Resume of Karl Musser

Skills

I have experience using the following software: Atlas GIS, ArcGIS, Arc/Info, ArcView, Idrisi, GRASS, AutoCAD, MicroCAM, Surfer, Access, Informix, Excel, Quattro Pro, Paradox, Db3plus, SAS, Freehand, Photoshop, Illustrator, Corel Draw, Word Perfect, MS Word.
I can program using Macros languages such as AML and SQL and I can write in HTML and Perl. I am familiar with Unix, DOS/Windows, Macintosh, and Windows 95/NT/XP operating systems. I have used GIS in urban and resource management applications.

Education

1995 to 1997: MS, Oregon State University
Major: Geography (emphasis on geographical techniques)
Minor: Resource Geography
1991 to 1995: BA, Macalester College
Majors: Geography and Environmental Studies.
1987 to 1991: Oak Park & River Forest H.S.

Work Experience

Paradigm Systems GIS. 9/02 to present

Natural Resources Conservation Service

KEI/KEI Pearson/NCS Pearson. 9/97 to 7/02

Natural Resources Conservation Service

State of the Land

Oregon State University, Dept. of Geosciences. 9/95 to 6/97
Wilkinson Hall 104. Corvallis, OR 97331
Teaching Assistant in Cartography, Air Photo Interpretation, and Remote Sensing.
541.737.1201
U.S. Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest. 5/96 to 9/96
4077 SW Research Way. Corvallis, OR 97333
Designed and conducted a study researching the effectiveness of road stabilization projects
after a severe storm event. Study included data collection and GIS work.
541.750.7000
Village of Oak Park, Depts. of Engineering and Parking. 5/95 to 8/95
1 Village Hall Plaza. Oak Park, IL 60304
Worked on a survey of parking and traffic signs in the village, data is to be used in GIS.
708.383.6400
Macalester College, Geography Dept. 9/93 to 5/95:
1600 Grand Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105
Cartography lab assistant and teaching assistant for cartography and GIS.
651.696.6249
Personnel Dept. (9/91 to 5/93) General office work, including filing and data entry.
651.696.6280
Ryder Student Transportation Services. 10/94 to 5/95
1102 N. Snelling Ave. St. Paul, MN 55104
School bus route mapper.
651.645.3959
National Park Service, Mississippi National River and Recreation Area.
9/93 to 12/93, 9/94 to 12/94
175 E. 5th St. Suite 418 Box 41. St. Paul, MN 55101
GIS technician, field checked and updated various GIS layers.
651.290.4160

Publications

Non-Fiction

Musser, Karl. 1997. "Interactive Mapping on the World Wide Web." OSU Press. Corvallis,OR.

Fiction

Musser, Karl. 1993. "The Life of Karl Musser."
Musser, Karl. 1990. "The Winter." (originally published by an Ohio hospice newsletter).

Collaborative works

Plumley, Harriet; ed. 1997. "Assessment of the Effects of the 1996 Flood on the Siuslaw National Forest."
U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture, Siuslaw National Forest. Corvallis, OR.
Lanegran, David; et. al. 1995. "The Avenue, 1995." The High Winds Fund. St. Paul, MN.
(Prepared by the Macalester College Urban Geography Field Seminar. This book is one of the primary sources for Grand Avenue: The Renaissance of an Urban Street).

Web Sites

State of the Land
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/land/
Conservation Effects Assessment Project
http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/NRI/ceap/
Interactive Mapping
http://www.fantasymaps.com/mapping/
DC Urban Ecology Map
http://www.fantasymaps.com/greenmap/
Personal Home Page
http://www.fantasymaps.com/

Maps

Examples of my maps can be seen at State of the Land, the DC Urban Ecology Map, Wikipedia, the PBS program Beautiful Tennessee, and in the textbooks Soil Erosion and Corridor Ecology.

References

Susan Wallace, Paradigm Systems, contractor to NRCS. 301.504.2329
Patty Lawrence, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 202.720.3770
Dave Moffitt, Natural Resources Conservation Service. 301.504.2343
Richard Huzil, formerly KEI, now TNI solutions. 703.307.6948

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