VINCENT KIM
Henderson
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Physical Scientist (ZP-1301-03)
United States Department of Commerce-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
01.2016 - 09.2024
- Serve as tropical storm imagery analyst to support global meteorological agencies (ex. RSMC, NHC, JTWC, CPHC).
- Monitor volcanic airborne ashes using near real time satellite imagery for Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center.
- Provide GIS technical and procedural documentation to intergovernmental agencies for marine pollution detection capabilities.
- Develop standardized GIS scripts, procedure and cartographic template products for SAB customers and collaborators for marine pollution surveillance program.
- Create and edit shapefiles for marine pollution satellite based products.
- Manage in house GIS database, scripts and ancillary data.
- Collaborate with NOAA Air Resource Laboratory in developing trajectory models.
- Develop the Ocean Mapping System ArcMap toolbar using python to streamline the creation of the Marine Pollution Surveillance Report products.
- Provided user customer service support in helping with satellite imagery tasking and acquisition.
Physical Science Technician
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Services
05.2013 - 01.2016
- Develop a firm understanding of LiDAR and optical satellite image data.
- Generate LiDAR based DEM from raw point cloud data for wetland mapping.
- Produce wetland maps using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and LiDAR data.
- Apply wetland delineation algorithm methods.
- Use satellite images to perform various types of classification methods and use SATSGO for validation.
- Strong knowledge of electromagnetic responses to various land cover type.
- Conduct field surveys using GPS for wetland mapping.
- Generate Landsat based inundation maps using LiDAR intensity returns to predict historical Landsat inundation maps.
- Write Python scripts to automate GIS processing tasks.
- Apply accurate stream delineation methods using LiDAR based DEM.
GIS Developer Internship
Maryland Department of Planning
12.2014 - 06.2014
- Daily use of ArcMap and QGIS.
- Migrate web map application contents to JavaScript environment.
- Customize MDP’s existing web map application using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and various APIs.
- Incorporate geoprocessing and geocoding services into a JavaScript web map environment.
- Write scripts to automate GIS processing tasks.
- Develop the State of Maryland’s 2010 Census Map application.
- Develop the State of Maryland’s Land Cover/Land Use web map application.
Cashier
Fresh Farms Cafe
03.2012 - 10.2012
- Handled payment transaction as a cashier.
- Provided customer service in assisting customers about daily promotions and information about our products
GIS Internship
Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management
01.2010 - 05.2010
- Daily use of ArcMap software.
- GPS knowledge in both data collection and post processing procedures.
- Map production and data creation using vector digitizing, topology edits, geoprocessing and georeferencing.
- A firm understanding of geodatabase maintenance, coordinate systems, map projections, data conversions and map design.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Geographical Information Sciences
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, MD05-2014
Skills
- Customer Service
- Analytics
- Programmer
Timeline
Physical Scientist (ZP-1301-03)
United States Department of Commerce-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
01.2016 - 09.2024
GIS Developer Internship
Maryland Department of Planning
12.2014 - 06.2014
Physical Science Technician
United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Services
05.2013 - 01.2016
Cashier
Fresh Farms Cafe
03.2012 - 10.2012
GIS Internship
Baltimore County Department of Environmental Protection and Resource Management
01.2010 - 05.2010
Bachelor of Science - Geographical Information Sciences
University of Maryland, College Park
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