TRAVIS WHITE, Ph.D.
Westwood, KS 66205 • tmacwhite [at] gmail.com
Cartographer with over ten years of academic and professional experience in map research and production, GIS database management, geospatial analysis, and classroom instruction.
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Cartography
• Expert in thematic map design and production following established mapping standards.
• Published expert on effective map design, graphic communication, and data visualization.
• Familiar with most conventional mapping and graphic design software, particularly Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign).
Geographic Information Systems
• Proficient with most ESRI products, including ArcMap, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro, the 3D Analyst and Spatial Analyst extensions, ModelBuilder, and the ArcPy package.
• Use GIS on a near-daily basis to analyze geospatial, environmental, and statistical data for independent and freelance mapping projects, and to develop classroom materials.
• Well-versed in the principles of database construction and management, including dataset validation, geospatial data editing and documentation, and maintaining metadata standards.
Geographic Research and Analysis
• Independent and collaborative funded, multi-year cartographic research project management.
• I publish on my own map research, review and edit the work of others in my field, frequently speak at conferences, and remain active in multiple professional map and GIS organizations.
• Familiar with a variety of other programming languages and software which support geospatial data analysis, such as R, SPSS, Tableau, MS Access, and ERDAS Imagine.
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Metropolitan Community College–Kansas City, 2016-present
Adjunct Instructor, Geography
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American Geographical Society, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2019
McColl Fellow
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University of Missouri–Kansas City, 2019
Adjunct Instructor, Geography
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Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2018
Research Assistant, Special Collections
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Department of Geography, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2009-2017
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Research Assistant, Lecturer
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EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Geography, 2017, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Master of Arts in Geography, 2012, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
Bachelor of Science in Geographic Information and Analysis, 2009, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
2009-Present North American Cartographic Information Society
2010-Present Association of American Geographers (Cartography Specialty Group)
2012-Present Cartography and Geographic Information Society
2012-Present International Cartographic Association