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AARON C.

STARR
CELL: (609) 828-3929 EMAIL: SOLAR1_98@YAHOO.COM
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pub/aaron-c-starr-ms-gis/0/31a/50a

SUMMARY
Over twelve years of experience establishing and maintaining excellent client relations;
preparing and delivering presentations; and planning and maintaining high tech
projects. Proven project planner experienced as a liaison between developers and endusers, analyzing customer needs, and adhering to complex project specifications.
Versatile team member with a strong background adapting to various work settings
including small teams, large teams, secure environments, and research facilities.
EDUCATION & TECHNICAL CERTIFICATES
Certificate: Business Analysis
New Horizons Learning Center, Nashua, NH
November 2015
Related Courses: Enterprise Analysis, Creating Business Cases, Eliciting and Writing Business
Requirements, Root Cause Analysis, Business Process Model Notation, Managing and
Communicating Requirements, Sharepoint Site Owner, Advanced SQL
Masters: Geographic Information Systems
University of Redlands, Redlands, CA
August 2006
Major Individual Project: HAZMAT Releases: A framework for preparation- Worked with
the City of Redlands to create an ArcReader based HAZMAT query application for emergency
personnel, perform risk analysis and model a release scenario in ArcScene.
Certificate: Geographic Information Systems With Honors
Holyoke Community College, Holyoke, MA
Internship: Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc.

Spring 2002

Bachelor of Arts: Psychology


University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Novara Geosolutions, Norwell, MA
June 2011 Apr. 2015
Geospatial Analyst
PG&E Project Team, OneOk Project Team- required quickly and accurately researching

gas pipeline installation documents to build a Pipeline Feature List (PFL)


spreadsheet. Tasks required reading engineering drawings and plats, calculating
lengths, understanding pipeline systems and technology, and attention to detail.

Supported peers with various functionalities that can be done in


ArcMap/ArcGIS Explorer/Google Earth to meet other project deadlines
Perform Quality control on analysis comparing survey data to installation
drawings and PFls, make needed corrections, provide feedback to analysts.
ExxonMobil HCA Analysis Project Team- Perform HCA analysis on ExxonMobil
lines in Intrepid, create summary reports of HCA analysis and alignment sheets
showing HCA analysis results

Quantum Research Int., Newport News, VA


Mar. 2010 Mar. 2011
GIS Engineer- Joint Training Counter IED Integration Center (JTCOIC)
Developed content for the Virtual Battle Space 2 (VBS2) application currently in use by
the Joint Training Counter-IED Operations Integration Center (JTCOIC) and animated
recreations of battlefield events for training. Content primarily included generating
terrain, imagery, road and building data.
Other objectives included indexing existing imagery stores and evaluating GIS
applications
NANA Pacific Corp., Arlington, VA
Apr. 2009 Mar. 2010
GIS Analyst- National Guard Bureau
Provided steady-state and contingency GIS support to enable decision making of the
Joint Force Headquarters State (JFHQ-State) and the National Guard Bureau (NGB).
Developed a variety of mission-oriented GIS visualizations, analyze spatial information,
and supported incident awareness and assessment to assist NGB decision making.
Monitored current domestic operations and developing threats using ArcGIS Explorer
as a Common Operating Picture
Completed additional projects such as special request maps and a GIS handbook for use
in state operation centers
The Louis Berger Group, Needham, MA
Oct. 2006 Feb. 2009
GIS Specialist
Served as GIS Lead on several utility projects for gas pipelines, transmission lines, wind
farms, pump storage and near zero coal-fired power plant pilot projects requiring field
data collection and analysis, and map creation.
Contributed to several large transmission line projects collecting field data, calculating
distances, areas and counts of critical data.
Performed novel methods of analysis, map creation and calculation for several largescale recreation studies.
Executed other tasks as needed, including: recreation map creation and project
boundary creation for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), water quality
testing, and writing the recreational resources section of a hydro dam relicensing
environmental assessment.
Rutgers University, Chatsworth, NJ
Program Associate II

Apr. 2002 Apr. 2005

Successfully implemented a precision agriculture/mobile GIS solution by


meeting with farmers to perform needs assessment and gather requirements,
communicating solution requirements to developer, performing QC/UA testing,
installing and configuring solution and training users.

Collected data and performed statistical analysis field mapping and map creation using
ArcView and Pathfinder Office.
Evaluated mapping applications, created pesticide tracking database, determined user
needs and developed data layers.
Gave project presentations to cooperators, extension agents and NJ Dept. of Agriculture,
created website for agricultural study and created crop-specific hypertext CDrom-based
documents containing important pesticide use and recommendation information.

Ocean Spray Cranberries, Lakeville, MA (Intern)


Jan. 2002-Apr. 2002
Self Directed Study
Performed self-directed study as part of GIS program to examine fruit tracking
solutions, culminating in a research paper that will help guide the companys fruit
tracking initiative.
State Street Bank, Quincy, MA (Consultant)

Oct. 2000 - Dec. 2000

Project Coordinator
Successfully consolidated a large array of computer images by working closely with
project leaders. This collaborative team-based approach established a comprehensive
image tracking system while simultaneously eliminating unneeded images resulting in
improved overall efficiency and effectiveness of the banks image tracking system.
Sun Microsystems, Chelmsford, MA (Consultant)

Apr. 2000 - Sept. 2000

Engineering Program Coordinator


Administered an early access program for new software suite by providing timely and
critical feedback to the engineering and marketing departments from actual clients. This
program proved instrumental in plotting the course of future releases, uncovering
unknown issues/functionality and resulted in the first public sale of the product.
Attended and took notes at engineering meetings. Provided software and
documentation updates to clients.
Fidelity Investments/Veritude, Boston, MA (Contract)
Apr. 1999 - Sept.1999
Space Planner
Coordinated office relocations using specialized facilities management software.
Reduced relocation time and expense allowing greater space allocation flexibility.
Required organizational and communications skills to track multiple simultaneous
relocations and coordinate with work crews.

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