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Adjunct Professor of GIS, San Jacinto College District in Pasadena, TX
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ACTIVITIES:
Develop and teach courses following the standard curriculum for intro and advanced GIS/GPS coursework suitable for partial
fulfillment of an associates degree or professional certification.
· RESULTS: fall 2002, 4 Students; winter 2003, 6 Students.
3 hours lecture and 3 hours lab per week, 16 weeks per semester. Alternating: CRTG 1411
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and CRTG 2401 Data Acquisition and Analysis in Geographic Information
Systems (GIS).
Teaching Assistant,TSU BJ-ML SOPA, Houston, TX
Texas Southern University
University of Michigan
Concordia University
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TCEQ Presentation
of the TSU Air Toxics GIS Tool
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TSU Research
Day Presentation, “Houston and Rapid Change.”
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Speaker
at national URISA Conference, "GIS in a Large Business Organization."
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Speaker
at Tactician Micro-Marketing International Forum, Andover MA.
· Demonstrating
Light Rail Access Effects on Property Value in Houston, TX.
· Adaptation Planning: Building
Underwater, Under Fire? (Doctoral
dissertation, under construction).
· Houston and Rapid Climate Change.
· Transportation Infrastructure in Houston and its Third Ward.
· Lobos Air: A Houston, TX Case Study of Environmental Justice.
· Chapter 12 GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM: APPLICATION TO URBAN
GEOGRAPHY OF UGANDA (reviewed,
for Shuab Lwasa, primary author and Bakama Bakamanume).
· A Suggested ArcGIS Curriculum for Texas Southern University.
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Certificate
of Participation, TSU Research Day, 2005.
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Leadership
Award, Student Planning Organization.
· Twice Elected Political Party Precinct
Chairperson in The Woodlands, TX.
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Elected
Montgomery County
Party Commissioner, 2000-2002.
· International WHO's WHO of Information Technology, 2000 edition.
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Pinnacle
"Accolade" Award for Customer Focus and Excellence for timely web-application
implementation.
· Student Planning Organization, 1st V.P. 2005-2006.
· Student Planning Organization, Secretary 2004-2005.
· Student Government Association, meetings 2005-2006.
· American Planning Association (APA), to present.
· Texas and Houston Chapters of APA, to present.
Texas Southern University
in Houston, TX, USA
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Hook-N-Line GIS in Houston, TX
- ACTIVITIES:
Hook-N-Line had received a request from a major retail buyer in Arkansas to provide Hook-N-Line
fishing maps for the major Arkansas recreational lakes. Hook-N-Line hoped to use this opportunity to leverage first use of ESRI industry-standard
GIS software as a part of its proprietary map-creation and map-production procedures.
- RESULTS: In six weeks,
provided tutorial services in the setup and operation of ESRI software and data. Completed
data for first four lake maps, including standardized tables for symbols, text, colors, roads, etc.
Houston-Galveston Area Council in Houston,
TX
- ACTIVITIES: Developed
a 13-County Employment Database as core product for spatial analysis of regional employment change patterns and input to Urban
Sim.
- RESULTS: In three
months using FoxPro and ArcView, I created an initial working product covering Harris and Fort
Bend TX counties with about 180,000 establishment's 1999 and 1995
employment data. Enhanced SQL abilities to join, query, extensively analyze and update data.
Weingarten Realty Investors in Houston,
TX
- ACTIVITIES: Proficient
implementation of 5-user MapInfo/AnySite Geographic Information System (GIS) on a LAN. Experience in retail location analysis
used to quickly retrieve and display accurate data, including competitive and demographic information for use by leasing management
and staff.
- RESULTS: In three
weeks, made operational update of AnySite 6.0 with 2000 demographics and over 40,000 competitive retail points. Over the next
year I improved data quality through web research and remotely sensed coverage.
Equiva Services, LLC (Shell JV) in Houston,
TX
- ACTIVITIES: real estate
business lead, three major projects in 15 months:
- Development of proprietary web-based Intranet
portal for standardized review/dissemination of real estate proposal data and milestones.
- Field-validation of external and corporate data
inputs to an integrated neural network/ GIS pilot application. Produced and validated outputs to advanced Excel economic models
developed with Mercer consulting.
- Served as dept. representative in an enterprise-wide
Balanced Scorecard strategy/tactics/budget-alignment effort and metric development.
- RESULTS:
- The web-based application enabled quadrupled
effort by 40 RE reps.
- My contributions helped 1999 property sale proceeds
exceed plan, but held expenses to 40% of original department budget.
Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. in Detroit,
MI
- ACTIVITIES: Researched,
recommended, created, integrated and managed corporate Geographic Information System for site analysis, local store marketing
and network modeling of customer propensities. Responsible for accurate geocoding.
- RESULTS: The firm's
GIS investment paid back in less than one year, continuously profitable. Instrumental data manager for Key Alliance w/ Kmart
Corp., which generated $60+M new retail profits while avoiding any franchise infringement.
City of Pontiac in Pontiac,
MI
- PUBLIC SERVICE in
urban redevelopment included use of GIS tools (MapInfo); grants management, public review committees and housing plan development.
Bid solicitations, environmental review, and project/contract management for $3 MM of federal block grant funds. Residential
relocation, building demolition, and site prep.
City of Muskegon Heights
in Muskegon Heights, MI
- PUBLIC SERVICE in
urban design/redevelopment included early adoption of GIS tools (Atlas GIS), grant, proposal and general/special plan drafts
and presentations at city meetings, interdepartmental and intergovernmental liaisons. Successfully secured HUD Enterprise
Community and Dept. of Justice Weed & Seed funding. Responsible for this city sweeping three statewide planning awards
in 1991.
McKenna Associates, Inc. in Detroit, MI
- McKenna Associates began with four employees.
Company has since grown to over 50 planners, economic development specialists, becoming the predominant planning consultant
in the Michigan/Ohio region.
- ACTIVITIES: I performed
assistant planner tasks and the company’s urban design needs as its Associate Urban Designer. Attended city meetings,
performed site plan, special use and rezoning review services.
- RESULTS: Wrote complete
urban design plan for Belleville, MI. Authored historic and
sign design guidelines. Completed display maps and designs for Belleville, Ypsilanti,
Ecorse, Bay City, Hazel Park and aerial renderings of Southfield, MI. Involved in billboard battles along the Michigan
highways.
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