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WORK EXPERIENCE
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Maryland Department of Planning
Planner
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June 1998 - Present
Baltimore, MD
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- Perform tax map updates, linking to accounts in MS Access database.
- Vectorize plats and construct DXF files from deeds' metes and bounds data.
- Prepare merged TIFF files for use in MDP's proprietary applications MD Property View and Finder.
- Design queries to create new map panels which better display detailed or rotated areas for plotting.
- Assign coordinate systems with AutoCAD Map for placing aerial imagery.
- Utilize Autodesk ScriptPro for batch procedures
- Supervise and train cartographers in AutoCAD, deed and plat interpretation, and database management.
- Write tutorials for various AutoCAD and mapping procedures.
- Communicate with county field offices to resolve issues with property and map features.
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Mapquest, Inc.
GIS Technician
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Nov. 1996 - Feb. 1998
Mountville, PA
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- Assisted in the creation of the 1998 National Geographic World Atlas.
- Converted conventional NG maps to digital maps, utilizing a digitizing tablet to add point coverages.
- Used ArcView to vectorize, label, and attribute map features such as roads, drainage, and elevation points.
- Designed AML scripts to increase productivity and improve GUI.
- Performed extensive quality control work, checking for inconsistencies in feature picklists.
- Helped co-workers on various projects, including the coding and naming of Canadian rivers and cataloging tape backups in MS Access.
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Applied Ordnance Technologies
GIS Specialist
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June 1996 - Oct. 1996
Waldorf, MD
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- Collaborated on the Defense Mapping Agency VMAP Project, utilizing Arc/Info and AutoCAD for data attribution, conversion, and editing.
- Scanned and vectorized negatives in AutoCAD, creating DXF files to be imported in ArcView and ArcEdit for coding and naming.
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