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Jorge Zambrana | JORGEZAMBRANAPR@GMAIL.COM

EDUCATION

Aug 2015 – Present Binghamton University | Graduate School Binghamton, NY Masters of Arts-Geographic Information Systems (GIS)/ Urban Planning Geography | G.P.A. 3.9 | Clark Fellowship award recipient

May 2013 University of Puerto Rico | College of Social Sciences San Juan, PR Bachelors of Arts Geography | G.P.A. 3.5 | Dean’s List

EXPERIENCE

Jun 2016 – Aug 2016 Carlsbad Field Office Carlsbad, NM Bureau of Land Management

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist Intern | Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities Internship (Direct Hire Authority Eligible) | Salary: $14.75/hour | Hours: 40/week

Supervisor: Natalie Rhoads •Provided technical support for Samsung S2 tablets with ArcGIS Collector •Planned tablet workflows for Realty and Archaeology Departments •Built domains for tablet workflow in SDE (Spatial Database Engine) •Set up Android tablets for individual departments •Built ArcGIS Online maps for use in the ArcGIS Collector application •Georeferenced and scanned Potash Ore maps to be used in ArcMap •Cleaned and condensed mineral material GIS database •Developed, documented, and trained users on ArcGIS Collector app for GPSing project related data Jan 2016 – May 2016 GIS CORE Facility Binghamton, NY Geography Department-Binghamton University GIS Intern | College credit internship | Salary: Unpaid | Hours: 16 /week Supervisors: Kevin Heard and Dr. John Frazier •Managed Census data in ArcGIS for the Binghamton historic housing project •Analyzed by the use of Remote sensing images for urban and rural land cover •Completed web mapping stories online course by ESRI •Analyzed immigrant clusters in Puerto Rico by the use of ArcGIS •Managed data for immigrants in Puerto Rico for statistical analysis

Feb 2015 – Jul 2015 FEMA HAZUS-MH Project San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Planning Board GIS Analyst | Temporary contractor on FEMA grant| Salary: $9/hour | Hours: 40/week Supervisor: Yamira Valles • Collaborated in digitalizing, compilation, validation, and structuring of geodata risk for HAZUS-MH •Created geodatabases, attributes and domains for essential facilities and transportation systems for various municipalities of Puerto Rico •Added relevant data such as census tract, coordinates, type of building, material of building, and soil type on geodatabases of essential facilities and transportation systems

•Model building and ArcGIS Data Interoperability experience

Aug 2014 – Oct 2014 FEMA HAZUS-MH Project San Juan, PR Puerto Rico Planning Board GPS field data collection | Temporary contractor on FEMA grant| Salary: $9/hour | Hours: 40/week Supervisor: Yamira Valles •Identified structures vulnerabilities by data collection according to precedent domains set by FEMA •Added relevant data such as census tract, coordinates, type of building, material of building, and soil type on geodatabases of essential facilities and transportation systems

•On field data collection with the use of Trimble Windows GPS Unit

J o r g e Z a m b r a n a R e n t a s Address: 6 Serrell Ave. apt. 3L, Binghamton, New York 13905 Email: jorgezambranapr@gmail.com | Mobile: (787) 379-1736

Country of Citizenship: United States of America

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Jorge Zambrana | JORGEZAMBRANAPR@GMAIL.COM

Jan 2013 – Jul 2014 Eastern Caribbean Health Outcomes Research Network San Juan, PR University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus Cartography and Field work | Research assistant | Salary: $6,500 total grant | Hours: Varied as needed Supervisor: Cruz Maria Nazario •Use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technologies along with census data for selecting potential research areas •Field visits for data recollection

•Designed graphics and maps in ArcMap

Aug 2012 – Dec 2012 Geographic Mapping Technologies, Inc. San Juan, PR GIS Intern | College credit internship | Salary: Unpaid internship | Hours: 12/week Supervisor: Tatiana Ortiz •Updated the inventory of structures for various municipalities of Puerto Rico •Worked on digitization and verification of attributes

•Created and verified existing ranges from Address Point

Jan 2012 – May 2012 Puerto Rico Planning Board San Juan, PR GIS Intern | College credit internship | Salary: Unpaid internship | Hours: 12/week Supervisor: Luis Machado •Puerto Rico Land Use Plan map making •Fixed topology errors of soil classification shapefiles

•Polygon validation and updating for parcel ownership online database

Jan 2010 – May 2010 Walt Disney Company Orlando, FL Transportation Operations | College credit internship | Salary: $7.25/hour | Hours: 40+/week •Bus scheduling

