Christopher Page Caird, GISP
Address:
14905 West 54th Avenue
Golden, CO 80403
Education:
M.A. in GIS & Remote Sensing, Western Michigan University, 2001
B.S. in Environmental Science, Lyman Briggs School, Michigan State University, 1998
Professional Profile:
• 11+ years of technical experience with ESRI ArcGIS 9.x and 10.x
• 10+ years of technical experience with Trimble GPS hardware & software
• 7+ years of GIS implementation, training and/or project management experience
• 7+ years of experience with data modeling and geodatabase design
• 5+ years of proficiency with Model Builder, scripting and process automation
• 4+ years using MicroImages TNT mips
• 2+ year of ERDAS IMAGINE
Areas of Expertise:
• Proven ability to provide GPS & GIS technical support and training for 250+ users.
• Managed project activities for a variety of data development, data maintenance and migration projects within SDE.
• Routinely define and establish system requirements for appropriate technology solutions.
• Ability to integrate spatial and non-spatial databases and data types across multiple projections and data types within GIS while minimizing geodetic risks as a result of datum transformations.
• Created standardized mapping and data products across multiple platforms for various end-user consumption with a focus upon local, state, and federal agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to collectively organize successful individuals to provide exceptional customer service and the highest quality GIS products and deliverables.
Professional Experience:
1/2012 – Present GIS Regulatory Analyst II (Contract)– Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Denver, CO
Responsibilities: Provide highly detailed oil and gas cartographic products to support Anadarko Regulatory Department for Applications to Permit to Drill (APDs) requests to the Bureau of Land Management.
• QA & QC of GIS data supplied by surveying contractors to be synchronized with versioned ArcSDE for all aspects of Anadarko oil and gas field assets by Plan of Development with a focus upon As-Built datasets for BLM map submittal.
• Provide GIS solutions for seamless data collection, creation, and integration to SDE.
• Develop visually complex and comprehensive cartographic maps as part of the map submittal process to the BLM for APD’s (Application for Permits to Drill).
• Perform complex scripting, spatial analysis, reporting, and wildlife data consolidation.
5/2011 – 10/2011 GIS Photogrammetry Administrator – Public Works, Wastewater Management Division of the City and County of Denver, Denver, CO
Responsibilities: Supervisor of Public Works GIS staff.
• Supervised six GIS staff performing 2D feature extraction of impervious surface.
• Responsible for employee reviews – completed mid-year review of staff.
• Responsible for management of a versioned GIS database on Oracle.
• Development of custom applications for improved business efficiencies.
• Responsible for maintaining revenue stream in excess of $30 million/year for the Division.
• Member of DRCOG/DRAPP 2012 Aerial Acquisition RFP; specifically responsible for establishing metadata standards according to FGDC and Photogrammetric standards.
• Reason for leaving: A desire to pursue a more technical and dynamic GIS environment.
7/2005 – 4/2011 GIS Analyst II – Town of Hilton Head Island, Hilton Head Island, SC
Responsibilities: Total geospatial support and training for 250+ employees using the ESRI suite of products 9.3 - Trimble GPS ProXR & GPS GeoXT, Toughbooks CF-17& Itronix X260, Micro Images TNT mips, Spatial Database Engine (SDE on SQL Server 2005 database).
• Aerials, Analysis, GPS, and Modeling:
o Registration and georeferencing of aerial imagery (1955, 1965, 1972, 1979, & 1986) over 450 individual tiles as well as correcting 2001 Land SAT data.
o Performed Image Analysis and used the NOAA Habitat Priority Planner for regional Natural Assets Working Group, Land Use analysis, and maintenance strategies.
o Using GPS devised, developed, and implement method for establishing a Critical Storm and Dune Protection zone along 13 miles of South Carolina coastline that became part of the Land Management Ordinance for the Town of Hilton Head Island.
• GIS Analysis:
o Performed an impervious verse pervious surface analysis per Hilton Head Island sub watershed with breakdowns by land use type and feature type.
o Lead GIS Analyst for the creation of new Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps (DFIRM) by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers and FEMA for Hilton Head Island. All data was cartographically displayed and rendered to represent WAFIS model outputs.
o Critical role associated with the development of stormwater inventory, QA&QC, and analysis for purposes of Phase II of NPDES permitting.
• Software Development:
o Developed model in ESRI Model Builder to perform spatial analysis, data management, calculations, while appending data to SDE (SQL database). Converted model to python script to populate data tables used by Permits Plus tracking software.
o Created two custom VBA GPS mobile forms with Toughbooks CF-17 and Itronix I X260 within ArcPad 7.1 and 8.0 for Initial Damage Assessment per the FEMA Residential Damage Estimator (RSDE) and the South Carolina Emergency Management Center requirements.
• GPS hardware, software and training:
o Lead, trained, and managed all GPS related data collection for all Hilton Head teams.
Instrumental in the creation of a GPS overlay district for the protection of the beachfront ecosystem, Critical Storm Protection and Dune Accretion Area and Transition Area.
o Provided GPS and GIS support for three years of a long-term shorebird ...
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