Thad Wester
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East Carolina University B.S., Geography, Coastal Studies Minor, GPA - 3.8
East Carolina University M.A., Geography, expected graduation, GPA - 4.0 |
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Experience
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Undergraduate
Undergraduate Research Assistant - Summer 2008 - Fall 2009. East Carolina University Lab Assistant - Spring 2008 - Fall 2008. Graduate Spring semester 2010 - ECU Terrain Analysis Lab graduate research assistant Summer 2010 – Employed field work Fall 2010 – Graduate research assistant – Innovation Design Lab at East Carolina University. Terrain Analysis Lab Scanning Technician. Spring 2011 – ECU Geography Graduate research assistant. Terrain Analysis Lab Scanning Technician. |
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Skills
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Terrestrial Laser Scanning – Proficient
leading TLS surveys in a variety of conditions/subject matter. Have
experience teaching TLS techniques to professionals or the general
public.
Geography – experienced designing, carrying out, analyzing and writing up the findings of geomorphologic research in peer reviewed research publications. I have extensive experience with ArcGIS, for both terrain analysis and a variety of other geographic mapping applications. Modeling – I can create models in a variety of forms from laser scanned point clouds. I have experience explaining modeled results to professionals and the general public. |
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Achievements
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Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America. 2004.
Presenter, Association of American Geographers interactive poster session, Washington, D.C., 2010. Winner - 2011 RENCI Vis-Wall visualization Challenge Presenter, Association of American Geographers Paper Presentation, Seattle, W.A., 2011 |
