Steve Ruge

Last updated May 25th 2010
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Steve Ruge

Broomfield, CO 80020

720-260-4595

http://www.steveruge.com

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Objective 
Looking for an entry-level position in the GIS industry as I am currently changing career paths.

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Education 

AS

January 2005 - August 2007

San Diego Mesa College, San Diego, California
Geographic Information Systems
3.43 / 4.00 Grade Point Average

 

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Training 
ESRI Virtual Campus (105+ hours), Professional Internship in Government

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Work Experience 

GIS Intern

San Marcos, CA

City of San Marcos, California

May 2007 - August 2007

  • Collected and edited location and attribute information for the city's inventory of streetlights and traffic signals in the field using ArcPad 7 and a Trimble GeoXH handheld GPS unit
  • Edited geodatabase adding missing pole number to attribute records.
  • Created new data layer from scratch from data collection to mapping to metadata
  • Safely drove city-issued vehicle

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Student

San Diego, CA

San Diego Mesa College (Coursework)

January 2005 - August 2007

Student in the GIS program at Mesa College responsible for four class projects incorporating various aspects of GIS.

  • Accident Reduction based on Red Light Traffic Cameras

  • Researched and geocoded four intersections in the San Diego area and followed publicly available accident statistics for both before and after red-light cameras were installed to see if the amount of accidents was reduced.

  • Experience gained in geocoding several street intersections in San Diego.

  • Growth Impact Study of Lakeside Downs

  • Looked at various implications of approving a new housing project in Lakeside, CA based on the impact of roads, traffic, floodplains, high tension power lines, and slope.

  • Interpolation in Spatial Analysis - Predicting the Temperature of an Unknown Point

  • Predicted what the average rainfall and temperature would be for two seasons at a previously unknown ghost-town based on interpolating nearby area temperatures and rainfall amounts for two periods of a year.

  • Gained skills in spatial analysis and interpolation of data at an unknown location via interpolation.

  • Animation of Geographical Information/Maps

  • Animated maps showing projected population growth for the City of San Diego for the period of 2000 - 2030 and discussed which areas are projected to receive the most growth.

  • Learned how to present data to a large group in a simplified manner.

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Course Work 
GISG 110 - Introduction to Mapping / GIS
GISG 111 - GIS Intermediate Applications
GISG 112 - Spatial Analysis / GIS
GISG 113 - Advanced GIS
GISG 270 - GIS Internship

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Field Work 
City of San Marcos, CA - Geo-referencing streetlamps and traffic signals

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Publications 
City of San Marcos, CA Survey Monuments Map (City of San Marcos, 2007)

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Clubs and Organizations 
ESRI San Diego User Group
URISA, SoCal Chapter
American Association of Geographers

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Community Involvement 
ESRI San Diego User Group
SDGIS and ESRI-L list-servs

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Summary 
I'm changing career paths and look forward to finding challenging and rewarding work in the GIS field. This resume lists my training in GIS but I have other career history as far back as 1990 available upon request.

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Keywords 
ArcGIS, ArcMap, ArcPad, PDF, Microsoft Office, map, animation, cartography, geocoding, metadata

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