Jonah Freedman

408A Horne St.

Raleigh NC, 27607
jpfreedm@gmail.com

(919) 625-7474
GEOSPATIAL ANALYSIS
Completed $50,000 in mapping project research proposal work.
Constructed a statewide regional mobility assessment for the state of North Carolina.
Created and contributed to multiple Benefit-Cost Analyses on investment in public transportation initiatives
for the state.
Solely responsible for the creation of numerous Google Maps transit feeds which are currently operating on
the google maps server.
Assisted transit officials in development meetings through the design and creation of potential new route
maps in various rural North Carolina counties.
Wrote contributing Python code for the WaSSI model (Water Supply Stress Index) used by the USDA Forest
Service for modelling the impacts of Climate Change on the nations water resources.
Currently designing a web-mapping application offering interactive use of Transit Dependency Indexes,
scheduling software, fixed routes and vehicle inventory to inform users of North Carolinas public transit
needs.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
Developed content for the TACCIMO (Template for Assessing Climate Change Impacts and Management
Options) and designed pivotal reports and management recommendations for Forest Service officials.
Assess the renewable qualities of discarded electronics acquired by Orange County Recycling and categorize
materials on the basis of recyclable properties.
Solely responsible for the processing and distribution of 35-50 tons of waste electronics per month
amounting 332.46 tons from August 2011 to March 2012.
Completed weekly reports on incoming and outgoing electronics, accounting for all materials to create a
record of volume.
Restored and constructed over 50 miles of trail as a corps member in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and
California, allowing the public to enjoy and value the inherent qualities of sensitive public land and water.
Developed a revolving network of contacts for both the Lead Poisoning Prevention Program and Friends of
Bolin Creek and worked to address policy issues for the LPPP.
Educated patrons of Huck Finn Rafting Adventures on the ecological value of the land along the French
Broad River including the Appalachian Trail.
Coordinated a Muddy Water Watch for Friends of Bolin Creek consisting of 16 individuals performing
erosion mitigation assessments of construction sites in the Bolin Creek watershed.

EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY
Institute for Transportation Research and Education (ITRE)
(Raleigh, NC (May 2014 - Present)
GIS Analyst
USDA Forest Service - EFETAC (
Raleigh, NC) January - August 2014
Research Assistant
Orange County Recycling
(Chapel Hill, NC) August, 2011 June 2013
Recycling Materials Manager
Huck Finn Rafting Adventures
(Hot Springs, NC) May 2011 August 2011
Certified Raft Guide
Southwest Conservation Corps
(Tucson, AZ) September 2010 May 2011
Corps Team Member for Watershed Management

INTERNSHIPS
USDA Forest Service - EFETAC - TACCIMO
(Raleigh, NC) Fall and Summer, 2014 - WASSI Developer

Lead-Poisoning Prevention Program

(Asheville, NC) Summer, 2009 - Policy Intern
Friends of Bolin Creek
(Carrboro, NC) Summer 2009 - Outreach Coordinator

EDUCATION & SKILLS

North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) Spring 2015 Anticipated Graduation
Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology
North Carolina State University (Raleigh, NC) 2014 Graduate
Graduate Certificate In Geographic Information Systems
University of North Carolina at Asheville (Asheville, NC) 2010 Graduate
B.S Environmental Management and Policy, Minor in Economics
24hr HAZWOPER certification (2012)
Forklift and Skidsteer trained
ArcGIS, Trimble professional and recreational GPS, ERDAS Imagine, ArcHydro, Digital Watershed
Delineation, Computer Cartography, Microsoft Office, Enterprise Geospatial Data Services, Spatial
Database Models, File Geodatabases, Web-Mapping and Mobile Devices, Map Service, Feature Service
and Geoprocessing Service Publishing, Open Source GIS (QGIS and GRASS), ArcGIS 10.2.2 for Server,
PostGIS, PostgreSQL 9.2.2, Windows Firewall Configuration, Windows Server Manager, pgAdmin, SQL,
HTML & CSS, XML, Javascript, Dojo, jQuery and multiple programming editors and HTML editors.

GIS COURSEWORK

Advanced Geospatial Analysis (GIS520)

Surface Water Hydrology with GIS (GIS521)
Environmental Remote Sensing (GIS512)
Intro to GIS (GIS510)
Geospatial Programming Fundamentals (GIS540)
Principles of GIS (GIS530)
Geospatial Modeling & Analysis (GIS582)
Geospatial Data Structures & Web Services (GIS550)
Computer Cartography (GIS 515)
Introduction to GPS (FOR 510)
Geospatial Information Science Masters Project (GIS 590)

Porfolio
https://sites.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/jonah-freedman-gis-520-portfolio/