Thad Wester
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Thad Wester

Education

East Carolina University B.S., Geography, Coastal Studies Minor, GPA - 3.8
East Carolina University M.A., Geography, expected graduation, GPA - 4.0
Experience
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.
Skills
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.
   
Software       
Leica Cyclone, Cyclone II TOPO
ArcGIS Suite (version 9.3.1 and 10)
Microsoft Office
3dreshaper
Hardware
Leica Geosystems Scanstation 2 and C10 Laser Scanners
Trimble R6 RTK-GPS / TSC2 controller
Achievements
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
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