Curriculum Vitae

Jimmy R. Hilley
Department of Geography
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL 35487
Phone: (256) 558-8687
Email: jrhilley@crimson.ua.edu
Education
M.S. Geography with Urban Regional and Environmental Planning concentration (2015),
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
GPA: 4.0/4.0
Masters Thesis: Neighborhood Sustainability Assessment and Planning in
Birmingham, AL
B.S. Geography with Geographic Information Systems concentration and CIS minor (2013),
University of North Alabama, Florence, AL
GPA: 3.9/4.0
Undergraduate Capstone: Measuring Spatial Characteristics of New Urbanism
Communities in the US with Geo-Spatial Technology: critics, measurement and
implications.
A.S. General Studies (Transferred 2010), Calhoun Community College, Decatur, AL
GPA: 3.85/4.0
Work Experience
Graduate Research Assistant in Cartographic Research Lab (Summer 2014 Spring2015)
Made maps in ArcGIS and Adobe Illustrator for a variety of customers, including:
college professors, local governments, economic development agencies, etc.
Processed map orders from Alabama Maps website.
Added historical and interactive maps to the Alabama Maps website.
Worked on Cartographic Research Lab Publications (Historical Atlases of Alabama).
Graduate Teaching Assistant for GY 101 Courses at University of Alabama (2013-2014)
Taught three lab sections of GY 101.
Assisted professors with grading and administering exams.
Planning and GIS Internship, North-central Alabama Regional Council of Governments
(Summer 2013)
Created and managed GIS data.
Created maps for planning reports and documents.
Research and writing for planning reports and documents.
Completed the Lower Town Creek Watershed Management Plan under supervision
of planning staff.

Research Experience and Projects

Alabama School Systems Database Development and Mapping (Spring 2015)
Create accurate spatial database for Alabama school systems.
Create maps to be used for emergency management and other purposes.
Overlay school systems with state senate and house districts to show schools who to
contact in the state legislature.
Rural Access to Dialysis Treatment Centers (November 2014)
Performed spatial analysis on the accessibility of dialysis treatment for patients
Research supports the use of home dialysis
Nationwide analysis for a grant-funded research paper by a professor at UAB
Accessibility of Voter Registration Places in North Carolina (November 2014)
Worked with a team of students in the Cartographic Research Lab
Gathered socio-economic an demographic data from the US Census Bureau
Made maps and performed spatial and statistical analysis
Data from this research was used in a Department of Justice court case challenging
voter registration laws in North Carolina
Accessibility of Voting Locations for Native American Populations in Jackson County, SD
(October 2014)
Worked with a team of students in the Cartographic Research Lab
Gathered socio-economic an demographic data from the US Census Bureau
Made maps and performed spatial and statistical analysis
Data from this research was used to support the opening of a new voting location
near an Indian Reservation
Stream Distance between Fish Hatcheries in the Pacific-Northwest (October 2014)
Used a high resolution stream dataset to conduct network analysis.
Determined distance from hatcheries to the coast.
Determined distance between fish hatcheries.
Accessibility of Voter ID Registration Places in Texas (July September 2014)
Worked with a team of students in the Cartographic Research Lab
Made maps and performed spatial and statistical analysis
Data from this research was used in a Department of Justice court case challenging
Texas voter registration laws
Historical Atlas of Alabama Volume II: Cemetery Locations by County 3 rd Edition (2014)
Worked with a team of students in the Cartographic Research Lab
Edited maps of cemeteries
Researched common names and locations of cemeteries

Remote Sensing Internship (Spring 2013)

