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Amber Neeley

Cuyahoga Falls,OH
Amber Neeley

Summary

Combining technical acumen with an anthropological approach, this GIS professional is a computer-savvy expert with a rich understanding of visualization and databases. Her comprehensive knowledge extends to the meticulous tasks of compiling, organizing, and reporting on data, demonstrating versatility across diverse applications. The adept integration of analyses and cartography further highlights her skill set, showcasing a capacity for nuanced and context-aware spatial insights. Beyond her technical prowess, she stands out as an organized and reliable candidate, excelling at the management of multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Moreover, her commitment to success is underscored by a proactive willingness to take on added responsibilities and pursue ongoing education, reflecting a dedication to collaborative team goals and a recognition of the evolving landscape in GIS and anthropological considerations.

Overview

1
year of professional experience

Work History

Mercyhurst University Archaeology Processing Laboratory

Student Lab Assistant
10.2017 - 05.2018

Job overview

  • Digitized Site photos, Bagged and labeled artifacts, Database entry of artifacts, Corrections of database entry of artifacts, Prepared collections for return

Education

BootCamp GIS

Enterprise GIS Certification
11.2023

University Overview

Capstone Project: Leveraging UAV (drones) Data For Environmental Projects:

  • Plan for UAV missions
  • Identify potential UAV projects
  • Learn the start to end UAV/UAS process
  • Process imagery and perform image segmentation
  • Generate maps and statistics for environmental reports

Capstone Project: Analyze Pandemic Food Insecurity Using Data Science and GIS:

  • Collected open source data from USDA food and Nutrition and cleaned it
  • Highlighted data that was important to research question
  • Wrote and interpreted a data science model
  • Use different models to make predictions
  • Used GIS to visualize models and locations

Capstone Project: Setup AWS Map Services For Wildfire Assessments:

  • Configured instance, ports, users, permissions, alarms
  • Mined historical Earthquake data and imagery
  • Created Linear Regression model and Random Forest to predict future earthquakes
  • Created a backup strategy

Capstone Project: Design a geospatial workflow to plan for smart urban growth:

  • Examine local zoning ordinances
  • Collect essential data sources
  • Load a new geodatabase
  • Design a GIS workflow with pseudocode
  • Calculate build potential for every parcel
  • Build spatial models
  • Compare alternative development plans

Capstone Project: Support any Construction Project with GIS:

  • Created GIS data layers needed for construction workflow steps
  • Created a web app for user interaction (Field Map App)
  • Processed and incorporated data from UAVs
  • Created layouts for your deliverables including identifying soils within the project area using Web Soil Survey

Mercyhurst University

BA Anthropology/Anthropology
05.2021

University Overview

  • Relevant Coursework: ANTH 347 Anthropological Ethics, ANTH 342 Funerary Archaeology, ANTH 100 Archaeology
  • Thesis: A comparative Analysis of African American and Anglo-American Gravestone Memorialization in Tuscaloosa County between 1870-1970.

Skills

  • Enterprise GIS
  • ArcGIS Pro 30
  • CAD
  • Python
  • 3D Analyst
  • Pix4d
  • Field Map App
  • ModelBuilder
  • ArcPy
  • Jupyter Notebooks
  • ArcGIS Server
  • AWS
Amber Neeley