Rae Schultz

Rae Schultz

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  • Timeline

  • About me

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  • Education

    • Middle Tennessee State University

      2010 - 2014
      B.Sc. Geosciences/Geology
    • Middle Tennessee State University

      2015 - 2017
      M.Sc. Professional Science/Geosciences/GIS
  • Experience

    • Middle Tennessee State University

      Aug 2011 - May 2014

      Under supervision of principal investigator, developing digital geologic contour maps from legacy data to hypothesize presence and nature of faults in Rutherford County, Tennessee Conducting public and private museum tours for students and adults

      • Student Researcher, Department of Geosciences

        Nov 2013 - May 2014
      • Assistant Curator at MTSU Mineral, Gem and Fossil Museum

        Aug 2011 - May 2014
    • Wiser Consultants, LLC

      Jun 2015 - Jan 2016
      Geospatial Analyst

      Analyzing and digitizing remotely sensed imagery and finishing cartographic design for the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

    • Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)

      Jan 2016 - Aug 2017

      Refining modeling methods to predict precipitation; under supervision of principal investigator, assisting in presentation of results, sensitivity analysis, data acquisition, paper writing, and map production Under supervision of principal investigator, designing, from the ground up, geodatabase work products for multiple state government agencies, including development of methodologies and installation support for clients, who include Tennessee Department of Transportation and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

      • Graduate Assistant, Hydrological and Computational Science Laboratory, Department of Geosciences

        Jan 2017 - Aug 2017
      • Graduate Assistant, Geospatial Research Center, Department of Geosciences

        Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
    • Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury

      Jun 2017 - Nov 2017
      Appraisal Analyst/Map Monitor

      Providing oversight and aid to county governments in the creation and maintenance of cadastral maps to support property assessment functions

    • Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation

      Nov 2017 - Oct 2021

      In addition to the below responsibilities, identifying business needs across the Bureau of Conservation; leading a small team of GIS Specialists in solving those needs through solutions engineering; leveraging a robust GIS to support Bureau-wide spatial data-driven decision making Collecting and stewarding asset data; designing and managing development geodatabase; automating publication of internal and public-facing data from development environment to server and cloud using arcpy and the ArcGIS API for Python; producing print cartographic products and interactive problem-solving tools as ArcGIS Online products, including Dashboards and Experiences

      • Parks and Conservation GIS Lead

        Apr 2020 - Oct 2021
      • Parks and Conservation/GIS Specialist

        Nov 2017 - Apr 2020
    • The Nature Conservancy

      Jul 2022 - now
      Geospatial Data Administrator

      Leading the advancement of geospatial data at all levels of the global organization in support of TNC's mission to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Academy Accreditation - Databricks Lakehouse Fundamentals

      Databricks
      May 2024
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Rae Schultz
      Outstanding Graduate Student Award Department of Geosciences Apr 2017
    • Awarded to Rae Schultz
      2nd Place, College-wide Academic Research Poster Presentations, Master's Level College of Basic and Applied Sciences Mar 2017
    • Awarded to Rae Schultz
      Rutherford ATHENA Young Professional Leadership Award Nominee Rutherford Cable Jan 2016
    • Awarded to Rae Schultz
      Undergraduate Research and Creative Experience Grant (URECA) Middle Tennessee State University Feb 2014
    • Awarded to Rae Schultz
      Bill Buckner Scholarship Mid-TN Gem and Mineral Society Apr 2012
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Member

      Issued by AAUW on Aug 2013
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    • Group Leader

      Issued by Expanding Your Horizons on Sept 2015
      Expanding Your HorizonsAssociated with Rae Schultz
    • "Rock Hound" Program Educator

      Issued by Saint Rose Of Lima School on Jan 2014
      Saint Rose Of Lima SchoolAssociated with Rae Schultz