Lucinda Gaines
Denver,CO
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
12
12
Certifications
10
10
Publications
10
10
Different software proficiencies
Summary
Talented professional good multitasking, organizational and verbal and written communication skills. Expertise in technical content creating, written or visual design. Producing website content, social media marketing for the GIS industry, technical white papers, maps, creating and maintaining databases, keeping current with GIS trends and news.
Education
Master of Arts - Community and Urban Planning
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NMBachelor of Arts - Geography (Urban Planning)
University of Colorado
Denver, COSkills
- Algorithm Development and Programming
- Analytical Decision Making
- ArcGIS Pro
- AutoCAD
- Cartography
- Quantitative and Qualitative Research
- Emergency Management Procedures and Planning
- ENVI/ ERDAS/ eCognition (Remote Sensing software)
- Location Intelligence / Spatial Analysis
- Imaging Processes (LiDAR/ multi-spectral / thermal)
- Word Press
- Lidar
- Linux / MAC / Windows Operating Systems
- Remote Sensing
- Spatial Analysis and Database Management
Work History
Freelance Technical Marketing Writer
Self-employed
Denver, United States
06.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with Technical Director in development of technical marketing content, maintaining consistency with brand marketing and message strategies for GIS company, drawing from technical background in Remote Sensing/GIS.
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Cultivated social media following across six platforms with more than 800 total followers.
- Produced original, creative content for promotional advertisements and marketing materials.
Volunteer Coordinator/Copywriter
Make4Covid.CO
Denver, CO
03.2020 - 01.2021
- Volunteered to help with editing and writing documents
- Recruited volunteers to roles matching individual skills and competencies.
Marketing Researcher
The Spatial Corp
Broomfield, CO
10.2019 - 03.2020
- Collected and analyzed data on new clients and created CRM database of 1,200 contacts
- Maximized advertising efforts by developing content for media relations, corporate communications and social media posts.
- Prepared reports of findings by illustrating data graphically and translating complex findings into written text.
- Studied demographic data to determine optimal targets, competitor offerings and tactics for persuasion
Imagery Analyst
Maxar Technologies, Formally
Westminster, CO
09.2015 - 08.2019
- Used Geographic Information Systems technology to produce over over 54 million square miles of detailed images.
- Provided technical recommendations and support documentation to aid in GIS process improvement and data standards.
- Trained and mentored three junior geospatial imagery analysts.
- Worked within ENVI to evaluate quality of imagery.
Graduate Researcher
Los Alamos National Laboratory
Los Alamos, New Mexico
10.2010 - 09.2015
- Performed Quantitative and Qualitative Research for several clients (City of Denver, City of Albuquerque, Sandia National Laboratory, Department of, (DOE), National Nuclear Security Agency (NNSA) and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).
- Supported FEMA by Real-time geo-referencing aerial images in response to 2012 Moore, OK, tornado for damage assessment for emergency relief efforts.
- Nuclear disaster recovery modeling combining salt marsh geo-referencing and hydrology for Savannah River Laboratory utilizing primarily IDL and QGIS.
- Enhanced satellite imagery capabilities by developing Machine Learning Algorithms for change detection in Industrial Facilities.
Accomplishments
L. Gaines, (2010). “Automatic Facility Layout Generation for Nuclear Power Plants,” Los Alamos National Laboratory Annual 2013 Student Symposium, July 17, 2013, LA-UR-13-25407
L. Gaines, and I. Burns (2011), “Verification and Validation Framework for Geospatial Image Analysis Algorithms,” Los Alamos
National Laboratory Annual 2011 Student Symposium, August 16, 2011
P. Pope, T. White, J. Goforth, L. Gaines, R. Roberts, and I. Burns (2013), “Creation and Use of Benchmark Imagery for Validating Facility Annotation Algorithms,” ASPRS Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, April 24-28, 2013, LA-UR-12-24195
P. Pope, R. Roberts, L. Gaines, T. White, and J. Goforth (2012), “Results of an Industrial Facility Photo-Interpretation Exercise,” poster presented at the ASPRS Conference, Sacramento, California, March 19-23, 2012, LA-UR-12- 20239
R. Roberts, P. Pope, R. Vatsavia, M. Jiang, L. Arrowood, T. Trucano, S. Gleason, A. Cheriyadat, A. Sorokine, A. Katsaggelos, T. Pappas, L. Gaines, and L. Chilton (2011), “Design of Benchmark Imagery for Validating Facility Annotation Algorithms,” Proc. Of the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Vancouver, Canada, July 24-29, 2011, pp. 1453-1456
J. Plunkett, K. Braddock, E. Dotter, L. Gaines, L. Hernandez, J. Steinberg, S. Zarosky (2010), “Plunkett’s Nanotechnology & MEMS Industry Almanac 2010,” Plunkett Research Ltd. June 2010. pp. 427
Certification
- Google Ads Creative Certification March 2023
- Google Analytics Certification March 2023
Amazon Web Services
- Machine Learning Services Overview May 2018
- Analytics Services Overview April 2018
- Authentication and Authorization with AWS Identity and Access Management April 2018
Federal Emergency Management (FEMA)
- IS-241.b: Decision Making and Problem-Solving January 2017
- IS-922: Applications of GIS for Emergency Management January 2017
US Department of Homeland Security
- IS-60.a: Geospatial Concept-of-Operations (GeoCONOPS) for Planners and Decision Makers Sep. 2016
- IS-62.a Geospatial Concept-of-Operations (GeoCONOPS) Sep. 2016
- IS-63.a: Geospatial Information Infrastructure (GII) Platform Sep. 2016
IS-00015.b Special Events Contingency Planning for Public Safety Agencies Jan. 2014
College and Professional
- Penn State University Geospatial Intelligence and the Geospatial Revolution hosted by Coursera Mar. 2016
- University of Vermont eCognition Software training Sep. 2015
- Los Alamos National Laboratory Nuclear Safeguards Policy and Technology Workshop Jun. 2014
Affiliations
GIS Colorado
Woman Entrepreneurs
Timeline
Freelance Technical Marketing Writer
Self-employed
06.2022 - Current
Volunteer Coordinator/Copywriter
Make4Covid.CO
03.2020 - 01.2021
Marketing Researcher
The Spatial Corp
10.2019 - 03.2020
Imagery Analyst
Maxar Technologies, Formally
09.2015 - 08.2019
Graduate Researcher
Los Alamos National Laboratory
10.2010 - 09.2015
Master of Arts - Community and Urban Planning
University of New Mexico
Bachelor of Arts - Geography (Urban Planning)
University of Colorado
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