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
