Erin Rose Stockenberg

  estocken@csulb.edu

erin.maps@verizon.net

Objective

Resource Information Specialist, Geographic Information Systems Analyst and

Global Positioning System Technician, Cartographer

Higher Education

Bachelor degree with honors awarded in 1997 from San Diego State University

Major in Social Sciences with an Emphasis in Environment

Minor in Geography with an emphasis in Natural Resources and Conservation.

Graduate with Distinction in the Major

Deans list Semester Honors Fall 1994 and Spring 1995

Currently attending:

California State University Long Beach: Masters Degree in Geography

& Certificate in GIS and Computer Cartography

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Member, Initiated April 2001, GPA 4.0

Certificates and Training

Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, 1999: Cypress College, CA.

Advancing with ERDAS IMAGINE, November 2001: San Diego, CA.

California State Certified Research Analyst I (Geographic Information Systems), 2002

Coursework

GIS, Statistics and Research Methods, Mapping and Graphic Methods, Map and Aerial Photography Interpretation, Digital Imaging Processing, Computer Cartography, Natural Resources and Conservation, Geomorphology, Physical Geography, Conservation of Wildlife, Ecology, Human Impacts on the Environment.

Technical Skills:

Geographic Information Systems (Advanced ArcView & ArcInfo), Microsoft Word and Excel, Powerpoint, Corel Draw & WordPerfect, Adobe PageMaker, Macromedia Freehand, Internet and web design, Microsoft Publisher, Introductory Quick Basic and Visual Basic programming, experience with scanners and digitizing. Digital Image Processing using ENVI and ERDAS, Global Positioning Systems; Trimble ProXR GPS and Pathfinder Office software, Garmin GPS 12XL and Waypoints+,  Garmin e-Trex Vista & Legend GPS and GARtrip software. Exposure to ISCO water quality sampling equipment  and water quality testing kits.

Work Experience

NASA RESAC Live Fuel Moisture Sampling and Site Mapping Project;

Santa Monica Mountains, California State University Long Beach Foundation (CSULB)

Research Associate I      3/2000 - present

• Student Intern Director for the Regional Earth Science Application Center's Live Fuel Moisture Vegetation Sampling and Site Mapping Project. Manage undergraduate intern activities including GIS lab work and vegetation sampling teams.
  

• Collected specified vegetation samples from surveyed study area. Identified, separated and recorded the collected samples. Used drying ovens and scales.
  

• Organized and lead workshops for the CSULB RESAC. Workshops included a Garmin GPS training, Sampling Strategies and Outdoor Safety, 'Using ENVI for AVIRIS Geometric Registration', and 'Using GIS to Select Suitable Sampling Sites'.
  

• Geometric registration of AVIRIS (Airborne Visible-Infrared Imaging Spectrometer) images using ENVI (Environment for Visualizing Images) software.
  

• Created geographic digital database and map products for several contracts. Map products rendered using GIS and remotely sensed data.
  

California State University Long Beach, University College and Extension Services

Global Positioning Systems and GIS Instructor        Spring 2002

• Developed a Trimble GPS training curriculum and conducted training seminars
  

• Developed a Garmin E-trex GPS training curriculum and conducted training seminars
  

California Department of Fish and Game; Bolsa Chica and Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserves

Fish and Wildlife Scientific Aide     1/2000 - present

• Developed and organized a GIS program for the Ecological Reserve.
  

• Collected GIS data for wildlife, habitat and visitor use projects. Field work included; using GPS equipment, data management, working with volunteers and training others to use GPS equipment and GIS. Applications of ArcView, ERDAS, Excel, Garmin and Trimble GPS.
  

• Coordinated inter-agency data and information exchanges and partnerships.
  

• Collected and processed aerial photographs including DOQQs and TIFFs. Used ERDAS to subset, rectify and  mosaic scenes.
  

• Prepared map products from aerial photography and GIS data.
  

California State University Long Beach Foundation in a partnership with the City of Carson and the City of Manhattan Beach

GPS Consultant      12/2001- present

• Conducted training seminars for local government offices. Training seminars were hands-on office and field sessions.
  

California State University Long Beach, Geography Department

Teaching Assistant, "Planet Earth: An Introduction"      8/1999 - 1/2000

• Taught lab session associated with the course "Introduction to Physical Geography"
  

• Supervised and facilitated lab activities. Worked independently with students during lab session. Worked cooperatively with the instructor to plan lab activities and evaluate student progress.
  

U.S Fish and Wildlife Service; Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Homer

Shorebird Festival Activity Coordinator     Spring 1999 & Spring 1998

• Planned and managed field events for the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival for the A.M.N.W.R. visitor's center including shorebird viewing stations and bird walks. Ensured adequate staffing and equipment for each event. Collected and reported information on bird sightings and public participation.
  

• Created and distributed advertisements and poster for the keynote event, field events, and designed festival brochure of the Refuge activities.
  

Papers and Posters Presented

Southern California Academy of Sciences Conference, 2000

• Poster Presentation
  

• Poster Titled : "California Department of Fish and Game: Using Global Positioning Systems and GIS to Track Progress for the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve Vegetation Management Plan"
  

The Second International Conference on GIS in Education, 2001

• Powerpoint - Paper Presentation
  

• Paper Titled : "Designing Advanced Geographic Information Systems Lab Exercises that Specialize in Environmental and Natural Resources Applications for the University Level Student"
  

Volunteer Experience

U.S Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Cleveland National Forest; San Diego

Geography Intern      1995 - 1996

• Conducted extensive archival research and wrote a sixty-page assessment of the Environmental and Cultural History of the Laguna Mountain Landscape Unit.
  

Project Wildlife; San Diego, California

Facility Volunteer      Spring 1995

• Identified, registered and cared for displaced and injured wildlife. Engaged in rehabilitation efforts including feeding and handling of wildlife in an appropriate manner, for the purpose of wildlife reintroduction to the wild.
  

Resume