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Shelrie Houlton

Titusville,FL

Summary

Personable and driven individual with strong collaboration and analytical skills. Possesses a solid understanding of research methodologies and data analysis, including literature reviews and quantitative and qualitative analysis. Capable of driving meaningful insights to support research objectives and advance project goals. Temporarily stepped back from the geospatial field due to personal responsibilities. Seeking to transition valuable skills into a new field, where analytical acumen and research expertise can make a significant impact.

Work History

GIS Analyst

Harris Corporation
  • Improve spatial information for 2010 Census maps.
  • Maintained and improved standards for Census map updates.
  • Developed spatial analysis improvement training for current employees.
  • Conducted spatial analysis training for new employees.

GIS Analyst

Nick Miller
  • Collected and integrated data from federal, state, county and municipal sources into an ArcGIS geodatabase.
  • Migrated data and ArcGIS software from desktop to enterprise version.
  • Designed personalized digital maps for clients from geodatabase.

GIS Intern

Palm Beach County Environmental Resource Management
  • Map design and production.
  • Maintained currency of spatial data.
  • Collected data from archived sources for management plans.

Education

Ph.D. - Geography

Texas State University
San Marcos, Tx

M.A. - Geography

Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Fl

B.A. - Anthropology

Southwest Texas State University
San Marcos, Tx

Skills

  • LibreOffice
  • Microsoft office
  • Python programming
  • Questionnaire development
  • Literature reviews
  • Quantitative and qualitative analysis
  • Research and analysis
  • Scientific writing
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Time management

Publications and Presentations

Papers


  • Houlton, S. (2013). Idea Generation in Group Decision-Making During School Shooting Simulations. Dissertation, Texas State University-San Marcos, Texas.
  • Houlton, S., Cooper, C.W., Fhurmann, S., Ostling, J.L., Perry, C., & Wranic, A. (2009). Assessing3D Web-mapping and Topographic Maps in Physical Geographic Education. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences (2009)32:9-18


Presentations


  • Houlton, S. (2011). The Facilitative Effects of Interactive Visualization on Communication in Group Decision-Making. Presentation at the Design Principles & Practices Conference, Rome, Italy, 2011.
  • Houlton, S., Cooper, C.W., Fhurmann, S., Ostling, J.L., Perry, C., & Wranic, A. (2009). Assessing3D Web-mapping and Topographic Maps in Physical Geographic Education. Presentation at the Applied Geography Conference, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 2009

Teaching Experience

  • Teaching Assistant, Texas State University-San Maros, Tx
  • Instruction of cartographic concepts and principles. Development and instruction of student mapping projects.
  • Teaching Assistant, Florida Atlantic University. Boca Raton, Fl
  • Instruction of Geography concepts and principles.
  • Instruction of Weather and Climate concepts and principles.

Timeline

GIS Analyst

Harris Corporation

GIS Analyst

Nick Miller

GIS Intern

Palm Beach County Environmental Resource Management

Ph.D. - Geography

Texas State University

M.A. - Geography

Florida Atlantic University

B.A. - Anthropology

Southwest Texas State University
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