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CHRISTOPHER QUINTANAR

Norfolk

Summary

Dynamic professional with over 10 years of diverse experience, recently transitioning into the education sector. Leveraging over 5 years as a GIS Technician in the natural gas industry, expertise includes data analysis, project management, and technical training. Committed to fostering a collaborative learning environment while integrating real-world applications into educational frameworks. Passionate about empowering students through innovative teaching methods and practical knowledge.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Substitute Teacher

Kokua Education Inc.
05.2023 - Current
  • Facilitate student learning using materials provided by absent teachers and administration.
  • Engage in long term substitute support by taking on teaching role for computer science and providing students with lessons, materials, and testing on learned subjects.
  • Provide a safe and productive environment for student interaction to ensure education continuance while teacher is absent from school.
  • Monitoring students while in classroom, assisting with questions on provided materials.
  • Ensuring student needs are met through interaction and discussion as well as maintaining and enforcing classroom rules for decorum.

Geographic Information Systems Technician

RICOH INC.
09.2017 - 11.2022
  • Entering data into GIS databases, using GIS specific software to create and edit geospatial data, develop project-specific databases, obtain geospatial data from other sources, perform spatial analysis, and prepare map figures for gas facilities within ArcGIS and ArcFM platform related to gas facilities.
  • Digitized corrections and updates to spatial features and attributes for gas distribution services, piping, and equipment using methods of feature displacement, symbolization, and feature annotations.
  • Meeting with quality control team to define data needs, project requirements, required outputs and timely processing for mapping gas distribution facilities leading to a 40% increase in team productivity and ultimately completing overarching 5-year project on time.
  • Acquired leadership skills through company Emerging Leader Program and applied knowledge gained to project lead role, expanding areas of opportunity for sales growth between the company and client.
  • Updated map layers and created status reports utilizing customer standards related to creating and reporting of high pressure distribution systems.
  • Reviewing and validation of GIS data, metadata, and features related to gas distribution systems, including land base parcel mapping, municipal, state, and federal boundaries, and company operation areas.

Legal Processing Support Clerk

Pima County District Attorney’s Office
08.2015 - 09.2017
  • Reported prior criminal history on defendants to paralegal for court preparation and proceedings.
  • Completed criminal history requested by attorneys for disclosure to defense counsel. Utilizing Az-CJIS system.
  • Assisted with executive leaders for launching project for mapping highly detailed oriented crime utilized spatial association.

Education

Master of Science - Geographic Information Systems

The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
01.2016

Bachelor of Science - Geography

The University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
01.2015

Skills

  • SharePoint collaboration tools
  • Experienced with Microsoft Office applications
  • Legal analysis
  • Quality Assurance
  • Spatial data visualization with ArcGIS
  • Strong written communication
  • Geographic information systems
  • Experience with ArcFM applications
  • Instructional delivery
  • Classroom organization
  • Classroom management

Timeline

Substitute Teacher

Kokua Education Inc.
05.2023 - Current

Geographic Information Systems Technician

RICOH INC.
09.2017 - 11.2022

Legal Processing Support Clerk

Pima County District Attorney’s Office
08.2015 - 09.2017

Bachelor of Science - Geography

The University of Arizona

Master of Science - Geographic Information Systems

The University of Arizona
CHRISTOPHER QUINTANAR