Margaret Spyker
Data Scientist Gis Analyst Map Scientist @Xentity Corporation
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WORK HISTORY
Data Scientist Gis Analyst Map Scientist @Xentity Corporation
Denver, CO, US
Xentity manages multiple contracts providing GIS and technical solutions to facilitate Data Science and Data Visualization. Most common tasks include building a collection of data in a centralized location for analyses and visualization. Sample contracts include:Business Intelligence Center, State of Colorado, July 2014-CurrentETL a wide variety of data sources from multiple government agencies with a variety of software and scripts to automate scheduled updates across distributed networks to the Colorado Information Marketplace. Curate variety and quality public data for the Go Code Colorado Statewide Business App Challenge. Data Liaison efforts ensure important metadata and context is relayed. Open Data Evangelism about the value of open data to consumers and the importance of contributing to the centralized state portal. Startup coach on data use and product dev to competing teams.OIT/GIS, State of Colorado, March-June 2016Architected the schema and data dictionary for the Colorado Statewide Aggregate Parcels dataset. Created open source scripts to ingest data as new updates are released from local stewards to keep centralized aggregate dataset up to date and accurate.CMWC, Golden Colorado, May-June 2015Creation of 10 different aerial photo mosaic scenes from 10 different sources over a 100 year period to facilitate digitizing polygons of irrigated acres over time, showing the change of land use from agricultural to suburban. Creating the 10 scenes involved sleuthing for historical aerial imagery and highly technical raster mosaicing. The analysis took several iterations and controls to show change in acreage over time.Get Covered Illinois, Chicago Illinois, June-October 2015Created visualizations and digital interactive maps for potential and current enrollee counts and demographics for the Illinois Healthcare Marketplace using the geospatial component to aggregate and combine multiple data sources, and support GCI in making Data Driven Decisions.
EDUCATION
Western Michigan University
MA, Geography
Grand Haven High School
High School Diploma, Journalism and Media
SKILLS
ABOUT MARGARET SPYKER
Consultant, Analyst, Entrepreneur, Tech Coach, Volunteer Data EvangelistPublic Data catalog curation for Business Intelligence Center data on the Colorado Information Marketplace; Product Development advisement for new entrepreneurs competing to create products with Public Data - Go Code Colorado; Agile PM within scope and on track toward measurable goals; GIS Data Storytelling and Pattern Identification; Web Mapping and Data Analysis. Volunteer organizer for Open Street Map DRCOG Building and OIT-GIS Address Data Import-a-thon. Former Board Member and Event Coordinator International Map Industry Association.ArcGIS, TNT MIPS, QGIS, PostGIS, Docker, Ogr/GDAL, JavaScript, NodeJS, RegEx, Python, SQL, HTML, CSS, MongoDB, MSSQL, ENVI, Definiens, SketchUp, Adobe, SPSS, Filezilla, Interarchy, Total Stations, Leveling Rods, GPS Trimbles, LiDAR, Ecology, Landscape Geography, SustainabilityI am passionate about Data, Sustainability, Planning, GIS, Trail Mapping, Web GIS and all things Geography. I love to create data and I\'m confident in my techniques for assuring quality.• Agile Project Management• Project Design and Documentation• Data quality control, data editing, metadata creation• Designing workflows, training materials, tutorials• Public relations, public speaking, presentations• GIS Analysis, Spatial Statistics• Data Products - Building Footprints, Addresses, Entrances, Bike Infrastructure• Species and trail mapping, soil sampling, land surveying, Environmental Impact Assessments• Conducting research• Working with communities and writing professional plansMy personal research is focused on Landscape Psychology and the implications of these studies to the design of built environments. Design for well-being is inherent to design for quality of life and sustainability.
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