Greetings from Liz

Hello class!

Orientation: Meet Your Classmates Exercise 

 

I grew up in southeastern Michigan, where I had graduated from Oakland University with a BA Anthropology in 2002.  After graduation I moved out west, where I've been working as a contract Field Archaeologist for over the last 10 years - most recently for the Stanislaus National Forest doing survey work in areas that had been affected by the 2013 Rim Fire.

I'm married to a fellow Field Archy, and we live in the western Sierra Nevada Mountains in California; the photo to the left shows my husband and I on a hike near our home.  I love to hike and camp, and quite frankly I'm glad that I have a job that frequently combines the two!  I also love cooking, reading, and music.  Currently I amuse myself by attempting to play the piano.

I've worked with ArcGIS extensively over the years - making project and report maps, managing GPS data collected from the field, doing basic archaeological geodatabase management, creating data dictionaries for GPS units, etc.  I'd like to have a greater understanding of how GIS works, and to do more advanced operations such as model building.  Eventually I'd like to obtain work with a CRM firm working as a GIS manager, or similar.

My story map shows some of the highlights of where I've been with my career: http://bit.ly/14gXOtV