Susan Gidley

About Susan Gidley

Searching for someone who has been there, done that with respect to GIS and can help grow or efficiently manage your GIS program? Looking for some with management skills in the GIS realm? Trying to find an elusive person with both CAD and GIS experience? Maybe you need a QA/QC program for your GIS data? Or you want to talk with someone who has 3 years of experience working with drone collected data sets? Or maybe you just need someone who is dependable, flexible, and not afraid to take a chance on doing something different?I have worked on and managed small teams (3-6 people) working a variety of short term (2-6 months) and long term (3+ year) projects. I have experience with GIS, CADD, and remote sensing. I have used ArcGIS (9.0 -10.4), ArcPro, ArcGIS Online APIs, QGIS, Maptitude, TransCAD, ERDAS Imagine, Drone2Map, Pix4D, and AutoCAD (20••••15), and have basic programming experience using Java, Javascript, Python, and Visual Basic. I\'ve worked in a variety of industries and am looking for my next opportunity.

Experience

1. Senior Geographic Information Systems Manager

   Universal Service Administrative Co. (USAC)

   Jun 2023 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Grew the GIS program from a single subject matter expert to a team of four permanent employees, and a variety of contracting staff as needed.• Reviewed GIS architecture and implemented changes in software, hardware, and systems to best support business needs. This included managing budgets and future use projections, and working with cross program teams.• Created GIS program strategy documents and executed outlined strategy.• Worked with IT to begin implementation of an Enterprise GIS system to support on-going program needs.• Developed business cases, budgets, and implementation strategies for GIS mapping and system projects.

Education

• Indiana University Indianapolis

  Master's, Geographic Information Systems

• Wake Technical Community College

  Certificate, AutoCAD

  2005 — 2007

• North Carolina State University

  BS, Geology, Minor: Business Management

  1997 — 2001

Skills

• Arcpad
• Spatial Analysis
• Topology
• Geography
• Microsoft Office
• Sql
• Python
• Gis
• Metadata Standards
• Maptitude
• Data Mapping
• Spatial Databases
• Arcsde
• Cartography
• Erdas Imagine
• Arcgis Server
• Databases
• Geomatics
• Arcmap
• Faa Drone Regulations
• Autocad
• Geodatabase
• Geoprocessing
• Esri
• Css
• Technical Writing
• Html
• Google Earth
• 3d Surface Creation
• Remote Sensing
• Photoshop
• Arcgis
• Gis Analysis
• Indesign
• Analysis
• Global Positioning System (Gps)
• Data Analysis
• Trimble Gps
• Data Collection
• Arccatalog