Experience

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  Agrileader magazine

  Aug 2006 - Dec 2006

  Staff writer, photographer, graphic designer, and copyeditor

  Sold ad space, designed advertisements and story layoutsPhotographer\Copyeditor

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  The association of former students

  Jan 2007 - Dec 2007

  Communications student assistant

  • Association’s official sideline football photographer at Kyle Field• Wrote and Co-Directed “My Story” campaign: Video that became the basis for Association of Former Students Ad Campaign in 2007. Production included web ads, posters, slogans and 30 second video played at halftime during Kyle Field home games. • Interview conductor, Press release writer• Staff writer for internal/external publications• Website and public sites contributor (www.texags.com)

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  Matagorda advocate

  Mar 2007 - Oct 2009

  Reporter/photographer

  • Implemented complete graphic redesign of newspaper to keep modern• Developed demographic analysis and newspaper readership and distribution evaluations• Sole graphic designer for regionally distributed weekly paper.• Layout designer for 16 pages (on average), including Page One every week• Reported on and wrote 12-18 original stories per week for regional distribution• Staff Photographer• Final Proof Copyeditor • "Lost at Sea" article picked up for national publication Show less

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  The bryan-college station eagle

  Dec 2007 - Mar 2008

  Reporter

  • Cops Beat writer producing 5-8 stories per day• Coordinated and responsible for all communications between the newspaper and Police Chief, Fire Chief, Judges, Emergency Management personnel, and law enforcement agencies in Brazos Valley Region• Circulation: 23,000 daily copies

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  Sam companies

  Oct 2009 - now

  Team lead, helping to produce mapping deliverables for clients in a variety of industries and disciplines.• Planimetric data collection• LiDAR classification and editing• DTM/DEM creation• Final product QC• Assistance with orthoproduction as needed• Work with the UAV team to acquire imagery/video on-site as needed• Video editing for marketing or client delivery• Project on-site and in-house photography/videography as needed• Programs used: Microstation, Terrasolid Suite, OrthoPro/Geomedia, Global Mapper, ArcMap, Adobe CC Master Collection See less Show less Team Lead, responsible for rectification/processing of all Ortho Imagery for the department and production for all photography and video deliverables as noted below:Multimedia duties/job requirements: • Work with the UAV team to acquire imagery/video on-site as needed • New camera training for in-field acquisition hires • HD Digital video creation for client delivery or marketing purposes • Completion of all post-processing for oblique imagery and video collection • Digital Video creation for GIS Applications • Creation of Geospatial Data Index packages (Geotagged/mapped videos and images) • Point Cloud video production • Project on-site and in-house photography as needed • Final Video/Image QC analysisOrtho specific requirements: • Initial color balancing and tone matching for RAW ortho imagery - TIFF conversion • LiDAR processing as needed for Ortho production • Seamline editing • Photoshop editing of imagery as needed • Control Point RMSE Calculation for LiDAR dataset and orthos for final accuracy reporting • Production of both prelim (internal) and final (client delivered) orthophotos • Final QC of ortho/imagery/video deliverables• Programs used: Microstation, Terrasolid Suite, OrthoPro/Geomedia, Global Mapper, ArcMap, Adobe CC Master Collection Show less • Rectification/processing of Ortho Imagery• LiDAR processing as needed for Ortho production• Control Point measurement and analysis (Aerial Triangulation) for ortho production• RMSE Calculation for LiDAR dataset and orthos for final accuracy reporting• Initial color balancing and tone matching for RAW ortho imagery - TIFF conversion• Production of both prelim (internal) and final (client delivered) orthophotos• HD Digital video creation for client delivery• Completion of all post-processing for oblique imagery and video collection• Assistance as needed with oblique imagery and video acquisition on-site• Digital Video creation for GIS Applications• Creation of Geospatial Data Index packages (Geotagged/mapped videos and images)• Point Cloud video production• Project on-site and in-house photography as needed• Video/Image QC analysis• Programs used: Microstation, Terrasolid Suite, OrthoPro/Geomedia, Adobe CC Master Collection Show less • HD Digital video creation: scripting, filming, editing, ownership of design and creation process• Company newsletter founder, writer, designer, creative developer• New technology collateral and marketing development• Project on-site and in-house photography; interior building artwork development and maintenance• Planning and execution of monthly team building and social events for 350-plus employees, including Email drafting, sign/brochure creation, photography, event preparation and execution.• Tradeshow booth and collateral design including promotional brochures and flyers • Web-based collateral design (email blast, web ads)• Ghost writing for licensed professional technical articles for national publications• Outside collateral vendor coordination (printing company, PR group and graphic design firms)• Website monitoring and SEO report building• Company-wide Software Instruction/Mentoring –Windows 7, Microsoft Office Suite 2010; Microsoft Lync Show less

  • Senior Project Manager, Aerial Mapping-GIS

    Nov 2023 - now

  • Project Manager, Aerial Mapping-GIS

    Oct 2019 - Nov 2023

  • Team Lead, PT

    Apr 2018 - Oct 2019

  • Imagery Lead, PT

    Oct 2015 - Apr 2018

  • Geospatial Technician, PT (Orthophoto Speciality)

    Nov 2012 - Oct 2015

  • Multimedia Specialist & Marketing/Communications Coordinator

    Oct 2009 - Nov 2012