BRANDON P. ELLIS
317 Markham Dr.
Slidell, LA 70458
(225) 776-5600
Email: BrandonPEllis@gmail.com
   
CAREER OBJECTIVE: Seeking an opportunity in the fields of GIS or web development with opportunities to utilize the skills I have attained in my degrees and related work experience.
   
EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Forestry (2000)  
Forest Management Concentration
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA
GPA: Core Courses 3.52 / 4.0 Overall 3.22 / 4.0
 
Masters of Science in Geography (in process)  
Mapping Sciences Concentration
Louisiana State University
GPA: 3.8 / 4.0
   
WORK EXPERIENCE:
3001 Inc.  
  • 4/1/06 to present: OrthoPhotography Manager
  • Supervisor: Ray Brouliette
  • Address: 501 Robert Rd. Slidell, Louisiana
  • Hours worked per week: 40-45
  • Coordinate work efforts to meet budget goals
  • Supervise and direct the production efforts of the department
  • Work directly with clients to meet or exceed all needs and expectations
 
IAP World Services  
  • 2/1/06 to 3/30/06: Short Contract GIS Technician
  • Supervisor: John Baras
  • Address: State Lands Office ,Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Hours worked per week: 40
  • Responsible for creating and updating portions of the Louisiana State Owned Waterbottoms data layer
 
Louisiana State University  
  • 8/1/03 to 2/1/06: graduate research assistant
  • Supervisor: DeWitt Braud (225) 578-6177
  • Address: 321 Howe-Russell Building ,Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Hours worked per week: 20
  • Responsible for production and management over 1 Terabyte of imagery data
  • Produce parish sized, color balanced mosaics of DOQQ imagery using ERDAS IMAGINE for dissemination on LSU’s ATLAS website.
  • Assist in the production of GIS projects and datasets in conjunction with LOSCO (Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinators Office)
  • Miscellaneous tasks associated with LOSCO’s needs
 
Net Shapers Inc.  
  • 2/17/03 to present (prn): Web / PHP / C++ developer
  • Supervisor: Mike Giddens (225) 293-6464
  • Address: 14635 S. Harrell’s Ferry Rd. 5D, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816
  • Hours worked per week: 0-40
  • Design and publish e-commerce and brochure style websites
  • Maintain and update several existing sites
  • Participated in the planning and scope development of a major e-commerce project
 
Focus Humanitarian Assistance  
  • 7/01/02 to 12/15/02: GIS Analyst, Web Designer/Programmer
  • Supervisor: Gulam Juma (703) 442-3212
  • Address: 777 Leesburg Pike Ste. 3035, Falls Church, Virginia 22043
  • Hours worked per week: 50-60
  • Launched an ESRI based international GIS including:
  • Designing and launching the secure GDW (GeoData Warehouse) user interface and administrator site using PHP, MySQL and ArcIMS
  • Assisted in the implementation of a secure FTP site
  • Established QA/QC protocols for existing and incoming data
  • Established metadata standards for field data and finished data products
  • Responded to disaster situations with maps and data updates
  • Designed PDF base templates for the GDW to support standard cartographic analysis to support disaster risk, mitigation and relief
 
Florida Power and Light  
  • 5/25/01 to 6/7/02: GIS Analyst
  • Supervisor: Chuck Binkley (no longer employed at FPL)
  • Address: Juno Beach, Florida 33408
  • Hours worked per week: 40
  • Maintenance of critical and non-critical MapObjects IMS storm applications, ArcView IMS applications, and ArcIMS applications on the FPL intranet and fpl.com websites
  • Instructed classes on the use and implementation of ArcView3.2
  • Custom and specialty mapping of utility features with regard to customer specifications
  • Buffer analysis for lightning stroke proximity
  • Essential customer identification and location for emergency preparedness
  • Environmental impact study analysis
  • Hurricane emergency response and restoration
  • Oil Spill emergency response exercise
  • Data maintenance and editing through ArcGIS 8.1.2 and ArcInfo 7.x/8.1.2
  • Instruction on the use and implementation of custom GIS applications
  • Custom graphics for web site enhancements, company events and map books
  • Created Power Point presentations for self-guided user instruction on software and application configuration
  • Preparation of FPL data for use by outside entities
  • Utilization of Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia Dreamweaver to maintain and update a web based map repository
  • Use of aerial photography to present data to clients in a familiar and easily understood format
  • Maintained data and project archives
  • Data acquisition via internet and county government
 
Plum Creek Southern Timber L.L.C.  
  • Summer 99: 3 month internship working with Intergraph products.
  • Supervisor: Chris Etherton (318) 648-8656
  • Address: 6998 Hwy 84, Winnfield, LA 71483
  • Hours worked per week: 50
  • Data updates through Microstation J and MS Access
  • Cost analysis of Best Management Practices
  • Instructed classes on simple GeoMedia functionality
  • Assured the accuracy of field crew data and their adherence to safety guidelines and implementation of Best Management Practices
  • Helped to improve Timber Stand Management techniques through the use of GIS
  • Prescribed burning of forested lands
  • Analysis of projected budget and timber stand productivity potentials using growth and yield modeling
 
Louisiana Tech University  
  • August 1999 - May 2000: Spatial Data Lab Assistant and Teacher’s Aide
  • Supervisor: Mrs. Marta Graves (no longer employed at Louisiana Tech)
  • Address: PO Box 10138 100 Reese Dr. Ruston, LA 71272
  • Hours worked per week: 20
  • Support for 15 NT workstations, 1 NT server, 2 HP plotters and 7 HP InkJet printers
  • Assisting students with class assignments and questions
  • Spatial Data Lab web site design and maintenance
  • Assisting in the administration of professional GIS and GPS courses
   
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
GIS  
  • ArcView 3.x
  • ArcInfo 7.x & 8.x
  • Limited Geomedia exposure
 
Operating systems  
  • Windows 95/98/2K/NT/XP
  • some UNIX
 
Office  
  • Microsoft ExcelWord, Outlook, Access, and PowerPoint
  • Corel WordPerfect
  • Lotus Notes
 
Programming  
  • HTML
  • JavaScript
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • Some VB and C++ experience
 
Web & Graphics Applications  
  • Macromedia Dreamweaver MX
  • Adobe Photoshop 7
  • Bryce 3-D
   
SKILLS AND
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Management / Leadership  
  • Attended Louisiana Army National Guard leadership and group goals workshop series
  • Attained E-4 rank with squad leader responsibility for 2 years
    Communications
 
Technical Presentations  
  • Using GIS to Asses Costs Associated with a Forest Stand Containing SMZ’s
  • FOREST VERTISOLS AND ULTISOLS: A Study and Analysis of Two Soil Types and Their Properties
  • Effects of Percent Moisture Content, Percent Shrinkage, Density, and Specific Gravity of Southern Pine
  • Cut to Length Logging: A Study of Involved Operations and Expenses
  • Can the United States Go NUTS?: European Union Regional Policy Application in the US
  • Exploratory Spatial Analysis of US Economic Data: Exploring Data From a Study of European Union Policy in the United States
  • Land Cover Type Classification: Using Remote Sensing in Urban Expansion Planning
  • Eye of the Storm: Using GIS to Improve Post-Storm Power Restoration Efforts
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