

server products.

Developed ESRI based GIS Hosting Infrastructure applications using ArcGIS, ArcGIS Server,

ArcIMS, Metadaserver, ArcPad, Autocad Civil Design and Autodesk Mapguide Enterprise. Onsite

installation for client server applications.

Web site design and deployment in a Windows Operating System using IIS.

Support of Application servers, file servers and Data Storage.

GIS lifecycle Consulting and Planning for clients which included; Needs assessment, map

database connectivity, Pilot projects, Query and analysis standards design and data conversion.

Website coding and design using SQL, Access Database, HTML and ColdFusion.

Demonstrated high level of competence in GeoSpatial Database design and administration.

Build GIS base map applications for Facility Planning of Army National Guard installations and

Army Corps of Engineers. Certified Company Instructor to Army Teams for ArcGIS Application

Training. Prepare and maintain user documentation.

Training and User Documentation of GIS Hosting Environment.

Masters Certification in GIS using ESRI Products. Received Certificates of training in ArcGIS 1 and ArcGIS

2, Erdas Imagine, Dreamweaver, XML, Python for Geoprocessing, Geoprocessing Raster Data Using

ArcGIS Spatial Analyst, California Land Surveyor Associations 12 week Seminar, 40hr HAZWOPER, and

First Aid/CPR.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration In Progress

University of Phoenix On Line

Master Certification Geographic Information Systems 1999

University of Denver, Denver, CO

Bachelor of Science Soil Science & Land Use Management 1995

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA

EXPERIENCE

GIS Specialist, Principle Government Contract 05/2010 – Present

CACI International – Charlottesville, VA

Provide Management level contract support for Facilities Infrastructure and Engineering

Systems (FIRES) program.

Geospatial Intelligence exploits imagery, imagery products (including Advanced Geospatial

Intelligence) and geographic products and data to create intelligence solutions for the

Warfighter and senior government officials.

Queries, assesses, integrates, manipulates, exploits, extracts, and analyzes digital data and

imagery, both geospatial and research databases, and various ancillary sources.

Completes data analysis and evaluation, geospatial data reformat and conversion, and photo

interpretation.

Performs application engineering development; processes digital imagery; customizes product

generation; researches and gathers information; performs customer information analysis.

Translates GEOINT requirements into appropriate requests for imagery or queries using all

available imaging sensors or GEOINT data bases.

Interacts with professional colleagues to communicate research mission, issues, and geospatial

requirements.

Responsible for directing and mentoring geospatial analysts.

Directs adherence to established guidelines, procedures and policies.

Assess program requirements, review tools and processes for adequacy.

Review all Business Management Processes to ensure they follow requirements and program

goals.

Monthly Status reports and tracking.

Perform employee reviews.

Exploit and analyze a variety of imagery sources including WARP, RDOG, SIPR and unclassified

Google Earth. Georeference Satellite imagery for geo location analysis.

Develop custom products in response to Requests for Information which may include, but are

not limited to, data extraction, conversion, and image manipulation, spatial queries, image

rectification, and creation of shape files.

Provided guidance to Geospatial Analysts on keeping up with the current policies and time

keeping. Coordinated workflow relating to current and new project guidelines and deliverables.

Provide guidance and training to Geospatial Analysts to increase their knowledge of the current

software capabilities.

Provide custom KML , GeoPDF and ArcGIS files per request.

Assigns geospatial information to facilities entered into FIRES database.

Exploits databases including DIA Gemini, R DOG and NGA Geo Names Serve.

Maintains and corrects facility metadata as necessary.

Coordinates with upper management, developers and Lab Processing teams to support

geospatial operations.

Software utilization: ArcGIS, ArcCatalog, ArcInfo, AutoCAD Map 3D, Raster Design, ERDAS Imagine,

Global Mapper, Google Earth and TerraGo GeoPDF, XML, Python, Microsoft office products.

Senior GIS Analyst – Government Contract 04/2009 – 05/2010

Rentfrow Inc. San Diego, CA

Provided Project Management level contract support for the Southwest Region of the Naval

Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) GIS Program in accordance with Commander Navy

Installations Command in Washington, DC. The support is to help streamline and enhance the

operations of the Asset Management Business Line and related Business/ Support/Product Lines

for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command at both the programmatic and operational level.

Coordinate with Project Managers from other regions and multiple business lines to implement

a Single Source Navy worldwide GIS Space Management Module.

Assess and implement program requirements for Floor Plan data collection and data loading

into the Navy’s GIS Regional Shore Installation Management (RSIMS) Space Module.

Troubleshoot issues related to failed or incomplete data loads.

Advise and Coordinate multiple contractors from different companies in the collection of over 5

million square feet of Floor Plan data to be converted to AutoCAD and GIS to insure compliance

with program requirements.

Assess program requirements for data maintenance, review tools and processes for adequacy.

