Lead Scientist - Geographer

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Fort Pierce, Florida *****

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Email: ******@*****.***

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Frank S. Razem, GISP, PMP

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Professional Objective

To pursue a career managing systems, projects and personnel while promoting dynamic and standardized geospatial information systems based on sound practices and cutting-edge technology for more efficient and effective spatial information exchanges, and better decision making to support environmental, cultural and ecological conservation and restoration.

Skills

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified GIS Professional (GISP) Geographic Information Systems (GIS). COMPUTER: Experienced in programs such as: GIS ARC/Info 9/8/7/6 (ArcPlot, ArcEdit), ArcView3.2 and many associated programs. GIS application and database development. Full Microsoft Office Suite, AutoCAD v9 – 2010, many other Windows Applications and Web Development software. Network Systems & databases such as Oracle, SDE, Informix, Info, SQL, Access, dBASE, Telnet, PC-NFS, FTP, Internet, WWW. Have used and been trained on Workstations, PC's, Laptops, GPS equipment, PDA’s, WYSE Terminals and Networks. Imaging software, XV, MrSID, Imagine, Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro, Image Alchemy, ArcIMS Author. Programming languages: C, C++, Visual Basic, HTML, AML, Avenue, some Python, ASP, VBA,VBScript & JavaScript.

Education

Colorado Technical University Colorado Springs, Co

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Project Management (BSBA-PM)

Summa cum Laude (3.92 GPA)

Professional Certificates: Project Management Specialist, Management Essentials, Organizational Systems Improvement, Project Planning, Business Fundamentals, Basics of Accounting and Finance, Business in the Global Environment, Human Resource Development

GIS/ESRI Certificates Various locations

Advanced Arc/Info, Arc/Info 8.0, Land Records, Programming with Avenue, Intro to

ArcView, ArcSDE, Creating & Managing Geodatabases, Advanced Topics in ArcGIS8.3,

Customizing ArcIMS using XML, FEMA HAZUS-MH, Geodatabase Design Concepts,

Managing a Versioned Geodatabase, Land Records, GeoStatistical Analysis, Managing Cartographic Data in a Geodatabase, Minimum Technical Standards for Maps and Legal Descriptions

Project Management Seba Solutions West Palm Beach, Fl

Introduction to Project Management, Project Risk Management, Managing Contractors, Procurement for Project Manager, Writing Effective Statements of Work, Project Estimating, Project Management Methodology, Leadership Skills for Project Managers, Project Scheduling, Project Requirements, Conflict Management & Negotiations

Indian River State College Ft. Pierce, Fl

HTML Programming, C Programming, AutoCAD, AutoCAD II, 3D Modeling, AutoShade/Animator, WindowsNT Administration, Visual Basic

Treasure Coast School of Real Estate Stuart, Fl

Real Estate Broker

Real Estate Academy of the Treasure Coast Stuart, Fl

Practices and Principals of Real Estate

United States Navy San Diego, Ca.

Leadership and Management, Communications, Advanced Communications, Soviet Signaling, 3M Management (Maintenance, Materials and Manpower).

Experience, Qualifications & Employment Record

3/1999 - Present South Florida Water Management District WPB, Fl

Senior Supervising Scientist (Working Title: Geographer Supervisor)

Human Resource Management & direct GIS Staff supervision. Strategic Planning

Supervisory responsibilities include providing leadership, goal setting, performance evaluation, performance planning, coaching and counseling, corrective action, addressing/identifying training needs, measuring workflow efficiencies/implementing improvements, determining work schedules, reallocating resources to meet priority assignments, and recruiting staff.

Critical Thinking, Strategic Planning, Annual Work Planning and Resource Allocation

Project Management, Contract Management and Budgeting > $1M.

GIS Business Process, Database and Application design, development and implementation.

Enterprise Geospatial Database Management, Mapping, Spatial Analysis, Tracking, Reporting.

SDE Database Design and Administration, Relational databases, Data Stewardship.

