KATELYN D.

HIMES
Washington,D.C. Metro Area katelyn.himes@gmail.com (317) 650-2744

EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 2010 2014
Major: Geography with emphasis in Geographic Information Science
Minor: Anthropology with emphasis in Archaeology
Deans List: 2013 2014

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
GIS Analyst, Leidos, Chantilly, VA (December 2014 Present)
Extracts and edits LiDAR data related to buildings and vegetation using data elevation models
Captures 3D vector buildings including substructures, pitched/angular roofs, and facades,
identifies individual trees with stem heights, and creates forest polygons with attribution
Performs quality assurance and quality checks on data
Burris Community Partner Aide, GIS Workshop, Ball State University (January May 2014)
Implemented a week long geocache and mapping unit with children ages 14 to 18 using Trimble
GPS receivers and ArcGIS Online
Created GIS and GPS educational/activity materials for a World Geography high school instructor
Produced an interactive website with downloadable materials for future educators use
GIS Research Intern, Ball State University (May October, 2013)
Compared social issues and voting patterns by gathering political and US Census demographic
data at state and national levels
Created corresponding maps using ArcGIS and performed spatial and regression analyses
Attended 84th Annual Indiana Academy of Social Sciences conference, Fall 2013
Preserve America Grant Mounds Intern, Applied Anthropology Laboratories (January May 2013)
Researched and georeferenced prehistoric mounds and earthworks in Indiana
Located sites using ArcGIS , Google Earth, geological surveys, and historic maps
Produced written reports and maps for archaeologists
General Laboratory Intern, Applied Anthropology Laboratories (August December 2012)
Identified, cataloged and stored artifacts; performed site research and recorded sites on
topographic maps, and organized laboratory records keeping procedures and updated databases

LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Amnesty International BSU President, Vice President, Founding Member (August 2010 May 2013)
A Better Way Events Fundraiser (September 2011 December 2013)
International Studies Association Secretary, Member (August 2010 December 2011)
Muncie Motosports Inc. Customer Relations Manager (March 2009 August 2011)

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Member working with St. Jude Research Hospital, Riley Childrens Hospital, and
Easter Seals (September 2011 May 2014)
Second Harvest Food Bank Volunteer (March 2012 December 2013)
Muncie Childrens Museum Volunteer/Educator Assistant (January May 2011)

SKILLS AND PROFICIENCIES

Macintosh and Windows operating systems, Microsoft Office, ESRI ArcGIS (9.x, 10.x) with full extensions,
ArcGIS ModelBuilder, LiDAR, QA/QC, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, Web sourced GIS programs, IBM
SPSS, Python scripting language, cartography, data collection and extraction, database management,
research writing, and working with US Census data