Tammy Cote
207-645-4222
tammy.cote@maine.edu
Objective
To serve the staff and
clients of the
Summary of Technical Skills
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Skilled in the
use of ArcView 8.3, ArcView
3.2, ArcInfo, Trimble Explorer XP, Garmin GPS units, Digitizers, Plotters, and Scanner
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Skilled in use of
Microsoft Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word, as well as Adobe Photoshop
Education
B.A. Geography,
May 2004
GIS Internship/Lab Experience
Water Resource Specialist Intern, DHS
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Using ArcView 8.3 and 3.2 to build a GIS of public drinking water
wells throughout the state of
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Visited 113 schools,
campsites, restaurants, and recreation areas to GPS (using Trimble Explorer)
the drinking water well and note type of well, as well as geographic features
surrounding wells, such as plant growth, housing, proximity to roads, and
presence of standing water
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Used ArcInfo to create watershed maps for public municipalities
GIS Lab Assistant, UMF Department of Geography,
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Assist Dr.
Cathleen McAnneny, associate professor of geography, with teaching the lab section
of GEO 204, Geographic Techniques, and GEO 304, Advanced Geographic Techniques
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Hold 10 office
hours in the lab weekly to assist students outside of class with remote sensing
lab work
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Maintain 16
computer workstations in the UMF Geography Lab, installing and updating
ActiveSync/Pathfinder (link to Trimble downloads) and ArcView
8.3, as well as adding devices to the network, such as printers, scanners, and
computers
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Serve as liaison
to
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Troubleshoot the
Digitizer, reinstalling software as necessary
GIS Field Experience
GIS Specialist,
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Built a GIS map
of the Sandy River Watershed, using ArcView 8.3
GIS Specialist,
Missing Link Snowmobile Club, New
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Used Trimble to
take GPS points and lines of 80 miles of maintained snowmobile trails in
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Created maps of
snowmobile trail network for the club and eventual submission to the state for
grant funding using ArcView 8.3,
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Overlaid the GIS
map on a 7.5-minute Quad of New Sharon, Starks,
Course Highlights
Advanced Geographic
Techniques III (pending in May 2004), Research in Geography (pending in January
2004), Advanced Geographic Techniques (GEO 304), Introduction to GIS (GEY 352),
Geographic Techniques (GEO 204), Introduction to Geology (GEY 110), Earth
History (GEY 132), Introduction to Regional Geography
(GEO 101), Elements of Geography (GEO 102), and Statistics (MAT 120).
Work Experience
Maintenance Worker, Narrow Gauge Cinemas,
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Responsible for
cleaning, maintenance, painting, and light carpentry within a seven-screen,
independent movie theater.
Selective Woodcutter, Private Landowner,
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Used chainsaws,
handsaws, wedges, and axes to selectively cut five acres in preparation for
residential construction.
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Cut and felled trees
in accordance with shorefront regulations. Erected barriers to prevent
construction runoff from reaching the lake.
Volunteer Activities
Member,
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Attend meetings and
help schedule community activities to raise awareness and appreciation of the
town’s heritage
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Convert Society’s
hard-copy documentation into PC files for secure archiving
Woodland Wanderers Snowmobile Club,
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Responsible for grooming
and trail maintenance of a nine-mile section of ITS-82. Participate in club
social activities, such as group rides and pot-luck suppers.
References
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Dr. Cathleen
McAnneny, UMF Associate Professor of Geography, 207-778-7443 (office)
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Mr. Brad Dearden, UMF Instructor of Geography, 207-778-7439 (office)
or brad.dearden@maine.edu
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Mr. Tom Wells,
Director, DHS Maine Drinking Water Program, 207-283-5623 or tom.wells@state.me.us