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Raphael Mawrence

Los Angeles, CA, USA

I am a Data Analytics Specialist with over 5 years of professional GIS work experience in governmental, NGO, and corporate environments using governmental, private, and public datasets at local and country levels. I am comfortable utilizing ArcGIS Pro and its associated packages and platforms such as the ArcPy library in coordination with Jupyter Lab notebooks and ArcGIS Online/Dashboards on a dialy basis. While I enjoy the position that I am currently in, I have always been interested in the conservation, preservation, and discovery of unique and/or historical habitats and am therefore looking to relocate to a position where I can apply my expertise in these fields, particularly working as a GIS Analyst/Specialist or Cartographer with a company that specializes in rainforest or underwater surveying/archaeology or emergency/disaster management.
Some results of my professional GIS work experience are listed below, which is a testament to my expertise, ability to collaborate with and communicate important information to peer professionals and participants in organizations and agencies, and competency in adhering to state and federal standards to deliver GIS products for external stakeholders:
• Assisted in mobility and utility asset deliveries to more than 50 clients exceeding 50,000km in over 10 different European countries;
• Act as the key user for GIS software;
• Produced ArcGIS Pro user guides for database management, quality assurance, and the delivery of products at Rainforest Alliance and Cyclomedia, and drafted compliance documents for NEPA at the BLM;
• Coordinated as a Delivery Manager at Cyclomedia with the largest telecommunication company in Belgium to ensure their roll out fiber optics for 95% of the country.
For additional background information, such as my peer-reviewed publication or volunteer work around the world, please refer to my Resume and LinkedIn page.
Thank you very much for your time in reviewing my profile and I hope to hear from you soon.

Professional Skills:
Software & Hardware: ArcMap 10x & Pro; ArcGIS Online; Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS; ArcGIS StoryMaps; Collector for ArcGIS; Survey123 for ArcGIS; QGIS; Google Earth Engine; Erdas Imagine; ENVI; PhotoScanPro; Microsoft Office Suite; macOS; Windows; Trimble; Garmin.
Industry & Management: Excellent organizational skills; attention to detail and cartographic map production; technical writing; federal compliance; remote sensing; database management and metadata production; statistical data analysis; data collection and visualization; survey; ability to produce quality deliverables with industry specifications.
Programming: Python, R, SQL

Education:
Wageningen University, 2019
Master of Science, Geo-information Science
University of California, Santa Cruz, 2015
Bachelor of Arts, Double Major in Anthropology and Environmental Studies
Santa Monica College, 2013
Associate of Arts, Liberal Arts: Arts and Humanities

Relevant Professional Work Experience:
Data Analytics Specialist, Cyclomedia
February 2021 – PresentŸ 3 yrs 6 mos ŸZaltbommel, The Netherlands
• Working critically and accurately in accordance with the project scope and established procedures to ensure consistent and standardized quality throughout the data extraction process;
• Reviewing data for errors, managing correction procedures, and updating data in GIS environments (ArcGIS Pro & QGIS);
• Using Jupyter Lab notebooks and FME Workbench to write and implement arcpy and FME scripts to assess the quality of and prepare the delivery for project related materials;
• Assess 3D LiDAR data and high-resolution imagery combined with reference maps and AI rendered data in the company’s proprietary software to extract and manage client deliverables.
• As a Delivery Manager, I also administrated a Poles & Cables project with Proximus, the largest telecom company in Belgium.
GIS Analyst Intern, Rainforest Alliance April 2019 – Oct 2019Ÿ7 mosŸAmsterdam, The Netherlands
• Created, modified, tested, and deployed survey forms using ArcGIS Collector and CommCare that contained specific questions about producer compliance;
• Accessed and analyzed datasets using spatial analyst tools, model building functions, and conversion methods within ArcGIS Pro;
• Created remote sensing products such as NDVI, susceptibility to soil erosion, and deforestation risk, and shared results within the organization via dashboards and ArcGIS Online;
• Produced user guides and training material for ArcGIS Pro and GNSS devices;
• Used Google Earth Engine’s JavaScript API to process satellite imagery and the keras deep learning library to create a land cover classification for forest vs. non-forested areas within a specific region of interest.

Recreation and National Conservation Lands Sepcialist, Bureau of Land Management
February 2016 – Aug 2017Ÿ 1 yr 7 mosŸ Yuma, AZ, USA
• Led GIS data preparation, entry, and analysis using geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS 10.4 software, collected data with Trimble SB hardware, and created cartographic products such as maps, drawings, and illustrations using GIS technology and graphics to develop interpretive materials and presentations for general environmental education and resource protection that adhere to State and Federal standards;
• Collected and organized GIS data using established survey techniques within wilderness areas;
• Accessed GIS data stored in Federal databases to be analyzed and georeferenced for the production and distribution of maps for the public;
• Used Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act by assisting in a Class III Cultural Resource Inventory to determine the feasibility of extending the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail over a seven-mile segment;
• Worked with land law examiners to determine land ownership and public land boundaries using General Land Office Records such as Master Title Plats;
• Served on interdisciplinary teams to address resource management issues associated with trail construction or maintenance, recreation, restoration, and resource protection projects. This included producing compliance documents (Categorical Exclusions and Environmental Assessments) for the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA);
• Conducted special area (wilderness and National Historic Trail), recreation site monitoring, and public outreach to provide information about regulations for use of Public Lands, resource protection, and recreation fee compliance;
• Designed, installed, and maintained signs, kiosks, and interpretive modules to provide site information about land use regulations, which assists in environmental education and resource protection for the enjoyment of Public Lands.

Publication:
Calibration of Electrochemical Sensors for Nitrogen Dioxide Gas Detection Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles December 20, 2020ŸSensors, MDPI
Published in the Journal’s Special Issue: Emerging Robots and Sensing Technologies in Geosciences, this research helps extend current air quality monitoring networks by integrating electrochemical sensors that measure nitrogen dioxide with UAV’s through a specific calibration process: https://doi.org/10.3390/s20247332.

Professional Development :
• Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security Google, April - 2024
• Python for Everybody
University of Michigan, Coursera Specialization, May 2020
This five course specialization introduced fundamental programming concepts including data structures, networked application program interfaces, and databases using Python.
• 13 Separate Web Courses (Seen on LinkedIn) ESRI, April - June 2017
• 9 Separate Web Courses on Federal Compliance (See on LinkedIn)
FEMA & U.S. Department of the Interior, Feb 2016 – May 2016

Languages:
English – C2 Dutch – A2

Interests:
Family & friends
Sports: Cycling, running, hiking, swimming, scuba diving Photography
Classical guitar

Raphael Mawrence

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