Wendi Young
11415 James Jack Lane,NC
Summary
Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional dedication to making sure cooperators and water resource partners are sharing hydrological data appropriately in a timely manner. Works effectively unsupervised and dedicated in mastering new skills to produce the best possible data as part of flood warning systems in Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
IT Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey - Water Resources
Charlotte, NC
12.1993 - Current
- Local database administrator for 3 urban Flood Warning Systems in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro, NC. This includes maintenance of 4 base station computers, SQL database programming, python scripts and procedural scripting for data collection, processing and analysis of real-time hydrological networks.
- Work closely with cooperators and partners to make sure data are being shared appropriately and quality assured in order to provide them with the most accurate and timely data feed possible.
- Rainfall data are reviewed daily and post event rainfall summary statistics are provided to Cooperators within 24-hours of the event.
- Local database manager and NWIS Application Support for Water Science Center (SAWSC) in a support role.
- Maintain a Web Map Application (Go2Mapper) to display current site metrics (~1,500 sites) in NC, SC, and GA as well as a tracking layer of SPOT devices (~150) for all field personnel.
- Maintain scripts to collect, analyze and report on local data networks for use in daily office review procedures within SAWSC.
- Serves as a Senior advisor and backup to the Charlotte Field Office Chief.
Computer Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey
Charlotte, NC
06.1990 - 06.1992
- Design and write application software to process scientific and administrative data
- Advise professional and technical staff who require assistance in programming or use of computer equipment, software, or data bases.
- Install, test and maintain software procured from other sources to assist with image processing and remote sensing projects
Education
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ05-1990
Skills
- Maintain complex data collection software to permit the automated collection of data by electronic field instruments which includes updating site and base station configurations accordingly SQL databases are maintained to provide a raw archive and to allow for efficient transfer of the data to the NWIS database
- Write, modify and maintain application software for solution of scientific problems using high level programming languages and procedural language interface capabilities of data base management systems Maintain an awareness of new developments in computing hardware and software Develop methods for applying new developments, including modifications as required
- Analyze scientific activities, including field instrumentation and data collection activities, to design application software
- Advises and instructs professional and technical staff who require assistance in programming or use of electronic data loggers, computer equipment, software, or data bases
- Installs, tests, and maintains software obtained from various sources to assist with data collection and processing activities
- Directs and coordinates field crews troubleshooting problem sites and advises as to how to fix
- Directs and coordinates field crews in obtaining flood measurements throughout Charlotte service area
Custom
References available upon request.
Timeline
IT Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey - Water Resources
12.1993 - Current
Computer Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey
06.1990 - 06.1992
Bachelor of Science - Computer Science And Engineering
Northern Arizona University
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