Review all Scopes of Work and Business Management Processes to ensure they follow

requirements and program goals. Document software bugs and functionality deficiencies and

recommend enhancements to the RSIMS Change Control Board.

Perform analysis and develop methodologies for interfacing with other systems. Prepare

outreach materials for internal Navy uses as well as dissemination at Federal and Public forums.

Ensure that necessary processes and technology capabilities are in place to sustain the Space

Management data being collected and preserving the government’s investment in data

collection.

Provide training and support to government personnel and contractors in the field performing

data collection. Track all floor plan and attribute data packages being collected and loaded to

ensure all issues resolved.

Provide monthly progress reports for all contract efforts to Washington, DC Commander Navy

Installations Command.

GIS Private Contractor 2009

Self Employed, Camarillo, CA

Provided Consulting Services to client, Surveying, Developed and Managed GIS web and desktop

applications using ESRI and Autodesk software, maintain budget and schedules as well as new

Project Development.

Work closely with photogrammetrists surveying Aerial control to exploit Aerial Imagery from

photogrammetrists and satellite imagery for GIS analysis and GIS server applications.

Design and build ArcPad solutions for client field use. Managed and administered GIS application

hosting servers to support business operations. New software testing for client applications and

provide recommendations.

Typical Surveying tasks include Field data collection using Total Station, GPS Static and RTK

survey methodology with office post processing of GPS data. Office surveying data conversion

and processing with Autocad Civil 3D.

Database and Web Page Design with ColdFusion MX and SQL using Access Database

applications.

Training Instructor for GIS educating clients and their staff.

GIS Web Administrator Government Contract 2008 – 2009

Northrop Grumman IT, Port Hueneme, CA

GIS Web Administrator for Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Web based

centralized GIS Hosting Environment for their multi million dollar Environmental Restoration

Program (ERP). Provided direct support for Naval Installation Restoration Information Solution

(NIRIS), used by Navy and contractors to manage, evaluate, and visualize data and records for

Navy and the Marine Corps cleanup sites. Also provided Backup support for Regional Shore

Installation Management System (RSIMS).

Implementation, administration, oversight and technical services in support of installing,

configuring, managing, refreshing, debugging and tuning the components of the GIS Hosting

Infrastructure and their integration with other Navy enterprise systems.

Facilitate the implementation of NAVFAC GeoReadiness data standards for data within the GIS

Hosting Infrastructure using ArcIMS and ESRI's Metadata Server application for the Windows

Environment.

Provide system configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting support for the components of the

GIS hosting environment.

Provide technical consultation and hands on support with respect to the management of data

linking to ArcSDE for Oracle from ArcCatalog stored in the GIS Hosting Environment.

Provide technical documentation related to the operation of the GIS Hosting Environment for

Regional Shore Installation Management System GIS user Faq page on the Navy Portal site and

tracking security controls for NIRIS.

GIS Consultant/ Project Manager 2002 – 2008

Sage Consultants, Inc., Camarillo, CA

Provided Consulting Services, Developed and Managed GIS applications for Water/Wastewater

pipelines, Environmental Cleanup, Groundwater Monitoring Wells, and Utility Companies using

desktop and server based technologies. Assess clients’ needs and develop specifications; plan

and implement projects from initial conceptual design through coding, final delivery, and client

approval.

Provide Consulting, Project Management, maintained budgets and schedules as well as new

Project Development.

Developed mapping and web based applications for Windows Operating Systems using IIS,

implementations using ArcGIS, ArcPad, Autodesk Map, and Mapguide. Onsite installation for

clients’ server applications and Managed local Company Server applications.

Database and Web Page Design with Dreamweaver MX, ColdFusion MX, and SQL using Access

Database applications.

GIS life cycle planning for clients; Needs assessment, map database connectivity, Pilot projects,

Query and analysis standards design, and data conversion.

Survey/Crew Chief using Total Stations, GPS Static and RTK technology for environmental

support, Boundary, subdivision, Aerial control, topographic surveys and GIS asset collection.

Training Instructor for GIS educating clients and their staff.

GIS Analyst / Group Lead / Supervisor – Government Contractor 1999 – 2002

Nakata Planning Group, LLC, Colorado Springs, CO

Build GIS base map applications for Facility Planning of Army National Guard installations and

Army Corps of Engineers.

Certified Company Instructor providing onsite classroom software installation and instruction to

Army Teams for GIS Applications around the country.

Supervised and coordinated GIS project tasks until completion.

Built Facility Base map applications using Autodesk Map, Microstation, and ArcView 3.2.

Analyzed Facilities Geographic Information Systems (FGIS) for military installations utilizing

access databases and ArcView 3.2.

Environmental Impact, Topographic, and Land Use Maps using ArcView 3.2 for military impact

analysis.

Write maintain Training Manuals and user documentation.

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