Gillian Van Nest

Gillian Van Nest

GIS Lab Aide

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Team Support Agent at Schroeder Design/Build, Inc.

  • Education

    • The Chinese Language Institute (CLI)

      2017 - 2017

      June 2017 - August 2017: Completed 9 weeks of coursework in Mandarin Chinese language/culture and intercultural communications through Guangxi Normal University

    • University of Mary Washington

      2018 - 2020
      Master's degree Geospatial Analysis

      Began graduate coursework in my final year of undergraduate study as part of an accelerated track leading to both BA/MSGA degrees in five years

    • Centreville High School

      2011 - 2015
      Advanced Diploma Cumulative GPA: 4.2

      Activities and Societies: French Honor Society (President), Tri-M Music Honor Society (Treasurer), National English Honor Society (Member), National Honor Society (Member); Madrigal Ensemble, Travel Volleyball

    • University of Mary Washington

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor's degree Geography Magna Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: Gamma Theta Upsilon, Phi Eta Sigma, National Society of Collegiate Scholars Clubs: Geography Club, PRISM, UMW Eagle Bhangra

  • Experience

    • University of Mary Washington

      Sept 2018 - May 2019
      GIS Lab Aide

      - Tutored undergraduate students in GIS courses with emphasis on Python scripting for GIS

    • Prince William County

      May 2019 - Aug 2019
      GIS Intern

      - Created and edited point and line features in ArcGIS Pro using aerial imagery and existing data- Created and updated metadata for Public Works data layers using ArcCatalog- Drafted technical documentation for the data editing workflow- Assisted ad hoc with other projects in the GIS and Public Works Departments

    • University of Mary Washington

      Sept 2019 - Mar 2020
      Graduate Student Aide

      - Tutored undergraduate- and graduate-level students in Python scripting for GIS

    • Fairfax County Public Schools

      Aug 2021 - Jun 2022
      Instructional Assistant

      - Facilitated full-group and small-group instruction for primary-aged students in the FCPS Virtual Program

    • ROCS Grad Staffing

      Jul 2022 - Feb 2023
      Team Support Agent
    • Schroeder Design Build

      Feb 2023 - May 2024
      Team Support Agent
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate in Geographic Information Science

      University of Mary Washington
      Aug 2019