Amanda Flake
Atlanta,GA
Summary
Meticulous GIS Specialist offering 8 years of GIS experience and strong collaborative, multitasking and organizational skills. Gifted in facilitating communication between different team members and satisfying customer needs. Ready to apply expertise to challenging new position with Dewberry.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
GIS Specialist II
Southern Company Gas
Atlanta, GA
03.2021 - Current
- Perform Quality Assurance (QA) on Enhanced GIS data and update spatial datasets to ensure data accuracy
- Append data from Enhanced GIS datasets to company's target dataset
- Collaborate with different contractors and other departments within the company to produce accurate Enhanced GIS datasets and As-builts with established deadlines
- Perform QA on geospatial edits within GIS to ensure all work meets company guidelines and standards
GIS Technician
Southern Company Gas
Atlanta, GA
08.2017 - 03.2021
- Performed Quality Assurance (QA) on spatial datasets for the GIS and transmissions teams to ensure all work meets company standards
- Trained 20+ new employees into high-performing team members
- Developed new hire Powerpoints and delivered presentations for GIS specialists and engineers within Southern Company
- Georeferenced construction plans and GPS data to add new utility development sites to GIS database and create maps based off of findings for internal and external customers
- Mapped newly installed gas feeatures as laid in the ground into the database using ArcFM
- Completed ad hoc projects, including geocoding projects and creation of transmission team reports
GIS Technician
Apple via Apex Systems
Santa Clara, CA
06.2016 - 06.2017
- Analyzed, validated, and enhanced data content
- Assembled new content for consumer applications
- Daily work included leading a fast-paced project involving numerous GIS applications, including QGIS, while reporting to leads with the team's daily and weekly accomplishments
- Performed quality assurance on teammates work
- Created and updated training material
Geospatial Analyst Consultant
NASA DEVELOP National Program
Hampton, VA
01.2016 - 04.2016
- Enhanced ERDAS Imagine, Esri ArcGIS and ArcMap skills while collaborating with a team to produce maps for the Southern Rockies Landscape Conservation Cooperative and Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies Mule Deer Working Group
- Utilized GPS tracking data to research mule deer migration routes and determine if those routes can be adjusted
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Geography -
Old Dominion University
05.2016
Skills
- Esri ArcGIS
- ArcGIS Pro
- Cartographic design principles
- Decision making
- Detail and accuracy oriented
- Geometric network
- Map production
- Microsoft Excel, Word
- Time Management
- QGIS- basic proficiency
Certification
Old Dominion University, GIS, 05/2016
Timeline
GIS Specialist II
Southern Company Gas
03.2021 - Current
GIS Technician
Southern Company Gas
08.2017 - 03.2021
GIS Technician
Apple via Apex Systems
06.2016 - 06.2017
Geospatial Analyst Consultant
NASA DEVELOP National Program
01.2016 - 04.2016
Bachelor of Arts, Geography -
Old Dominion University