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Samuel Ringle

Chattanooga, TN, USA

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-ringle-3b9445207
GitHub: https://github.com/SamuelRingle

IT professional transitioning into GIS with 3 years of Fortune 500 experience at a digital infrastructure services company as a Business Analyst/Product Owner. Hands on background in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online through two published portfolio projects. Certified in GIS fundamentals and data management through UC Davis. Open to relocating anywhere in the US.

GIS SKILLS
ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS StoryMaps, Geoprocessing, Spatial Analysis, Raster Analysis, Zonal Statistics, Buffer Analysis, Spatial Join, Intersect, Cartographic Production, Web GIS, Landsat Imagery Processing

PORTFOLIO PROJECTS
Chattanooga Park Access and Income Equity Analysis:
Spatial analysis of walkable park access and median household income across Hamilton County, TN. Built buffer zones around public parks, classified census tracts by walkable access, and joined ACS income data to identify equity gaps. Produced two publication-quality maps.
github.com/SamuelRingle/chattanooga-greenspace-equity

Nashville Urban Heat Island Analysis:
Analyzed land surface temperature, tree canopy coverage, and impervious surface across Davidson County, TN census block groups using Landsat 8 imagery and NLCD 2021 data. Converted raw satellite values to Fahrenheit, calculated canopy coverage percentage per block group, and summarized impervious surface using Zonal Statistics. Published as an ArcGIS Online StoryMap.
github.com/SamuelRingle/nashville-heatmap

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Process Analyst and Product Owner, Equinix Inc., May 2023 to Present. I serve as the liaison between business stakeholders and engineering teams on a global Salesforce based case management platform. Gather and document requirements, write user stories, coordinate UAT across cross functional teams, and own features from conception through deployment. Well versed in digital transformation initiatives. Experienced in data accuracy, technical documentation, and managing concurrent workflows under deadline pressure.

EDUCATION
BS Information Technology, Stephen F. Austin State University
UC Davis Certificate: Fundamentals of GIS
UC Davis Certificate: GIS Data Formats, Design, and Quality

Samuel Ringle

Posted 2026-03-17 under Technician