William D. Tanksley
Tucson, AZ, USA
85715
E-mail: btanksley@ou.edu
Homepage: http://parker.gcn.ou.edu/~bill
Summary
I am seeking a permanent professional position in the GIS community. I prefer a position that will allow me to further my development as a professional and offer advancement into a managerial role. I enjoy participating in projects involving GIS, remote sensing, and/or image processing related to earth science research. I welcome projects that require unique solutions and original thinking.
Education
1995 – Present    University of Oklahoma    Norman, OK
Master of Arts of Geography (All but thesis)
  • Advisor: Dr. May Yuan
  • 3.9 GPA
  • Specializing in GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Applications
  • Thesis topic: Geographic Information Queries and Discovery in a GIS Environment: A Case Study in Hydrology
1993 – 1994    University of OklahomaNorman, OK
Bachelor of Science of Geography
  • Emphasis in Environmental Issues, GIS, and Remote Sensing
  • Dean's Honor Roll
Work experience
Sep. 2000 - Present    Pima County Department of Transportation    Tucson, AZ
GIS Technician
  • Design, write, develop, debug and document Arc Macro Language (AML) programs to perform advanced GIS analyses/queries and produce presentation-quality maps.
  • Process geographic data for analysis, map production, database development, and maintenance using Arc/Info GIS.
  • Serve as technical support for specific AML applications. Provide technical assistance to other project members as necessary for complex geoprocessing, programming, and map production.
  • Meet with clients to interpret and evaluate their GIS technical requirements to provide GIS products and technical assistance.
  • Research technical problems and evaluate hardware and software. Make recommendations to management.
  • Develop and implement quality control procedures for GIS programs, services, and products. Assist in the training of interns in the use of GIS programs and the application of standard geoprocessing procedures to various projects. Review the work of interns for quality control.
Nov. 1998 - Jul. 1999     EarthData International    Gaithersburg, MD
GIS Specialist
  • Perform quality analysis of NIMA FFD and VPF products.
  • Perform change detection analysis from aerial photography over diverse terrain including coastlines and wetlands.  Record the changes to base linework in Microstation.
  • Create three-dimensional images from LIDAR data in ERDAS imagine.
  • Create stereo-pairs from satellite imagery using Softplotter.
  • Perform quality analysis of digital orthophotography using Hawk Mapper.
Jan.1998 – Nov. 1998    University of Oklahoma    Norman, OK
Graduate Research Assistant
Geographic Information Queries and Discovery in a GIS Environment: A Case Study in Hydrology
  • Develop ARC/INFO interface to aid hydrologists with conducting queries and information discovery of geospatial data (Thesis topic).
  • Develop conceptual model of how hydrologists query geospatial data and infer information from the data.
  • Implement conceptual model through ARC/INFO graphical user interface developed with Arc Macro language (AML).
Aug. 1997 – Oct. 1998    University of Oklahoma    Norman, OK
Web master
  • Develop and maintain web page portfolio for geographic information science at the University of Oklahoma (http://ouucgis.ou.edu)
Jun. 1996 – Jan. 1998    Space Imaging / EOSAT    Norman, OK
Intern
  • Recorded digital satellite data (IRS 1-B, IRS 1-C)
  • Performed quality assessment of multispectral and panchromatic satellite imagery using ERDAS Imagine software
  • Created a variety of digital image products (IRS 1-B, IRS 1-C)
  • Performed limited troubleshooting of UNIX and VAX computer systems
Aug. 1995 – May 1996    University of Oklahoma   Norman, OK
Geographic Information Systems Teaching Assistant
  • Assisted and taught students about the operation of the Arc/Info GIS
  • Assisted students in the use of Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and the Sun operating system on UNIX workstations
  • Assisted in the maintenance of computers and peripherals (printers, digitizers, scanners, etc.)
Jun. 1995 – Aug. 1995   Oklahoma Water Resources Board    Oklahoma City, OK
Intern
  • Translated water line maps in a variety of scales to a uniform scale using manual cartographic techniques
  • Digitized these maps using AutoCad (R12)
  • Created Arc/Info GIS layers from the AutoCad map files (ARCCAD)
  • Performed field surveys of various rural water districts.  This sometimes involved mapping water lines in the field using manual cartographic techniques
  • Performed limited responsibilities in system administration
GIS Experience
  • Geographic analysis using spatial statistics and GIS techniques
  • Customization of Arc/Info using AML
  • Database management using INFO
  • Limited use of GRID module in Arc/Info
  • Some experience with customization of Arcview using Avenue
  • Understanding of cartographic techniques and map generation processes
  • Creation of digital maps using digitizing and scanning techniques
Remote Sensing Experience
  • Performed analysis of multispectral satellite imagery including Landsat and Indian Research Satellites (IRS) 1B and 1C
  • Enhancement of multispectral satellite imagery using aerial photographs and panchromatic satellite imagery
  • Creation of digital imagery products
  • Quality analysis of digital imagery products
  • Analysis of aerial photographs
  • Some experience with the ERDAS Imagine Model Maker
Other Experience
  • Competent with the UNIX operating system and possess some experience with shell scripting.
  • Environmental background with emphasis in hydrology and climatology
  • Creation of user documentation
  • Performed limited Windows NT system administration
Professional Memberships
  • American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
  • Association of American Geographers
Papers / Presentations
Comparing Digitized Aerial Photographs and Panchromatic Satellite Imagery for Multispectral Data Enhancement
Paper presented at 1997 Association of American Geographers meeting.  Comparison of digitized aerial photography vs. panchromatic satellite imagery for enhancing the spatial resolution of multispectral satellite imagery.  Images were rectified using differential GPS.  Merging methods were forward-reverse principle components transform and a multiplicative transformation technique.
Relevant Course Work
GIS Related 
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Advanced Geographic Information Systems
  • GIS Project Management and Design
  • Introduction to Cartography
 Remote Sensing Related 
  • Remote Sensing I
  • Remote Sensing II
  • Seminar - Remote Sensing (Remote Sensing III)
  • Interpretation of Aerial Photographs
  • Satellite Climatology
Environment Related 
  • Regional Climatology
  • Water Quality in Geography
  • Hydrology
  • Environmental Science I
  • Seminar - Water Resources
  • Seminar - Physical Biogeography
  • Introduction to Oceanography
  Statistics / Computer Programming Related 
  • Analytic Methods in Geography
  • Quantitative Methods in Geography
  • Computational Geosciences
  • Neural Networks (in progress)

 
References
Available upon request