Jessie Paulson | Resume

Work Experience

Booz Allen Hamilton

Geospatial Analyst Consultant | 2018 - Present | Arlington, VA

  • Provide program support for both facility and environmental GIS related guidance for the Installation and Environment Directorate within the Army National Guard Bureau
  • Develop maps, simulations, and database analyses that relate to environmental, facility, and master planning concerns for Army National Guard
  • Manage and coordinate data collection quality control and quality assurance projects

Radiant Solutions

Geospatial Analyst | 2017 - 2018 | Gaithersburg, MD

  • Identify, manage, collect, and process landcover classifications from Digital Globe and Sentinel satellite imagery to produce global-scale products
  • Use new, in-house software to pilot a feature extraction project in Haiti and additionally map the ocean shoreline in southern Africa
  • Conduct in-depth research using classified and unclassified data sources to locate and analyze natural and man-made features

SILVIS Lab, Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology

Aerial Imagery Intern | 2016 - 2017 | Madison, WI

  • Research historic and present-day imagery of areas in California impacted by major fires from 1970-2000 in which at least 50 structures were destroyed
  • Digitize original fire damage perimeters and show pace and scope of redevelopment activity within these perimeters over time

Washington DC Economic Parternship (WDCEP)

Research and GIS Intern | Summer 2016 | Washington, DC

  • Create three interactive maps including the WDCEP’s July “Map of the Month” detailing the District’s commercially zoned historic buildings
  • Research and present to staff an overview of new software products including new ESRI technologies
  • Update WDCEP's on-line map gallery

Virginia Outdoors Foundation

Environmental Easement Intern | Summer 2014 | Charlottesville, VA

  • Revised Baseline Documentation Reports on properties put under permanent conservation easements, reviewed property deeds and deed restrictions
  • Researched Virginia’s pipeline industry

Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 2017

  • Bachelor of Science, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
  • Bachelor of Science, Political Science: American Government
  • Bachelor of Science, Environmental Studies

Vesalius Univeristy, Spring 2015

  • Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) in Brussels, Belgium


Skills

Technical Skills

  • Geographic Information Systems: ArcGIS, ArcOnline, ArcPro ERDAS, ENVI, SoLIM, QGIS, GDAL
  • Design: Adobe Creative Suite, AutoDesk: Computer Aided Drawing
  • Web: Python, CSS, HTML, Java, rMaps, JOSM, Wikimapia, Google Earth
  • Other: Microsoft Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Publisher; LinkedIn, Twitter, WordPress, BlogSpot

Political Training

  • Advanced Democratic Leadership Institute
  • Democratic Leadership Institute
  • Wellstone Action


Community Involvement and Leadership

Arlington, Virginia Democrats

Member 2018-Present | Arlington, VA

Spread the Vote, Project ID

Volunteer 2019-Present | Arlington, VA

Geography Club at UW-Madison

President 2016-2017, Secretary 2015-2016 | Madison, WI

  • Plan and lead meetings, fundraisers, conferences, field trips, and environmental volunteer work
  • Represent undergraduate students on the Geography Department's Undergraduate Affairs Curriculum Committee, which discusses undergraduate education in Geography and Cart/GIS
  • Facilitate discussions and information sessions for undergraduates on geography coursework, majors/disciplines, careers, new technologies, activism, and current events

PresHouse at UW-Madison

Leadership Council 2016-Present | Madison, WI

  • Organize and direct events, gathering, and service projects, as well as lead a small weekly discussion group on the topic of Race and Faith.
  • Help provide spiritual leadership to the Pres House community.

College Democrats of Wisconsin

Member 2013-2017, Campus Campaign Coordinator 2013-2016 | Madison, WI

  • Attended Madison chapter meetings, conferences and trainings including College Democrats of Wisconsin Conventions, the Democratic Leadership Institute, the Advanced Democratic Leadership Institute, and Wellstone Action
  • Canvassed, phone banked, organized mailings, and wrote materials for the campaigns of Hoffman for Dane County Board, Wood for Madison City Council, McAuliffe for Virginia Governor, Taylor for Wisconsin State Representative, Clinton for President.

Wisconsin Union Directorate: Society and Politics

Associate Director 2015-2016, Event Coordinator 2014-2015 | Madison, WI

  • Create, organize and direct events fostering non-partisan education, discussion and debate on current events, political issues and challenges facing society

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