•Experience in the works of complex bus systems

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Aug 2016 – Sep 2016 The 1950 Puerto Rican Revolution: Spatial Video and Geo-Narratives •Edited hours of video in iMovie and Windows Movie Maker •Presented as paper in the REP conference in Kent, Ohio 2016 Jan 2016 – May 2016 Twenty-First Century Ethnic Clusters in San Juan, Puerto Rico •Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis with Census data •Presented as paper in the REP conference in Kent, Ohio 2016 •Published as chapter in the Race, Ethinicity and Place in a Changing America Third Edition book •Analyzing the economic levels of the immigrant population •Using Remote Sensing technologies,analyzed how vegetation relates to poverty and immigrant cluster

March 2016 – Apr 2016 The Puerto Rican Crisis: A Geographic Issue (Panel) •Discussed the current issues affecting Puerto Rico •Analyzed the geographical aspects of the Puerto Rican crisis •Discussed suggestions on finding a solution for the crisis Dec 2015 – Apr 2016 Flood Risk Hazards in San Juan, Puerto Rico •Using data from FEMA analyzing the flood zones in the San Juan area •Presented as poster in the AAG conference in San Francisco, 2016 •Presented as poster in the REP conference in Kent, Ohio 2016 •Analyzing the economic levels of the population at risk of flooding •Analyzing if immigrant groups are at risk

•Presented as poster in GIS Day at Binghamton University •Won first place in graduate student poster competition ($50)

Jul 2014 – Oct 2014 Geographical Distribution of Dominicans in Puerto Rico •Geographic Information Systems (GIS) analysis with the use of Census data •Presented as poster in the Race, Ethnicity and Place Conference in Fort Worth •Presented as poster in GIS Day at Binghamton University •Won first place in student poster competition

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Jorge Zambrana | JORGEZAMBRANAPR@GMAIL.COM

Nov 2012 - May 2013 Spatial Analysis of Flood Zones in Ponce, Puerto Rico •GIS analysis with the use of Census, and FEMA data and field work •Presented as poster in the American Association of Geographers conference in Los Angeles, 2013 •Published in the newspaper “Dialogo Digital” PUBLICATIONS

July 2016 Sanchez-Rivera, A. I., Zambrana, J. E., Deng, C., and Frazier, J. W. (2016). Twenty-First Century Ethnic Clusters in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Race, Ethnicity and Place in a Changing America 3rd Edition (pp. 93-111). Albany, NY: SUNY Press.

CERTIFICATION S AND WEB COURSES

July 2016 Python Scripting for Map Automation- ESRI Georeferencing Raster Data Using ArcGIS- ESRI Configuring and Administering an ArcGIS Online Organization- ESRI Python Scripting for Geoprocessing Workflows - ESRI June 2016 Basic of Python for ArcGIS 10- ESRI March 2016 Do-It-Yourself Geo Apps - ESRI July 2015 FEMA HAZUS-MH for Flood- Emergency Management Institute June 2015 FEMA Basic HAZUS-MH- Emergency Management Institute March 2014 ArcGIS ArcMap 10.0 – Puerto Rico Planning Board March 2014 Identification of structural types, material buildings, and conditions – Puerto Rico Planning Board February 2014 GPS workshop – Puerto Rico Planning Board May 2013 Interpretive Guide Certification – National Association for Interpretation

RELEVANT COURSES

• Advanced Geographic Information Systems • Computers in Geography • Introduction to Geology • Programming in GIS (Graduate Level) • GIS and Spatial Analysis (Graduate Level) • Introduction to Remote Sensing • Introduction to GPS • Thematic Cartography • Urban Patterns (Graduate Level) • Introduction to Physical Geography • UAV and Image Analysis Ind. Study (Graduate Level) • Intro to Raster GIS & GPS (Teaching Assistant) • Retail Geography (Teaching Assistant) • Intro to GIS & Cartography (Teaching Assistant) SKILLS

Computer ENVI, ArcGIS 9.2-10.3, ArcGIS Data Interoperability, ArcGIS Pro, ArcScene, ArcPad, Pycharm, Basic Python for ArcGIS, RStudio, IBM SPSS Statistics, ArcGIS Online, HAZUS-MH, MapViewer5, OneNote, Microsoft Access 2013, Microsoft Publisher 2013, Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook, Drone2Map, DroneDeploy, ArcGIS Business Analyst, QGIS, AutoCAD

Devices Samsung Tablets, Tremble GPS units, Android OS, iOS, Windows Mobile, DJI drones

Languages Spanish and English (Written and oral)

MISCELLANEOUS AND AWARDS

May 2016 Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) Honor Society Member and Secretary – Binghamton University Chapter

August 2015 Clifford D. Clark Diversity Fellowship for Graduate Students- Binghamton University

April 2013 Taught as substitute for Population geography course- University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus

August 2012 – May 2013 Geography Department representative- University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras Campus

August 2009 – Dec. 2009 Computer lab assistant- University of Puerto Rico Rio Ponce Campus