LAURA EVERETT

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

City of Austin Fire Department, Austin, TX

IT Geospatial Analyst | July 2018 - present

    ●  Provided geospatial data analysis and cartographic products for data driven decision making

    ●  Maintained Fire Station and Response Area feature classes in the citywide “DataMart” geodatabase

    ●  Worked as a GIS Responder at the Austin-Travis County Emergency Operating Center during a    

         historic flooding event and water boil notice, and created a map for public of water distribution sites

    ●  Served as alternate GIS Single Point of Contact and participated in the City’s GIS Operating Board

    ●  Migrated all Research and Data Analytics’ geospatial tasks and maps from ArcMap to ArcGIS Pro

    ●  Led department in migrating to ArcGIS Pro by conducting individual trainings with other divisions

    ●  Created an ArcGIS Pro Annotation Geodatabase of 21,000+ street labels 

    ●  Migrated 600+ Response Area Maps to ArcGIS Pro and produced an efficient “Map Series” process

    ●  Conducted annual Standard of Coverage analysis, examining emergency incident response times

    ●  Determined “First Due Territories” using ESRI’s Network Analyst in ArcGIS Pro, ArcMap, and AGOL

    ●  Authored letters to insurance companies in response to inquiries for nearest station and hydrant

    ●  Developed a new map-based Probationary Firefighter Test

    ●  Created maps for the public for opening of temporary Toll Station, as well as Stations 49 & 50

    ●  Reviewed annexations, PUDs, MUDs, PIDs, and MMDs to ensure compliance with AFD standards

    ●  Served on New Fire/EMS Executive Steering Committee as GIS representative, which included site

          suitability analysis, modeling service impact, and creating maps for public Neighborhood Meetings

    ●  Played active role in Battalion Re-alignment Committee and worked closely with Fire Executive staff

    ●  Participated in meetings with each Council Member and led one presentation at Fire Chief Baker’s

           request to communicate anticipated service delivery impact during station renovations

    ●  Conducted site analysis for recommended temporary station locations during renovations

    ●  Authored maps and contributed to meetings with Council Members regarding Automatic Aid

    ●  Supervised interns during fall 2019 and spring 2020, which included the working through the hiring

          process, developing framework for semester projects, and overseeing the completion of projects

    ●  Gained experience with tabular data, as well as QlikSense and other Business Intelligence toolsets

    ●  Acted as a core-contributor in establishing framework to implement new department Strategic Plan

    ●  Created new “Maps Portal” and maintained Research & Data Analytics’ pages on AFD’s intranet site

    ●  Maintained the public Fire/EMS Stations website (ATXPublicSafetyProjects.com)

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Apple Inc., Austin, TX

GIS/CAD Technician | June 2017 - July 2018

    ●  Leading member of the QA team that successfully launched Apple's Indoor Maps feature

    ●  Evaluated business and system processes and proposed solutions to improve operational

         performance

    ●  Provided Subject Matter Expertise to QA and Map Production team members

    ●  Prepared training materials, policy documents, and operation guidance to describe core

         workflows and tasks, and helped train new team members

    ●  Conducted data analysis and prepared validation requirements to facilitate the

         implementation of programmatic QA procedures

    ●  Monitored team member performance and facilitated resolution of QA and Map

         Production issues

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City of College Station Public Works, College Station, TX

Geographic Information Systems Intern | September 2016 – May 2017

    ●  Maintaining databases and digitizing drainage infrastructure records

    ●  Designing a new feature class for city-maintained guard and handrails

    ●  Collecting on-site data for field verification using Trimble GPS

    ●  Developing maps for internal and external use

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SSC Service Solutions, College Station, TX

GIS Sustainability Intern | May 2016 – August 2016

    ●  Created an ArcOnline map of Texas A&M’s 885 exterior waste receptacles

    ●  Aided in spatially strategic placement of multi-stream recycling systems

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Texas Research Data Center, Texas A&M University

Research & GIS Assistant | March 2016 – May 2017

    ●  Digitizing 1940 and 1960 census maps using QGIS to for demographic research

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College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University

Administrative Assistant | March 2016 – May 2017

    ●  Creating ADA compliant closed captioned videos for Geosciences courses

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Geography of Historical Racial-Ethnic Segregation (Thesis)

Texas A&M Undergraduate Research Scholars Program | October 2016 – April 2017

    ●  Created 1940 enumeration district shapefiles for Charleston, SC and Buffalo, NY

    ●  Utilized IPUMS Restricted Census Data to analyze racial segregation patterns

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Brenham Camptown Historic African American Cemetery Map

Texas A&M Geography Society, project leader | August 2016 – April 2017

    ●  Used total station and ESRI ArcMap to map cemetery features

    ●  Orchestrated project involving high impact fieldwork experience for 25 students

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Socio-Demographic  Residential Distribution in Houston, TX

Texas Research Data Center | June 2016 – November 2016

     ●  Digitized 1940 census map of Houston using QGIS for demographic analysis

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Exterior Waste Receptacle Inventory

Texas A&M Geography Society, project manager | January 2016 – May 2016

     ●  Directed 14 students in sustainability effort to reduce landfill-destined waste

     ●  Collected Garmin GPS data for over 880 exterior waste receptacles at Texas A&M

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Visualization of Local Hydraulic Fracturing Wells

Texas A&M Geography Society | August 2015 – December 2015

     ●  Analyzed hydraulic fracturing well site locations in relation to city ordinances

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PUBLICATIONS & RESEARCH ACHIEVEMENTS

“Geographic Analysis of Historic African American Cemetery”

     ●  Published in Vol. 9 of Explorations: the Texas A&M Undergraduate Journal in 2017

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“Geography of Racial-Ethnic Segregation: Charleston SC and Buffalo NY in 1940”

     ●  Undergraduate thesis published in Texas A&M University Libraries's OAKTrust

     ●  Presented with Dr. Fossett at the Southwestern Social Science Association 2017 meeting

     ●  Presented at Texas A&M Student Research Week 2017

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“Spatial Analysis and Subsurface Visualization for Non-Invasive Identification of Unmarked Graves in Historic Camptown Cemetery in Brenham, TX”

    ●  2nd Place UG Poster at the 2017 Texas Geography Student Research Symposium

    ●  Poster presentation at Texas A&M Student Research Week 2017

    ●  Poster presentation at Texas A&M GIS Day 2017, winning 2nd Place and "Crowd Favorite"

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“Socio-Demographic  Residential Distribution in Houston, TX”

    ●  Poster presentation at Texas A&M University’s GIS Day 2016

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“Visualization of Local Hydrologic Fracturing Wells”

    ●  Presented with Geography Society to CS Citizens for Safe Fracking in 2015