Angela McMurtry
Goleta,USA
Summary
30 years of experience supporting local, state, and federal agencies, as well as private energy sector clients and non-governmental organizations.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
GIS Specialist
NiyamIT
02.2022 - 11.2024
- Updated, maintained, and performed QC of the Zone 1 regional Flood Hazard Layers (rFHL)
- The rFHL was merged with the National Flood Layer (NFHL), which is the definitive source of the digital flood hazard map
- Included and incorporated all digital effective Study, Physical Map Revision (PMR), Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), and Notice to User (NTU) data
- As part of the PTS contractors’ team, worked with Customer Data Services (CDS) to maintain the NFHL and ensure that the most accurate and latest Zone 1 data is available for public distribution
- Also interfaced with stakeholders to resolve any issues discovered during use
- All data issue resolutions begin at the PTS rFHL level and then are submitted to the NFHL to maintain proper version control
- Helped with Coordinated Needs Management Support (with Linework and Reach Assessments for Zone 1 counties when needed)
Sr. GIS Analyst
AECOM
06.2001 - 05.2021
- Provided GIS support for environmental services such as siting and generating maps, databases and statistics for licensing, environmental studies and permitting, cultural resources, construction and post-construction services
- Siting studies used Spatial Analyst, which identifies potential sites for power plants with CO2 capture and storage, wind turbines, photovoltaic and concentrated solar power generation development; transmission lines; gas/coal fired power plants, landfills and Alternative Municipal Waste studies
- Data modeling employed the principles of decision analysis to apply criteria to reveal the best sites from the GIS database with minimum impact on and maximum profit potential for numerous power clients
- Customized each GIS study to formalize and integrate the judgments and preferences of experts and clients, then generated maps, tables and graphs to enhance understanding of the procedure and outcome
- Potential sites ranked using multi-attribute utility analysis
- Lead GIS for the SCE Tehachapi Renewable Transmission Line Project
- Conducted DOD asset audits (as-built project documentation)
- Hazard Mitigation Plans and completing the GIS portion of Environmental Assessments and Impact Reports for local governments and power clients
- Displayed and analyzed GIS data from a wide range of subjects such as Land Use, Zoning, General Plans, Wetland Jurisdictions, Ecology, Threatened and Endangered Species, Cultural, Water, Traffic, Geologic, Noise, Hazard data, FEMA flood maps/data, Phase I, II and III ESAs, and others
- Mapped dig site surveys for the Freeport McMoRan (FMOG) pipeline, completed a Phase V ESA for the FMOG Arroyo Grande Oil Field
- Able to utilize GIS applications to perform advanced spatial analysis, data conversion or manipulation, i.e
- Raster/surface manipulation, mosaic, modify and re-purpose imagery for other software
- Able to use LiDAR and Esri geoprocessing tools to perform view-shed analyses used to determine predictive visibility over an area
- Worked on several GIS databases within the LA Metro region, Santa Barbara and Kern County to manage field monitoring data, QA/QC, and plot the analytical data and resulting contours for refinery projects and EPA Superfund sites
- Worked closely with Geoscience and GIS colleagues to make sure there were comprehensive workflows and metadata from multiple sources
GIS Specialist
URS Corporation, an AECOM company
06.1998 - 06.2001
- Provided GIS support to the Traffic Group, creating numerous ArcView maps for Florida’s Turnpike, Florida District 2, Louisiana DOT and other transportation related projects, including projecting traffic trends and volumes, mapping hurricane evacuation routes, Traffic Analysis Zones (TAZ's), environmental impacts and demographics (Census data)
GIS Technician
Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI)
04.1992 - 06.1998
- GIS support and products, such maps and data, were provided for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
- Tasks included interpreting and processing ecological and Threatened and Endangered Species information and from various sources to conform within a statewide database
- Digitized and edited FNAI’s element occurrence record boundaries as ArcInfo coverages and ArcView shapefiles; responded to data requests by providing ArcView-generated maps, shapefiles and report production
- Lead GIS Technician/Assistant Biologist in a 5-year ecological survey of Eglin Air Force Base (1992-97); Created the Eglin Air Force Base Tiers of Ecological Conditions (aerial photograph-based, vector) and ground truth points (GPS survey)
- Aided in the development of base maps using aerial photo interpretation, digitized and edited ArcInfo point and polygon coverages
- Liaison between FNAI and Eglin AFB’s GIS staff
Education
B.A - Geography
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL12.2000
Skills
- Esri’s ArcGIS 10x
- Esri Suite
- GIS Project Lead
- Data Collection
- Digitization
- Data modeling
- Metadata
- QA/QC
- Adobe Acrobat
- Google Earth Pro
Timeline
GIS Specialist
NiyamIT
02.2022 - 11.2024
Sr. GIS Analyst
AECOM
06.2001 - 05.2021
GIS Specialist
URS Corporation, an AECOM company
06.1998 - 06.2001
GIS Technician
Florida Natural Areas Inventory (FNAI)
04.1992 - 06.1998
B.A - Geography
Florida State University
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