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CHRIS STEBBINS Senior GIS Specialist (503) 701-0454 [email protected]

GIS Professional with 16 years

experience in high quality map

production, geospatial analysis, database

design, and executive leadership and task

management.

EDUCATION

B.A., Bachelor of Geography, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1996 B.A., Bachelor of Anthropology, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1996

DISTINGUISHING QUALIFICATIONS

Experienced in giving presentations and summaries to different audiences for different intended purposes; has a knack for giving a visual illustration of complex concepts, allowing less-technical audiences to understand and get excited about systems outside their background.

Serves as a GIS point-of-contact on several medium to large-scale transportation projects based at CH2M HILL. Coordinates budgets, design strategies, and map and analytical deliverables with project managers, task managers, engineers, and designers. Delegates tasks to other junior GIS technicians.

Has been influential and continues to be involved with the development of a statewide GIS inventory of fish passage structures including culverts, dams, weirs, fords, and waterfalls; attended monthly Fish Passage Standards meetings hosted by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at their Salem office, in development of this statewide inventory

Adept at many graphics applications, such as Jasc Paint Shop Pro, Adobe PhotoShop and Adobe Illustrator. Has been publishing web sites since 1996, and is well versed in HTML code and experienced in Visual Basic.NET and elementary Java; experienced in maintaining PC hardware, networks, and operating systems, including 98, NT, and 2000; also, educated and experienced in UNIX file systems

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Chris is a GIS professional with 15 years experience in cartography, analysis, project management, geodatabase design and maintenance using ESRI ArcGIS, ArcSDE, ArcPad, and ArcView GIS, as well as Spatial and 3-D Analyst. He is also well-versed in ERMapper, ArcCAD, AutoCAD Map, ArcINFO 7.x, ERDAS Imagine, and Idrisi. He searched, purchased, enhanced, analyzed, and interpreted Landsat and SPOT imagery. Chris also conducted surveys using GPS RTK survey-grade equipment, learned basic surveying techniques, and learned Trimble hardware and software. He is experienced in data acquisition between geodatabases and ArcPad 6 & 7 and excelled in a course in Visual Basic.NET, to better familiarize with the language used in ArcGIS and ArcPad application customization.

INVOLVEMENT WITH CRITIGEN AND CH2M HILL

GIS Manager; US 101/OR 6 Intersection Refinement Plan, Tillamook – Phase 1; City of Tillamook, Oregon; September 2008 to Present. Developed an environmental database to facilitate traffic modeling and support environmental reports with analyses and figures.

GIS Coordinator; Salem River Crossing DEIS; ODOT; Salem, Oregon; August 2007 to Present. Developed and maintained a comprehensive environmental database, while managing numerous environmental impact analyses conducted by him and a small team of GIS analysts. At early phase of project, managed the translation between designers and GIS of 13 different design

of 4 Last Update: 11/8/2013

alternatives. At a more recent phase of the project, helped the project's task lead develop a process to highlight fatal-flaws of preliminary alternatives.

Cultural Resources GIS Coordinator; Liquefied Natural Gas Pipeline Project; Confidential Client; Portland, Oregon; June 2007 to Present. Served to coordinate GIS support of all fieldwork by the archaeological research teams through hundreds of field-maps and setting-up GPS units. Maintained cultural resource database fulfilled in-part by information collected by GPS, but also from existing cultural resource databases. Developed workflow to handle complex process between changes in the proposed pipeline and the resulting changes to field maps. Together with key project staff, shepherded two detailed applications to FERC which identify cultural surveys

conducted and cultural resources found or researched by CH2M HILL.

GIS Manager; Chemawa Interchange Area Management Plan; ODOT; Chemawa, Oregon; March 2008 to August 2008. Collected and managed utility and environmental resource data which included soils, land use, wetlands, strategic habitat, geotechnical, economic, cultural, hazardous materials, and demographic information. Coordinated an analysis with project staff to

develop opportunities and constraints throughout the main interchange, as well as other intersections in the region.

GIS Coordinator; Sellwood Bridge Project DEIS; Multnomah County; Oregon; January 2008 to June 2008. Developed and maintained a comprehensive environmental database to evaluate five design alternatives. Collected and managed environmental resource data which included biological, geotechnical, economic, cultural, floodway, biohazard, and demographic

information. Developed an efficient workflow between the designers and GIS to effectively measure the impacts of these designs against the environmental factors. Support of this project included coordinating the tasks of three GIS analysts who supported this entire phase of the project, and guiding each of them through their support for each environmental impact report.

PREVIOUS RELEVANT EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Program Coordinator; Benton Fish Passage Improvement Program, Benton Soil & Water Conservation District; September 2004 to May 2007. All the responsibilities of GIS Coordinator with the added responsibility of training and managing volunteer survey teams, managing budgets, setting timelines, giving presentations, chairing committees, and writing grants to secure yearly funding. Created partnerships with people between ODFW, BLM, OWEB, as well as individual watershed councils, promoting a statewide database of stream crossing data. Trains and directs volunteer survey teams to conduct culvert and stream surveys using ArcPad and sub-meter GPS. Designed a multi-user editing workflow of a versioned-geodatabase of stream-crossing data using ArcSDE. In the process of developing an ArcIMS site to serve this data to the public.

GIS Coordinator; Benton Fish Passage Improvement; Program, Benton Soil & Water Conservation District; August 2003 to September 2004. Coordinates the GIS aspect of the

program. Identifies current data from various sources and assimilates them into our geodatabase schema. Defined Program study area by 7th-field watersheds, and maintains a dynamic inventory of fish habitat and potential barriers to fish, man-made and natural. Developed a 'paperless' system for field data acquisition, where users update culvert locations and attributes using ArcPad. Utilizes field information to highlight impassable culverts and dams, and analyzes their impacts on upstream fish habitat.

