Sara Wilcox

Sara Wilcox Location: Lisbon, Portugal • Cell: - • Email:- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Arcadis, Colorado USA 2018 – 2020 GIS Specialist, Contractor for Montana Department of Transportation • Cut geoprocessing times by 60% by redesigning and converting existing ModelBuilder to Python scripts • Design data model for advanced linear referencing systems (ALRS) to integrate client’s external datasets • Provide training and support for Roads & Highways to existing GIS users at customer sites • Design, create, test, and manage Event Editor sites using ArcGIS Server • Gather requirements from client for workflow optimization and data modelling Brierley Associates, Colorado USA 2016 – 2017 GIS Analyst • Develop and maintain geodatabase for coal mine subsidence information such as terrain, bathymetry, infrastructure and demographic data • Cartographic output for planning and engineering analysis • Analyze InSAR satellite data for sinkholes • Data conversions including GIS shapefiles and CAD format data to geodatabases Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Texas USA 2014 – 2016 Geoscience Technologist II • Manage and built Anadarko's oil and gas projects used for exploration and production efforts in the Gulf of Mexico with Geographix's Discovery suite • Create geologic and geophysical displays including structural, gross pay, net sand, net pay, interval, time structure, depth structure, digital and raster cross-sections and lease ownership WhiteStar Corporation, Colorado USA 2013 – 2014 GIS Technician • Development, QA/QC, and maintenance of the WhiteStar Lots, Tracts, Quarter-Quarter, Quarter product • Create, maintain and edit geodatabases using the Esri platform • Ensure the quality and accuracy of a variety of GIS data, including researching and revising maps and data from various public and private data sources DigitalGlobe, Colorado, USA 2010 – 2012 Associate Geospatial Analyst • Perform ortho-rectification and image-to-image registration processes to construct seamless imagery mosaics as National Security Agency (NSA) deliverables • Manual radiometric balancing of histograms to achieve optimal scene detail and natural color • Create and edit Digital Elevation Models (DEM) using stereo satellite imagery and SocetSet Pacific Western Technologies, Colorado USA 2008 – 2010 GIS Technician, Contractor for the Federal Highway Administration • Create file geodatabases using ArcGIS 9.x and uploaded to ArcPad units for data collection • Cartographic output for planning and reports • Field data collection of National Wildlife Refuge road centerlines, parking lots, and road condition data using Trimble GPS unit and ArcPad • Perform GIS tasks including linear referencing, routing, spatial statistics, spatial analysis, cartography, and data conversion for all roads within a Wildlife Refuge • Design Model Builder automation of GPS post-processing and geodatabase editing HERE (formerly NAVTEQ), Colorado USA and Helsinki, Finland 2003 – 2008 Geographic Analyst II • Conduct GPS field data collection of road centerline data and attributes such as street names and addresses • Update NAVTEQ geodatabases for all field collected data • Mentor to new employees and provide training on data collection, geodatabase updates and peer QA / QC EDUCATION Virginia Tech Degrees, 2003, Blacksburg, Virginia USA • Bachelor of Arts in Geography • Bachelor of Science in Psychology