ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/loose.dtd"> <html> <!-- DW6 --> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>spatial mobility . . . gis portfolio</title> <style type="text/css"> <!-- .style1 {color: #000101} .style2 {color: #949FCE} .style3 {color: #95A1C2;} .style4 {color: #522F11} .style5 { color: #95A1C2; font-size: medium; } .style7 {font-size: medium} .style8 {color: #95A1C2} --> </style> </head> <body> <h1 class="style1" id="siteName">Jessica A Deegan <br> <em>spatial mobility . . . a gis portfolio</em></h1> <div class="style3" id="globalNav"> <p>| <a href="http://www.thedeegans.net/gis">home</a> | <a href="http://www.thedeegans.net/gis/resume.htm">resume</a> | <a href="http://www.thedeegans.net/gis/contact.htm">contact</a> | <a href="http://www.thedeegans.net/gis/gallery.htm">project examples </a>| <a href="http://www.thedeegans.net/gis/maps/maps.html" >map gallery</a> |</p> </div> <div id="content"> <h2 class="style5" id="pageName">&nbsp;</h2> <p><strong>summary</strong><br> GIS professional currently employed as a GIS Specialist at the Metropolitan Council. Also primary instructor for GIS focused Housing Analysis course at the University of Minnesota. <p><strong><br> education <h2 class="style5"> University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, US </h2></strong> <p>1.02-6.04&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp MGIS, Master of Geographic Information Science<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8226; Capstone thesis: Exploring spatial and socio-economic patterns of residential mobility among families with elementary school children. <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8226; GPA: 3.9/4.0</p> <p> 9.94-9.99&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp BS Housing Studies (community development &amp; policy focus)<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8226; Fall 1997: study abroad in housing policy program, Demontfort University, Leicester, UK<br> </p> <p><strong>skills</strong> <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8226; Geographic Information Systems (GIS): <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Strong with ESRI ArcGIS 9.x (ArcInfo level), ArcGIS Server, &nbsp;Mapserver<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Experience with workstation ArcInfo, ArcView 3,ArcIMS, GRASS, IDRISI, MapInfo, MapPublisher.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Programming experience in VB C#, &amp; Java.</p> <p> &nbsp; " &nbsp; Web Development:&nbsp;<br> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; GIS web development tools: GeoCortexIMF, .NET ADF for ArcGIS Server<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Standard web development: Visual Studio .NET, PHP, ASP, Javascript, FTP, HTML<br /> <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8226; Other Software: <br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Statistics: SPSS (also in Microsoft Excel)<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Databases: PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Microsoft Access, Basic Oracle<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Graphic: Adobe Suite (including,Illustrator/Indesign/Photoshop), Macromedia (Dreamweaver).<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Other: Microsoft Office suite ; Use Mac, PC, and Unix operating systems.<br> </p> <p> <strong>work experience </strong> </p> <h2 class="style5"> Metropolitan Council, GIS Specialist, St Paul, MN 1.07-Present </h2> <p> Develop Internet GIS applications and train others in their use. Maintain GIS data library for internal use and for MetroGIS data sharing organization. Examples of applications:  Maps at Metrocouncil.org, Environmental Monitoring Map, Natural Resources Digital Atlas. </p> <h2 class="style5"> State of Minnesota, Department of Employment and Economic Development, GIS & Research Analyst, St Paul, MN 2.05-1.07 </h2> <p>Principal GIS analyst for the Labor Market Information Office. Technical architect and project developer for the Minnesota 3D project, a web mapping application hosting housing and economic data sets. Primary area of research related to commuting patterns and jobs/housing spatial mismatch. Other responsibilities include geocoding employer locations, mapping employment density and responding to agency requests for maps and data analysis. </p> &nbsp; <h2 class="style5">University of Minnesota; Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, Research Assistant, Minneapolis, MN 6.04-9.04 </h2> <p>Consultant for Minneapolis Neighborhood Information System Project. Provided one-on-one assistance, including making maps, data management, teaching, and analysis for Minneapolis neighborhood groups involved in the MNIS consortium.<br> </p> <h2 class="style5"> University of Minnesota, Research and Teaching Assistant, St Paul, MN 9.02-6.04 </h2> <p>Researcher in housing studies program, assisting in analyzing mortgage lending and foreclosure patterns in the Twin Cities. Duties included data collection, statistical and spatial analysis, cartography. Work was co-presented at annual meeting of Association of American Geographers in March 2004. Additional teaching duties include curriculum development, presenting, and demonstrating ArcGIS v 8.3 for a senior level housing studies class.<br> </p> <h2 class="style5"> Phalen Corridor Initiative, Project Assistant, St Paul, MN 12.99-8.02 </h2> <p>Assisted with coordination of community development project focusing on brownfield remediation, job creation, transit improvements, and housing development. Responsibilities included marketing (website/newsletter/outreach), data management, fundraising, and partnership facilitation.<br> </p> <h2 class="style5">East Side Neighborhood Development Company, Housing Organizer, St Paul, MN 12.98-12.99 </h2> <p>Service volunteer through Americorps VISTA program. Coordinated community outreach campaign, conducted and provided analysis for housing conditions survey, and established databases and a GIS for organizational use.</p> <p><br> <strong>awards/scholarships </strong><br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp&#8226; March 2004 Full travel Scholarship to Association of American Geographer&#8217;s annual meeting in Philadelphia.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp&#8226; March 2003 Graduate Scholarship, Minnesota GIS/LIS Consortium.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp&#8226; August 2002 Graduate Scholarship, Masons of MN, Montgomery Lodge #258.<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp&#8226; May 2001 Graduate of Leadership Saint Paul, Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce.</p> </div> </body> </html>