About Me
My name is Bobby and I am currently a GIS Specialist for the North Central Texas Council of Governments. I completed my Master of Science in Geospatial Information Science from the University of Texas at Dallas in December 2023.
Experience
GIS Specialist III, North Central Texas Council of Governments (NCT9-1-1)
April 2022 - Present
Collect, maintain, and QA/QC GIS data to coalesce into the Public Safety Enterprise GIS environment. Position requires a close working relationship with the Regional Addressing Authority in several of the NCT9-1-1 counties. This position supports the on-going expansion and improvement of GIS services within NCT9-1-1. Additional responsibilities include managing the Regional GeoData Quality Control and Remote Sensing/Imagery programs.
Transportation Planner II, North Central Texas Council of Governments
May 2020 - April 2022
Support to Sustainable Development team consist heavily of GIS related tasks including database edits and maintenance, cartographic maps, ArcGIS Online Maps, Data Analysis and visualization. Drafting of technical documents, presentations and public speaking, various graphics using Illustrator, coordinating with local communities, and organizing public committee meetings included in day-to-day tasks.
Planning Analyst, Dunaway Associates
October 2019 - April 2020
Tasks consisted of creation of online maps in relation to development, platting, zoning, and topography. Carried out a number of additional tasks including but not limited to creating presentations and speaking publicly, site renderings using Photoshop, importation and designing of maps using ArcGIS to Illustrator, writing technical documents, AutoCAD work, and coordinating with clients.
Education
University of Texas at Dallas
Master of Science, Geospatial Information Sciences
December 2023
University of Texas at Dallas
Graduate Certificate, Remote Sensing
December 2023
University of Texas at Dallas
Graduate Certificate, Geospatial Intelligence
December 2023
University of Texas at Dallas
Graduate Certificate, GIS
December 2023
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science, Urban and Regional Planning
May 2018
Skills
- ArcMap
- Illustrator
- Photoshop
- InDesign
- Python
- ArcGIS API for Python
- ArcGIS Pro
- ArcGIS Online
- QGIS
- Survey123
- R (R Studio)
*Last Updated June 2024