Kimberly Jackson, GISP

Experience

• 

  Office of the Supervising Scientist, South Alligator River Region, Kakadu National Park

  Jan 1989 - Dec 1989

  Environmental Scientist

  Worked as part of a four person team to capture GPS data representing the surface water hydrography of the water shed to inform GIS basemaps.

• 

  St. Johns River Water Management District

  Jul 1990 - Sept 1993

  GIS Analyst

  Project manager for the 1990 Land Use Land Cover data collection initiative. Wrote AML scripts to automate repetitive processes and perform GIS data quality assurance.

• 

  Florida Department of Environmental Protection

  Oct 1993 - May 2019

  Responsible for overseeing all aspects of GIS operations, infrastructure, data sharing, and leading the development and implementation of GIS strategies and initiatives to support the Department's mission. Supporting the environmental permitting, State Parks, and environmental assessment and restoration program areas with creating, analyzing, and sharing spatial and related tabular data. Using and training others on the use of desktop and web mapping software. Discover and document patterns and trends through spatial mapping and the development of mapping applications. Extensive GPS data collection and field mapping of State Park property assests and reference Florida wetlands.

  • Geographic Information System Administrator

    Sept 2013 - May 2019

  • Geographic Information Systems Analyst

    Oct 1993 - Aug 2013
• 

  State of Florida

  Jun 2019 - now

  State Geographic Information Officer

  Promotes efficient and transparent government through geospatial technology application and maximizes the value of spatial data through data sharing. Leverages accessible public data to expand economic investments and growth. Serves as an advocate to local governments and state agencies to integrate geospatial technology into their business practices. Provides coordination with State emergency managers in response to hazard activations.