Designed and implemented the Integrated Real Estate Information System (IRIS) GIS

Successfully implemented the Right-of-Way GIS permit editor application, ahead of schedule and on budget.

Coordinate Geometry, GPS, Web Development (including IMS) and publication of District land acquisitions projects.

Disaster Analysis and Planning and Remote Sensing.

Legal Description creation, Survey analysis & interpretation.

Obtained data from outside sources, data conversion, integration and implementation.

Assist and instruct other District personnel in ArcGIS, Arc/Info and ArcView.

Data migration, Governing Board exhibits, Arc/Oracle connection (ATLAS/IRIS).

GIS EOC Team Leader, EOC Event Coordinator, Districtwide Tool & Technology Evaluation Team, GIS Web Team, IRIS (Integrated Real Estate Information System) CORE Team.

District Employee of the Month - June 2000. District Team of the Month – August 2010.

Co-Chair 2001 & 2005 GIS Users Group.

6/2005 Orangutan Foundation International Borneo, Indonesia

GIS Volunteer

Field mapping of Orang-utan habitat.

Collecting data, GPS, land cover, canopy height, canopy cover and habitat viability in and adjacent to Tanjung Puting National Park, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, the island of Borneo.

The purpose of the GIS Volunteer Program is to support the development and improvement of the Orangutan Foundation’s Geographic Information System (GIS) through the collection of field data.

The objectives of the project are to map selected features of the park and surrounding areas including trails, rivers, orangutan survey locations, nests, and locations corresponding to selected pixels on satellite imagery, using Global Positioning System (GPS) and hardcopy mapping techniques under extremely harsh conditions.

The ultimate goals of the project were to identify and map vegetation and orangutan habitat in Tanjung Puting National Park and surrounding areas; identify optimum locations for new river blockades based on spatial assessments of illegal logging; and provide the basis for storing, mapping, and analyzing other conservation data for the park.

5/1994 – 3/1999 Board of County Commissioners Martin County, Fl

GIS Specialist

Implementation of the GIS parcel database, data library, image libraries and catalogs.

Aml and Avenue menu, application and program customization.

Provided individual training to Property Appraiser’s GIS staff in Land Records maintenance, Arc/Info 7.1, Arcview3, Solaris OpenWindows, observed and assisted during Property Appraiser’s Office ESRI training to ensure continuity with Martin County data.

Establish connections between GIS software and ORACLE database.

Data creation, analysis, reporting and publication to the web.

Created GIS Parcel database

Creation of coverages and many map products derived using data from various departments and agencies.

Considerable database, file and license management.

Data and image analysis, management and publication.

Created mapping templates for system wide use.

Create and implement information and data standards.

Provide training and support for county departments.

Demonstrate new GIS products to various groups and teams.

Participation in groups and teams to exchange information, determine long term GIS goals and visions.

Research of outside GIS data and source verification.

GIS hardware, software and information technology research as well as installation, configuration and testing, including alpha and beta testing of new technologies.

1987 – 1992 Clemons Real Estate Inc. Stuart, Fl

Realtor-Associate

Commercial, Industrial and Residential Real Estate Sales and Listings

Property Management, Land Management and Leasing

Real Estate Appraisals, Contract Negotiations, Title Searches

Land Information Systems

Conducted Closings

Arranged Financing

Examine and interpret Surveys, Architectural plans and Blueprints.

Examination of contracts, land titles, legal descriptions, abstracts, public records and other instruments to determine relevance and ensure quite title.

