Director, ISU Geographic Information System (GIS) Support and Research Facility.
Iowa State University GIS Support and Research Facility, Ames, Iowa. Direction and administration of the ISU GIS Facility and supervision of Facility employees; GIS coordination within all colleges and departments at Iowa State University (ISU), developing internal research and programs to help ISU faculty, staff, administrators, graduate and undergraduate students understand and use GIS; preparing and administering contracts for GIS and remote sensing work throughout Iowa State; keeping GIS planning efforts current; liaison with state of Iowa GIS organizations; represent ISU and the State of Iowa in the Iowa Geographic Information Council (IGIC), MidAmerica Geographic Information Consortium (MAGIC), and AmericaView. Assist the Dean of the College of Design to develop and support specialized GIS and remote sensing needs throughout Iowa State University and Iowa. (2/97 to present).
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Landscape Architecture.
Teaching graduate coursework for the GIS Certificate program, disciplinary research, member of the ISU Graduate Faculty, undergraduate GIS minor team, independent studies in GIS, and professional reviewer in the seven design disciplines. (2/97 to present).
PI and Co-PI, Affordable and Innovative Housing Technolgies Project.
A $2.14 million project funded by the Iowa Economic Development Authority under four separate grants, investigating "high housing demand in rural communities fueled by ex-urban migration, growing acceptance of remote work, and rising costs of urban living," and incorporating post-natural disaster housing needs. PI of one of the four grants and co-PI on another, responsible for project leadership, management, and research projects. (7/21 to present).