Michael Snook, GISP

Michael Snook, GISP

GIS Technician

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    GIS Manager at Missoula County

  • Education

    • University of Montana

      1998 - 2003
      BA Geography with Emphasis in GIS

      Activities and Societies: Gamma Theta Upsilon

  • Experience

    • NorthWestern Corporation

      Sept 2002 - May 2003
      GIS Technician

      Responsible for creating digital maps depicting electric and natural gas distributions throughout the state of Montana. Methods required extensive use of MicroStation CAD integrated with Intergraph FRAMME GIS software.

    • Widespread Media

      Jan 2004 - now
      Owner / Operator

      Web design business specializing in custom website design and hosting. As the owner I create and maintain a variety of websites and customized interfaces using primarily PHP and MySQL programming languages.

    • Missoula County Montana Public Works

      Apr 2004 - Nov 2005
      GIS Technician

      Required extensive use of ESRI's ArcGIS software suite to produce a wide variety of maps for county business. Focused on creating and maintaining county parcel maps in coverage and shapefile format. Created pilot project for sewer and wastewater transmission/distribution system using ArcGIS Utility Network Analyst Extension.

    • Ravalli County GIS Department

      Dec 2005 - Oct 2010
      GIS Database Administrator

      Extensive use of sub-meter accuracy Trimble GPS units and other digital mapping equipment. Integral in creating custom computer mapping and search applications with the aid of ESRI ArcObjects, Visual Basic 6 and Visual Basic/C# .NET programming software to assist other county departments. Oversight of ArcSDE database design and maintenance.

    • GCS Research

      Oct 2010 - Apr 2013
      Developer

      Create numerous web-based and desktop geospatial applications for a variety of customers around the world. Extensive integration of various software APIs in complex custom mapping applications that are designed with close interaction with customer.

    • Missoula County

      Apr 2013 - now
      GIS Manager
  • Licenses & Certifications