GIS Intern – Soils , OMAFRA

April 2017 - Present

• Support field data collection activities by managing land access databases, setting up field tablets, and translating collected GPS data

• Perform analysis in ArcMap to update existing soil maps and create python scripts to streamline future updates

• Create and maintain spatial and non-spatial databases using programs such as Access, Excel, and ArcGIS

• Complete ad hoc map requests for various projects

• Occasionally perform field work

 

GIS Technician, Fugro Roadware

January – March 2017

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• QA/QC road network shapefiles for over 20 parishes in Louisiana

• Introduced improvements to the quality control methodology which cut processing time in half

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Agricultural Trends in Southern Ontario, Thesis

September 2015 –June 2016

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• Thesis project through Niagara College, partnered with OMAFRA.

• Creating maps detailing spatial patterns of crop rotation practices, building a model and methodology to provide for future use.

• Various reports and presentations, including a proposal and progress report, and presenting at a conference.

 

Plant Protection Survey Student, CFIA

May – August 2015

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• Conducted plant pest surveys in various types of environments, including wheat fields, vineyards, forests, and grain processing facilities.

• Maintained 70 insect traps, traveled around Niagara & Hamilton region to find appropriate survey sites, contacted property owners, and entered data.

 

Research Assistant, OMAFRA

May – August 2014

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• Research assistant to Pome Fruit IPM Specialist.

• Scouted up to seven orchards a week throughout Southern Ontario, recording observations about pests, maintain traps, collecting samples and analysing them in lab.

 

Cashier, Niagara Parks Commission

June 2010 – Sept. 2013

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• Provided customer service and handling transactions in busy environment.

• Organized products in gift shop and stock room.