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Helen Martin

Columbus,Ohio

Summary

Successful GIS team builder with a professional expertise using ESRI ArcGIS/ArcPro Software and Applications for business insights, problem solving, analysis, presenting, determining, preventing, and predicting for a 24-year excelling career. Currently seeking a new, challenging opportunity to build knowledge, continue increasing skill sets, and to expand geographic technology interests with a promising company. Interested in being a part of a powerful team or possibly leading.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. GIS Consultant, Business Insights Leader

Nationwide Insurance Company
01.2022 - Current
  • Data and Analytics Team Leader of GIS professionals responsible for developing customized web-based mapping applications tailored specifically to internal customers' needs.
  • Trusted and responsible for daily monitoring, reporting and customizing mapping visualizations of risks effected by major catastrophic events.
  • Publishes data to ArcGIS Online Portal for various Mapping Applications allowing internal customers to further report and perform advanced analyzation.
  • Contributes to successful project outcomes by conducting thorough spatial analyses, producing insightful maps, and generating valuable reports for determination of appropriate claim teams deployments.
  • Creates Automated Tableau and Power BI Dashboards for senior leadership and Claims.
  • Communicates and notifies leaders and teams, before and after, major financial loss catastrophic events.

GIS Consultant, Data Solutions Analyst

Nationwide Insurance Company
12.2019 - 12.2022
  • Modeled distribution planning analysis and data analytics for agency sales territories for Nationwide and all of Enterprise
  • Created, maintained and updated AGOL Mapping Tools for Property and Casualty Sales SVPs, AVPs, Directors and Managers.
  • Project Management responsibilities for implementation and distribution of ArcGIS Online Portal Applications for Nationwide Senior Leaders.
  • Geographic Mapping Governance – providing consistent mapping use guidance across business units and functions for all of Enterprise.
  • Increased client satisfaction by delivering timely and accurate geospatial analyses, supporting informed decision-making processes.

GIS Specialist, Data Analytics

Nationwide Insurance Company
05.2009 - 11.2019
  • Performed agency distribution planning and data analytics for the P&C Sales Regions.
  • Predicted and determined commercial losses from major earthquake and wildfire events.
  • GIS Project Lead for market selection, distribution planning, bread routes and visualization for Nationwide Pet and National Accounts Branches rising Nationwide Pet up to #1 for national pet insurance.
  • Created mobile and desktop mapping applications for various internal customers within Nationwide.
  • Facilitated communication between technical staff and non-GIS users through clear documentation of procedures and methodologies employed in projects.

GIS Specialist Product and Pricing

Nationwide Insurance Company
10.2000 - 05.2009
  • Collaborated with Pricing Actuaries to create Nationwide's Rating Territories.
  • Competitively monitored Nationwide’s Rating Territories of our top 10 competitors by geography breakouts and financials.
  • Worked with Department of Insurance reports to revise and improve rating.
  • Mapped all geographical statistics built by Product and Pricing Management Teams.
  • Responsible for client relationship development through weekly interaction.
  • Trained Actuaries on GIS software usage, boosting team productivity and fostering a collaborative work environment.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Geography/GIS

The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
05.2000

Skills

  • ESRI ArcGIS Software and Applications
  • SQL
  • Tableau / Power BI
  • Snowflake
  • Python Scripting
  • Geo-statistics
  • Project Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Fast Decision-Making
  • Problem Solving
  • Microsoft Power Automate
  • Communication / Visualization

Certification


GIS Professional Certificate

Interests

Continuing Technical Upskilling

Participating in Geospatial Practice Groups

Timeline

Sr. GIS Consultant, Business Insights Leader

Nationwide Insurance Company
01.2022 - Current

GIS Consultant, Data Solutions Analyst

Nationwide Insurance Company
12.2019 - 12.2022

GIS Specialist, Data Analytics

Nationwide Insurance Company
05.2009 - 11.2019

GIS Specialist Product and Pricing

Nationwide Insurance Company
10.2000 - 05.2009

Bachelor of Science - Geography/GIS

The Ohio State University

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