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PROFILE
Loyal and dedicated individual with 22 years experience in the industry of Cartography, open to new opportunities to learn and meet challenges.
OBJECTIVE
* Digital Cartographic Technician
* AutoCAD Drafting
WORK EXPERIENCE
ADC The Map People Alexandria, VA 01/84-01/08
Editor 06/06-01/08
Editor on manual to digital conversion of ADC Street Maps. Checked items on each map page to ensure conformance with ADC specifications and accurate portrayal as indicated on sources provided. Sources included previous edition of map, maps with corrections, topographic maps, and lists of information. Duties required full knowledge of cartographic specifications manual, ability to understand and follow detailed verbal instructions, and strong skills in use of new technologies, such as GIS software (ArcView), Auto CAD and Internet sources (Windows Live Local and Topozone.)
Auto CAD Operator Custom Mapping 04/04-06/06
Operated Auto CAD to convert Atlas, sheet maps, and custom maps from manual to digital versions, including 280-page P.E.S. PA Territory Atlas.
Cartographer-Digital Custom Mapping 12/96-04/04
Responsible for individualized projects, including updating of existing products and creating new products. Made mock-ups, did scribing, laid out type, and executed color separations. Did paneling and stripping on positives and negatives. Responsible for monitoring each job through every stage from lab work, type negatives, proofs, and final negatives for printing. Received frequent "Excellent" and "Exceeds Expectations" reviews by cartographic department supervisors.
Drafting Technician 01/84-12/96
Did scribing, laid out type, color separation, stripping, and interpreting compilation and edit overlays in order to produce atlases, sheet maps and nautical charts at many different map scales. Assigned to special projects requiring precise, detailed work, such as elevation contours for topographic maps. Selected for team working on DMA (Defense Mapping Agency, U.S. Department of Defense) contracts and other government contracts. Utilized specialty hand-inking skills as map compiler for two years.
National Graphic Center Falls Church, VA 09/86-06/99
Part-Time Draftsman
Employed by federal government to fulfill contracts with Nautical Charts (NOAA). Duties included scribing, engraving and typing negatives of maps, and preparing color separations.
South Vietnam High School Nhon Trach and Quinhon City, Vietnam 10/74-04/81
Geography Teacher
Taught geography in secondary high school.
EDUCATION
Training Futures McLean, VA 08/08-02/09
Office Administration Certificate
Enhanced skills in all applications of Microsoft Office 2007, particularly Word, Excel and Access. Increased skills in keyboarding, customer service, telephone courtesy techniques, filing, business English/math and calculator, medical terminology, and HIPAA. Assigned to Pharmacy Clerk Internship at NOVA Scripts Central, Reston, VA.
Northern Virginia Community College Alexandria, VA 08/08-02/09
Business Technology Division, 17 Credits
Fairfax County Adult Education Fairfax, VA 04/08-06/08
Pharmacy Technician Certificate
Columbia Technical Institutes Arlington, VA 06/83-12/83
Topographic Drafting Certificate
Van Hanh University Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam 09/70-01/75
Bachelors Degree in Education (Geography/History)
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