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Alyson Linda Wood (603)686-1310

AlysonLWood@gmail.com 30 Hampton Falls Road, Exeter, NH 03833

Applicable Skills and Experience • 6 years of experience with ArcGIS

and data management • 6 years of GPS data collection and

other field data collection experience

• 6 years of database management

• Managed ArcGIS and GPS software and firmware updates

• Kept the archaeology lab up-to-date with current GIS applications in the field

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• 7 years of supervisory experience • Writing and editing professional

reports and publications

Work ExperienceArchaeological Work Experience Archaeological Research Laboratory, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA • Senior Archaeological Field Director/Project

Coordinator/ArcGIS Data Manager June 2008-October 2014

- Managed all field GPS data collection, ArcGIS data, and ArcGIS data analysis

- Created educational programming - Managed archaeological field work - Coordinated volunteers and students - Devised methodologies and budgets for projects - Wrote grant proposals and managed budgets - Reported and analyzed results of archaeological field

work - Edited final reports

• Crew Chief/Research Assistant February 2007-June 2008

- Educated crew about archaeological field procedure - Analyzed results of archaeological field work

Teaching Experience James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA • Teaching Assistant

Spring 2007 and Spring 2014 - “Introduction to Archaeology” - “Historical Archaeology” - “Montpelier Archaeological Field School” - “Applied GIS”

Residence Life Work Experience James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA • Hall Director

August 2007-May 2008 - Was responsible for a hall with 200 residents - Planned educational programming - Managed a staff of 6 RAs

• Resident Adviser August 2005-May 2007

- Advised community of 30 residents - Served as a facilitator to encourage a cooperative

living environment Technical Skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Excel, and Access

• ArcGIS 10 and Trimble GPS Pathfinder • Nikon Total Station and Trimble XM GPS Unit

Conference Experience • Fields of Conflict Conference, Columbia, South Carolina

Presenter - March 2014 • Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia and Ocean City, Maryland

Presenter - March 2010-2013

Publications and Professional Reports (List of 16 Professional Reports Available Upon Request)

• Geier, Clarence and Wood, Alyson. “With Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley: Wesley Merritt at Cedar Creek, October 1864”. That from These Honored- Dead: Historical Archaeology of the Civil War.

• Wood, Alyson. “Understanding Variables Affecting Data Collected During Metal Detector Survey”. Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology: Volume 26: 75-80. Print.

Education James Madison University - Bachelor of Science - 2008 - Anthropology and Historical Archaeology