RECENT
EXPERIENCE
04/2012 to Present
CLAIMS PROCESSOR / PROJECT CORDINATOR
Full-Time
Rust Consulting, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Conduct quality assurance of
database information.
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Examine class action settlement
claim forms and deeds for cases involving fiber optic lines within railroad
rights-of-way, comparing legal descriptions with land parcels using GIS
software.
02/2011 to 10/2012, 03/2007 to 09/2009
GALLERY SUPERVISOR
Part-Time, On Call
The Science Museum of Minnesota; Saint
Paul, Minnesota
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Provided educational
interpretation of natural objects submitted by visitors to the museum’s
Collector’s Corner, requiring knowledge of basic geology, paleontology,
forestry, marine biology, and other natural sciences.
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Educated visitors and provided
security for the traveling exhibits, Nature Unleashed, Tutankhamun:
the Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, Star Wars: Where Science Meets
Imagination, and A Day in Pompeii.
11/2010 to 03/2012,
09/2007 to 11/2008
DATA PROCESSOR
Contract
Pro Staff; Minneapolis, Minnesota (work
locations: Koch Trucking, Minneapolis, Minnesota; Rust Consulting,
Minneapolis, Minnesota; Valspar, Minneapolis, Minnesota)
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Examined invoices and provided
coding / data entry for class action settlement claim forms and vouchers.
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Prepared Excel workbook of
transportation safety violations compiling information from Federal DOT
websites.
09/2009 to 10/2010
GIS ANALYST II
Contract
3001, Inc. / Northrop Grumman Information
Systems; Huntsville, Alabama (work location: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Buffalo, New York)
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Led a two-person GIS team
operating on-site to digitize and edit metadata, shapefiles, and geodatabases
to support the Navigation and Coastal Data Bank program for the Army Corps of
Engineers, using SDSFIE (version 2.600) entity types, including such features as disposal areas, utility lines,
and water resource structures (e.g. dikes, levees, weirs).
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Communicated helpful and relevant
information to colleagues nationwide using a project-specific Internet forum.
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Located sources of GIS data from
the Federal Government, state agencies, municipalities, and private companies,
as well as report inaccuracies and missing information to responsible
parties.
03/2009 to 09/2009
DATA ENTRY/DOCUMENT PROCESSOR
Contract
Maxim Staffing Solutions; Minnetonka,
Minnesota (work location: United Health Group, Minnetonka, Minnesota)
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Converted scanned files, Word
documents, and worksheets into PDF format for insurance-related documents,
ensured files were named correctly, and researched potential data problems.
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Prepared reports by combining and
editing PDF files, editing bookmarks, and reviewing for accuracy.
01/2007 to 04/2007, 02/2009 to 03/2009
TYPESETTING / CONVERSION SPECIALIST
Contract
Spherion; Saint Paul, Minnesota (work
location: Merrill Corporation, Saint Paul, Minnesota)
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Converted graphic files, Word
documents, and financial spreadsheets into HTML and PDF format for regulated
compliance filings (e.g. annual reports, quarterly reports) with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Proofread financial documents for
accuracy and formatting.
04/2007 TO 08/2007
GIS TECHNICIAN
Contract
Facet Technology Corporation; Eden Prairie,
Minnesota
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Examined photographs of real
estate property and matched to land parcels using GIS software.
03/1996 to 04/2006
TECHNICAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST / SYSTEMS
ANALYST / BUSINESS SUPPORT ANALYST
The Orkand Corporation / Harris Orkand
Information Services / Northrop Grumman Corporation; Memphis, Tennessee (work
location: the USPS National Customer Support Center, Memphis, Tennessee)
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Maintained data integrity and
improved data quality of a GIS database using SQL queries, resulting in the
receipt of two consecutive quarterly awards for employee performance.
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Prepared address information
reports using Microsoft Access macros, Microsoft Excel data filtering, and
SQL queries
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Prepared carrier route, sector,
and 3-digit ZIP code maps for the USPS.
10/1994 to 11/1995
ENVIRONMENTAL
SCIENTIST
Science Applications International
Corporation; Kansas City, Missouri
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Provided technical support to U.S.
EPA Region VII for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) projects,
including sampling support, GPS surveying, site investigations for RCRA Facility
Assessments, report preparation, budgeting, and oversight of corrective
action investigations.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Geophysics;
December, 1986
University of Minnesota; Minneapolis,
Minnesota