Yadira Abreu

P.O. Box 919

Yabucoa, PR, 00767

C. (787) 948 1648

OBJECTIVE: Geographic Information Systems Position with opportunity for advancements, where my skills and experience can be utilized to contribute to the growth of an organization.

SUMMARY:Responsible, reliable, and able to work quickly and accurate under pressure. Adept problem solver. ESRItrained. Energetic leader, team builder and skillful communicator. Strong computer skills; adaptable, and willing to learn.

EDUCATION:2003Master in Geographic Information System.

University of Redlands, California

1994-1999 Bachelor Degree in Natural Sciences. Major: Environmental

Science.University of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico

PROJECT EXPERIENCE EXAMPLES:

Thesisproject: GIS as a Decision Support System for the Evaluation of Environmental Documents – Geodatabase design and creation, new methodology development and customization of Arc GIS 8.3 interface using Arc Objects in VBA and VB.

Machine Space Identification in LA County – Spatial Analysis, cartographic presentation.

GIS Policy Plan – Development of a GIS implementation strategic plan for a municipality.

Regional Water Quality Control Board GIS Initiative – Geodatabase design using use cases.

Analytical Hierarchical Process – Demonstration using VBA in excel.

Wildlife Species of PR; Sensitive Areas near Population Places in Eastern PR – Cartographic representation, data management and distribution illustration.

Finding a Hollywood Star - ArcIMS site development.

Land Use Data Type – Research, lecture presentation and web site development.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

University of Redlands, RedlandsCalifornia, August 2003 – December 2003.

GIS Lab Monitor –Responsable of aGIS laboratory.

COPARMEX, Jalisco. (Entrepreneur Center–Employer Union) Guadalajara, México. Environmental Manager, March 13, 2000 – November 31, 2002

Administrated the Environmental Department (budget, billing, etc.)

Counseling about the environmental law

Organized courses, workshops and seminars

Institutional representation in external meetings, committees, etc

Organized and Coordinated the AmbiTec Seminar (Partnership with Germany)

Created and actualized instructive manuals and directories

Distributed forms for licenses and permits

Redacted articles for the institutional magazine

U.S.Forest Service, Susanville, California.

Summer Internship with the * Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), May 29- August 8, 1998

  • Rotation through different departments, working withGPS, GIS, forestry, entomology,fishing, bird calling, planning and collaboration for a book about insect affecting trees in the North California.

SKILLS: Computers skills - ArcGIS 8.3, ArcView 3.X, Spatial Analyst, 3d Analyst, Crystal Reports, Adobe Acrobat, Criterium Decision Plus, Microsoft: Visio, Visual Basic, Word, Excel, Power Point, Access, Front Page, Publisher, Project.

GIS practice skills – Spatial Analysis, geodatabases, geographic projections and coordinated systems, cartography, 3d models, model builder, linear referencing, dereferencing, data transformation, data creation, metadata, network analysis, customization with VBA and VB, etc.

Personality skills - Fast learner, responsible and able to work without supervision. Excellent written, verbal and listening skills. Work well in a team as well as self- directed environment. Honest, hard-working, conscientious, energetic, enthusiastic. Adaptable, dependable, open-minded and willing to learn

TRAINING: ESRI Certificates:

Learning ArcGIS I (for ArcView 8, ArcEditor 8, and ArcInfo 8)

Introduction to ArcGIS I

Introduction to ArcGIS II

Working with ArcGIS Spatial Analysis

Planning for a GIS, ESRI Online Course

Building Geodatabase I and II

Modeling Geodatabase Using Case Tools

Introduction to Programming ArcObjects with VBA

Introduction to Geostatistical Analysis

Learning ArcGIS 3D Analyst

Introduction to Visual Basic

Converting CAD drawings to GIS

Introduction to ArcSDE

ArcIMS

System Architecture Design

AWARDS: GISScholarshipUniversity of Redlands

PRESENTATIONS:

GIS as a Decision Support System for the Evaluation of Environmental Documents. Presentation at ESRI Colloquium, Redlands, California, December 17, 2003. (60 persons)

GIS as a Decision Support System for the Evaluation of Environmental Documents. Presentation to the Environmental Quality Board of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, January 28, 2004. (25 persons)

LANGUAGES: Spanish / English

REFERENCES: Available upon request