PSU ASPRS Winter Colloquium:

GIS Job Market Forum

February 9, 2007 (Event Flyer)

Panelists

Name, Title	email	Affiliations
Chris Aldridge Vice President/General Manager & CP	chris@sbgmaps.com	Spencer B. Gross, Inc ASPRS ASPRS Columbia River Region
Jackie Olson Cartographer	jcolson@usgs.gov	USGS Water Resources Division
Mark Bosworth GIS Program Supervisor	bosworth@metro.dst.or.us	Metro Data Processing Center Adjunct Professor of Geography, PSU
Molly Vogt GIS Specialist	molly.vogt@ci.gresham.or.us	City of Gresham
Michele Huffman Data Services Program Manager	mhuffman@fs.fed.us	USDA Forest Service - Pacific Northwest Region
Louise Paradis Assistant Director/Career Counselor	paradisl@pdx.edu	PSU Career Center

The 10 most desirable skills for someone entering the GIS, Photogrammetry, and Remote Sensing workforce. In no particular order:

1. College degree- Geospatial science preferred

2. GIS and CAD software familiarity- not necessarily proficiency

3. Math Skills

4. Technology literate/ Basic computer skills

5. Able to work in team and alone unsupervised

6. Able to communicate in oral and written form

7. Grasp of the world

8. Have a strong portfolio that shows your range of skills

9. Cartographic eye/ skills

10. Ability to Network

PSU Career Center (http://www.pdx.edu/careers)

Geography major (http://www.pdx.edu/careers/majorgeography.html)

GIS and Remote Sensing Links –Local Employers

Helpful Links

Remote Sensing

· ASPRS – http://www.asprs.org/

GIS

· ESRI – http://www.esri.com/

· GIS.com – http://www.gis.com/

· GIS Data Depot – http://data.geocomm.com/

· GIS Lounge – http://gislounge.com/

· GIS Café – http://www.giscafe.com/

· GIS Jobs – http://www.gisjobs.com/

Education

Educational Programs

· PSU Graduate Certificate in GIS – http://geog.pdx.edu/GIS/grad_certificate.html

· Other GIS programs - http://www.institute.redlands.edu/kemp/certificates.html

Profession Certificates

· ASPRS - http://www.asprs.org/membership/certification/

· GIS Certification Institute - http://www.gisci.org/

Local Employers

Federal

· Environmental Protection Agency – Region 10 – http://www.epa.gov/region10/

· USGS Online Automated Recruitment System - http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars/

State

· Department of Environmental Quality – http://www.deq.state.or.us/msd/hr/jobs.asp

County

· Multnomah County GIS – http://www.co.multnomah.or.us/jobs/

· Clackamas County GIS – http://www.co.clackamas.or.us/gis/

· Washington County GIS – http://www.co.washington.or.us/deptmts/at/mapping/map.htm

· Clark County GIS Department – http://www.co.clark.wa.us/assessor/

· Metro Data Resource Center – http://www.metro-region.org/pssp.cfm?ProgServID=7

City

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Consulting Firms / Private

· Spencer B. Gross, Inc. – http://www.sbgmaps.com/

· Bergman Photographic Services, Inc. – http://www.bergmanphotographic.com/

· David C. Smith & Associates, Inc. – http://www.davidsmithmapping.com/

· ValueCAD – http://www.valuecad.com/

· Jones & Stokes Environmental Consulting – http://www.jonesandstokes.com/

· MB&G Inc.– http://www.masonbruce.com/geographic.htm

· SWCA Environmental – http://www.fishmanenvironmental.com/services/gis.php

· GeoSyntec Consultants – http://www.geosyntec.com/

· Kennedy Jenks Consulting – http://www.kennedyjenks.com/

· Adolfson Associates Consulting – http://www.adolfson.com/

· Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. – http://www.mfainc.org/

Non-Profit

· Ecotrust – http://www.ecotrust.org/GIS/eci.html