Assist with research on the impact of hurricanes on crime patterns in Miami, FL
Project funded by Department of Justice research grant
Use eCognition Remote Sensing software to perform object-oriented classifications
of the study area to be used for crime mapping.
Site Suitability Analysis for a Planned Unit Development in Florence, AL (Fall 2012)
Final project for GE 484: Projects in GIS
Created a set of suitability values for a New Urbanism PUD based on spatial data
Used Spatial Analyst tools to create a weighted overlay of suitability values
Created Zonal Statistics using land parcels as zones
Gave recommendations for placement of a PUD in the Florence area.
Measuring Spatial Characteristics of New Urbanism Communities in the US with GeoSpatial Technology: critics, measurement and implications. (2012-2013)
Received Undergraduate Research Program (URP) grant from the University of
North Alabama to fund a nine month research project on New Urbanism
Created a geodatabase of New Urbanism developments in the contiguous U.S.
Developed and applied a rating system, using spatial techniques, to each community
based on locational sustainability, land use diversity, and transportation
sustainability
Results to be presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting
in Los Angeles, CA.
Evaluation and Comparison of New Urban Communities in the Southeast (November 2012)
Research poster presented at the Huntsville Geospatial Conference 2012, Huntsville,
AL, placed 3rd in poster competition
Used spatial analysis to evaluate and compare New Urbanism developments in the
states of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida
Communities evaluated on locational sustainability, land use diversity, and
transportation sustainability
Field study in Atlanta, GA, Huntsville, AL, and Birmingham, AL.
UNA Campus Accessibility Map (Summer 2012)
Produced campus accessibility map for UNA using ArcGIS
Received old shapefiles for UNA campus from 1998
Updated shapefiles and added newer buildings and parking lots
Added map layers for handicapped parking spaces, stairlifts, automatic doors, etc.
Final map product was posted to the university website at:
http://www.una.edu/ada/

Business Site Selection for Score Plus Academics (Spring 2012)

Used ESRI ArcGIS Business Analyst software to help a local business owner make a
decision on where to open a new location for his business
Geocoded addresses from a Microsoft Excel file of current customers
Gathered demographic information about the census block groups in which the
current customers lived and looked for areas with similar demographics.
Explored opportunities in cities and towns in Alabama, Mississippi, and Tennessee

Relevant Coursework
Undergraduate Courses
Field Methods in Geography
Maps and Map Interpretation
History and Philosophy of
Geography
Cartography
Use and Interpretation of Aerial
Photographs
Graduate Courses
Quantitative Methods
Research Traditions in Geography
Environment and Society
Urban Analysis Planning
Environmental Decision Making

Geographic Information Systems

Urban Geography
Urban and Regional Planning
Remote Sensing
Projects in GIS
Advanced Database Management

GIS Programming
Community Facilities Planning
Remote Sensing I
Remote Sensing II
Land Use Regulations

Extra-curricular Professional Development

ESRI Certificates:
o Learning ArcGIS Desktop
o Working with Coordinate Systems in ArcGIS 10
o Basics of Map Projections (for ArcGIS 10)
o Working with Annotations using ArcGIS 10
o Getting Started with Cartographic Representations (for ArcGIS 10)
o Python for Everyone Using ArcGIS 10.1
o Basics of Python (for ArcGIS 10)
o Using Python in ArcGIS Desktop 10
o Python Scripting for Map Automation in ArcGIS 10
o Using LiDAR Data in ArcGIS 10

Technical Skills
Software: Proficient with ArcGIS 10, 10.1, and 10.2; Adobe Illustrator and MaPublisher;
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, and Google Earth; ERDAS Imagine;
SPSS; some experience with eCognition.
Operating Systems: Proficient with all Windows operating systems.
Programming: Visual Basic 2008, GIS Programming using Python 2.7, web development
using PHP and MySQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JQuery
Professional Memberships
American Planning Association (August 2013 present)
Association of American Geographers (October 2012 present)
University/Community Involvement, Honors, and Awards
Graduate Assistantship, University of Alabama (2013 - 2015)
Club Geography University of Alabama (2013 - 2015)
Top Senior, College of Arts and Sciences (Spring 2013)
Highest GPA, Department of Geography (Spring 2013)
UNA Undergraduate Research Program (2012-2013)
URP Research Grant 2012-2013
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (Fall 2011 - present)
UNA China Study Abroad Program (Summer 2011)
UNA China Study Abroad Program Scholarship 2011
Circle K International (Fall 2010 - Spring 2013)
Outstanding Service Award 2011
Florence Kiwanis Circle K Scholarship 2011-2012
Vice President 2011-2012
Distinguished Club Officer Award 2012
UNA Geography Club (Fall 2010 - Spring 2013)
Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (2010-2012)
Phi Theta Kappa Transfer Scholarship 2010-2012