Mapping Technician Sample Resume

Dustin Goffman
1234 Post Oak Drive
Montana Missoula, MT 64000
Home: 404-555-5555
Cell: 404-555-5556
Email: Dustin Goffman@frontfocus.com
  Objective: Seeking to obtain a position as Mapping Technician in a challenging and professional environment in which I am able to perfect my skills and to learn new things in order to reach the top of my profession.   Qualification Summary: Certified knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life. Extensive knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. Wide knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models. Excellent knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. The ability to see details at close range, to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists and to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions. Excellent team player with great communication and interpersonal skills.   Education: Master degree in Geography-Cartography
University of Montana Missoula, MT
July 2000   Work Experience: Mapping Technician,
General Project, Montana Missoula, MT
June 2003? present

Responsibilities included: analyzing aerial photographs in order to detect and interpret significant industrial, resource, or topographical data. Calculating latitudes, longitudes, angles, areas, and other information for mapmaking, using survey field notes and reference tables. Checking all layers of maps in order to ensure accuracy, identifying and marking errors and making corrections. Comparing topographical features and contour lines with images from aerial photographs, old maps, and other reference materials in order to verify the accuracy of their identification. Computing and measuring scaled distances between reference points in order to establish relative positions of adjoining prints and enable the creation of photographic mosaics. Forming three-dimensional images of aerial photographs taken from different locations, using mathematical techniques and plotting instruments. Laying out and matching aerial photographs in sequences in which they were taken, and identify any areas missing from photographs. Monitoring mapping work and the updating of maps in order to ensure accuracy, the inclusion of new and/or changed information, and compliance with rules and regulations.   Mapping Technician,
Williams Digital Cartography, Montana Missoula, MT
May 2000? May 2003

Responsibilities included: producing and updating overlay maps in order to show information boundaries, water locations, and topographic features on various base maps and at different scales. Redrawing and correcting maps, such as revising parcel maps to reflect tax code area changes, using information from official records and surveys. Tracing contours and topographic details in order to generate maps that denote specific land and property locations and geographic attributes. Trimming, aligning, and joining prints in order to form photographic mosaics, maintaining scaled distances between reference points. Completing detailed source and method notes detailing the location of routine and complex land parcels. Creating survey description pages and historical records related to the mapping activities and specifications of section plats. Determining scales, line sizes, and colors to be used for hard copies of computerized maps, using plotters. Entering GPS data, legal deeds, field notes, and landing survey reports into GIS workstations so that information can be transformed into graphic land descriptions, such as maps and drawings.   References: Available upon request