Professional Associations and Organizations

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certified GIS Professional (GISP)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force - Land Conservation Strategy Task Team

Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA)

GISCI’s National GISP Review Committee

GISCorps

Society for Conservation GIS (SCGIS)

Florida GIS Advisory Group

Florida ESRI User Group (FEUG)

Treasure Coast GIS Users Group

SouthEast Florida Archaeological Society (SEFAS)

SFWMD GIS Users Group – CoChairperson 2001 and 2005

Publications, Presentations and Awards

Razem, Frank, GISP, PMP “Ask the Panel of Experts” Workshop at the 17th Annual South Florida

GIS Expo. Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, Fl. 9 Sep 2010

Online: http://maps.co.palm-beach.fl.us/sfgisexpo/forms/schedule/SFGISExpo2010Schedule.pdf

Razem, Frank. Contributor, Acknowledgments pg xvii. The Everglades Handbook:

Understanding the Ecosystem. By Thomas E. Lodge. Boca Raton, FL: CRC,

2010. Print.

Razem, Frank & many other. South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Land Conservation

Strategy Report. October 2010 Online:http://www.sfrestore.org/issueteams/latt/documents/LCS_final_accepted_October_2010.pdf

Razem, Frank, GISP, PMP “Become a GISP Today!” Workshop at the 15th Annual South Florida

GIS Expo. Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, Fl. 2 October 2008

Online: http://maps.co.palm-beach.fl.us/sfgisexpo/forms/program/program2008.pdf

Razem, Frank, GISP, PMP “Become a GISP Today!” Workshop at the 14th Annual South Florida

GIS Expo. Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, Fl. 4 October 2007

Online: SFGISExpo2007Schedule.pdf

Razem, Frank S. & Rose, Michael “Restoring America's Everglades With GIS”. GIS for the

Conservation of Woodlands and Wetlands, December 2007

Online: http://www.esri.com/library/bestpractices/woodlands-and-wetlands.pdf

Razem, Frank, GISP “GIS Professional Certification” Presentation at the Palm

Beach County GIS Forum, West Palm Beach, Florida 15 February 2007

Razem, F. (2006, June). Preserving Orang-utans and Their Habitat with GIS. The Society for

Conservation GIS, Newsletter, June 2006, 3-4.

Online: http://www.scgis.org/docs/Newsletters/SCGIS_Newsletter_June2006.pdf

Razem, Frank. "GIS Volunteerism" Presentation at the 12th Annual South Florida GIS Expo.

Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, Fl. 6 October 2005

Razem, Frank. & Meierer, Dennis "Developing an Integrated Real Estate Information System

(IRIS) using ArcGIS." Presentation at 13th Annual South Florida GIS Expo. Palm Beach County Convention Center, West Palm Beach, Fl. October 2004.

Razem, F. & Rose M. (2004, July). Restoring America's Everglades With GIS. ArcUser Magazine,

July - September, 16-19. Print. ISSN # - 1534-5467

Online: http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0704/iris1of2.html

Razem, F. and Rose, M. Developing an Integrated Real Estate Information System using ArcGIS.

Proceedings of 24th Annual ESRI User’s Conference San Diego, CA. San Diego, CA: 2004.

Online: http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/proc04/docs/pap1594.pdf

http://gis.esri.com/library/userconf/proc04/abstracts/a1594.html

Razem, Frank. & Rose, Mike "Developing an Integrated Real Estate Information System (IRIS)

using ArcGIS." Presentation at the 24th Annual ESRI User’s Conference. San Diego Convention Center, San Diego. 9 August 2004.

Razem, F. & Rose, M. "Real Estate Geographic Information Systems Past, Present and Future

Presentation." Florida GIS & Mapping Conference, Sponsored by FACM, FL ASPRS, FL URISA & FSMS. Adam's Mark Hotel, Daytona Beach. 22 April 2004.

ESRI Map Gallery Contest winner 2004 User Conference

Category – Map Atlas, press copy – 3rd place

Personal

Age - 49 Health – Excellent Weight - 200 lbs Height - 71"

Marital Status – Married Interest include: Family, Scuba Diving, Kayaking, Fishing, Conservation and Ecological issues and others.

References

James Cameron Division Director ********@*****.*** 561-***-****

3301 Gun Club Rd, West Palm Beach, Fl.

Dennis Meierer Sr. Supv Geographer ********@********.**.*** 352-***-****

3186 W. Birds Nest Dr.Beverly Hills, Fl 34465

Dale "Woody" Woodruff GIS Manager ************@*****.*** 210-***-****

2901 Wood Knoll, San Antonio, Texas

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