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Rhonda Lee Olson

4830 Wellington Lane North

Plymouth, MN 55442

Rhonda.Lee.Olson@gmail.com

(763)-670-6118

Career Profile

Hold a certification in GIS, B.S degree in Environmental Geology and obtaining a M.S. degree in GIS Natural Resource Management with a graduation date of May 2017.

A critical thinking, self-motivated, reliable professional with work experience in database management, customer service communication, cartography, ESRI ArcMap 10.0, ArcGIS Online, Smallword, Microsoft Access, and Google Earth Pro.

Experience working on environmental projects including remediation and environmental assessment reports.

Skills and Knowledge

Cartographic Skills:

Able to designed legible maps for ESA and remediation reports including zoning, parcels addresses, hydrology, well locations, and soil borings following state government, national government, and company policies.

Equipment Skills:

Experience with office equipment (printers, copiers, etc.), GPSs devices, Trimble field products and surveying equipment including total stations in field work to collect spatial data.

Technical Skills:

Proficient in Microsoft Office applications including Word, PowerPoint, Access, Excel, and Publisher and highly proficient with ArcGIS including work in data entry, ArcEditor, Spatial Analyst, image analysis window, georeferencing, and managing databases. Experience with Visual Basic.NET, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python programming and able to translate files from DWG CAD files and KML for multiple end-users.

Field Research:

Experience in field studies including, BMP, data collection, soil, water, and biological field sampling.

Project Management:

Resource, time, budget, and contingency planning design with project parameters and goals, implemented by research and data collection documented in reports.

Resource Analysis:

Interpret aerial photographs and spatial data, collected in the field and remotely sensed data including urban land use, zoning, housing, hydrology, and geology. Experience developing written reports with maps, charts, and tables.

Coursework and Teaching Experience:

Courses taken include Watershed Science, Hydrology, Geochemistry, Field Studies, Database SQL and Advance Modeling & Analysis. Education in ArcGIS Server infrastructure, including authoring, optimizing map services.

Sales and Customer Service Skills:

Achieved several top customer service and sales awards. Developed stakeholders and team members relationships through communicating, time-management, problem solving, analyzing and multitasking skills.

Education

Master of Science in Geographic Information Science, Saint Marys University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN --- January, 2014 May, 2017

Areas of emphasis: Natural Resource Management

GPA: 3.9

Geographic Information Science Certificate, Saint Marys University of Minnesota,

Minneapolis, MN ---January, 2014

GPA: 4.0

Bachelor of Science in Geoscience, Winona State University,

Winona, MN --- May, 2011

Minor: Biology

Areas of emphasis: Environmental Science

Work Experience

Wenck Associates, Dec 2015- May 2016

GIS Technician, Maple Plain, MN contract worker for 3M Corporate Environmental Operations

Wenck Associates GIS Manager: Jordan Shuck (763) 479-4575, jshuck@wenck.com

3M Corporate Environmental Programs Manager: James Kotsmith (651) 737-3635, jrkotsmith@mmm.com

GIS support on Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessment Reports (ESA) and remediation projects using ArcMap 10.3.1, ArcGIS Online, GPS pathfinder, Google Earth Pro, PDF editor and Adobe Pro software. Created and projected KML and CAD files for company projects. Aerial photo interpretation and spatial data management collected in the field and obtained from public scores. Designed maps for internal and external customers with urban land use, zoning, parcels addresses, real estate, hydrology including monitoring wells and groundwater sampling and geology soil boring maps using GPS Points, georeferencing, ArcEditor and Spatial Analyst tools. Reviewed and classified past ESA and remediation documents from across the world for 3M Corporate Environmental Programs department.

Randstad Engineering, Contract ---May 2015-Dec 2015

GIS Technician, contract worker for Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, MN

Technical Recruiter: Jon Bryant (678) 969-2990, Jon.Bryant@randstadusa.com

Xcel Energy Manager: Chris Cain

Perform quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) tasks for Xcel Energy GIS maintenance and data integrity department. Troubleshoots problems with General Electric Smallworld 2003 GIS software and Microsoft Access database. Process completed work orders from electric and gas transmission and distribution datasets. Identify, locate, and implement solutions for work order problems. Work in multiple remote desktop environments and servers. Successfully communicate with coworkers locally and worldwide through email, phones, and attended meeting through GoToMeeting software.

Macys, Inc. ---2012 Present

Woman Shoes Sales Associate, Ridgedale Center, Minnetonka, MN 55305

(952) 591-6600 Ext. 2569

Achieved several top customers service and sales awards. Help guide customers through transactions by communicating information, answering questions, and explaining company policies in a professional manner to establish and maintain relationships with the public.

Explorers Club, Minnetonka Public Schools---2014 May 2015

Explorers Club Program Leader, Scenic Heights Elementary, Minnetonka, MN

Supervisor: Ryan Lawler (952) 401-5464, ryan.lawler@minnetonka.k12.mn.us

Maintained, ordered, and requested repairs for office supplies, and equipment.

Written and filed reports documenting daily events per company policies and procedures. Supervised students K- 5th in school and field trip settings with the primary goals of safety and learning. Planned and integrated curriculum using learning strategies put out by the national accreditation board.

GIS Volunteer Experience

City of Plymouth Park and Recreation Forestry, City of Plymouth, Plymouth, MN---2011- 2012

Volunteer

Supervisor: Lara Newberger, Forestry Tech (763)509-5945, lnewberger@plymouthmn.gov

Collected, organized, and maintained tree database using field surveying techniques to identify tree type, conditions, diameters, and GPS location. ArcPad software and aerial photos were used to collect spatial data on a Trimble Nomad Handheld device. Created maps for field work notes and analyses. Performed inspection of properties to determine if properties were obeying city and state regulations. Communicated with the public about City of Plymouth Park and Recreation Forestry division regulations.