Kyle Grimsley

Experience

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  Innovative Employee Solutions

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Junior GIS Analyst

  Worked with a team of other spatial analysts to process and analyze Lidar imagery for use in constructing three-dimensional models of U.S. cities. Primary duties included assessment of automated image processing quality, manual editing of images, and versioning of edits.

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  Colorado State University

  Jul 2010 - Aug 2012

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Conducted stream flow monitoring, assisted with Total Station surveying, processed sediment samples, and analyzed pressure transducer data as a research assistant.Led lab sessions and field trips, explained course material, helped students, and graded reports as a geomorphology lab teaching assistant.Master’s thesis: “A Debris Flow Chronology and Analysis of Controls on Debris Flow Occurrence in the Upper Colorado River Valley, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO”.

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  SAIC

  Feb 2013 - Oct 2013

  LIDAR Data Processor

  Supported the data processing and archiving program for an army client. Manipulated LiDAR point cloud data, outputted collection areas, added metadata fields, and converted files to NITF format, using primarily TerraScan and QTModeler software. Managed team SharePoint site and project tracking database. Provided end-user feedback for the RDUCE LiDAR compression software.

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  Leidos

  Oct 2013 - now

  Geospatial Analyst

  Feature Data:• Worked in support of US ARMY EUCOM on the Strong Europe Enterprise Freedom of Movement (SEEFAR) effort, starting in the early stages of the project and helping to develop successful workflows and processes.• Translated geospatial datasets from multiple schema types (including TDS, MGCP, and VMAP) into the Ground-Warfighter Geospatial Data Model (GGDM) by creating custom translation tables.• Conflated geospatial datasets from multiple sources using proprietary Wildcat software tools.• Leveraged NGA’s GAIT software to assess topological validity of conflated datasets, and performed topology fixes and quality control reviews accordingly.• Developed, reviewed, and tested Python tools in support of conflation and topology adjustment processes. • Acted as deputy technical lead, including coordinating other team members and dialoguing with clients.• Developed training content, including writing and editing Standard Operating Procedure documents and producing video content using Camtasia. Lidar Data:• Performed final quality control on outgoing lidar data for a seven person team. • Processed and archived lidar data for the NGA. Generated and matched flight-lines, manipulated point clouds, outputted collection areas, and added metadata fields, using primarily TerraScan and QTModeler software. • Managed team SharePoint site and project tracking database. Show less