GIS Specialist; Benton County GIS Department; December 2002 to August 2003. Precisely registered hundreds of AutoCAD taxlot maps in respect to various ground controls, such as GPS locations, orthorectified airphotos, and existing base map data. Converted, edge-matched,


and merged tax-lot data into a countywide GIS dataset in ESRI geodatabase format. Increased ground controls by setting up a daily base-station and acquired hundreds of Real-Time Kinematic (RTK) GPS points over section, sub-section, property line, and donation-land-claim intersections. Through this fieldwork, I gained a deeper understanding of global positioning concepts, surveying

techniques, taxlot assessment, as well as Trimble GPS hardware and software. Increased my familiarity with civic functions in respect to land-use management and planning. Involved with the development of a statewide GIS standard for modeling taxlot information toward use in assessment cartography.

GIS Specialist; Integrated Water Resources, Inc.; October 1996 to September 2002. One

of the two primary GIS experts at IWR. Created hundreds of wall-sized maps, with an emphasis on professional-quality cartographic layout and design which surpassed clients' expectations. Mastered ArcView and ArcGIS 8.x and numerous ESRI and 3rd-party extensions. Processed gigabytes of geographic data, with preexisting source data or from scratch. Edited AutoCAD drawings and managed data within Microsoft Access databases. Single-handedly developed the Internet presence of IWR by selecting the appropriate Internet provider, setting up mail accounts, and creating and managing the business website.

Web Site Manager; August 2001 to October 2002. Worked free-lance for clients creating and managing web sites. Organized work time, met with clients and subcontractors, outlined deliverables, developed budgets, and allocated tasks to subcontractors.

Partner/GIS Specialist; Advanced Geographic Consulting; June 2000 to December 2000.

Co-managed the GIS aspect of the project for a local conservation organization in Santa Barbara. Devised analyses, developed geographic data, and created map layouts and design. Geographic data was developed from textual descriptions, tabular data, or archived paper maps. Products included eight presentation-level maps, which went into a Stewardship Plan written by the client. This plan led to the achieved goals of the client.

Science Program Manager/GIS Specialist; The Conception Coast Project; November 1996 to November 2001. Initially oversaw all GIS development for the CCP. Designed the prototype and permanent stages of the GIS database design. Trained and allocated tasks to student interns. Co-authored grant proposals and the scientific aspect of the organization's strategic plan. Conducted geographic analyses and designed maps for several natural resource oriented projects. Co-developed a hypothetical model of long-term natural sustainability in the organization's study area. One of these projects included a map series for the National Park Service, which was included

in a report for U.S. Congress.

Web Manager; National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis; 1995 to 1997. Created and updated the content and layout of expansive web sites within the pre-existing web structure. Honed my technical background in HTML code, UNIX file systems, and PC hardware and applications. Developed web sites to disseminate scientific information based in geographic theory and spatial modeling.

Research Assistant Anthropology Department, University of California at Santa Barbara; 1995 to 1996. Modeled migratory patterns of the Yanomamö Indians of South America using satellite imagery and GPS positions. Processed GPS field data and created maps. Searched and acquired Landsat data over the Amazon Basin, then conducted image enhancement and

interpretation. The renowned anthropologist Napoleon Chagnon led the research.

Project Coordinator; Isla Vista Chapter; Surfrider Foundation; 1993 to 1995. Co-established the Isla Vista Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, a coastal conservation and education


organization. Created natural resource GIS maps of the Gaviota Coast region of Santa Barbara County. Coordinated the ocean water testing and storm-drain stenciling programs. Led presentations to students and fellow members, trained and allocated tasks for students, organized various events, and made executive decisions for the organization. Maintained the monthly event

calendar and web site.

Head Lifeguard; Sky Mountain Camp; 1992 to 1993. Served as head lifeguard of a large lakefront swimming and boating area. Presented orientations to camp patrons regarding rules and safety. Designed preventative-safety measures for the lakefront facility. Briefed and coordinated with visiting camp counselors to develop communication protocols for reducing possibility of

emergencies. Taught sailing and kayaking to camp patrons. Maintained the waterfront harbor and repaired many different types of watercraft.

Product Assembler and Quality Control Technician; Hewlett Packard; 1988 to 1990. Assembled and quality-checked large-format pen plotters and ink-jet pens. Performed the final QA before shipping and sale.

Specialized Computer Skills

Building Geodatabases I Building Geodatabases II Introduction to Multi-User Geodatabases Managing a Versioned Geodatabase Introduction to ArcIMS ArcIMS Administration

Publications and Presentations

Oregon Fish Passage Inventory Development, given at URISA International User Conference,

Vancouver, BC, September 2006

Benton Fish Passage Improvement Program (BFPIP), given several times between 2005 & 2006 to the Benton County Board of Commissioners and BLM Resource Advisory Board

Maintaining a Statewide Fish Barrier Inventory using GIS, given to ESRI's Society for Conservation

GIS (SCGIS), Monterey, California, Summer 2005

Managing a Fish Passage Inventory using Geographic Information Systems, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Annual Conference, Ashland, Oregon, Summer 2004

A System to Store, Update, Distribute, & Analyze Fish Passage Data using ESRI Technology, given

to multiple audiences between 2004 & 2005, including watershed councils, statewide ODFW coordinators, OSU Digital Library, and conservation districts

Supplemental Information

Years Experience Prior to CH2M HILL: 10 years CH2M HILL Hire Date: 6/2007, Divestiture to Critigen: 9/2009

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